Tag do subskrybowania: #glenen foible - słabostka, dziwactwo /ˈfɔɪ.bə... (@GlenPL)

Tag do subskrybowania: #glenen

foible - słabostka, dziwactwo
/ˈfɔɪ.bəl/
Married couples must learn to accept each other's little foibles.
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gingerly - ostrożnie [in a way that is careful or cautious]
/ˈdʒɪn.dʒɚ.li/
Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.
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to encroach - wkraczać [to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area]
/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/
Farmers encroached on forest land to grow crops.
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to hearken - słuchać [= to listen; literackie]
/ˈhɑːr.kən/
He refused to hearken to Thomas's words of wisdom.
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miscreant - niegodziwiec [literary or formal; someone who behaves badly or does not obey rules]
/ˈmɪs.kri.ənt/
We need tougher penalties to discourage miscreants.
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modicum - odrobina [formal; a small amount of something good such as truth or honesty]
/ˈmɑː.dɪ.kəm/
There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
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nail file - pilnik do paznokci [a small metal tool with a rough surface for shaping your nails]
/ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/
At continuous use of such nail file, fingernails become stronger and cease to stratify.
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limey - brytyjczyk [US; obraźliwe, starodawne]
/ˈlaɪ.mi/
My grandfather told me about being called a limey when he came to America from England when he was a boy.
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squalid - plugawy [morally bad]
/ˈskwɑː.lɪd/
It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
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dank - zatęchły [(especially of buildings and air) wet, cold, and unpleasant]
/dæŋk/
In the cathedral vaults the air was dank and stale.
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mediocrity - przeciętność [the quality of being not very good]
/ˌmiː.diˈɑː.krə.t̬i/
A goal just before half-time rescued the match from mediocrity.
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estranged - wyobcowany, skłócony [no longer friendly, loyal, or in contact with someone]
/ɪˈstreɪndʒd/
He became estranged from his family after the argument.
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gen - informacja [old informal; information about a particular subject]
/dʒen/
So who's going to give me the gen on what's been happening while I've been away?
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venom - jad
/ˈvenəm/
The venoms contain many different toxins that vary in their effects; some are extremely toxic.
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to tramp - włóczyć się, wędrować (też: włóczęga) [to walk with heavy steps]
/træmp/
I’ve been tramping through museums all day.
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bonus - idiom
bet your bottom dollar
If you bet your bottom dollar on something, you are absolutely certain of it.
Jack is very punctual. You can bet your bottom dollar he'll be here at 9 o'clock on the dot.

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