Luke's dad vocab

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A good deal of time (determiner)
Success in this industry requires a great deal of hard work and maybe a little bit of luck too.
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Dużo czasu
means a lot of or lots of, meaning a large amount.
Technically
Technically, we’re not supposed to park here, but it should be ok.
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formalnie, oficjalnie
It means when something is true based on specific rules, but in practice things are a bit different.
Technically speaking
Technically speaking you’re supposed to provide a doctor’s note for any absence from work, but it’s ok if it’s just one day.
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Z technicznego punktu widzenia
officially
Don’t talk to me. Officially I’m not here.
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oficjalnie
means that whereas something i s publicly true, things are different i n private.
Technical
His technique was not as good as theirs, but he was still a great drummer because music is not always about technical skill
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Techniczny
describe a person, meaning that they have really good practical skills, specific skills or technique i n something
impartial
A judge in a courtroom is supposed to give a totally impartial judgement of a case.
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bezstronny
If something is impartial it means that it is unbiased, without any preference to one side
To be impartial
I am just an impartial mediator in the dispute and I will not be taking sides.
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Być bezstronnym
To remain impartial
It’s my responsibility to remain impartial throughout the process.
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Pozostać bezstronnym
An impartial view / opinion / position
I don’t have an impartial position on this I’m afraid.
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Bezstronny pogląd / opinia / stanowisko
Impartial advice
You can use our free helpdesk to get impartial financial advice to help you make the right investment for your future.
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Bezstronna rada
To be the case
I’ve said before that I’d like to make more videos for my YouTube subscribers, and that is still the case.
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Tak być
This is a nice alternative to saying this is true or this is the situation.
To be the case
It is still the case that t he healthcare system in the UK needs more support, and we are committed to doing that.
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Tak być
Pretty much
We ate pretty much all of the food.
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Dosyć
This is like saying almost, and it works like almost in a sentence too.
To go over old ground
We’re going over old ground here, but i t’s worth restating that...
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Przejść po starym gruncie
To go over old ground means to talk about topics you have previously talked about.
To regain something
Brexiters talked a lot about regaining our freedom after we l eft the EU.”
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Aby coś odzyskać
means to get something back that was previously lost.
regain consciousness
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odzyskać przytomność
“I hit my head and passed out. I didn’t regain consciousness for about 3 hours.”
regain weight
“I went on a diet before my wedding and lost about 6kg, but i t was really hard not to regain the weight afterwards.
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odzyskać wagę
To imply something
Are you implying that I’m a bad parent?
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coś zasugerować
If you imply something i t means you say that something i s true, or something i s the case, without saying i t directly.
To suggest something
“Take back control” suggests that we don’t have any control.
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Coś zasugerować
suggest can also mean that someone’s statement has an indirect meaning to it.
The notion (that)
When we’re teenagers we only have a vague notion of just what kind of career we'd like to have i n the future.
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myśl, pomysł, pogląd
A notion is an idea or belief.
Farcical
The notion that the Earth is in fact flat is absolutely farcical.
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Farsowy
To be plagued by something
Our Zoom meeting w as plagued by technical issues.
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Być czymś prześladowanym
this one refers generally to something that brings a lot of trouble, difficulty or unpleasantness. This doesn’t just refer to diseases, but it could be other issues like technical problems, disagreements, diplomatic setbacks and so on.
A faction
There are so many competing factions i n the region that it seems almost impossible to come to a compromise in this conflict.
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Frakcja
A f action is an organised group of people which is part of another larger group and which disagrees with some ideas of the larger group, and fights against those ideas.
To get out of
These are Eurosceptics who want to get out of the EU.
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Wydostać się z
remove or withdraw from.
To appease someone
Her comments failed to appease her critics.
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Aby kogoś uspokoić
to give some what they want in order to stop them being unhappy or to stop them protesting or complaining
To prove to be something
Brexit is proving to be a bit of a nightmare.
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udowadniac cos
If something p roves to be something, or p roves to be true, or p roves to be the case, i t means that after time this was revealed to be true.
To drag something out
They are dragging out the negotiation, because they’re not getting what they want.
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przeciagac cos
means to make something last longer than is necessary.
To be dragged out
This negotiation has been dragged out for months and months.
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byc przeciagnietym
Their discussion w as dragged out for hours and hours.
To comply with something
If you don’t comply with the rules of this forum, you might get blocked.
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być zgodnym z czymś
to follow the rules, not break the rules.
compliance
Everything has to be i n compliance with health & safety regulations.
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zgodność (np. względem wytycznych, wymogów, protokołów)
usually comes in the expression to be in compliance with...
Potentially
Potentially, we could see a decrease i n road traffic accidents as self-driving cars become more and more widespread.
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Potencjalnie
It expresses the idea that something might happen or might be something in the future (can be used at the beggining of the sentence and at the end of the sentence)
An obstacle
We have to keep moving forward, no matter what obstacles or challenges face us.
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Przeszkoda
a problem that you have to deal with, or get over.
To frustrate something
These new rules have frustrated our efforts to import the products we need for our business.
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udaremnić, pokrzyżować plany
relating to things that can make plans or arrangements more difficult
Significantly
Our quality of life has changed significantly in the last 200 years, and this trend looks set to continue.
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Znacząco
means “a lot” or “in a big way” or “in an important way”.
To impact (on) something
These restrictions will impact on producers and farmers all over the country. (Im'pact)
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wpływać na coś, mieć wpływ na coś, oddziaływać na coś
It means that something is going to have a serious effect on something else.
Impact
This is going to have a significant impact ('impact)
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Wpływ
impactful
The launch of Tesla’s new product is likely to be very impactful on the industry.
