2 part of 5 page Flashcards
start to employ
zatrudnić, przyjąć kogoś,
take on
There’s so much work to do in the office that maybe we should take on a secretary
accept (work or responsibility)
przyjmować coś na siebie
take on
I haven’t got time to take on any more projects at the moment
take control of (a business etc)
przejąć
take over
When Mr Baker retired, his daughter took over the family business
begin to like
polubić kogoś, przekonać się do kogoś
take to The class took to Mrs Openshaw straight away
start (as a habit)
zacząć coś uprawiać,
take to
I’ve taken to going for a five-mile run every morning
start (a hobby, sport)
zainteresować się czymś, podjąć coś, zająć się czymś
take up
Why don’t you take up a hobby, like collecting sth?
fill an amount of space/time
zajmować (czas)
take up
Studying takes up most of my time
destroy, or remove (for buildings, statues etc)
demolować coś, niszczyć coś
tear down
That beautiful old building was torn down to make way for a new supermarket
rip into pieces
podrzeć coś (na kawałki)
tear up
Robbin suddenly grabbed the letter out of my hand and tore it up
consider
przemyśleć
think over
When I asked Theresa to marry me, she said she’d have to think it over
get rid of, discard
wyrzucać (coś), pozbywać się (czegoś)
throw away
The CD wouldn’t play any more, so I threw it away
put on a piece of clothing to see how it looks on and whether it fits
przymierzyć
try on
Debra took the skirt into the changing room to try it on
experiment with
wypróbować
try out
England need to try out a few new players before the World Cup starts
not accpet (an offer, request, etc) odrzucić
turn down
I applied to join Air Force, but they turned me down because of my eyesight
change into sth different
zmieniać coś w coś
turn into
It started as the holiday of the lifetime but soon turned into the nightmare