2 part of 5 page Flashcards

1
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start to employ

zatrudnić, przyjąć kogoś,

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take on

There’s so much work to do in the office that maybe we should take on a secretary

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accept (work or responsibility)

przyjmować coś na siebie

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take on

I haven’t got time to take on any more projects at the moment

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3
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take control of (a business etc)

przejąć

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take over

When Mr Baker retired, his daughter took over the family business

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4
Q

begin to like

polubić kogoś, przekonać się do kogoś

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take to 
The class took to Mrs Openshaw straight away
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5
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start (as a habit)

zacząć coś uprawiać,

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take to

I’ve taken to going for a five-mile run every morning

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6
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start (a hobby, sport)

zainteresować się czymś, podjąć coś, zająć się czymś

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take up

Why don’t you take up a hobby, like collecting sth?

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7
Q

fill an amount of space/time

zajmować (czas)

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take up

Studying takes up most of my time

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8
Q

destroy, or remove (for buildings, statues etc)

demolować coś, niszczyć coś

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tear down

That beautiful old building was torn down to make way for a new supermarket

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rip into pieces

podrzeć coś (na kawałki)

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tear up

Robbin suddenly grabbed the letter out of my hand and tore it up

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10
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consider

przemyśleć

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think over

When I asked Theresa to marry me, she said she’d have to think it over

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11
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get rid of, discard

wyrzucać (coś), pozbywać się (czegoś)

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throw away

The CD wouldn’t play any more, so I threw it away

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12
Q

put on a piece of clothing to see how it looks on and whether it fits
przymierzyć

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try on

Debra took the skirt into the changing room to try it on

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13
Q

experiment with

wypróbować

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try out

England need to try out a few new players before the World Cup starts

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14
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not accpet (an offer, request, etc)
odrzucić
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turn down

I applied to join Air Force, but they turned me down because of my eyesight

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15
Q

change into sth different

zmieniać coś w coś

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turn into

It started as the holiday of the lifetime but soon turned into the nightmare

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16
Q

stop a machine working

wyłączyć

A

turn off

Could you please turn that stereo off?

17
Q

develop in a particular way or have a particular result

okazac się

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turn out

I was late for the interview, but it turned out all right in the end and I got the job

18
Q

turn the page so that the other side is towards you

odwrócić kartkę (np. w książce)

A

turn over

If you all turn over, you’ll see the table that shows how sales have ogne this year

19
Q

go back in the opposit direction

zawrócić

A

turn round

I realised I had forgotten my phone so I turned round

20
Q

appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement

pojawić się, zjawić się

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turn up

Victor hadn’t been invited to the party but he just turned up anyway

21
Q

stop being effective (for a drug, etc, painkillers)

przestać działać

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wear off

My arm started to hurt again as the effects of the painkiller wore off

22
Q

become old or unusable

zużyć się

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wear out

I had to get a new pair of trainers because my old pair had worn out

23
Q

find the solution to a problem,etc

poprawić, rozwiązać

A

work out

If you look at the context, maybe you cn work out what the word means