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city break
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odpoczynek
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We had a free weekend so took a city break to Rome. |
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day trip
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wycieczka jednodniowa
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There are several day trips within easy reach of here.
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guided tour
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zwiedzanie z przewodnikiem
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The guided tour of the castle was fascinating.
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journey
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podróż, jazda
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We started our journey by bus.
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long-haul
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dalekiego zasięgu, daleki
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You should try to exercise before a long-haul flight.
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low-cost airline
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tanie linie lotnicze
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Low-cost airlines often charge for meals.
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package holiday
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wakacje zorganizowane
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If you just want sea and sand then a package holiday is ideal.
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site
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miejsce
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We visited the site of the ancient Icelandic parliament.
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stopover
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przystanek
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The flight to Australia has a stopover in Singapore.
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travel
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podróże, podróżowanie
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They say that travel broadens the mind.
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trip
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wycieczka, podróż
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While we were there, we took a boat trip to the island.
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cancel a trip
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odwołać wycieczkę
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The company cancelled the trip because the guide was ill.
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cut short a trip
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skrócić wycieczkę
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We had to cut short our trip when it began snowing heavily.
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postpone a trip
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przełożyć wycieczkę
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Let’s postpone the trip. It’ll be less crowded next week.
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put a trip off
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przełożyć wycieczkę
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She put the trip off until next week.
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go camping
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pojechać pod namiot/na kemping
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What I remember about going camping is the wet tent.
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go on an outing
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pójść, wybrać się na wycieczkę
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Why don’t we go on an outing to a castle or a park?
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take out insurance
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ubezpieczyć się
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He was glad he’d taken out insurance when he broke his leg on holiday.
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set off on a journey
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wyruszyć w podróż
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We’d only just set off on our journey when Sue said she felt ill.
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set out on a journey
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wyruszyć w podróż
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Before you set out on any journey, check that you’ve packed everything you need.
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breathtaking
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zapierający dech (w piersiach)
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When we came over the hill the view of the bay was breathtaking.
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dull
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nudny, nieciekawy
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There wasn’t much to do, and the children found it dull.
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lively
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żywy, ożywiony, wesoły
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The town was lively until about 2 a.m.
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off the beaten track
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poza utartymi szlakami
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We like to be independent and find places off the beaten track.
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overcrowded
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przepełniony
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The area gets so overcrowded that you can’t move.
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overrated
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przereklamowany
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We thought the place was overrated.
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picturesque
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malowniczy
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The village was picturesque, with its pretty cottages.
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spoilt
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zniszczony
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So many visitors come here that it’s in danger of becoming spoilt.
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touristy
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turystyczny
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We used to be the only visitors but now it’s very touristy.
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by this point
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już w tym momencie
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I was tired by this point, and just wanted to go home.
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My heart sank.
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Serce mi zamarło.
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My heart sank when I saw what they’d done.
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Nothing was going particularly wrong.
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Nic się szczególnie złego nie działo.
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Even though nothing was going particularly wrong, I didn’t feel happy.
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on the way back
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w drodze powrotnej
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On the way back we stopped to rest.
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presumably
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przypuszczalnie
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Presumably we’ll stop for lunch somewhere.
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to make it in time
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wyrobić się w czasie
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It’s a long way, so set off early to make it in time.
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to my horror
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ku mojemu przerażeniu
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I realized to my horror that I’d left my purse behind.
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to my relief
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więc odetchnąłem z ulgą
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I was really hot, and then, to my relief, it began to rain.
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beak
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dziób
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The bird used its beak expertly to pull out the worms.
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bite
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ugryźć, ukąsić
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Even tame animals will bite you when angry or scared.
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claws
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pazury, szpony
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Be careful when handling birds as their claws are sharp.
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fins
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płetwy
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We could see the creature’s fins rising above the water.
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fur
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futro, futerko
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The cat had been in a fight and had lost patches of fur.
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horns
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rogi
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It was amazing to see the two rams locking horns.
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kick
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kopnąć, kopać
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A horse once kicked me when I walked round the back of it.
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paws
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łapy
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My cat sleeps with its head resting on its paws.
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scratch
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drapać, podrapać
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It can be dangerous if an animal scratches you.
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shell
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skorupa, pancerz
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Our tortoise never came out of its shell.
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spit
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pluć
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As I was about to climb onto the camel it spat at me.
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sting
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użądlić
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A wasp sting hurts but isn’t usually dangerous.
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tail
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ogon
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A kangaroo uses its long tail to balance.
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wings
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skrzydła
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As the eagle soared away I was amazed at the length of its wings.
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animal activists
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działacz na rzecz zwierząt
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Animal activists are outside the lab protesting about experiments on animals.
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animal charities
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organizacje dobroczynne na rzecz zwierząt
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Animal charities do a lot of work to rehome unwanted creatures.
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battery hens
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kury z chowu bateryjnego
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Battery hens are kept in inhumane conditions.
