13. Słówka

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legitimate
1. Sales of illegal CDs now exceed those of legitimate recordings. 2. Is this procedure perfectly legitimate?
adj - allowed by law.
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prawowity / legalny
expel
He was expelled from school for hitting another student.
verb - to make someone leave a school, organization, or country because of their behaviour.
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usunąć, wygnać
loss
1. He was mourning the loss (= death) of his friend. / job losses. 2. Both companies suffered losses this year. 3. It would be a great loss to the department if you left.
noun - 1. the fact of not having someone or something that you had before, or of having less of something than before. 2. a situation in which a company spends more money than it earns. 3. a disadvantage caused by someone leaving an organization.
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strata, utrata
conviction
1. He already had two convictions for burglary. 2. It’s my conviction that he’s right. / religious/moral convictions.
noun - 1. an occasion when someone is officially found to be guilty of a particular crime. 2. a strong opinion or belief.
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skazanie (wyrok) / przekonanie
tempt
1. She's trying to tempt me to go shopping with her. 2. The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.
verb - to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that they do not need or something that is wrong
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kusić, wabić
signify
1. Red signifies danger. 2. These lines on the road - what do they signify?
verb - to be a sign of something; to mean.
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oznaczać
levy
1. A new tax was levied on consumers of luxury goods. 2. A tax was levied on tobacco.
verb - 1. to officially demand money. 2. to raise or collect (especially an army or a tax).
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nałożyć
spark
noun - 1. The fire was caused by a spark from a cigarette. 2. a spark of hope/inspiration. / verb - Their action sparked off a major row.
noun - 1. a very small, bright piece of burning material. 2. a small idea or event that causes something bigger to start. / verb - to cause an argument, fight, etc to start happening.
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iskra / wywołać, rozpętać
encounter
noun - I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter. / verb - 1. We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning. 2. She encountered the manager in the hall.
noun - a meeting, especially one that happens by chance. / verb - 1. to experience something unpleasant. 2. to meet especially unexpectedly.
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spotkanie, zetknięcie / napotkać, natknąć się na
fade
1. The noise gradually faded (away). 2. The light was beginning to fade when we arrived.
verb - If a colour or a sound fades, or if something fades it, it becomes less bright or strong.
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zgasnąć, zanikać
excessive / excees
adj - 1. They accused the police of using excessive force. 2. The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work. / noun - An excess of oil on the markets has caused prices to fall sharply.
adj - more than is necessary or wanted. / noun - more of something than is usual or needed.
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nadmierny, przesadny / nadmiar
impediment
His criminal record could be an impediment to his finding employment.
noun - something that makes it difficult or impossible for someone or something to move or make progress.
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utrudnienie
arouse
1. It's a subject which has aroused a lot of interest. 2. His actions aroused my suspicions.
verb - to make someone have a particular feeling or reaction.
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wzbudzać
evade
1. to evade capture. 2. to evade paying tax. 3. He managed to evade the police.
verb - to avoid something or someone, especially in a dishonest way.
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unikać, uchylać się
countless
The song has been played countless times on the radio.
adj - very many.
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niezliczony

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