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wpływowy
something has a powerful effect or creates a strong impression. This is usually quite positive.
Enormously
I was enormously let down by the latest Star Wars film.
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Ogromnie
This is an adverb that means “ a lot”, “in a big way” or “to a large extent”.
highly
I found his behaviour highly suspicious.
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wysoce, w wysokim stopniu, bardzo
greatly
We were greatly impressed by her English.
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bardzo
deeply
It was a deeply moving performance.
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poważnie, głęboko
seriously
Your guitar playing is seriously impressive.
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poważnie, bardzo
Utterly
Sorry, I’m utterly lost. What’s everyone talking about?
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Całkowicie
terribly
She’s terribly frightened of being left alone.
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straszliwie, strasznie, okropnie (bardzo)
To come down to something
So we're just letting EU products in without checking them. That's what it comes down to.
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sprowadzać się do czegoś (np. jakiś problem)
If something comes down to something, it means that ultimately this is the bottom line, the most important thing at the end of the process, the final situation. It’s like the phrase “When all is said and done”.
To touch on something
Shall we touch on Northern Ireland situation or not?
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wspomnieć o czymś
If you touch on something in a conversation, it means that you talk about it briefly
Significantly
This is increasing their costs significantly.
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Znacząco
To absorb something
It can take a while to absorb grammar rules when you read them.
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Coś wchłonąć, przyswajać
also mean to understand and retain information.
Raise - raised - raised
The security guard raises the barrier and I drive in.
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wznosić, podnosić
make something go up
Rise - rose -risen
The barrier rises and I drive in.
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wstawać, powstać
go up
Inflation
Inflation destroyed Venezuela.
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Inflacja
Inflation is the general increase in the prices of goods and services in the economy.
It’s not the end o f the world
If I didn’t pass the English exam, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. I’d still be able to re-take it next month.
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To nie jest koniec świata
means that the situation is not absolutely terrible. It could be worse.
Damage limitation
I can't see a single advantage of us leaving the EU, not one. It's all damage limitation and f refighting and trying to make sure it's not too bad.
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Ograniczenie szkód
means finding ways to reduce the damage that something could cause.
Firefighting
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Walka z ogniem
Both of these situations refer to making efforts to reduce the negative impacts of something.
To come/become unstuck
Donald Trump's presidency shows how democracy can come unstuck
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zawieść, ponieść porażkę
To go wrong, to fall apart, to break down.
A (political) gaffe
So, this was a bad decision that upset people and caused a big fuss. This was a political gaffe.
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(polityczna) gafa
A gaffe is a mistake, usually one which embarrasses you or makes you look stupid because it upsets or offends people.
override
As an English teacher, my desire to entertain people shouldn’t override my duty to help them improve their English, in theory.
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przesłaniać, być ważniejszym (np. decyzja, pożądanie)
In politics or law, override can mean when one decision or l aw becomes more important than another, or when one law or decision supercedes or replaces another.
Overtake
t’s important t o be careful when you overtake.
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Wyprzedzać
This is when something passes in front of someone or something else.
Take over
Every villain in a James Bond film is trying to take over the world - to take control of the entire world.
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Przejąć
This one means to take control of something.
Merge
Drug companies Zeneca and Astra are planning to merge, forming a new company
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Łączyć
when two companies come together to create one
Problematic
There are lots of elements in t he UK’s new relationship with t he EU which are problematic.
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Problematyczny
Word stress: Proble ma' tic
Unilateral
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Jednostronny
on their own, without consulting anyone else
To tweak something
The software system is nearly ready. It just needs a few tweaks before we can start using it.
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coś poprawić
to change it slightly in order to make it just right.
To wait and see
We’ll just have to wait and see
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Poczekać i zobaczyć
we will have to wait in order to find out what happens
The benefits of something
One of the benefits of giving up smoking is that you get your sense of smell back.
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Korzyści z czegoś
(benefit of + the thing which causes the benefit)
The benefits to something
A good trade deal would be a great benefit to the economy.
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Korzyści z czegoś
(Benefit to + the thing which gets the benefit)
To take something for granted
Food, shelter, comfort - these are basic things that we all take for granted.
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Brać coś za pewnik
it means that you don’t stop to think how useful, important or beneficial they are to you, or how lucky you are to have them.
To put someone on the spot
Sorry to put you on the spot, but could you tell us what you think of Brexit?
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postawić kogoś w niezręcznej sytuacji
This means to put someone in a difficult or potentially embarrassing situation by asking them a question that is hard to answer.
To explain the unexplainable
We often use monsters, ghosts or aliens to explain the unexplainable
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Aby wyjaśnić niewytłumaczalne
It means to try and explain something which is impossible to explain
To pan out / how something pans out
we'll wait and see how it pans out after the first few weeks.
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potoczyć się, ułożyć się, układać się
It just means to develop or progress as time moves forwards.
Crucial
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
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Istotny
This is one of those words which means very important, along with these other synonyms: vital, critical, imperative, fundamental, key.
Historic
It’s a historic victory for England.
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Historyczny
means that it is important in history. It’s so important that people will remember it in the future
Historical
This place is of great cultural and historical significance.
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Historyczny
related to history, related to the past, or something that really existed in the past.
to eclipse
The economy has eclipsed all other issues during this election campaign.
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zaćmienie
when something is no longer noticed or talked about, because it has been covered by something which appears to be larger or more important.
To be due to + infinitive
Tomorrow it's due to be minus seven degrees
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planowy, planowany
Due to + noun/-ing
Due to the pandemic, the concert has been cancelled.
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Ze względu na + rzeczownik/-ing
Flakes of snow
Here in t he middle of t he country today i t's quite a nice day, a few occasional little flakes of snow drifting down with patches of sunshine.
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