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spørsmålet		svaret
The electoral system a set of rules that determines how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined; begynn å lære		ordynacja wyborcza, system wyborczy
Canton -a state of the Swiss Confederation begynn å lære		Kanton
Allocate distribute resources, duties for a paticular purpose The government should allocate more money to medical care. begynn å lære		Przydzielić Rząd powinien przeznaczyć więcej pieniędzy na opiekę medyczną.
Counterpart begynn å lære		Odpowiednik
Devolution the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration; begynn å lære		przekazanie, cedowanie, zrzekanie się na rzecz
Federal law begynn å lære		prawo federalne (w sensie takie, które obowiązuje w federacjach, np. w Rosji)
to trigger begynn å lære		in a meaning: cause to happen
Referendum begynn å lære		general vote on a single political question
Petition begynn å lære		a formal written request, usually signed by many people in respect of a particular case
Irrespective begynn å lære		Niezależnie, regardless of
Proportional representation an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them begynn å lære		Reprezentacja proporcjonalna
Ballot papers begynn å lære		Karty do głosowania
The party line begynn å lære		linia (w znaczeniu: polityka) partii
lobby begynn å lære		lobbyeek to influence (a legislator) on a issue, lobbować ^^, wywierać nacisk
(Reach or establish) a (broad) consensus begynn å lære		general agreement
Influential figure begynn å lære		Wpływowa postać
Hate figure begynn å lære		sb regarded with contempt, hostility, hatred, especially by the general public
Prominent figure begynn å lære		important, famous; ważna persona
Be seen as a figure of fun begynn å lære		considered ridiculous, obiekt kpin, pośmiewisko
Call an election begynn å lære		rozpisać, zarządzić wybory
Rig an election begynn å lære		manage/conduct fraudulently so to gain an advantage; sfałszować, ustawić wyniki wyborów
In the run-up to the election begynn å lære		in a period preceding a notable event; w przededniu wyborów
Go to the polls begynn å lære		to vote; udać się do urny wyborczej
To Carry out a poll begynn å lære		to conduct a poll
An emerging consensus begynn å lære		becoming apparent, prominent; powstający, kształtujący się
Expose a scandal begynn å lære		wyjawić skandal
Be mixed-up in a scandal begynn å lære		Bądź zamieszany w skandal
cover up a scandal begynn å lære		ukryć skandal, try to prevent people discovering the truth about serious mistake/crime; tuszować
Stand as an MP begynn å lære		candidate to be an MP? (kandydować)
Out-spoken begynn å lære		frank in stating one’s opinion, especially shocking or controversial
Right-wing MP begynn å lære		Prawicowy poseł, prawicowy parlamentarzysta
Unanimous vote begynn å lære		held/carried by everyone involved, jednomyślny głos
Cast your vote begynn å lære		Oddać swój głos
Protest vote begynn å lære		a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system
Vote-rigging begynn å lære		electoral fraud, oszustwo wyborcze
Alleged begynn å lære		said, without a proof, to have taken place/have a specific undesirable quality; domniemany, rzekomy
A narrow victory begynn å lære		won by only a small margin; nieznaczne, znikome
A landslide victory begynn å lære		an overwhelming majority of votes for one party/candidate; walne, przytłaczając
A hollow victory begynn å lære		without real significance, value
Claim victory begynn å lære		say that the victory is yours
Earn peanuts begynn å lære		earn very small amount of money
Age of retirement begynn å lære		wiek emerytalny
A maximum wage begynn å lære		a legal limit on how much income an individual can earn
Host an event begynn å lære		Organizować wydarzenie, być gospodarzem
I’m a huge fan of the idea begynn å lære		Jestem wielkim fanem tego pomysłu
I don’t really know where I stand begynn å lære		Naprawdę nie wiem, gdzie stoję
I’m totally against it begynn å lære		Jestem całkowicie przeciwko temu
I think the negatives far outweigh the positives begynn å lære		Myślę, że negatywy znacznie przewyższają pozytywy
I can’t pass the judgement begynn å lære		Nie mogę wydać wyroku
I am in favour. I just have some slight reservations begynn å lære		Jestem za. Mam tylko niewielkie zastrzeżenia
Major doubts begynn å lære		Główne wątpliwości
It’s ok in principle, I just think it’s unworkable begynn å lære		Zasadniczo jest w porządku, po prostu myślę, że to nie działa
