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confused bewildered She looked bewildered. |
verwirrt desorientiert Ich war völlig (completely) verwirrt. |
v... d... zagubiony, zdezorientowany |
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very shocked and upset; completely destroyed devasteted She was devastated when her husband died. |
verzweiwelt |
v... zrozpaczony, zdruzgotany |
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very surprised amazed astonished
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u:berrascht |
u:... zdumiony, zaskoczony, zdziwony |
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1) to be very pleased about sth
2) be really sad |
1) be over the moon
2) be down in the dumps |
1) be o... (być w siódmym niebie)
2) be d... (mieć chandrę, być przybitym) |
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be pleased with something be satisfied with something be content with sth He should be content with his life. |
mit etw gut fahren |
mit ... byc zadowolonym z |
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not caring about or interested in sm or sth neither good nor bad be detached from sth be indifferent to sth They are indifferent to the plight (ciężki los) of the unemployed. |
achtlos sein |
a... byc obojetnym na |
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to feel that sth or sm is bad, wrong disapprove of sth I strongly disapprove of underage drinking.
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etw missbilligen etw akk nicht billigen |
m... nie pochwalac czegos |
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be completely certain about sth be convinced of sth I'm convinced that he's made a mistake. |
einer Sache gen gewiss sein die Sache - sprawa, rzecz |
g... byc pewnym |
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take an strong interest in sth be passionate about |
hinreißen sich akk für etw begeistern |
h... b... pasjonowac sie czyms |
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to give a lot of attention to one particular subject or thing be concetrate on sth be focused on sth The research focused on men under thirty. |
sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren |
k... byc skupionym, skoncentrowanym na czyms |
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feel a satisfaction at your achievements, feel proud about sth |
take pride in doing sth The whole community takes pride in the school. |
t... |
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-words you say to show that you admire sm or sth +verb |
praise They deserve praise for their achievements. +Residents praised the firemen for their swift (fast) action. |
p... |
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If sth that you have achieved what makes you too proud. |
go to your head Fame and fortune had gone to his head. |
g... |
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too proud of yourself and your actions, big-headed |
conceited I don't want to sound conceited, but we are the experts here.
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c... |
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-to say firmly (stanowczo) that sth is true, especially when other people don't believe you -to demand (żądać) that sth must be done or that you must have a particular thing |
insist on Frank insisted on doing all the work himself. Gerlinde insisted that I stay for dinner. |
i... |
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extremely angry |
furious; He's furious at the way he's been treated. My boss was furious with me. wu:tend |
f... w... |
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-to think of sm or sth in a particular way; -to look carefully at sm or sth |
regard sth as sth She is generally regarded as one of the greatest singers this century. The plans were regarded with suspicion.
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r... |
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to give sth to sm in a position of authority |
hand sth in Have you handed your history essay in yet? |
h... |
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-to think of sth or sm in a particular way; -to notice sth that is not easy to notice |
perceive [often passive] The British are often perceived as being very formal. We perceived a faint (słaby, lekki) light in the distance. |
p... |
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to make sm stop giving their attention to sth |
distract Stop distracting me - I'm trying to finish my essay. |
d... |
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-a shock or disappointment -a hard hit with a hand or heavy object |
a blow Losing his job was a terrible blow to him. He suffered serious blows to the head during the attack. |
b... |
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If you say a fact off the top of your head, you say it immediately, from memory. |
e.g. say sth off the top of your head "What date is their wedding?" "I couldn't tell you off the top of myhead." |
o... |
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to have a natural ability to do sth well |
have a (good) head for sth Kim has a head for numbers. |
h... |
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to make a decision |
make your mind up [+ question word] I haven't made up my mind whether to go yet. |
m... |