Deck 17 Flashcards
strona
side
one of the two parts that something would divide into if you drew a line down the middle
“In most countries people drive on the right side of the road.”,
“Which side of the bed do you sleep on?”,
“They were on the other side of the room.”
bok
side
a flat, outer surface of an object, especially one that is not its top, bottom, front, or back
“The ingredients are listed on the side of the box.”,
“The side of the car was badly scratched.”
bok
side
one edge of something
“A square has four sides.”,
“There were chairs round the sides of the room.”
bok, strona
side
the area next to something
“trees growing by the side of the road”,
“There were flowers in pots on either side of the front door.”,
“There’s a tree on the right side of the house.”
strona
side
either of the two surfaces of a thin, flat object such as a piece of paper or a coin
“Write on both sides of the paper.”,
“Grill the fish for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.”
strona
side
one of the people or groups who are arguing, fighting, or competing
“Whose side is he on?”,
“Whenever we argue he always takes Alice’s side (= gives support to Alice).”
drużyna
side
the players in a sports team
“He’s been selected for the national side.”
strona
side
part of a situation that can be considered or dealt with separately
“She looks after the financial side of things.”
strona, cecha
side
a part of someone’s character
“She has a very practical side.”
bok
side
the two areas of your body from under your arms to the tops of your legs
“Stand with your arms by your sides.”,
“She lay on her side.”
wersja
side
Someone’s side of a story is the way in which they explain how something happened.
“I thought I’d better listen to Clare’s side of the story.”,
“So far they’d only heard the story from the wife’s side.”
kanał
side
a number on a television that you can choose in order to receive a broadcast
“Which side is the film on?”
na boki , z boku na bok
side
If something moves from side to side, it moves from left to right and back again repeatedly.
“swinging from side to side”
obok siebie
side
If two things or people are side by side, they are next to each other.
“sitting side by side on the sofa”,
“Alex laid them down side by side on the table.”
strona
side
the part of your family who are either your mother’s relatives or your father’s relatives
“They tend to be tall on my mother’s side of the family.”
natychmiast
immediately
now or without waiting or thinking about something
“You have to come home immediately.”,
“The cause of the problem wasn’t immediately obvious.”
bezpośrednio, zaraz
immediately
next to something, or close to something in time
“There are fields immediately behind the house.”,
“Cole scored again immediately after half-time.”
gdy tylko
immediately
as soon as
“Immediately I saw her I knew something terrible had happened.”
prawidłowy, poprawny
correct
accurate, or having no mistakes
“Check that you have the correct information.”,
“Was that the correct answer?”
prawidłowy, poprawny
correct
suitable for a particular situation
“correct behaviour”,
“Have you got the correct number of players for the match?”
poprawiać
correct
to make a mistake or problem right or better
“The new software finds and corrects any errors on the hard disk.”
poprawiać, korygować
correct
to improve the quality of something
“These contact lenses will help to correct your vision.”
poprawiać
correct
to show someone the mistakes in something they have said or written
“Our teacher normally corrects our pronunciation.”
reforma
reform
changes made to improve a system, organization, or law
“economic/political reform “,
“Students have called for reforms in the admission process.”
reformować
reform
to change a system, organization, or law in order to improve it
“efforts to reform the education system”
resocjalizować (się), poprawiać (się)
reform
to change your behaviour and stop doing bad things, or to make someone else do this
“a programme to reform criminals”,
“a reformed drug addict”
powszechnie, dużo
widely
including a lot of different places, people, subjects, etc
“widely known”,
“He has travelled widely in Europe.”
znacznie się różnić
widely
to be very different
“Prices vary widely from shop to shop.”
ubierać (się)
dress
to put clothes on yourself or someone else
“I usually get dressed before having breakfast.”,
“My husband usually dresses the children for school.”
ubierać się
dress
to wear a particular type, style, or colour of clothes
“Ali always dresses smartly for work.”,
“She was dressed in black.”
opatrzyć oparzenie/ranę itp.
dress
to clean an injury and put a covering over it to protect it
sukienka
dress
a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top of the body and hangs down over the legs
“She was wearing a short, black dress.”
