różne

He glanced apprehensively.

The door of the office abruptly opened.

Her protests had been spurious.

He devoured the Chew-Z.

lekarstwo

Paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs.

Retribution was administered to these found guilty.

a devout Christian/Jew/Muslim

He spent hours tinkering with the car.

The new baby thrived.

Dead twigs can be snapped off.

A dog was snapping at his heels.

I'm so tired, my poor befuddled brain can't absorb any more.

People sail to the island in a fishing boat, towing several rowing skiffs.

He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.

Her forebodings about the future were to prove justified.

She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.

She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.

We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

np. nóż

His best suit was redeemed from pawnbrokers.

The party redeemed the pledges of past three years.

Jego akcent był dziwny, ale miał niski i uwodzicielski głos.

His accent was strange but he had a low and sultry voice.

The boys started to tussle in the playground.

It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.

an earthy smell

Part of the gearbox broke free from its mounting, causing a crash.

He sensed the pressure mounting.

Rząd wypowiedział wojnę dilerom narkotyków i planują rozprawienie się z nimi.

The government declared war against drug dealers and they're planning a crackdown.

This action was a flagrant violation of law.

If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.

The queue in the bank wouldn't budge

We sat by the glowing/dying embers of the fire.

Znam firmę, która produkuje wspaniałe łodzie i przyczepy ze stopu aluminium.

I know a company that makes stunning aluminium alloy boats and trailers.

Vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.

The scandal blighted the careers of the politician.

1. He's always ranting (on) about the government. 2. I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.

Walka była zażarta.

The fight was fierce.

There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

Wyjaśnienie spóźnienia, jakie przedstawił, było wiarygodne, ale Andrea i tak w nie nie uwierzyła.

The explanation he gave for being late was plausible, but Andrea still didn't believe it.

He showed a small-scale simulacrum of a skycraper.

A bland simulacrum of American soul music.

She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.

I have no doubt whatsoever.

His eyes glinted angrily.

The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.

1. He ate with gusto. 2. Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.

The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.

He walked with a slow stiff gait.

They are dredging the seabed for sand and gravel.

I don't understand why you had to dredge up this story.

She toppled over when I touched her.

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

I have a keen eyesight.

There could be a keen competition to provide the service.

A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.

James bade a tearful farewell to his parents.

She bade her companions enter.

She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

He gently fondled the baby's feet.

The monument was hewn out of the side of a mountain.

1. Employees huddled around television sets at the company headquarters. 2. It was so cold that we huddled together for warmth.

Stłukłam butelkę wódki. Jestem taka niezdarna.

I've broken a bottle of vodka. I'm so clumsy.

War was looming on the horizon.

There was a fissure between philosophy and reality)

She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car.

Crowds thronged the market place

The cellar contained a trove of rare wines.

Just days before the trial began, Egypt's leader, Anwar Sadat, a bulwark against Russian influence on the Middle East, had been assasinsated.

Outside, the trees rustled in the wind.

He was distracted by a commotion across the street.

Minister, if you ever needed a useful rascal to organise an anti-terrorist unit, that would be me.

W dzieciństwie zostałam ugryziona przez psa, więc teraz jestem wobec nich nieco ostrożna.

I was bitten by a dog in my childhood, so now I'm a little wary of them.

She was sure that if she stated her errand she wouldn't be able to see him.

Index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against inflation.

We've got permission, but it's hedged about with strict conditions.

Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.

He had a red blazer with gold trim.

Inspired by TV action series Starsky and Hutch, he bought a red Pontiac Firebird with white trim.

The traffic came to a standstill.

The island of Crete is renowned for its beauty.

His passing paved the way for a younger generation of Communists, led by Mikhail Gorbachev, who took the reins of power a day after Chernenko died.

However, as they engaged with US officials about America's vision of the new Iraq, Polish officials were struck by disquieting comparison.

He replied with us much dignity as he could muster.

Byłam w szoku kiedy powiedziała mi, żebym wyszła.

I was taken aback when she told me to leave.

That was a pretty flimsy excuse.

Aren't you cold in that flimsy dress?

a disjointed conversation

Złamałem nogę i poczułem rozdzierający ból.

