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ALP unit 6
The natural world
| Question | Answer | Example |
|---|---|---|
| straszny okropny | dire | I was shocked after hearing the dire news. |
| nadciągający bliski | imminent | The company is in imminent danger of collapse. |
| stwierdzić zapewnić | assert | French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world. |
| prorok | prophet | He sent many prophets to tell of the coming messiah. |
| przeciąg | draught | I'm tired of the constant draught in my house. |
| rwący potok | torrent | After the rain the river was a raging torrent. |
| tropić skradać się | stalk | I watched a tiger stalking its prey. |
| oswojony | tame | Don't be afraid of the monkey, it's quite tame. |
| rasa (zwierzęcia) | breed | Spaniels are my favourite breed of dog. |
| niewola | captivity | Kapo the gorilla was born and bred in captivity. |
| macierzyński | maternal | She seems to have a strong maternal instinct. |
| liczny obfity | abundant | The fish in the river provide an abundant supply of fisk for the young bears. |
| dojrzałość | maturity | The whale sharks reaches maturity at the age of 30. |
| zajmować (miejsce) | occupy | Grassland and savannah occupy a substantial part of Southern Africa. |
| zająć (czas) | occupy | Let's take some books to occupy the children during journey. |
| okupować | occupy | The protesting students intend to occupy the building. |
| guz | lump | The vet said the lump on the dog's face was not cancerous. |
| leń | lump | Get up and do some work you lazy lump! |
| utonąć | drown | He would have drowned if he hadn't had a life jacket. |
| zagłuszyć | drown | The noise of the battle was drowned by his aircraft's engine. |
| zanurzyć | drown | I drowned my meal in sauce to hide the bitter taste. |
| kwitnąć | blossom | Most fruit trees blossom in spring. |
| kwitnąć | bloom | Most fruit trees bloom in spring. |
| mżawka | drizzle | The rain isn't too bad - it's only drizzling. |
| pestka | stone | I swallowed a cherry with a stone! |