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upiorny, pełen grozy, niesamowity start learning
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Dust lay thick on the furniture, and cobwebs formed eerie patterns in the shadowy corners. strange in a frightening and mysterious way: She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees. eerie feeling He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before.
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szlachetne kłamstwo, niewinne kłamstwo lub kłamstwo w dobrej wierze start learning
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A benevolent lie is a false or misleading statement told with the good intention of protecting someone's feelings, sparing them from emotional pain, or avoiding unnecessary harm
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tęskny, smutny, melancholijny, zadumany start learning
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sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past: a wistful smile I thought about those days in Spain and grew wistful.
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punkt orientacyjny, charakterystyczny obiekt kamień milowy, punkt zwrotny zabytek przełomowy, doniosły start learning
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an important stage in sth's development: The invention of the silicon chip was a landmark in the history of the computer. In a landmark case, the governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her. The l decision a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are. A landmark is also a building or other structure that is considered especially important as an example of its type: a landmark skyscraper.
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przymiotnik surowy (o wyglądzie czegoś), prosty (o dekoracji) bez upiększeń (o prawdzie), szary, brutalny (o rzeczywistości) nagi (o fakcie), czysty (nonsens) przysłówek kompletnie, całkowicie, zupełnie start learning
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completely or extremely: The children were splashing in the river, stark naked. empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary: It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture. The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss. stark white walls
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lawirować, przemykać się (pomiędzy przeszkodami pleść, tkać, wyplatać knuć, snuć (opowieści) splot (sposób, w jaki wypleciona jest jakaś tkanina start learning
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to go or make a path by moving quickly and changing direction often, especially to avoid hitting things: weave through/between/in and out of The boy weaved through/between/in and out of stationary traffic on a bicycle. It takes great skill to weave a basket from/out of rushes to form sth from several different things or to combine several different things, in a complicated or skilled way: The biography is woven from the many accounts which exist of things she did.
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brawura, popisywanie się odwagą start learning
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courage that you show, especially by doing something unnecessary and dangerous, to make people admire you: act of bravado It was an act of bravado to tell his boss to resign. These are young men full of bravado.
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chwalić się, przechwalać się (mówić o sobie i swoich osiągnięciach) chlubić się, szczycić się (np. zabytkami, atrakcjami miejskimi) przechwała duma, chlub start learning
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to have or own something to be proud of: Ireland boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals. to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements I boasted that I had never lost a single game
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accurately saying what will happen: His predictions about how computer technology would revolutionize the workplace were prophetic (= true).
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nienagannie, nieskazitelnie, perfekcyjnie start learning
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in a way that is perfect and has no mistakes: He wore an immaculately tailored three-piece suit. David Cronenberg's film is deftly structured, beautifully paced, and immaculately shot. in a way that is perfectly clean or tidy: The cemeteries of Gallipoli are immaculately kept. The seafront is kept immaculately tidy by an army of street cleaners. immaculately dressed
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kosmaty, kudłaty, włochaty start learning
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literacko: having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body
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siać, obsiewać, zasiać, zasiewać (np. wątpliwości) start learning
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to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere so that it will grow or continue: Now that you've sown doubts in my mind, I'll never be sure I can trust him. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: Sow the seeds in pots. We'll sow this field with barley.
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kiepski, słaby potocznie brzydki BrE dialekt zanieczyszczać nieuczciwie, nieprzepisowo okropny, obrzydliwy, odrażający, paskudny, ohydny brudny, zanieczyszczony paskudny, burzowy, zimny (np. o dniu, pogodzie) BrE nieprzepisowy, niecny, nikczemny zepsuty, popsuty, przeterminowany (o jedzeniu) start learning
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Foul speech or other language is offensive, rude, or shocking: foul language There's too much foul language on TV these days. against the rules of a sport: a foul throw a foul tackle morally wrong: All murders are foul and futile. extremely unpleasant: Those toilets smell foul! Why are you in such a foul mood this morning? to spoil or damage something by making it dirty: The oil spill fouled the river and destroyed habitats.
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spektakularnie, zjawiskowo, drastycznie start learning
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extremely: spectacularly beautiful countryside House prices have risen spectacularly. in a very beautiful way that people admire: At night, the city is spectacularly lit.
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bezmyślny, głupi, głupkowaty, niedorzeczny start learning
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formal: stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about: a fatuous idea
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(esp. of people and animals) very thin and weak, usually because of illness or not eating enough: There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
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pełen samozadowolenia, samochwalczy samozadowolenie start learning
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self-congratulation: the act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something: Congress and the president indulged in a round of mutual self-congratulation over their agreement on a package for the new fiscal year. praising yourself or saying how well you have done something
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świętoszkowaty (uważający się za moralnie lepszego niż inni) start learning
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acting as if morally better than others: sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality
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obnosić się, wystawiać na pokaz, paradować obnosić się, wystawiać na pokaz, paradować dumnie powiewać (o fladze) popisywanie się, ostentacja poza start learning
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f yourself to show your body in a confident and sexual manner: She was criticized for flaunting herself on the beach in front of the media. I hope they didn't think I was flaunting myself! They accused her of flirting with the singer and flaunting herself to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration: He's got a lot of money but he doesn't flaunt it. Flavio was flaunting his tan in a pair of white trunks.
