Reasonable faith #1

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estimate
The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.
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oszacowanie
overstate
The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
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wyolbrzymiać
integrity
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.
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uczciwość
live out
We have a nanny, but she lives out.
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mieszkać poza miejscem pracy
cogent
Your arguments are generally cogent, whether or not one agrees with them.
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przekonywający
overflow
The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug., The bin was overflowing with rubbish
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przepełnić
retraction
The newspaper printed a retraction for their previous error.
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wycofanie się, przyznanie do błędu
insert
Insert the key in the lock.
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wstawić, włożyć
perpetuate
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and the anarchy.
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uwiecznić, utrwalić
overriding
The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
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nadrzędny
to avail
My attempts to improve the situation were of little avail.
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skorzystać
adjunct
I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.
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dodatek
commission
She's just got a commission to paint Sir Ellis Pike's wife.
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polecenie, zadanie
draw on/upon
Americans are spending more than they earn, drawing on savings and building up debt to do so., He has secured a loan for a new building by drawing upon the resources of two existing tenants.
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czerpać z/ korzystać
leaven
Leaven is a substance that is added to a mixture of flour.
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zaczyn
permeate
A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building.
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przenikać
hallmark
This explosion bears/has all the hallmarks of (= is likely to have been) a terrorist attack.
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wyróżniająca się cecha, coś charakterystycznego
pursuit of knowledge
However, after a point people realized that the pursuit of knowledge itself brought pleasure and thus started to pursue it as an end in itself.
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dążenie do wiedzy
fetter
He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.
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krępować, wiązać
unflinching
It is a brave and unflinching account of prison life.
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niezachwiany, odważny
milieu
It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked.
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środowisko
freakish
Freakish weather conditions have caused massive traffic jams in the area.
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kapryśny, problematyczny i niespotykany
affiliation
Their lack of affiliation to any particular bank allows them to give objective financial advice.
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afiliacja, powiązanie
solemn
Everyone looked very solemn during the funeral of the Mayor.
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uroczysty
straggler
We watched the last of the stragglers come in, three hours after the first runner.
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maruder
unheeded
I hope this appeal will not go unheeded.
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nie zauważony
to retreat
Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).
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wycofać się
exponent
Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade.
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osoba popularyzująca jakąś teorię
proceedings
divorce/bankruptcy/criminal proceedings; Allegations of sexual harassment have led to disciplinary proceedings being taken against three naval officers.
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postępowanie sądowe
pervasive
The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books.
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rozpowszechniony
earnest
He was a very earnest young man.
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poważny
embark upon
We've embarked upon an exciting new project.
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rozpocząć (coś ważnego)
poised
The military forces are poised to attack.
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gotowy
crafty
I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations.
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przebiegły
devise
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.
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wymyślać
fancy
I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
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fantazyjny, skomplikowany
weary
I think he's a little weary after his long journey.
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zmęczony
voluntarily
If you don't leave voluntarily then we will send you away.
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dobrowolnie
foster
I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
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sprzyjać, zachęcać do
detractor
His detractors claim that his fierce temper makes him unsutiable for leadership.
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krytyk
simper
verb
She gave her teacher a simpering smile.
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uśmiechać się głupiutko
to shepherd
A shepherd's task is to shepherd sheep and protect them.
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paść
treatise
a six-volume treatise on trademark law
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traktat
percolate
Sea water percolates down through the rocks.
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przenikać
perseverance
Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.
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wytrwałość / niezmordowanie
lapses
The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment.
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uchybienia
neglect
Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their children were taken away from them.
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zaniedbanie, zaniedbywać
wrestle
For over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience.
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zmagać się
under the bushel
Jesus bade not to keep your light under the bushel to the disciples.
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pod korcem
resonate
His voice resonated in the empty church.
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rezonować (wypełnić dźwiękiem)
condescend
I wonder if Michael will condescend to visit us?
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zniżać się, raczyć coś zrobić
curriculum
the school curriculum
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program nauczania
nullify
The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977.
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unieważnić
paramount
There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is of paramount importance.
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najważniejszy
come to grips with sth
The president has failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.
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deal with a problem
be fond of
She was very fond of horses.
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lubić
assent
Once the directors have given their assent to the proposal we can begin.
