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odpowiadać niegrzecznie, pyskować

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answer back

How dare you answer back like that?!

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ręczyć za

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answer for

I can answer for her qualifications in the field.

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pytać o kogoś

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ask after (sb)

He seems to be really interested - he keeps asking after you

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zaprosić kogoś

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ask out = invite

You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!

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popierać kogoś/coś

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back (sb/sth) up

Will you back me up if I present the alternative solution to the problem?

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wycofywać się

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back out

Make them sign the agreement so that they would not back out from the project.

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odwoływać (np.spotkanie)

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call off

They had to call the meeting off because their partners asked for more time to decide on conditions.

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zepsuć się

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break down

They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.

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załamywać się

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break down

The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.

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poszukiwać

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be after = look for

John is after a job in marketing.

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zerwać z kimś

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break up with sb

I didn’t know Leven has broken up with Joe!

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wybuchać

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burst out

He burst out laughing when he heard this joke for the first time.

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opiekować się, troszczyć

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care for

She cares for her younger sister.

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zaznaczać np. na liście

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check off

Please check off all the names on the list to make sure everyone’s present.

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sprawdzać

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check out

Can somebody check out who is at the door?

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kontrolować

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check up on (sb) = control

I hate when he checks up on me to be sure that I go where I tell him

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posprzątać

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clean up

Clean up your room before you leave.

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przejaśniać się (o pogodzie)

przechodzić (o chorobie)

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clear up

The weather’s clearing up.

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wyjaśniać, rozwiązywać (zagadkę, problem)

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clear sth up

Yes, we had an argument but we cleared it up already.

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zdarzać się

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come about = occur

He said he had no idea how all these things may have come about in his company.

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sprawiać wrażenie

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come across = act

John came across as being an extremely shy person.

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rozpadać się

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come apart

We need a new bed, the old one is coming apart.

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wracać

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come back

Don’t wait for me, I don’t know when I’ll be coming back.

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pojawiać się

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come out = come up

The first issue of this newspaper came out in 1956.

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polegać na

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depend on

You can always depend on me.

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zależeć (od czegoś)

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depend on (sth)

Our decision depends on the results of the test.

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radzić sobie bez czegoś

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do without

I’m afraid she’ll have to do without my help

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rezygnować

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drop out = leave

Sue decided to drop out of school.

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zjeść na mieście

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eat out

Do you feel like eating out today’s evening?

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rozpadać się

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fall apart

Her relationship fell apart after two years.

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wypełniać

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fill in (sth)

Please fill in the application form.

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zapełnić

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fill (sth) up

The room was filled up with people

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dowiedzieć się

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find out

Did you find out how much he had paid?

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34
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wygłupiać się

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fool around

Stop fooling around with the knife or you’ll get hurt.

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35
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uciec

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get away

I thought I would never get away from that boring guy!

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wracać

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get back = come back

When did you get back?

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37
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dostać coś z powrotem

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get (sth) back

Can I borrow this book? You’ll get it back next week.

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zasmucać, przygnębiać

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get (sb) down

I hate autumn. It’s always getting me down

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39
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zapisywać

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get (sth) down

Did you get her telephone number down?

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przychodzić/ przyjeżdżać

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get in

What time did you get in last night?

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wsiadać/ wchodzić

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get in (into)

How did all of you manage to get into such a small car?

The doors were closed and I couldn’t get in.

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wysiadać, wychodzić

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get off (sth)

To get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop.

What time do you usually get off work?

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radzić sobie

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get on

How is she getting on in the marketing course?

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wsiadać do

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get on

The bus was full so we couldn’t get on.

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wysiadać

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get out

I got out of the car and went home.

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wychodzić/ spotykać się

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go out

Mark doesn’t go out much.

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wykręcać się

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get out of sth

I don’t feel like going to her parents but I can’t get out of it now.

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dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś

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get over

It took him over two years to get over his wife’s death

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znaleźć rozwiązanie problemu

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get over = find a solution

There were many technical problems but they got over it.

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poradzić sobie z czymś

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get (sb) through (sth) = deal with (sth)

He got through the exams and got into college.

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51
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dodzwonić się

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get through = call in

I tried to contact her but I couldn’t get through.

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spotykać się

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get together with sb = meet

Let’s get together and talk about it.

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oddawać

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give (sth) away = hand over

Mary gave her old clothes away to poor people.
Hand over the phone to mom

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rozdawać

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give (sth) out
hand (sth) out

Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?