strój, ubranie
dress
a particular style of clothes
“casual/formal dress”
szef/owa
boss
someone who is responsible for employees and tells them what to do
“I’ll ask my boss if I can leave work early tomorrow.”
rozkazywać
boss
to tell someone what they should do all the time
“My older brother is always bossing me about.”
kogo, którego, których
whom
used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition
“I met a man with whom I used to work.”
każdy
every
each one of a group of people or things
“He knows the name of every child in the school.”,
“Every one of the paintings was a fake.”
każdy, co
every
used to show that something is repeated regularly
“He goes to Spain every summer.”,
“Take the antibiotics every four hours.”
jak najwięcej, każdy możliwy
every
as much as is possible
“I’d like to wish you every success in your new job.”,
“Every effort is being made to solve the problem.”
od czasu do czasu/co jakiś czas
every
sometimes, but not often
“We still meet up every now and then.”
co piąty/dziesiąty itp. , jeden na pięć/dziesięć itp.
every
used to show how many people or things in a group are affected by or involved in something
zupa
soup
a hot, liquid food, made from vegetables, meat, or fish
“chicken/tomato soup”
ramię, bark
shoulder
where your arm joins your body next to your neck
“She looked over her shoulder.”,
“He put his arm around my shoulder.”
pobocze
shoulder
the area on the edge of a main road, where a car can stop in an emergency
brać na siebie winę /ciężar/odpowiedzialność itp.
shoulder
to accept that you are responsible for something difficult or bad
grzeczność
favor
something that you do to help someone
“Could you do me a favour please?”,
“I wanted to ask you a favour.”
być zwolennikiem czegoś , być za czymś
favor
to agree with or approve of a plan or idea
“Most people are in favour of reducing traffic in cities.”
na korzyść lub rzecz kogoś/czegoś
favor
If you refuse or get rid of someone or something in favour of someone or something else, you choose them instead.
“They dropped him from the team in favour of a much younger player.”
na czyjąś korzyśćna czyjąś korzyść
favor
If something is in your favour, it helps you to win or succeed.If a game, vote, or judgment is in someone’s favour, they win.
“Both sides have strong arguments in their favour.”,
“The final score was 16-10 in England’s favour.”
uznanie
favor
approval of something or someone
“Her work never found favour among the critics.”
cieszyć się/nie cieszyć się popularnością
favor
to be popular/unpopular
“He has fallen out of favour recently.”
upodobać sobie, preferować
favor
to choose or prefer one possibility
“These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.”
faworyzować
favor
to act unfairly by treating one person better than another
“She always felt that her parents favoured her brother.”
rada
advice
suggestions about what you think someone should do or how they should do something
“She asked me for advice about writing a book.”,
“There’s a booklet giving advice on how to set up your own club.”,
“I took your advice (= did what you suggested) and went home early.”,
“Can I give you a piece of advice?”
ciągły
constant
happening a lot or all the time
“These machines are in constant use.”,
“She’s in constant pain.”
stały
constant
staying at the same level
“The temperature remained constant.”
chwytać, łapać
grab
to take hold of something or someone suddenly
“He grabbed my arm and pulled me away.”
złapać
grab
to eat, do, or get something quickly because you do not have much time
“I grabbed a sandwich on the way to the station.”
zwracać czyjąś uwagę
grab
to attract someone’s attention
“The advertisement is designed to grab people’s attention.”
łapać
grab
If someone grabs a chance or opportunity, they take it quickly and with enthusiasm.
rzucać się na coś/kogoś lub do czegoś lub po coś /na
grab
to try to take hold of something or someone suddenly
“He made a grab for the gun.”
znaczenie, waga
importance
how important someone or something is
“He emphasized the importance of following safety procedures.”,
“She attaches a lot of importance to personal possessions (= she thinks they are important).”
popyt
demand
a need for something to be sold or supplied
“There’s an increasing demand for cheap housing.”
żądanie
demand
a strong request
“They received a final demand for payment.”
pożądany
demand
wanted or needed in large numbers
“Good teachers are always in demand.”
