to rout - rozgromić /raʊt/ The Russian chess team routed all the rest. ----- expulsion - wydalenie /ɪkˈspʌl.ʃən/ They threatened him with expulsion from school. ----- to frown - marszczyć brwi /fraʊn/ He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled. ----- strife - niesnaski, spory [trouble or disagreement between people; formal] /straɪf/ What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority? ----- scrawl - gryzmoły /skrɑːl/ I hope you can decipher my scrawl! ----- to reek - cuchnąć [informal] /riːk/ Her breath reeked of garlic. ----- angular - kanciasty /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty. ----- stricken - dotknięty [literackie; suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant] /ˈstrɪk.ən/ My country has been stricken by war for the past five years. ----- undersigned - niżej podpisany [formal] /ˌʌn.dɚˈsaɪnd/ We, the undersigned, wish to protest the current activities of the company. ----- haste - pośpiech [a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should] /heɪst/ Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies. ----- to belittle - umniejszać, bagatelizować /bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/ She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements. ----- outcry - protest [a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public] /ˈaʊt.kraɪ/ The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry. ----- tattletale - plotkarz [a person, especially a child, who reveals secrets or informs on others; a telltale] /ˈtæt̬.əl.teɪl/ She has good manners, yet tends to be a bit of a tattletale at times. ----- to impugn - zakwestionować [formal; to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them] /ɪmˈpjuːn/ There were no real grounds for impugning the decision. ----- astute - błyskotliwy, bystry [able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it] /əˈstuːt/ She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money. ##### bonus - idiom an ace in the hole (informal) a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to His ace in the hole is his political influence.
21.09.2020
Co to?
Zachęcam do plusowania, żeby więcej osób zobaczyło. Zapraszam do wytykania błędów, literówek, złych tłumaczeń, usterek, głupiego awatara itp.
to rout - rozgromić
/raʊt/
The Russian chess team routed all the rest.
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expulsion - wydalenie
/ɪkˈspʌl.ʃən/
They threatened him with expulsion from school.
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to frown - marszczyć brwi
/fraʊn/
He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.
-----
strife - niesnaski, spory [trouble or disagreement between people; formal]
/straɪf/
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
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scrawl - gryzmoły
/skrɑːl/
I hope you can decipher my scrawl!
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to reek - cuchnąć [informal]
/riːk/
Her breath reeked of garlic.
-----
angular - kanciasty
/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty.
-----
stricken - dotknięty [literackie; suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant]
/ˈstrɪk.ən/
My country has been stricken by war for the past five years.
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undersigned - niżej podpisany [formal]
/ˌʌn.dɚˈsaɪnd/
We, the undersigned, wish to protest the current activities of the company.
-----
haste - pośpiech [a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should]
/heɪst/
Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.
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to belittle - umniejszać, bagatelizować
/bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/
She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.
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outcry - protest [a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public]
/ˈaʊt.kraɪ/
The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry.
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tattletale - plotkarz [a person, especially a child, who reveals secrets or informs on others; a telltale]
/ˈtæt̬.əl.teɪl/
She has good manners, yet tends to be a bit of a tattletale at times.
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to impugn - zakwestionować [formal; to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them]
/ɪmˈpjuːn/
There were no real grounds for impugning the decision.
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astute - błyskotliwy, bystry [able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it]
/əˈstuːt/
She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.
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bonus - idiom
an ace in the hole (informal)
a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to
His ace in the hole is his political influence.
21.09.2020
Co to?
Zachęcam do plusowania, żeby więcej osób zobaczyło.
Zapraszam do wytykania błędów, literówek, złych tłumaczeń, usterek, głupiego awatara itp.
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