obscene begynn å lære		morally wrong, often because it’s too large; nieprzyzwoity
push sth up begynn å lære		make higher in level/amount
declare as part of income begynn å lære		zadeklarować jako część dochodu
find a way round begynn å lære		find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
be a recipe for a disaster begynn å lære		to be very likely to become disaster
run up sth begynn å lære		increase a debt by spending more
the bottom line begynn å lære		1) final line in accounts of company/organisation, statng its total profit/loss 2) conclusion 3) the most important fact in a situation
not have a hope in hell begynn å lære		to have no possibility of doing/achieving sth
legacy begynn å lære		dziedzictwo
to bid begynn å lære		to compete with sb to do sth (to bid to hold the Olympics), licytować
tenement (house) begynn å lære		large building divided into apartments, usually in poor areas of city; dom czynszowy, kamienica czynszowa (jak w Lalce)
create division and lead to tension begynn å lære		tworzyć podział i prowadzić do napięcia
reduce drug abuse begynn å lære		zmniejszyć nadużywanie narkotyków
put up taxes begynn å lære		Podatki zwiększyć
undermine (relations) begynn å lære		make less confident/powerful/likely to suceed/weaker (often gradually); osłabiać, podkopywać
compound begynn å lære		make a problem/difficult situation worse; pogarszać, potęgować
put a strain on sth begynn å lære		to burden/overload sb/sth; obciążać
bankrupt The company went bankrupt overnight. begynn å lære		niewypłacalny Firma stała się niewypłacalna z dnia na dzień.
devastate begynn å lære		niszczyć
benefit They offer numerous benefits. begynn å lære		zasiłek Oferują liczne korzyści.
discourage/encourage begynn å lære		zniechęcać / zachęcać
boost begynn å lære		improve/increase sth
housing begynn å lære		buildings for people to live in
strengthen begynn å lære		wzmacniać
expenses We've had some unexpected expenses this month. begynn å lære		wydatki W tym miesiącu mieliśmy trochę nieprzewidzianych wydatków
resolve begynn å lære		solve or end a problem/difficulty
captivity begynn å lære		niewola
bureaucrat begynn å lære		biurokrata
confined begynn å lære		ograniczony
stamp on begynn å lære		use force to stop/prevent sth you consider wrong or harmful, put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger
gain begynn å lære		zysk
charmingly begynn å lære		uroczo
argue for sb’s cause begynn å lære		argumentować za przyczyną sb
stand up for beliefs begynn å lære		przeciwstawiać się wierzeniom
back down begynn å lære		admit you were wrong/you have been defeated
ruthlessness begynn å lære		cruelty, not thinking/worrying about others’ pain; bezwzgledność
charisma That man has so much charisma! His personality attracts people to him. begynn å lære		charyzma Ten człowiek ma tyle charyzmy! Jego osobowość przyciąga ludzi.
compassion begynn å lære		współczucie
bloke begynn å lære		facet
account to sb for sth begynn å lære		explain the reason of, cause of; wyjaśniać, rozliczać (jak ten premier podczas sesji z pytaniami)
poke fun begynn å lære		make sb seem stupid by making jokes about them, laughing unkindly
hyena begynn å lære		hiena
ritual note begynn å lære		rytuał
mockery begynn å lære		1) act of mocking 2) sth which seems stupid/without value; kpiny
ridicule begynn å lære		unkind words/actions making sb/sth look stupid
historical claim begynn å lære		roszczenie historyczne
neatly begynn å lære		in a clever, simple way; trafnie, doskonale
slot begynn å lære		an amount of time offically allowed for a single event; czas antenowy np.
satire begynn å lære		satyra
champion begynn å lære		support, defend, fight for sb/belief/right/principle enthusiastically
corruption begynn å lære		korupcja, zepsucie
outlook begynn å lære		general attitude, way of thinking
mark a difference begynn å lære		oznaczyć różnicę
a moral stance begynn å lære		a moral way of thinking, especially one expressed in publicly stated opinion
agenda begynn å lære		1) list of things discussed during the meeting 2) things that sb/organisation considers important, wants to do/achieve; reasons to do sth
take the mickey out of sb begynn å lære		laugh at sb, make seem silly/funny in unkind way
exploits begynn å lære		brave, funny, unusual acts; wyczyny
entity begynn å lære		organisation, business which has own separate legal/financial exsistence; jednostka
bury begynn å lære		pogrzebać
cabinet He has been in the cabinet longer than either of them. begynn å lære		gabinet On był w rządzie dłużej niż każde z nich.