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zapomnieć o rozwadze (podjąć wielkie ryzyko start learning
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throw caution to the wind to decide not to worry about possible dangers or risks: Faced with one of the worst financial crises in recent memory, British investors threw caution to the wind and scrambled to buy stocks.
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mosiężny, brązowy start learning
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literary made of or covered in brass (= a bright yellow metal): What lies beyond the brazen gates of the palace? obvious, without any attempt to be hidden: brazen cheating He told me a brazen lie.
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confidence that you have in your own abilities: She’s an extrovert who exudes self-assurance.
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wspierać, podpierać (konstrukcję) termin techniczny wzmacniać (czyjąś pozycję), podtrzymywać (rozwój czegoś), popierać (coś dowodami) start learning
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to give support, strength, or a basic structure to sth: He presented data to underpin his argument. When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
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łagodny, słaby o zmniejszonej intensywności, przyciszony (np. dźwięk), przygaszony (np. kolor) półgłośny, stłumiony (o głosie) przygaszony, przygnębiony (o osobie) start learning
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If a person is subdued, they are not as happy as usual or they are quieter than usual: He seemed a bit subdued at lunch - is he all right? Most of the fans were subdued, quietly waiting for the race to start. (of color or light) not very bright, or (of sound) not very loud: a subdued voice a subdued chalk-stripe suit
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monotonny, żmudny (o zajęciu) start learning
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boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated: tedious work/tasks Learning a new computer program can be a tedious process.
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to annoy someone: What really grinds my gears is when people talk behind your back. You know how it is when you see an email that grinds your gears before you've even had your morning coffee.
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a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something: a sales spiel They gave us a long spiel about why we needed to install double glazing in our house
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Self-partnered means choosing to be happy and complete on your own instead of viewing being single as a deficit or waiting for a romantic partner to start living your life.
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famous for something: The region is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty. Marco Polo is a renowned explorer/is renowned as an explorer.
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in a way that allows someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them: He smiles indulgently and allows his son to choose some sweets. I talk while my parents listen indulgently.
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the most important pieces of information about sth, or general information without details: We got the gist, but not every word. I was just about able to grasp the gist of their argument. Reading for gist requires less detailed comprehension.
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lekkomyślność, beztroska, brak powagi, lekkość start learning
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humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion: a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings
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dzierżyć (np. miecz, topór)- termin literacki; władać (bronią) start learning
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to have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon: Under the new city charter, the mayor wields most of the power.
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wyraźna różnica/zupełne przeciwieństwo start learning
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stark difference/contrast a total difference Jerry is very lazy, in stark contrast to his sister who works very hard.
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stuknięty, kompletny wariat (o osobie) kompletny (idiota) potocznie skończona, olśniewająca (piękność), oszałamiający (sukces) BrE wściekający się, miotający się (o osobie) potocznie obłąkany, bredzący, szalony start learning
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stark raving mad, także: stark staring mad BrE complete or extreme, or completely or extremely: He must be a raving idiot/lunatic. Her last book was a raving best-seller/success. She's no raving beauty. I think you're (stark) raving mad to agree to do all that extra work without being paid for it.
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obmawiać, szkalować, poniżać start learning
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to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them: He was vilified by the press as a monster.
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stanąć po czyjejś stronie, poprzeć kogoś start learning
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align yourself with sth/sb to agree with a person or an organization and work with them or support their ideas: The company has a commitment to align itself closely with specialty retailers.
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majestatyczny, okazały pompatyczny, pretensjonalny start learning
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very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important: grandiose buildings grandiose plans larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great: grandiose schemes/designs/ideas for making money
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wybitny, szczególny oficjalnie dziwny (o osobie), niezwykły (o wydarzeniu), osobliwy (o zachowaniu) start learning
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unusual or strange; not ordinary of an unusual quality or standard; noticeable: It was a building of singular grace and beauty. He showed a singular lack of skill in painting.
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only and not involving anyone or anything else: I bought it solely for that purpose. It seems he's not solely to blame for the accident. The product's success cannot be attributable solely to the ads.
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bezczynny, niepracujący, nieczynny próżnować marnować podjechać wolno (na biegu zerowym, bez dodawania gazu) bezczynny, niepracujący, nieczynny (np. silnik, maszyna) leniwy, próżny, próżniaczy (o osobie) bezpodstawny, czczy, daremny, jałowy (np. działanie) start learning
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without any particular purpose: idle chatter/gossip/speculation an idle glance This is no idle threat. lazy and not willing to work: He's a very able student, he's just bone idle. Idle also means not useful or not based on fact: idle speculation not working/being used Half these factories now stand i It'sCrazyToHave 7k sitting i in the bank An i moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity If you have an i moment call me without work Almost half of the workforce are now i
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