żądać, domagać się
demand
to ask for something in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
“I demanded an explanation.”,
“The survivors are demanding that the airline pays them compensation.”
wymagać
demand
to need something such as time or effort
“This job demands a high level of concentration.”
specjalnie
specifically
for a particular reason, purpose, etc
“They’re designed specifically for children.”,
“She bought it specifically to wear at the wedding.”
wyraźnie, dokładnie
specifically
exactly or in detail
“I specifically told them that she doesn’t eat meat.”
kognitywny, poznawczy
cognitive
relating to how people think, understand, and learn
przeprowadzać się, przenosić się, wyprowadzać się
move
If a person or an organization moves, they go to a different place to live or work.
“Eventually, he moved to Germany.”,
“She’s moving into a new apartment.”,
“Our children have all moved away.”
przenosić (się), przesuwać (się), ruszać (się)
move
to change place or position, or to make something change place or position
“We moved the chairs to another room.”,
“I can’t cut your hair if you keep moving.”,
“Someone was moving around upstairs.”
przystępować do realizacji
move
to make progress with something that you have planned to do
“The department is moving ahead with changes to its teaching programme.”
podejmować kroki
move
to take action
“The company moved swiftly to find new products.”
przesuwać
move
to change the time or order of something
“We need to move the meeting back a few days.”
poruszać
move
to make someone have strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
“I was deeply moved by his speech.”,
“Many people were moved to tears (= were so sad they cried).”
przeprowadzać się, wyprowadzać się
move
to leave your home in order to live in a new one
ruch, posunięcie
move
something that you do in order to achieve something or to make progress in a situation
"”I’ve told her she’s got to find somewhere else to live.” “Good move!””,
“The latest policies are clearly a move towards democracy.”,
“a good career move “
przeprowadzka
move
an occasion when you go to live or work in a different place
“The move will cost us a lot of money.”
zrobić ruchzbierać się (do wyjścia )
move
to change from one place or position to anotherto leave somewhere
“He made a move as if to leave.”,
“I’d better make a move or I’ll be late.”
wśród, między, pomiędzy
among
in the middle of something
“He disappeared among the crowd.”
wśród
among
in a particular group
“The decision will not be popular among students.”,
“I’m going to give you a minute to talk amongst yourselves (= talk to each other).”
wśród
among
to be one of a small group
“He is among the top five tennis players in the country.”
między, pomiędzy
among
to each one in a group
“She divided the cake among the children.”
prawny
legal
relating to the law
“legal action/advice”,
“the legal profession/system”
legalny
legal
allowed by law
“Is it legal to carry a handgun?”
każdy
everybody
another word for everyone
opona
tire
US spelling of tyre
męczyć (się)
tire
to become tired or to make someone become tired
“He tires easily.”
handel
trade
the buying and selling of large numbers of goods or services, especially between countries
“a trade agreement/dispute “,
“They rely heavily on trade with Europe.”,
“The laws ban the international trade in ivory.”
branża
trade
a particular area of business or industry
“the building/tourist trade”
zawód, fach
trade
someone’s job, especially one which needs skill in using their hands
“He’s a builder by trade.”
handlować
trade
to buy and sell goods or services, especially between countries
“This will increase costs for companies trading with Asia.”
wymieniać, zamieniać
trade
to give something to someone and receive something else in exchange
“He traded his guitar for a leather jacket.”
chronić
protect
to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad
“It’s important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.”,
“Vitamin C may help protect against cancer.”
starożytny
ancient
from a long time ago
“ancient Greece/Rome”,
“an ancient building”
wiekowy
ancient
very old
“This computer is ancient.”
stos
pile
an amount of a substance in the shape of a small hill or a number of objects on top of each other
“a pile of books/bricks”,
“a pile of sand/rubbish”,
“The clothes were arranged in piles on the floor.”
kupa czegoś
pile
a lot of something
“It’s all right for him, he’s got piles of money.”
ulga
relief
the good feeling that you have when something unpleasant stops or does not happen
“It’ll be such a relief when these exams are over.”,
““James can’t come tonight.” “Well, that’s a relief!””
