Word of the day - nettle

nettle (also stinging nettle) -  /ˈnetl/ a wild plant with leaves that sting if you touch them

stinging nettle

to grasp the nettle - to deal with a difficult situation firmly and without hesitating (~'chwycić byka za rogi')

I've been putting off solving the problem for too long and I think it's high time to grasp the nettle.

Glossary

nettle - pokrzywa

to sting - kłuć

to deal with sth - załatwić (np. sprawę)

firmly - stanowczo; zdecydowanie

without hesitating - bez wahania

to put sth off - odkładać coś 

it's high time - najwyższy czas

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Word of the day - hope

On the occasion of today's defeat of the Polish volleyball team - the word 'hope'...

hope /həʊp/- a belief that sth you want will happen

a glimmer of hope - cień nadziei

false hopes - złudne nadzieje

to have high hopes for sth/sb - mieć wielkie nadzieje co do czegoś/kogoś

to shatter sb's hope - odebrać komuś nadzieję

to pin one's hopes on sb/sth - pokładać w czymś/kimś nadzieje

you are my only hope - cała nadzieja w tobie

"Learn from yesterday, live today,
hope for tomorrow"
- Albert Einstein

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Word of the day - a glow-worm

a glow-worm - an insect whose female produces a green light at the end of the tail

glow - /ɡləʊ/ blask, poświata

worm - /wɜːm/= a maggot; robak

a glow-worm

Here's a famous poem about the glow-worm:

glum = sad; smutny

grumpy - zrzędliwy

shine - świecić

out - z

bum = bottom, behind (informal); pupa ;)

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Word of the day - sultry

sultry - /ˈsʌltri/ (of a woman) sexually attractive, sensual

Marilyn Monroe - the sultriest
woman in the world

a sultry smile

sultry eyes

a sultry woman

Synonyms: sexy, seductive, spunky (Australian English, informal), hot (informal)

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Word of the day - mower

 mower - a machine that cuts grass

mower /ˈməʊə(r)/

a petrol-powered pushed mower

a riding mower

a bungalow with a finely-trimmed lawn

I summer we have to mow the lawn once a week.

a lawn mower

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Word of the day - blistering

Hej. Niedawno wpadłam na pomysł nowego cyklu - 'word of the day', czyli 'słowo dnia'. Będę omawiać słowa, które wydają mi się intrygujące, ciekawe, oryginalne, mało znane...lub po prostu użyteczne! Dziś pierwszy jego odcinek - słowo 'blistering'.

blistering - extremely hot in a way that is uncomfortable (piekielnie gorący)

It's a blistering August day!

blistering heat

blistering heat

cracked ground

thirsty child

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