I broke my leg and felt excruciating pain.

Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.

It's a difficult course but it's very worthwhile.

Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.

The jury acquitted him.

He’s much too lenient when the children are being naughty.

I'll give you a tinkle some time next week.

She became too feeble to get out of bed.

Oś śruby jest wygięta, czy możesz ją wyprostować?

The propeller shaft is bent, can you straighten it?

I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.

The bay's black waves fret the seafront.

There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change.

He was gnawing on a bone.

Those toilets smell foul!

He whetted his knife against the stone.

I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite.

The earth had been churned up where vehicles had passed through.

They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.

Cities have repurposed their former downtown and industrial areas as entertainment districts.

Odczuwam pogardę w stosunku do ludzi, którzy krzywdzą zwierzęta.

I feel disdain for people who hurt animals.

Na diecie powinieneś jeść chude mięso.

You should eat lean meat when you're on a diet.

She wanted an answer immediately, but I managed to stall her.

Patrz na kilwater aby określić, czy jacht ma dryf.

Watch your wake to determine if you're making leeway.

It was a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.

The harmful radiation tests were performed long ago on unwitting subjects.

Moje włosy są bardzo rzadkie... ale jestem stary, więc co mnie to obchodzi?

My hair is very sparse... but I'm old, so what do I care?

a dark, dank basement

She wriggled her toes in the warm sand.

Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.

We should be able to get the sofa through edgeways.

Mariusz jest bardzo schludny - jego koszule zawsze są wyprasowane.

Marius is very neat - his shirts are always ironed.

Who do you root for in the Super Bowl?

Her writing tends towards abstraction and pretentiousness.

The sign was swinging to and fro in the wind.

You little stinker - stop that!

I had some misgivings about employing him.

Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.

We parse every moment for clues to why he took his life.

Permission to build the store will take months, nay years.

She gave him a reproachful look.

the onset of a cold

The flags unfurl.

Q hindmost attendant.

That hauberk you've been wearing is excellent for weight and fit.

Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Jego teksty na podryw były tak tandetne.

His pick up lines were so cheesy.

1. She quailed before her boss's anger. 2. Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice.

Don't worry, I'll see to everything while you're away.

In some parks the onslaught of cars and people far exceeds capacity.

Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.

The war has uprooted nearly two thirds of the country's population.

He was very effusive if they chanced to meet.

She showered him with effusive praise.

They chanced a late holiday.

The newspaper hewed to the line.

But Zacharski, a successful salesman in America, fumbled when it came to managing a business in Poland.

He fumbled about in the dark but could not find her.

She humbled a cigarette from the bag.

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the loosers.

We're not talking about subtle errors of judgment, but major fumbles.

She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.

Derlatka believed that Czechoslovakia self-inflicted sound led directly to its fissure.

Milczanowski spent the better part of their meeting badgering him about Zacharski.

But in the back of my mind, I'd always thought the adventure in Iraq could turn the backbone of a good yarn.

America might be a somewhat feeble feckless partner.

Polish military interoperability with NATO partners proceeds apace.

Lubię chodzić do butików i oglądać ubrania.

I like going to boutiques and just browsing some clothes.

Giraffes browse leaves.

Outside crickets chirped monotonously.

Outside crickets chirped monotonously.

That was a gimmick to gain votes.

I've got a few days at home now to just mull over things and see where things are going.

Muszę zdobyć wstęp na to spotkanie.

I need to gain admittance to this meeting.

1. This fodder will be good for our animals. 2. This gossip is fodder for newspapers.

I guess hell hath no fury like a woman in charge of your expense account.

An emerald and gold cross was salvaged from wreck.

It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.

A salvage operation was under way.

Salvage taken from a ship that had sunk.

The company is going to finance not just the salvage, but also the cleanup.

He hauled his bije out of the shed.

He escaped with the haul of antiques.

The thirty-mike haul to Boston.

He he a little time to retool good candidacy.

Their interests are to parochial.

Have I compromised your leadership by besting you, Stilgar?

He trifled with her affections (= feelings).

Recruitment is based mainly on academic credentials.

I find his behavior telling.

Unmitigated support.

I might take you on at tennis sometime