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09.04.2021

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to pinion - przygwoździć, przycisnąć [to hold someone, especially by the arms, to prevent them from moving]
/ˈpɪn.jən/
He was pinioned to the wall by two men while another one repeatedly punched him.
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perfunctory - pobieżny, powierzchowny [formal; (of an action) done as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention, or feeling]
/pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i/
The guard glanced perfunctorily at her pass and let her through.
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to beckon - skinąć, przyzwać [to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer]
/ˈbek.ən/
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
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contentious - sporny, kontrowersyjny [causing, involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument]
/kənˈten.ʃəs/
She has some very contentious views on education.
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perplexed - zakłopotany [confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve]
/pɚˈplekst/
The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again.
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to incite - wzniecać, podburzać [to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent]
/ɪnˈsaɪt/
She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-Semitic leaflets.
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to squander - trwonić [to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage]
/ˈskwɑːn.dɚ/
They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun.
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mongrel - mieszaniec [a dog whose parents are of different breeds]
/ˈmʌŋ.ɡrəl/
And I like walking my dog, a very old mongrel.
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devout - pobożny [believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles]
/dɪˈvaʊt/
He was also very devout, and his morals were irreproachable.
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to despise - pogardzać [to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value]
/dɪˈspaɪz/
She despised him for the way he treated her sister.
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bonus - idiom
cold calls
If you make cold calls, you telephone potential customers from a list of people you do not know.
In my first job I had to make cold calls using the telephone directory.

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