traffic

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tylna klapa bagażnika, siedzieć komuś na ogonie
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tailgate/ tailboard
to drive too closely behind the vehicle in front
the door or board at the back of a vehicle that can be brought down to put in goods
zmienić pas ruchu
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change lanes
zmniejszać prędkość, spowalniać
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decelerate
to reduce the speed that a vehicle is travelling at
The car decelerated at the sight of the police car
przekroczenie dozwolonej prędkości
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speeding
driving faster than is allowed in a particular area:
She was fined for speeding last month.
próg zwalniający
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speed bump
światła awaryjne
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hazard lights
one of the orange lights at the front and back of a car that turn on and off repeatedly to warn other drivers of danger
The car had its hazard lights flashing. I screeched to a halt and switched on my hazard warning lights
ślady hamowania
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skid marks
prędkościomierz
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speedo
speedometer a device in a vehicle that shows how fast the vehicle is moving
I looked over at the speedometer and saw it hovering at ninety. The speedometer needle crept to eighty.
podejmować dalsze ryzyko, podwajać wysiłki (aby coś osiągnąć)
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double down on sth
to continue to do something in an even more determined way than before
Expect to see Fox double down on its marketing efforts to give the movie a big boost. Instead of learning from his mistakes, he's doubling down.
zastazbywać kogoś, pozbywać się kogoś (szczególnie, gdy zrzucamy odpowiedzialność za kogoś na inną osobęwić kogoś
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pawn somebody off
If you pawn off something or someone that you do not want on another person, you persuade the person to accept them
The factories produce hugely subsidized rubbish they can't pawn off on anybody but the Russians.
poczucie winy, wyrzuty sumienia
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guilt trip
grać ze słuchu; improwizować (podejmować działania bez przygotowania, planu), działać bez planu
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play by ear
Maybe we should play it by ear and see what happens.
krowi placek
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cowpat
cow pie
przerzutka, dostosować do okoliczności, wyposażyć
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gear
Mum, I don't know how to change gears in my bicycle. Miss Pork geared her kitchen with a dishwasher. You can't wear this dress to a funeral - you have to learn how to gear your clothes

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