- She just wanted to
show offher new diamond ring.
Thursday 31 May 2012
Wednesday 30 May 2012
bardzo wietrzny
- It was a cold and
very windyday.
Use: blustery or gusty
For Ngram of windy, blustery, gusty click here.
- It was a cold and blustery day
- blustery in a song:
For Ngram of windy, blustery, gusty click here.
Monday 28 May 2012
lekko głodny, głodnawy
Boring: a little hungry
- If you want to lose weight, grab fresh fruit whenever you feel
a little hungry.
Use: peckish
mainly informal British English
- If you want to lose weight, grab fresh fruit whenever you feel peckish.
- peckish in a song:
mainly informal British English
Sunday 27 May 2012
bardzo głodny, "umierający z głodu"
Boring: very hungry, starving
- I'm
starving- what's for supper?
Use: ravenous or famished
- I'm ravenous - what's for supper?
- famished in a song:
Saturday 26 May 2012
pobudzić do działania
Boring: stimulate, excite (into taking action)
- The thought of police arriving soon
stimulatedhim into action.
Use: galvanize
- The thought of police arriving soon galvanized him into action.
Friday 25 May 2012
zszokowany, osłupiały
- I was
astoundedat how fast he could read.
Use: flabbergasted or dumbfounded
- I was flabbergasted at how fast he could read.
- flabbergasted in a song:
- dumbfounded in a song:
Wednesday 23 May 2012
skłonność, tendencja
Boring: tendency, inclination, disposition
- She seems to have a
tendencyto spill things.
Use: propensity
- She seems to have a propensity for spilling things.
- propensity in a song:
Tuesday 22 May 2012
towarzyski
Boring: sociable, outgoing, extroverted
- He was a
sociableman who thought of his customers as friends.
Use: gregarious
- He was a gregarious man who thought of his customers as friends.
- gregarious in a song:
Monday 21 May 2012
zasypywać (ofertami, wiadomościami itp.)
- After writing the article, I was
floodedwith emails and Internet comments.
Use: inundate or swamp
Note that all of these words can be followed by with or by. For detailes, see the comments section below.
- After writing the article, I was inundated with emails and Internet comments.
Note that all of these words can be followed by with or by. For detailes, see the comments section below.
Sunday 20 May 2012
związany z tematem, istotny
Boring: relevant
- This is not
relevantto the present discussion.
Use: germane
Note that germane is always followed by to.
- This is not germane to the present discussion.
Note that germane is always followed by to.
Saturday 19 May 2012
błagać
Boring: beg
- She
beggedhim to change his mind.
Use: implore or beseech or entreat
- She implored him to change his mind.
- beseech in a song:
Wednesday 16 May 2012
wlec się
- She
walked slowlyhome from school that day and was late for dinner.
Use: dawdle
- She dawdled home from school that day and was late for dinner.
- dawdle in a song:
Friday 11 May 2012
skąpy
Boring: mean, ungenerous
- He was
ungenerousand so he was unwilling to give money to charity.
Use: stingy
- He was stingy and so he was unwilling to give money to charity.
Tuesday 8 May 2012
zwięzły, treściwy
Boring: brief, clear, concise
- She wrote a
clear and concisesummary of the article.
Use: succinct or pithy
- She wrote a succinct summary of the article.
- pithy in a song:
Monday 7 May 2012
okoliczności łagodzące
Boring: mitigating circumstances
- He was found guilty of theft, but because of
mitigating circumstanceswas not sent to prison.
Use: extenuating circumstances
- He was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison.
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