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breed in captivity
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wyhodować w niewoli
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These tigers were bred in captivity and will be released into the wild soon.
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endangered species
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gatunki zagrożone
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Tigers and polar bears are now endangered species.
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environment
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środowisko (naturalne)
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The environment of some wildlife is under threat.
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hunt for sport
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polować dla sportu
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The government has taken steps to ban hunting for sport.
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live in the wild
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żyć na swobodzie
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Animals that have never lived in the wild may not be able to adapt.
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protect
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chronić
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We need to protect animals to maintain the ecosystem.
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treat cruelly
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okrutnie traktować
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The charity takes in animals that have been treated cruelly.
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a dark horse
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czarny koń (w sporcie)
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We don’t know much about him. He’s a bit of a dark horse.
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don’t count your chickens (before they hatch)
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nie dziel skóry na niedźwiedziu
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You might have passed the exam, but don’t count your chickens.
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her bark is worse than her bite
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nie jest taka groźna wygląda
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She looks bad-tempered but her bark is worse than her bite.
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I smell a rat
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wyczuwam pismo nosem
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The CEO said our jobs were safe but I smell a rat.
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in the doghouse
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w niełasce
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He’s in the doghouse because he forgot Amy’s birthday.
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kill two birds with one stone
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upiec dwie pieczenie przy jednym ogniu
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If we go to the library we can visit Mum and kill two birds with one stone.
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let sleeping dogs lie
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nie wywołuj wilka z lasu
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Don’t bring that up again. You should just let sleeping dogs lie.
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like a fish out of water
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nieswojo
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I’m a quiet person, so when I moved to London I felt like a fish out of water.
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like water off a duck’s back
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po nim wszystko spływa jak woda po kaczce
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He keeps trying to provoke me, but it’s like water off a duck’s back.
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make a pig of yourself
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objeść się
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I know you’re hungry, but don’t make such a pig of yourself.
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take the bull by the horns
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wziąć byka za rogi
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I decided to take the bull by the horns and spoke to him myself.
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the donkey work
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czarna robota
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I did all the donkey work on this project.
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the last straw
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ostatnia kropla (przepełniająca miarę)
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At the end of an awful day, losing my briefcase was the last straw.
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the lion’s share
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lwia część
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When they divorced, Bob’s wife got the lion’s share of everything they owned.
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with your tail between your legs
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z podkulonym ogonem
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After playing so badly he walked off with his tail between his legs.
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alike
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podobny |
Pets and their owners become more alike over time. |
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eccentric
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She attracts attention with her eccentric clothes.
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fussy
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wybredny
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Cats can be fussy about the brand of catfood they like.
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grumpy
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zrzędliwy
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If I’m feeling grumpy my cat keeps out of my way.
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lunatics
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wariat, szaleniec
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Every so often, my cats run around like lunatics.
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serene
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pogodny
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She feels serene after watching fish in the tank.
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show-off
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pozer/ka
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My parrot is a show-off and loves performing for people.
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smart
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bystry, inteligentny
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My dog’s smart and knows not to beg for a walk.
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tolerant
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tolerancyjny
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As people get older, they often become less tolerant.
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trait
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cecha
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It’s said that pet-owners and their pets share the same personality traits.
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a bit of a fluke
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trochę szczęśliwym trafem
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I was going to travel round the East, so settling in Spain was a bit of a fluke.
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bit by bit
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stopniowo
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Bit by bit I got used to the noise.
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hasn’t gone too far down that road
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nie poszli dalej tą drogą
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You’ll find burger joints in Milan, but Italy hasn’t gone too far down that road.
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living the dream
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spełniać
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Living in Milan, I was really living the dream.
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loads of things
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wiele rzeczy
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There are loads of things I miss about the UK.
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politically biased
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stronniczy politycznie
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Dan finds the news here quite politically biased.
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blend in
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zmieszać się z
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You should try to blend in with the locals.
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flash around
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obnosić się z (czymś)
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If you flash your money around like that you’ll get robbed.
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obey
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przestrzegać (czegoś)
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Many of the locals don’t obey the traffic rules.
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pursue
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dążyć do (czegoś), rozwijać |
Even though my family was against it, I pursued my love of acting.
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stick to
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trzymać się
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When in a strange city, you should stick to well-lit places.
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sue
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pozwać
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When the man fell into the hole he decided to sue the council.
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a foreigner
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cudzoziemiec |
He was a foreigner, but I couldn’t tell which country he was from.
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a stranger
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nieznajomy, obcy
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We’d been apart for so long we were like strangers.
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actually
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w rzeczywistości
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She says she’s a doctor but actually she’s a nurse.
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advertise
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reklamować
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He advertised his bike in a local shop window.
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affect
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poruszyć, wstrząsnąć
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The news didn’t seem to affect her at all.
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an outsider
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Although I’d lived there for twenty years, I was still considered an outsider.
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announce |
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The BBC has announced that they’re going to cut jobs.
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