quota system begynn å lære		a voting system that gives preference to a certain group of people, such as people of particular gender or race, parytety
notably begynn å lære		adverb used to introduced good example of sth
pioneer begynn å lære		pionier
contributing factor begynn å lære		czynnikiem
genocide begynn å lære		ludobójstwo, the murder of large numbers of people belonging to a particular race
an inferior place begynn å lære		gorsze miejsce
redress begynn å lære		improve a bad situation that you’re responsible for by doing sth/giving money; zadośćuczynić
abolition begynn å lære		act of completely ending sth
discriminatory law begynn å lære		dyskryminujące prawo
gear towards begynn å lære		prepare sth/make suitable for a particular situation, group, goal
facilitate begynn å lære		help, make easier
make strides begynn å lære		uczynić postępy, make progress towards a goal
detractor begynn å lære		krytyk, critic
impose on begynn å lære		1) introduce law and make others accept them 2) force to have same opinion; narzucać, nałożyć
hamper begynn å lære		utrudniać, restrict, make more difficult
exert You're going to exert a lot of energy when you climb that mountain tomorrow. begynn å lære		use influence, authority, power in order to affect/achieve sth Zużyjesz dużo energii, wspinając się jutro na tę górę.
token figure begynn å lære		sb who is supposed to be proof that sth is done but without no real value
archaic-old, out of date begynn å lære		archaiczny - stary, nieaktualny, przestarzały
bring about begynn å lære		make happen; spowodować
a scope for improvement begynn å lære		opportunity/freedom needed to so/develop sth; możliwość poprawy
precedent begynn å lære		action/event in the past issued as an example or reason for presence; precedens
tip the balance/scales begynn å lære		give sb/sth enough of an advantage to influence a result/decision
civil rights struggle begynn å lære		walka o prawa obywatelskie
engage with politics begynn å lære		angażować się w politykę
leak begynn å lære		nieszczelność
loyal following begynn å lære		group of people who support and admire one’s work/art
ensure We need to ensure safety to the citizens. begynn å lære		zagwarantować Musimy zapewnić obywatelom bezpieczeństwo.
identity system begynn å lære		system tożsamości
clutch begynn å lære		hold tightly
stroll begynn å lære		go/move (on foot with leisure)
gaze begynn å lære		to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder; wpatrywać się
gasp begynn å lære		say (in shock)
chatter begynn å lære		to talk for a long time about things that are not important; ględzić
chuckle begynn å lære		laugh (quietly); chichotać
grab The man tried to grab Deidre's bag, but she chased him away. begynn å lære		chwycić Mężczyzna próbował chwycić torebkę Deirdre, ale przegoniła go.
giggle Every time I do something silly in class, my friends giggle. begynn å lære		chichot Za każdym razem, gdy zrobię coś głupiego na lekcji, moi koledzy chichoczą.
glare Diana glared at the waiter after he made a rude comment to her. begynn å lære		a long, angry look; piorunować wzrokiem
mutter Lucas was muttering under his breath because he was angry at his girlfriend. begynn å lære		mamrotanie Lucas mamrotał pod nosem, ponieważ był zły na swoją dziewczynę.
creep begynn å lære		pełzanie, move quietly and slowly
stare begynn å lære		gapić
race begynn å lære		wyścig
stagger begynn å lære		to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; chwiać się
mumble Jarred was annoyed, so he mumbled something offensive under his breath. begynn å lære		bełkot Jarred był poirytowany, więc wymamrotał pod nosem coś obraźliwego.
political constitution begynn å lære		konstytucja polityczna, A political constitution is a constitution where the legislature is the main check upon executive power
biodiversity loss begynn å lære		Utrata różnorodności biologicznej
irreversible begynn å lære		nieodwracalny
sustainable crops begynn å lære		zrównoważone uprawy

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