50 most popular phrasal verbs Flashcards
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Break down
to fall apart; to have a physical or mental collapse; to decompose
popsuć się, zepsuć się; załamywać się, zapadać (np. psychicznie, na zdrowiu); rozłożyć się, rozkładać się (np. o składnikach pokarmowych)
“I bought a cheap motorbike and it keeps breaking down on me.”
“If people suffer too much stress they are likely to break down and cry.”
Bring about
to make something happen
spowodować coś, doprowadzić do czegoś
“The politician introduced new laws that might bring about some positive change.”
Bring back
to return; to return to consciousness
oddać coś, przynieść coś z powrotem; przywracać coś, wskrzeszać coś (np. jakiś przedmiot do użytku, tradycję).
“Whenever you borrow a book from the library you must bring it back.”
“Sometimes when people die they are able to be brought back to life.”
Bring in
to earn; to present (for consideration) formally; to submit
przynosić coś (dochód), zaprocentować czymś)
“Fishermen always try to bring in a large catch.”
“Most part-time work does not bring in much money.”
“The sale of their flat brought in a profit of £10,000”
Bring up
to mention a person or thing; to raise a child; to vomit; to (cause to) stop quickly
wspomnieć kogoś; wychować dziecko; wymiotować
“Monica still owes me 50 dollars. Next time I see her I will bring the issue up.”
“My parents died when I was a child so my grandparents brought me up.”
Carry on
to continue with something; to make a great fuss over somebody or something; behave badly
kontynuować; robić szopkę, zamieszanie, źle się zachowywać
“The doctors said they didn’t know how I managed to carry on in such pain.”
“Children often carry on when they do not get what they want, which almost always irritates me.”
Carry out
to perform a task; to perform an assignment
zrealizować coś, wprowadzić coś w życie (np. plan)
“Grandma, let me help you carry out the boxes to the car.”
“The next step involves staff learning complex commands to tell the machine to carry out a sequence of tasks.”
Come back
to (have) return(ed) to one’s origin/previous location; to retort; a return success
wracać, powrócić, stawać się znów modnym
“We came back home at 5 a.m.
Wróciliśmy do domu o piątej nad ranem
“Sri Lanka were losing in the cricket, but they had a great come back in the last innings.”
Come down
to drop; to inherit; to rain (spadać, obniżać się (np. cena);
przekazywać komuś coś (np. spadek, spuściznę); padać o deszczu).
“I can’t afford the new TVs so I’ll wait for the prices to come down to a more reasonable price.”
“When I turned 21 my father gave me a ring that has come down from generation to generation.”
“Just look at the rain coming down! I’m not going out in that..”
Come on
to hurry up; to follow; to flirt aggressively pospieszyć się; uderzać do kogoś (mocno kogoś podrywać).
“Come on, we’re waiting for you and the show starts in 3 minutes!”
“Mike came on to me during the meeting, but I have no romantic feelings for him.”
Come out
to become; to turn out; to be presented/released to the public
wychodzić, okazać się, wyjść na jaw
“I am baking my first cake. I’ll just have to wait and see how it comes out!”
“I have a hunch that Man United will come out on top.”
Come up
to happen unexpectedly; appear; rise (the sun)
wypaść, zdarzyć się (np. nieprzewidziane wydarzenie), wschodzić o słońcu
“I planned on visiting you last night, but something came up.”
“When snorkeling I can only stay underwater for two minutes and then I must come up for air.”
Find out
discover; learn of; to discover facts about someone or something; to learn a fact
odkryć, dowiedzieć się, ujawniać kogoś, demaskować kogoś
“One of the best ways to learn is to find out how other people do things.”
“She will find out whether or not UDOM has accepted her as a student.”
Get back
to return; to repay one for a bad deed; to continue communicating with someone at a later time
dostać coś z powrotem; wrócić do danego miejsca, do wcześniej wykonywanej czynności; zemścić się na kimś; oddzwonić do kogoś
“Robert played a prank on me last Halloween, so this year I am going to get him back.”
“Thank you for your application. We’ll get back to you later.”
“I can’t wait to get my car back from the garage.”
Get on
to make progress; to enter a bus, train, plane, etc.; to become old; to have a good relationship
robić postęp; wsidać do autobusy, pociągu, samolotu; starzeć się; lubić się z kimś
“Although my grandmother thinks she is young she is getting on.”
“Stop chit-chatting and get on with playing the game!”
“Monika and George get on quite well.”
Get out
to leave the house to visit place and socialise; to leave a place, escape;
wychodzić, opuścić, uciec, wydostawać się
“Are we getting out tonight? (Wychodzimy gdzieś na miasto wieczorem?) ”
“Most inmates can’t wait until they get out of prison.”
“I must get this work out before the deadline comes!”
“We need to get him out. (Musimy pomóc mu uciec.) ”
Get up
–to get out of bed
wstać z łóżka; podnieść się
“I do 10 press ups each time I get up out of bed.”
“Why didn’t you get her up from bed? (Dlaczego nie zmusiłeś jej do wstania z łóżka?) ”
Give up
to quit; to surrender; to abandon hope
poddać się; rzucić coś, przestać coś robić
“If you smoke, make every effort to give up. If you don’t then it is probable you’ll get cancer.”
“If I fail the exam again I will give up and go and work in Lidl.”
Go back
to return to one’s origin/previous location
wracać, powracać
“He was an artist and his only dream was one day to go back home and paint.
“I’d rather die than go back to my old life.”
Go down
to sink; to happen
zatonąć, wydarzyć się
“The Titanic went down after it hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage.”
“When is the deal going down?”
