flashcards 50 phrasal verbs

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Break down
My car broke down on the way to work.

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zepsuć się
To stop functioning or to become very emotional.

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Bring up
She brought up the topic of climate change during the meeting.

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poruszyć
To start talking about a subject.

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Carry on
Despite the interruptions, he carried on with his presentation.

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kontynuować
To continue doing something.

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Come across
I came across an old photo while cleaning my room.

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natknąć się
To find or discover something by chance.

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Cut down on
I’m trying to cut down on sugar for my health.

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ograniczyć
To reduce the amount of something.

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Get along
I get along well with my colleagues.

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dogadywać się
To have a good relationship with someone.

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Give up
She decided to give up smoking for her health.

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poddać się
To stop trying or to quit something.

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Look forward to
I look forward to seeing you next week.

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oczekiwać
To feel excited about something that will happen.

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Make up
also to invent a story.

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They had an argument but made up later.
To reconcile or resolve a conflict

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Put off
We had to put off the meeting until next week.

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odłożyć na później
To postpone or delay something.

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Run out of
We ran out of milk, so I need to buy some.

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skończyć się
To have no more of something.

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Set up
They set up a new office in the city.

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założyć
To arrange or organize something.

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Take off
The plane took off on time.

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wystartować / zdjąć
To remove something (like clothing) or for an aircraft to leave the ground.

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Turn down
He turned down the job offer because it didn’t meet his expectations.

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odrzucić
To refuse or reject something.

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Work out
We need to work out a plan for the project.

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wypracować / ćwiczyć
To find a solution or to exercise.

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Look after
Can you look after my dog while I’m away?

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troszczyć się
To take care of someone or something.

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Give in
to surrender.

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After a long argument, he finally gave in.
To stop resisting

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Find out
I need to find out when the meeting starts.

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dowiedzieć się
To discover information.

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Take up
She decided to take up painting as a hobby.

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zacząć (nową aktywność)
To start doing a new activity.

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Check in
We need to check in at least two hours before the flight.

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zameldować się
To register upon arrival at a hotel or airport.

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Check out
We checked out of the hotel early in the morning.

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wymeldować się
To leave a hotel or to investigate something.

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Call off
They called off the event due to bad weather.

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odwołać
To cancel something.

23
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Look up
You can look up the word in the dictionary.

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sprawdzić
To search for information (in a book, database, etc.).

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Turn up
She turned up late to the party.

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pojawiać się
To arrive unexpectedly or to increase in volume.

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Run into
I ran into an old friend at the store.

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natknąć się na
To meet someone unexpectedly.

26
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Back up
Make sure to back up your files regularly.

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wsparcie / tworzyć kopię zapasową
To support or to make a copy of data.

27
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Pick up
Can you pick me up from the airport?

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odebrać
To collect someone or something.

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Hang out
I like to hang out with my friends on weekends.

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spędzać czas
To spend time relaxing or socializing.

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Get back
I need to get back to work after lunch.

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wrócić
To return to a place or situation.

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Go on
The show must go on.

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trwać
To continue or to happen.

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Put up with
I can’t put up with the noise any longer.

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znosić
To tolerate or endure something unpleasant.

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Give out
The teacher gave out the homework assignments.

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wydawać
To distribute or to stop working.

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Drop off
I will drop you off at the station.

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podrzucić
To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.

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Take on
She decided to take on a new project at work.

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podjąć się
To accept a responsibility or task.

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Stand out
His bright shirt made him stand out in the crowd.

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wyróżniać się
To be very noticeable or distinctive.

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Come up with
He came up with a great solution to the problem.

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wymyślić
To think of or produce an idea or plan.

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Settle down
After traveling for years, they decided to settle down.

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osiąść
To begin to live a stable life, usually in one place.

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Put together
They put together a presentation for the meeting.

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złożyć
To assemble or arrange items.

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Get over
It took her a while to get over the flu.

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przezwyciężyć
To recover from something, such as an illness or emotional upset.

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Take care of
I’ll take care of the arrangements for the event.

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zadbać o
To be responsible for someone or something.

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Turn in
Please turn in your assignments by Friday.

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złożyć
To submit something, such as homework or a report.

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Look into
I will look into the issue and get back to you.

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zbadać
To investigate or research something.

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Take after
She takes after her mother.

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być podobnym do
To resemble someone in appearance or character.

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Come down with
I think I’m coming down with a cold.

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zachorować na
To become ill.

45
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Run away
The children ran away from home.

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uciec
To leave a place or person secretly and suddenly.

46
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Give away
They gave away free samples at the store.

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rozdawać
To provide something for free.

47
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Take off
Please take off your shoes before entering.

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zdjąć
To remove something (like clothing) or for an aircraft to leave the ground.

48
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Get out of
She always tries to get out of doing chores.

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wykręcić się od
To avoid doing something.

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Break up
They decided to break up after three years together.

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zerwać
To end a relationship.