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24.02.2021

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minuscule - mikroskopijny [extremely small]
/ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl/
All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
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to flay - obdzierać ze skóry, zdejmować skórę [to remove the skin from an animal or person, usually when they are dead]
/fleɪ/
The hunter flayed the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.
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far-fetched - naciągany [very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe]
/ˌfɑːrˈfetʃt/
The whole story sounds very far-fetched.
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contraption - przyrząd, machina [a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use]
/kənˈtræp.ʃən/
What's that strange contraption in the garage?
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gore - rozlana krew [thick blood that has flowed from a wound, especially in a violent situation]
/ɡɔːr/
It's a good film, but there's a lot of blood and gore in it.
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isle - wyspa [literary; (used especially in place names) an island]
/aɪl/
Explore the more remote Caribbean isles.
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to flatter - schlebiać, prawić komplementy [to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere]
/ˈflæt̬.ɚ/
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
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to forge - fałszować [to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive]
/fɔːrdʒ/
He's getting good at forging his mother's signature.
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aisle - przejście [a passage between rows of seats in a church, theater, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket]
/aɪl/
Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
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idol - bożek [a picture or object that people pray to as part of their religion]
/ˈaɪ.dəl/
The ancient people of this area worshipped a huge bronze idol in the shape of an elephant.
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bonus - idiom
let the cat out of the bag
If you let the cat out of the bag, you reveal a secret, generally not intentionally.
When the child told her grandmother about the plans for her birthday, she let the cat out of the bag.

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