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Pol. zachłanny, chciwy, łakomy start learning		greedy Gluttony is leading greedy men to a banquet in hell
a wild plant like a mushroom, that can be poisonous Pol. muchomor start learning		toadstool sulphur sauces and toadstools from stinking rivers were stuffed into their mouths
eating or wanting large quantities of food, having an extremely strong desire to do or have a lot of something Pol. żarłoczny, nienasycony start learning		voracious Gargantua has become proverbial as a voracious guzzler,
Pol. przysłowiowy start learning		proverbial Gargantua has become proverbial as a voracious guzzler,
extremely beautiful and very delicately made Pol. piękny, cudowny, wyjątkowy start learning		exquisite Jan van Eyck painted the exquisite Betrothal of the Arnolfini,
an agreement that two people will be married [engagement] start learning		betrothal Jan van Eyck painted the exquisite Betrothal of the Arnolfini,
old use a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman's baby start learning		wet nurse gentlewomen had wet nurses,
Pol. ordynarny, lichy, pośledni start learning		coarse large breasts were deemed coarse
very delicate and light, in a way that does not seem real Pol. eteryczny start learning		ethereal pale and ethereal faces
a disease that makes your toes, fingers, and knees swollen and painful Pol. podagra, skaza moczanowa start learning		gout He was bedbound, severely overweight and suffered from gout and digestive disorders.
to represent, mean, or be a sign of something start learning		signify a large stomach signified fertility.
what is expected to happen in the future Pol. perspektywy, widoki start learning		outlook his outlook was poor
from this time on start learning		henceforth Henceforth he would throw their medicines away
Pol. powściągliwy start learning		temperate Henceforth he would lead a temperate life
Pol. naszkicować, opisać start learning		outline He wrote a book outlining his methods
the written abbreviation of ounce (Pol. uncja) start learning		oz he had limited his food to 12oz a day
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 28.35 grams. There are 16 ____s in a pound. start learning		ounce
your ability to think quickly and make the right decisions (plural) Pol. rozum, rozsądek start learning		wits He walked around Venice to improve his wits and his limbs.
to make someone experience serious problems or dangers Pol. dręczyć, nękać start learning		beset sb with Cornaro felt a new man, free from the pain and sickness that had beset him.
the feeling that sb or sth is stupid or does not deserve respect [= contempt] start learning		scorn all the doctors who had thrown scorn on his ideas for longevity.
to strongly criticize sb or sth because you think they do not deserve respect start learning		throw scorn on pour scorn on sb he had outlived all the doctors who had thrown scorn on his ideas for longevity.
the amount of time that someone or something lives start learning		longevity all the doctors who had thrown scorn on his ideas for longevity.
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty: start learning		remedy His doctors all agreed his outlook was poor and pressed remedies upon him.

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