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15.11.2020, 05:01:05 via wołaczka

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death knell - dzwony pogrzebowe [an event that means that the end or destruction of something will come soon]
/ˈdeθ ˌnel/
If he loses this referendum, it will sound the death knell for his leadership.
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cerebral cortex - kora mózgowa
/ˌser.ɪ.brəl ˈkɔːr.teks/
Information comes into the hippocampal system from the cerebral cortex, including the visual, auditory, sensory cortices and the motor cortex.
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taxidermy - wypychanie [the activity of cleaning, preserving, and filling the skins of dead animals with special material to make them look as if they are still alive]
/ˈtæk.sɪ.dɝː.mi/
Professional taxidermy firms keep a full stock record, which show all specimen movement details.
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bloomer - gafa [old UK slang; a silly or embarrassing mistake that does not have serious results]
/ˈbluː.mɚ/
He never committed a bloomer.
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kismet - przeznaczenie [a force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and is outside human control]
/ˈkɪz.met/
It must have been kismet. A few months after accepting the commission, she learned she would be having a baby.
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concise - zwięzły [short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words]
/kənˈsaɪs/
Make your answers clear and concise.
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alteration - przeróbka, zmiana [a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure of something]
/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
Several police officers are being questioned about the alteration of the documents.
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taxing - wymagający [difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort]
/ˈtæk.sɪŋ/
This shouldn't be too taxing for you.
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to outwit - przechytrzyć [to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick]
/ˌaʊtˈwɪt/
In the story, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.
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to rummage - przetrząsać [to search for something by moving things around carelessly and looking into, under, and behind them]
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.
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begone - precz, przepadnij [literary]
/biˈɡɑːn/
"Begone!" he shouted. "And never show your face again!"
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to exempt - uwalniać, zwalniać [to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.]
/ɪɡˈzempt/
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.
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freshwater - słodkowodny [living in or containing water that is not salty]
/ˈfreʃˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/
These parasites infest the gills of freshwater fish.
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spleen - śledziona
/spliːn/
Livers, spleens and hearts were dissected and weighed.
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hollow - wydrążony, pusty
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter.
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bonus - idiom
blow the whistle
If you report an illegal or socially-harmful activity to the authorities, and give information about those responsible for it, you blow the whistle or you are a whistle-blower.
He refused to blow the whistle on his boss for fear of losing his job.

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