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Dialogues in context

EN · B2

Two Minutes to Go

  1. A

    I won't have time to read the whole report.

    Nie zdążę przeczytać całego raportu.

  2. B

    I can give it to you in a nutshell.

    Mogę ci go przedstawić w pigułce.

  3. A

    Start with the main finding.

    Zacznij od najważniejszego wyniku.

  4. B

    Most responses came from new participants.

    Najwięcej odpowiedzi przyszło od nowych uczestników.

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Translations

Polishw pigułceexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germankurz und bündigexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishen pocas palabrasexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianв двух словахidiomNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

W pigułce: potrzebujemy więcej czasu.

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English

In a nutshell, we need more time.

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German

Kurz und bündig: Wir brauchen mehr Zeit.

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Spanish

En pocas palabras, necesitamos más tiempo.

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Russian

В двух словах: нам нужно больше времени.

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Grammar

idiom

Dictionary form
in a nutshell
  • Learn this expression as a whole and use the example to understand its context.

Example

In a nutshell, we need more time.

beat around the bush

owijać w bawełnę

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hit the nail on the head

trafić w sedno

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get to the bottom of something

ustalić przyczynę czegoś

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jump to conclusions

wyciągać pochopne wnioski

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take something with a pinch of salt

podchodzić do czegoś z rezerwą

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a blessing in disguise

szczęście w nieszczęściu

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If we compare only the time spent without considering the scope of the work, we may be comparing apples and oranges.

Porównując sam czas pracy bez uwzględnienia jej zakresu, możemy zestawiać jabłka z gruszkami.

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The game is not worth the candle if a minor improvement requires abandoning every previous arrangement.

Skórka nie jest warta wyprawki, jeśli drobna poprawa wymaga porzucenia wszystkich dotychczasowych ustaleń.

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When recognition becomes an end in itself, it is easy to lose sight of the cause it was meant to serve.

Gdy uznanie staje się celem samym w sobie, łatwo stracić z oczu sprawę, której miało służyć.

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This freedom is a double-edged sword: it allows action to be adapted to the situation but makes it harder to compare individuals' responsibilities.

Ta swoboda jest mieczem obosiecznym: pozwala dostosować działanie do sytuacji, ale utrudnia porównanie odpowiedzialności poszczególnych osób.

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The Achilles' heel of this plan is not a shortage of ideas but dependence on a single source of information whose reliability has not been checked.

Piętą achillesową tego planu jest nie brak pomysłów, lecz zależność od jednego źródła informacji, którego wiarygodności nie sprawdzono.

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A seemingly technical amendment may become a Trojan horse for a change whose consequences participants had no opportunity to discuss.

Pozornie techniczna poprawka może stać się koniem trojańskim dla zmiany, której skutków uczestnicy nie mieli możliwości przedyskutować.

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