pomoc
relief
money, food, or clothes that are given to people because they need help
“an international relief operation “
ulga
relief
an end to or pause in a feeling of pain
“I’d been trying to sleep to find relief from the pain.”
przez
by
used to show the person or thing that does something
“She was examined by a doctor.”,
“The building had been destroyed by fire.”,
“a painting by Van Gogh”
Często tłumaczy się narzędnikiem, np. czekiem , mejlem , samochodem
by
through doing or using something
“Can I pay by cheque?”,
“I sent it by email.”,
“We’ll get there by car.”,
“Open the file by clicking on the icon.”
za
by
holding a particular part of someone or something
“She grabbed me by the arm.”
przy, koło
by
near or next to something or someone
“I’ll meet you by the post office.”,
“A small child stood by her side.”
do
by
not later than a particular time or date
“Applications have to be in by the 31st.”
według
by
according to
“By law you must be eighteen to purchase alcohol.”
koło, obok
by
past
“He sped by me on a motorcycle.”
na
by
used to show measurements or amounts
“twelve by ten metres of floor space”,
“Interest rates have been increased by 0.25%.”,
“I’m paid by the hour.”,
“Copies have sold by the million.”
przez przypadek/pomyłkę itp.
by
as a result of an accident/chance/mistake, etc
“I went to the wrong room by mistake.”
w dzień, za dnia /nocą , w nocy
by
during the day/night
dzień po dniu/stopniowo/po kolei
by
used in particular phrases to mean ‘gradually’ or ‘in units of’
“Day by day he grew stronger.”
koło mnie/nas itp.
by
past
“A motorcycle sped by.”
obnażać, wystawiać
expose
to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen
“He removed the bandage to expose the wound.”,
“Our bodies need to be exposed to sunlight in order to make vitamin D.”
obnażać, ujawniać, demaskować
expose
to make public something bad or something that is not honest
“The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.”
być narażonym na coś , spotykać się z czymś
expose
to experience something or be affected by something because you are in a particular situation or place
“It was the first time I’d been exposed to violence.”
naświetlać
expose
to allow light to reach a piece of camera film in order to produce a photograph
poprawa, ulepszenie
improvement
If there is an improvement in something, it gets better.
“home improvements “,
“There’s been a noticeable improvement in her work this year.”,
“He’s a definite improvement on her last boyfriend.”,
“Sadly, her health has shown no improvement.”
plastik
plastic
a light, artificial substance that can be made into different shapes when it is soft and is used in a lot of different ways
“Most children’s toys are made of plastic.”
doskonały
excellent
very good, or of a very high quality
“That was an excellent meal.”
luźny
loose
not firmly fixed
“There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.”,
“One of my buttons is loose.”
luźny
loose
large and not fitting tightly
“a loose dress/sweater”
wolny, na wolności
loose
An animal that is loose is free to move around.
“Two lions escaped and are still loose.”
nieprecyzyjny, wolny
loose
not exact
“It’s only a loose translation of the poem.”
skomplikowany
complicated
involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand
“a complicated problem/process”,
“The instructions were too complicated for me.”
przerażenie, groza, okropność
horror
a strong feeling of shock or fear, or something that makes you feel shocked or afraid
“She watched in horror as the car skidded across the road.”
horror
horror
a film or story that entertains people by shocking or frightening them
prokurator, oskarżyciel/ka
prosecutor
a lawyer who prosecutes people
rosnąć, wzrastać
rise
to increase in level
“rising temperatures”,
“Prices rose by 10 percent.”
podnosić się, wznosić się
rise
to move up
“The balloon rose slowly into the air.”
wstawać
rise
to stand, especially after sitting
“He rose from his seat.”
awansować do, osiągać
rise
to become important, successful, or rich
“He quickly rose to stardom.”
wzmagać się, nasilać się
rise
to become stronger or louder
“The wind is rising.”,
“Her voice rose to a scream.”
wznosić się
rise
to be high above something
“The bridge rose almost 600 feet above the water.”