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zgoda
merit
The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper., This plan merits careful attention.
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zasłużyć na
wondrous
What a wondrous sight!
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cudowny
sublime
sublime beauty, The book has sublime descriptive passages.
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wspaniały
arduous
This is such an arduous task!, an arduous climb
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żmudny
ardent
He is an ardent supporter of Machester United.
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żarliwy
purported
A recent study into the purported health benefits of the drink was not conclusive.
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rzekomy
scorn
She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians.
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pogarda
palpable
The tension in the room was palpable during the exam.
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namacalny, oczywisty
dissent
When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.
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rozłam, niezgoda/ nie zgadzać się
subterfuge
It was clear that they must have obtained the information by subterfuge.
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wykręt
straightforward
Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's very straightforward.
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bezpośredni, łatwy
to spring
I sprang out of bed to answer the door.
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przemieścić się gdzieś szybko
laity
He is a leading member of the Roman Catholic laity in England.
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świeccy, laicy
suspense
She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him.
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niepewność
wrought
Her poems are well-wrought and intensely personal.
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zrobiony, wykonany z precyzją
lighthearted
The documentary takes a lighthearted look at the world of filmmaking.
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beztroski
conceal
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
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ukryć
strip away
Take care when stripping away old paint.
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odkryć/usunąć coś, co przykrywa coś innego
usher
Inspector Malley ushered us into his office.
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wprowadzić, zaprowadzić (kogoś gdzieś)
wall something off
The embassy is walled off from the street.
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oddzielić, zablokować
impregnable
Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.
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nie do zdobycia
flood tide
After nightfall a strong flood tide would be setting up along shore to the Spanish anchorage.
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fala powodziowa
fortress
Team Fortress is a famous game made by Valve.
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twierdza
pious
She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.
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pobożny
factual
She gave a clear, factual account of the attack to the police.
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using or consisting of facts:
precarious
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
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niepewny
mogący się przewrócić, niestabilny
provisional
a provisional government
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tymczasowy
erroneous
an erroneous belief/impression
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błędny
incorrigible
an incorrigible liar/rogue
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nie do zmiany, 'niereformowalny'
hypotenuse
Hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle.
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przeciwprostokątna
right triangle
Hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle.
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trójkąt prostokątny
jettison
The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.
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wyrzucić (za burtę, z samolotu)
ostensible
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
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pozorny
accentuate
Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist.
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akcentować, podkreślać
noetic
He claimed that noetic experiences were real, influencing our health, our behaviour, and our lives.
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intelektualny, umysłowy
stipulate
The law stipulates that new cars must have seat belts for the driver and every passenger., State laws stipulate that public education be free.
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zastrzec, określić
malfunction
Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.
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awaria
inherent
There are dangers inherent in almost every sport.
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właściwy, naturalny
subtle
There is a subtle difference between these two plans.
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subtelny
insofar
She had done her best to comfort him, insofar as she was able.
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o tyle, o ile
skewed
Her smile is slightly skewed./ Maybe your worldview is a little skewed.,
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niewłaściwy/ przekrzywiony
affection
He had a deep affection for his aunt.
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miłość, umiłowanie, przywiązanie
resist
The soldiers resisted for two days.
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przeciwstawiać się
trifold
a trifold partnership between governement, employers and students.
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trójdzielne
instigation
The inquiry was begun at the instigation of Senator Hyde.
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podżeganie
fall through
We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
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nie dojść do skutku/nie udawać się
go in for
Are you planning to go in for the 100 metres race?
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wziąć udział
make out
I couldn’t make out what he was saying.; Can you make out a face here on the photograph?
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to see, hear, or understand someone or something with difficulty
put sb up for a night
When I was touring Australia, my friend's sister put me up for a weekend in Melbourne.
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przenocować kogoś
run sb down
He's always running himself down.
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to criticize someone or something, often unfairly:
stand in for sb
Miss Parker was ill so Mr Danvers stood in and gave the lecture.
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zastępować kogoś
stand out
We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one stood out from the rest.; The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
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wyróżniać się
take to sb/ sth
The two dogs took to each other immediately and started to play.; She's taken to basketball like a duck to water (= she likes it and is good at it).
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to start to like someone or something:

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