1 part of 5 page Flashcards

1
Q

start a journey

wyruszyć w podróż

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set out/off

As the sun rose, we took down our tents and set out across the desert

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start doing sth in determined or enthusiastic way

wziąć się do czegoś, brać się do czegoś

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set to

We only had a few hours to get the party ready so we set to work quickly

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3
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start (a business, organisation, etc)

założyć, otworzyć (np. firmę, organizację)

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set up

You’re such a good cook that I think you shoukd set up a restaurant

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4
Q

become calm, after being upset

uspokoić się

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settle down
When his mum left him at school on the first day, Charlie was quite upset, but he soon settled down and started to enjoy himself

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5
Q

stay in one place or get married and live quietly

ustatkować się (w życiu), osiąść gdzieś

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settle down

She spent her twenties travelling round the world, and then settled down in a quiet village in Sussex

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6
Q

take sb on a tour of a place

pokazać komuś coś (np. nowy dom), oprowadzać kogoś

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show around

Let me show you around the garden

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7
Q

try to attract peoples attention and make them admire u

popisywać się

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show off

My sister thinks she’s a good singer and she’s always showing off when people come to visit

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8
Q

decrease speed

zmniejszać prędkość

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slow down

The train started to slow down as it approached the station

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9
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increase speed

przyśpieszać

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speed up

I realised that I might not have enough time to finish the exam so I started to speed up

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10
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represent (for abbreviation (skróty) and symbols)

znaczyć coś, być skrótem od czegoś

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stand for

BBC stands for ‘british broadcasting corporation’

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11
Q

put up with

znosić coś, godzić się z czymś, tolerować coś

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stand for

I wouldn’t stand for it of someone spoke that rudely to me

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12
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support in an argument or a fight

udzielać poparcia czemuś, wspomagać coś

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stand up for

I know that my best friend will always stand up for me

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13
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do sb job while they are not available

zastąpić kogoś (np. w pracy)

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stand in for sb

Mr Howard will be standing in for mrs O’Conell while she’s ill

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14
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be easy to see because of being different

odstawać, wyróżnaić się

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stand out

Molly has bright red hair, so she always stands out in the crowd!

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15
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surprise (usually in passive voice)

zbić kogoś z tropu, zaskoczyć kogoś, zszokować kogoś

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take aback

We were all taken aback by the news

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16
Q

look or behave lake an older relative

być podobnym do kogoś (odziedziczyć po kimś wygląd, zachowanie)

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take after

George really takes after his grandfather, doesn’t he?

17
Q

write down what someone says

zapisać coś, zanotować coś

A

take down

could I just take down your details?

18
Q

trick sb into believing sth that is not true

nabrać kogoś

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take in

The man at the door claimed he was a policeman, but the old women wasn’t taken in

19
Q

become succesful or popukar very fast

odnieść nagły sukces

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take off

The iPod has really taken off over the last couple of years

20
Q

leave the ground

odlecieć (samolot)

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take off

As the plane took of, I looked down at the houses below us

21
Q

remove (a piece of clothoing)

zdjąć ubranie

A

take off

Carl took off his coat and started to warm himself by the fire