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łączone semestr 2.1
Term | Definition |
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left to their own devices | unsupervised |
ransack | to search a place or container in a violent and careless way |
abscond | escape |
secure unit | poprawczak |
persuade | to make someone agree to do something |
dissuade | to make someone not to do something |
deter | stop, prevent, discourage |
torment | męczania |
in a bid to | in an effort, attempt to |
practical joke | people make it, not tell it |
be doomed | be negative about sth, have no hope for sth |
wart | brodawka |
moron | idiot, fool |
impale | to push a sharp object through something or someone |
cunning | crafty, sneaky (przebiegły) |
sissy | dziewucha, ciota (o facecie) |
profound | deep |
squalor | nędza |
obstacle | problem to overcome |
sod off | go away (odwal się?) |
knobs | pokrętła |
lavers | dźwignie |
workload | the amount of work that you have to do |
mudane | ordinary, not interesting |
laid_back | relaxed |
vacant | pusty, wolny |
at a loose end | with nothing to do, bored |
at a loss | unable to know how to act or what to do |
at a pinch | in an emergency |
at a standstill | motionless |
at all costs | by any means, regardless of the effort involved |
at all hours | at any time of day & night |
at best | under the most favorable circumstances |
at death’s door | very near to the end of one’s life |
at fault | responsible for mistake, failure; deserving blame |
at first sight | when sb or sth is seen for the first time |
at least | no less than |
at loggerheads | conflict with sb, engaged in quarell |
at most | no more than |
at once | immediately, right now |
at one’s wits’ end | at the limits of one’s mental resources |
at random | by chance |
at short notice | only a short time before sth happens |
at sixes and sevens | in complete disorder, confused, disorganised |
at the crack of dawn | very early in the morning |
at will | freely, whenever one wants, as one please |