The Day of the Flying Keyboard
Frustrated - sfrustrowany; feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
Technological - techniczny, technologiczny;
Device - urządzenie, przyrząd; an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job
React - (za)reagować; to change or behave in a particular way as a result of or in response to sth
Threatened - zagrożony; to seem likely to happen or cause sth unpleasant
Alien - obcy, złowrogi; (to sb/sth) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to
Techie - entuzjasta postępu technicznego, expert w dziedzinie postępu technicznego; a person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computers
Blame - wina, odpowiedzialność; to think or say that sb/sth is responsible for sth bad; to be responsible for sth bad
Privy to sth - wtajemniczony w coś; allowed to know about sth secret:
Ambivalent - ambiwalentny; having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth
Depict - namalować, przedstawić; to show an image of sb/sth in a picture; to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture
Reputation - reputacja; the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like, based on what has happened in the past
Arrogant - arogancki; behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people
Lack - brak, niedobór; the state of not having sth or not having enough of sth
Regardless of - niezależnie od; paying no attention to sth/sb; treating sth/sb as not being important
Impractical - niepraktyczny, nierealny; not sensible or realistic; (of people) not good at doing things that involve using the hands; not good at planning or organizing things
Excuse - przepraszać, usprawiedliwiać; a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour
Uncompleted - nieukończony; that has not been finished
Productivity - wydajność, żyzność; the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them
Have the desire to do - pragnąć, mieć ochotę coś zrobić; a strong wish to do sth
Damage - uszkodzenie; physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
Inconceivable - nie do pomyślenia, niewyobrażalny; impossible to imagine or believe
Nasty - wstrętny, złośliwy; unkind; unpleasant, bad
Nickname - przezwisko; an informal, often humorous, name for a person that is connected with their real name, their personality or appearance, or with sth they have done
Be at fault - być winnym; the responsibility for sth wrong that has happened or been done
Intern - stażysta; a student or new graduate who is getting practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday / vacation
Think tank - zespół doradców; a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues
Encounter - zetknięcie, napotkanie; to meet sb, or discover or experience sth, especially sb/sth new, unusual or unexpected
Love-hate relationship - miłość połączona z nienawiścią; a relationship in which your feelings for sb/sth are a mixture of love and hatred
Recall - pamięć, przywołanie, przypominanie; the ability to remember sth that you have learned or sth that has happened in the past
Yearn to do sth - pragnąć coś zrobić; to want sth very much, especially when it is very difficult to get
Freeze (computer) - (o komputerze) zawiesić się; when a computer screen freezes, you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system
Blackout - przerwa w dostawie energii elektrycznej; a period when there is no light as a result of an electrical power failure
Toil over sth - trudzić się nad czymś; to work very hard and/or for a long time, usually doing hard physical work; to move slowly and with difficulty
Entire - cały, kompletny; including everything, everyone or every part
Shiny - błyszczący, lśniący; smooth and bright; reflecting the light
Install - instalować, montować; to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used; to put a new program into a computer
Workplace - misjsce pracy; the office, factory, etc. where people work:
Output - wydajność, produkcja, dane wyjściowe; the amount of sth that a person, a machine or an organization produces; the information, results, etc. produced by a computer
Prospect - perspectywa, szansa; the possibility that sth will happen
Unthinkable - nieprawdopodobny; impossible to imagine or accept
There's no denying - nie można odmówić, zaprzeczyć; to say that sth is not true
Hint - aluzja, wskazówka, rada, odrobina; something that you say or do in an indirect way in order to show sb what you are thinking; a small amount of sth
Impending - nieuchronnie zbliżający się; (usually of an unpleasant event) that is going to happen very soon
Go down (computer) - paść, padać; to stop working temporarily
Blink - mrugać (oczami); when you blink or blink your eyes or your eyes blink, you shut and open your eyes quickly
Cheeky - bezczelny, zawadiacki, zuchwały; rude in an amusing or an annoying way
Die (battery) - wysiąść, zdechnąć; to stop working, living
Tend to - skłaniać się, zmierzać, opiekować; to be likely to do sth or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens; to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality; to care for sb/sth
Go hand-in-hand - iść za rękę, w parze; if two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other's hand; if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and one thing causes the other
Folk - ludzie, ludowy, ludowa (muzyka), rodzice; people in general; the members of your family, especially your parents; music in the traditional style of a country or community
Woe - zmartwienie, nieszczęście; the troubles and problems that sb has; great unhappiness
Psychologist - psycholog; a scientist who studies and is trained in psychology
Coach - autokar, trener, korepetytor; a person who trains a person or team in sport; a person who gives private lessons to sb, often to prepare them for an exam; a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances
Ally - sprzymierzeniec, sojusznik; a country that has agreed to help and support another country, especially in case of a war; a person who helps and supports sb who is in a difficult situation
Scapegoat - kozioł ofiarny; a person who is blamed for sth bad that sb else has done or for some failure
Digital - cyfrowy; showing information by using figures, rather than with hands that point to numbers
Conflicting - sprzeczny; if two ideas, beliefs, stories, etc. conflict, it is not possible for them to exist together or for them both to be true
Stuff - rzeczy; used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about
Comic strip - historyjka obrazkowa, komiks; a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in newspapers
Empire - imperium, cesarstwo; a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government
Illustrate - zilustrować, odzwierciedlić; to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc. to make the meaning of sth clearer
Daily - dziennik, codzienny; happening, done or produced every day
Hostility - wrogość; unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behaviour
Recurring - powracający, nawracający; to happen again or a number of times
Sketch - szkic; a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details
Featuring - cechowanie; something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing
Cower - kulić się ze strachu; to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened
Stutter (out) - wyjąkać, wydusić coś z siebie; to have difficulty speaking because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first sound of some words several times
Indignant - oburzony; feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly
Marvel at sth - dziwić się czemuś; to be very surprised or impressed by sth
Ineptitude - nieporadność, nieudolność; lack of skill
Respondent - respondent, pozwany; a person who answers questions, especially in a survey; a person who is accused of sth
Abusive - agresywny; rude and offensive; criticizing rudely and unfairly, involving violence
Shatter - roztrzaskać, zniszczyć; to suddenly break into small pieces; to destroy sth completely
Kicked-in - zacząć działać; to begin to take effect
Hard drive* - a part of a computer that reads data on a hard disk
By-product - product, efekt uboczny; a substance that is produced during the process of making or destroying sth else; a thing that happens, often unexpectedly, as the result of sth else
Disgruntled - niezadowolony; annoyed or disappointed because sth has happened to upset you
Rage - wściekłość, szał; a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control
Ascribe - przypisywać; to consider that sth is caused by a particular thing or person
Come into play - mieć wpływ na coś, wchodzić w grę; the activity or operation of sth; the influence of sth on sth else
Intimidated - zastraszony, onieśmielony; feeling frightened and not confident in a particular situation
Point out - wskazywać, pokazywać, zwrócić uwagę; to stretch your finger out towards sb/sth in order to show sb which person or thing you are referring to; to mention sth in order to give sb information about it or make them notice it
Foreign - zagraniczny; in or from a country that is not your own
Aura - aura, atmosfera; a feeling or particular quality that is very noticeable and seems to surround a person or place
Justify - wytłumaczyć, uzasadnić; to show that sb/sth is right or reasonable; to give an explanation or excuse for sth or for doing sth
Overwhelming - przytłaczający, zadziwiający; very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react
IT - technika informacyjna; the study and use of electronic processes and equipment to store and send information of all kinds, including words, pictures and numbers (`information technology')
Examine - sprawdzić, skontrolować; to consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully
It's no wonder - nic dziwnego; it is not surprising
Take up - podjąć, zacząć coś nowego; to continue, especially starting after sb/sth else has finished; to learn or start to do sth, especially for pleasure
Generous - hojny, szczodry; giving or willing to give freely; given freely
A slice of - kawałęk, plaster, kromka; a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece
Cynical - cyniczny; believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons
Former - dawny, poprzedni, były; that used to exist in earlier times
Unveil - odsłonić, wprowadzić coś nowego; to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time; to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time
Wreak chaos - siać spustoszenie; to do great damage or harm to sb/sth
Result in - skończyć się czymś; to make sth happen
Chief - wódz, szef; a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization
Pain in the neck - coś niezwykle irytującego, sól w oku; a person or thing that is very annoying
Mental - umysłowy, chory psychicznie; connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking; connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind
Hop - skok , podskakiwać; o move by jumping on one foot
Gap - szpara, przerwa, odstęp; a space between two things or in the middle of sth, especially because there is a part missing
Assumption - przypuszczenie, założenie; a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof
Warrant - nakaz, kwit, świadectwo; a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do sth; a document that gives you the right to receive sth
Superior to - lepszy od czegoś, wyższy rangą; better in quality than sb/sth else; greater than sb/sth else; higher in rank, importance or position
Consultancy company/firm - filma konsultingowa; a company that gives expert advice on a particular subject to other companies or organizations
Equivalent of - odpowiednik, ekwiwalent; equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc.
