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Ten words for agreeing, brushing something off and pushing back.
jasne
particle · adverb
- EN
- sure, of course; clear
- RU
- конечно, ясное дело
Jasne, pomogę ci z przeprowadzką.
Sure, I'll help you with the move.
Literally 'clear'. On its own it is the everyday 'of course'; jasna sprawa is the emphatic version.
przesadzać
verb · imperfective
- EN
- to exaggerate, to overdo it
- RU
- преувеличивать, перебарщивать
Nie przesadzaj, to nie taki wielki problem.
Don't exaggerate, it's not that big a problem.
Also literally to transplant a plant. Nie przesadzaj is the standard 'come off it'.
bezczelny
adjective
- EN
- cheeky, insolent, brazen
- RU
- наглый, бесстыжий
Jesteś naprawdę bezczelny.
You're really being cheeky.
Literally 'without forehead' — czoło. The image is of somebody with nothing left to blush with.
czepiać się
verb · reflexive, imperfective, + gen.
- EN
- to nitpick, to pick on
- RU
- придираться
Przestań się czepiać każdego drobiazgu.
Stop nitpicking every little detail.
Takes the genitive: czepiać się drobiazgów. Literally to cling to something, which is what nitpicking feels like from the receiving end.
bujać
verb · imperfective, colloquial
- EN
- to kid, to spin a line
- RU
- дурачить, вешать лапшу на уши
Nie bujaj mnie, wiem, że to nieprawda.
Don't kid me, I know it isn't true.
Literally to rock or swing. Bujać w obłokach is to have your head in the clouds; bujać kogoś is to spin them a line.
zarąbisty
adjective · slang
- EN
- awesome, wicked
- RU
- обалденный, крутой
Mieliśmy wczoraj zarąbistą imprezę.
We had an awesome party yesterday.
Slang, built on a root that is crude in its other uses. Fine among friends and wrong at work — sztos does the same job with no risk.
gościu
noun · masculine, slang
- EN
- dude, mate (as address)
- RU
- чувак, мужик
Ej, gościu, poczekaj chwilę!
Hey, mate, hang on a second!
The vocative of gość, a guest. Addressing a stranger as 'guest' is oddly hospitable for what amounts to 'oi, you'.
randka
noun · feminine
- EN
- a date (romantic)
- RU
- свидание
Umówiłem się z nią na randkę w piątek.
I arranged a date with her for Friday.
A romantic date only. A calendar date is data and a booked appointment is a termin — three words where English makes do with one.
przypadkiem
adverb
- EN
- by chance; by any chance
- RU
- случайно; часом
Spotkałem go przypadkiem na ulicy.
I ran into him by chance in the street.
From przypadek, which means both a chance event and a grammatical case. In a question it softens to "by any chance": nie masz przypadkiem ognia?
no i co
phrase · colloquial
- EN
- so what
- RU
- ну и что
No i co z tego, że się spóźniłem?
So what if I was late?
Two particles you have already met, doing a third job together. Tone alone decides whether it is a shrug or a challenge.
Drill these ten · earlier morning · later morning
Drill these ten