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on a daily basis,
“The leadership of the EU and Nato accuse Russia of provocations on a daily basis, usually without backing this up.”
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na co dzień,
groundless
"your fears are quite groundless
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niepotwierdzony, bezzasadny,
on the brink of war,
"I have no reason to claim we're on the brink of war, but a line has been crossed, and it's incomparably more dangerous than before,
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na skraju wojny,
incursion
incursions into enemy territory" French President Emmanuel Macron describes the incursion as "simply unacceptable",
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najazd
violating Poland's air space.
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naruszając przestrzeń powietrzną Polski.
He accuses Russia of "systematically probing to see how far it can go".
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Oskarża Rosję o „systematyczne sprawdzanie, jak daleko można się posunąć”.
seeks escalation
Russia "seeks escalation" and "carries responsibility" for violating Poland's air space.
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dąży do eskalacji
stauch
As an adjective (meaning loyal and firm): "Despite the team's losing streak, she remained a staunch supporter and went to every game." As a verb (meaning to stop a flow, usually blood): "The medic applied pressure to the wound to staunch the bleeding."
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zawzięty, zagorzały
to have the makings of
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mieć zadatki
deploy
1. forces were deployed into position for military action 2. bring into effective action -my job doesn't really allow me fully to deploy my skills
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rozmieścić. wdrożyć
laid bare
The killing of Kirk laid bare the country's sharp partisan divisions.
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obnażony
subpoena
I got a subpoena in the mail today.
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wezwanie do sądu
to canoodle
I saw you canoodling in a park! A fan in the audience proposed to her shortly after photos of her and Trudeau canoodling surfaced.
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migdalić się, pieścić, czulić
to tarnish
- it did not take long for scandals to tarnish his image.
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zepsuć np reputację
to surface
after old photos of him in blackface surfaced, forcing him to issue a public apology.
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wypłynąć na powierzchnię, na światło dzienne
tenure
By the end of his tenure, Canadians had grown frustrated with his leadership and were ready to move on.
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kadencja
unhinged
the internet is very much a dumping ground for the unhinged and unhealed".
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wytrącony z równowagi
The roll-out of the relationship
The measured roll-out of the relationship also seemed to ease observers into the romance.
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