President - prezydent, prezes; the person in charge of some organizations, clubs, colleges, republics
Propaganda - propaganda; ideas or statements that may be false or exaggerated and that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc.
Theorize - teoryzować, snuć teorie; to suggest facts and ideas to explain sth; to form a theory or theories about sth
Crow - wrona, pianie, piać; a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry; a sound like that of a cock / rooster crowing
Attracted to - przyciągać, przynieść, zwabić; if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them
Bright - jaskrawy, błyszczący, świetlany, bystry; full of light; shining strongly; intelligent; quick to learn
Object - przedmiot, sprzeciw; a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive; to say that you disagree with, disapprove of or oppose sth
Proof - dowód; information, documents, etc. that show that sth is true
Benefit - korzyść, zasiłek; an advantage that sth gives you; a helpful and useful effect that sth has; money provided by the government to people who need financial help because they are unemployed, ill / sick, etc
Fight back - przemóc, stłumić; to try hard not to do or show sth, especially not to show your feelings; to resist strongly or attack sb who has attacked you
Executive - kierownik, organ wykonawczy; a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization; the part of a government responsible for putting laws into effect
—compare judiciary, legislature
Vice president - wiceprezydent, wiceprezes; the person below the president of a country in rank, who takes control of the country if the president is not able to; a person in charge of a particular part of a business company
Resistant to - oporny, odporny na coś; not affected by sth; able to resist sth
Wrought - spowodować (past); caused sth to happen, especially a change
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Technophobia - lęk przed nowymi technologiami; phobia connected with technology
Be unwilling to do sth - być niechętnym do zrobienia czegoś; not wanting to do sth and refusing to do it
Put in - zainstalować, założyć, złożyć, wkładać, wtrącić; to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used; to interrupt another speaker in order to say sth; to officially make a claim, request, etc.
Senior management - wyższa kadra kierownicza; the people who run and control a business or similar organization
Tremendous - ogromny, kolosalny; very grea, Syn. huge
Mutual - wspólny; shared by two or more people
Finger-pointing* - wskazujący palcem
Stir up - (dosłownie i w przenośni) zamieszać; to try to cause arguments or problems; to make sth move around in water or air; to encourage sb to do sth
Potent - potężny, mocny; having a strong effect on your body or mind; powerful
Brew - mieszanka; a mixture of different ideas, events, etc.
Defensiveness* - obronność
To fuel - podsycać, napędzać; to increase sth; to make sth stronger
Machinery - maszyny, mechanism, aparat; machines as a group, especially large ones; the parts of a machine that make it work; the organization or structure of sth; the system for doing sth
By turns - na przemian, na zmianę; an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening
Devastating - miażdżący, niszczycielski; causing a lot of damage and destruction
Irritating - drażniący, irytujący; to annoy sb, especially by sth you continuously do or by sth that continuously happens