to make someone feel better when they are anxious or sad/ pocieszać
infectious
An infectious disease can be passed from one person to another./ zakaźny
cherish
to love someone or something very much and take care of them/ hołubić, pielęgnować
catch up on/with sth
to do something that you did not have time to do earlier/ nadrabiać zaległości w
apprenticeship
a period of time when someone learns the skills needed to do a job by working for someone who already has skills and experience/ praktyka
hold
to keep something in a particular position/ przytrzymać, trzymać
a wild accusation/guess/rumour, etc
something that you say which is not based on facts and is probably wrong/ bezpodstawn-e/a oskarżenie/przypuszczenie/plotka
efficient
working well and not wasting time or energy/ wydajny, sprawny
demand
a need for something to be sold or supplied/ popyt
tempting
Something that is tempting makes you want to have or do it./ kuszący
not have a clue
to be completely unable to guess, understand, or deal with something/ nie mieć pojęcia
sort sth out
to successfully deal with something, such as a problem or difficult situation/ załatwić
fag
a slang word for a cigarette/ ćmik
insult
to say or do something to someone that is rude and offensive/ obrażać, znieważać
offensive
likely to make people angry or upset/ obraźliwy
realm
a country that has a king or queen/ królestwo
downturn
a period when a business or economy becomes less successful/ załamanie
put the brakes on
to slow down or stop an activity/
profound
If a feeling is profound, you feel it very strongly./ głęboki
pitch
to try to persuade someone to do something/ zachwalać, reklamować
concern
to worry or upset someone/ martwić
a dog's breakfast
something or someone that looks extremely untidy, or something that is very badly done/
spare sb's life
to not kill someone/ darować
brand new
completely new/ fabrycznie nowy
inferior
not good, or not as good as someone or something else/ gorszy, pośledni
sustain
to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time/ podtrzymywać, utrzymywać
flock
to move or come together in large numbers/ przybywać tłumnie, tłoczyć się
frown
to make your face show that you are annoyed or worried by moving your eyebrows (= lines of hair above your eyes)/ marszczyć brwi
envy
to wish that you had something that someone else has/ zazdrościć
feast your eyes on something/someone
to look at someone or something with great enjoyment/
concern
to involve someone or be important to them/ dotyczyć, interesować
gain
to get something useful or positive/ zyskać, uzyskać
pitch
the things someone says in order to persuade you to do something/ sposób reklamy
tibia
the thick inside bone in a person's leg, between the knee and the foot/ piszczel
alternative
one of two or more things that you can choose between/ alternatywa
take over
to take control (of)/ przejmować
hesitate
to pause before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain/ wahać się
brag
to talk with too much pride about what you have done or what you own/ chwalić się, przechwalać się
the ins and outs
all the details and facts about something/ szczegóły
nosy
always trying to find out private things about other people/ wścibski
inappropriate
not suitable/ niewłaściwy, niestosowny
extinct
If a type of animal is extinct, it does not now exist./ wymarły
assume
to think that something is likely to be true, although you have no proof/ zakładać
clue
a sign or a piece of information that helps you to solve a problem or answer a question/ wskazówka
mother tongue
the first language that you learn when you are a child/ język ojczysty
MA
abbreviation for Master of Arts: a higher university qualification in an arts (= not science) subject/ mgr
mourn
to feel very sad because someone has died/ być w żałobie , opłakiwać
make up one's mind
to make a decision/ zdecydować się
mitten
a type of glove with a single part for all the fingers and a separate part for the thumb/
second-guess
to guess what someone will do in the future/ przejrzeć
fist
a hand closed into a ball with the fingers and thumb curled tightly together/ pięść
authentic
If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is./ autentyczny
noughts and crosses
a game in which the players try to make a line of three noughts or crosses between vertical and horizontal lines/ 'kółko i krzyżyk'
the Commonwealth
Britain and the group of countries that used to be in the British Empire (= ruled by Britain)/ Wspólnota Narodów
amount
to add up to/ opiewać na, wynosić
food for thought
something worth thinking seriously about/
sitting pretty
in a good situation/
mean
A mean person does not like spending money, especially on other people./ skąpy
BA
abbreviation for Bachelor of Arts: a university or college qualification in an arts (= not science) subject that usually takes 3 or 4 years of study/...
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