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przestać coś robić

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give up (sth) = quit (sth) = get out of (sth) = stop doing (sth)

I gave up smoking two months ago

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rozpoczynać

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go ahead = begin = start

We can’t go ahead with the project without him.

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upływać (czas)

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go by

As time went by, her fear grew more and more.

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przechodzić

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go by

She was standing at the window and watching people go by.

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spadać (cena)

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go down = decline = slide

Now, as the prices went down, I can afford this car.

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wybuchać

gasnąć

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go off
wybuchać = explode
gasnąć = go out

  • Two people died when a bomb went off in a shop.
  • All the lights went off when a thunderbolt hit the house.
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kontynuować, trwać

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go on = carry on = keep on

Sorry for the interruption, please go on.
I’m sorry I’ve interrupted you - please carry on.

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wychodzić/wyjeżdżać
gasnąć
chodzić ze sobą

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go out

Let’s go out for a walk.
The light went out as we sat for dinner
Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years.

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przechodzić przez coś

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go through (sth)

During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.

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pasować do siebie

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go together

In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.

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zatonąć

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go under

After being hit with a torpedo the ship went under in few minutes.

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rosnąć

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go up = grow

The price of bread has gone up again.

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pasować

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go with (sth)

White wine best goes with fish.

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68
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obywać się bez czegoś

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go without

You’ll have to go without bonus this month.

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69
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dorastać

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grow up

Don’t behave like a child! Grow up!

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70
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oddawać, wręczać

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hand (sth) in = give up (sth)

Please finish writing and hand in the essays.

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wydawać, wręczać

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hand out

My job is to stand on the pavement and hand out leaflets to people.

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72
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czekać przez chwile

trzymać się

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hang on

Hang on a second, I’ll be right there.
Hang on or you’ll fall.

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73
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odkładać słuchawkę

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hang up

She was so annoying that I just hung up.

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otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość

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hear from

I haven’t heard from him for ages.
Did you hear from your sister?

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75
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odgryźć się

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hit back

You have to hit back after what he’s told you.

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powstrzymywać, zatrzymywać

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hold back = keep

  • Bodyguards had to hold back the crowd as Madonna stepped out of the car.
  • She was hurt but she kept back her tears
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czekać chwilę

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hold on

Hold on a second, I’m almost ready.

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przyłączać się

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join in

We’re going for a picnic tomorrow. Why don’t you join in?

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trzymać się z daleka od czegoś

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keep away

Keep away from him or you’ll get into trouble.

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kontynuować

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keep on = carry on = go on

Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don’t want to talk about him!

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nadążać, być na bieżąco

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keep up (with)

I can’t keep up with computers, it’s all changing too fast for me.

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wiedzieć o czymś/ znać

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know of

Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?

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śmiać się z czegoś

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laugh at

What are you laughing at?

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opuszczać, pomijać

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leave out

Prepare the list carefully, I don’t want anyone to be left out.

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zawodzić

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let down = fail (sb)

  • You let me down again, I can’t trust you any more.
  • Promise you will never fail me
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wypuszczać

pozwolić iść

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let out

The classes finished earlier but we were not let out before 3 o’clock

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opiekować się, pilnować

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look after = care for (sb)

We need to find someone to look after the kids when we’re out tomorrow evening.

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rozglądać się

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look around

Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.

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przyglądać się, patrzeć

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look at

What are you looking at?

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spoglądać w przeszłość

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look back

When I look back, I must admit that I don’t regret anything in my life.

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cieszyć sie na coś

bardzo czekać na coś

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look forward to

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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badać, przyglądać się

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look into

The police are looking into the cause of the accident.

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uważać na

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Look out for = watch out for

Look out for your bag or someone will steal it.

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przeglądać

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look through

She looked through the fashion magazines but found nothing interesting.

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sprawdzać

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look up = check

Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?

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poruszać się w kierunku czegoś

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make for

He tried to make for the exit but was too drunk to reach it.

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myśleć o, sądzić o

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make of = think about

What do you make of Peter? I think he’s very intelligent.

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wynagradzać

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make it up to sb

They helped me so much… I don’t know how I am going to make it up to them.

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wprowadzać się

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move in

I didn’t like this flat when I moved in but now I think it’s quite cosy.

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wyprowadzać się

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move out

We have to move out till the end of the month.

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101
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umierać, odchodzić

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pass away

The old lady passed away yesterday at ten.

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przechodzić, przejeżdżać obok

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pass by

Every day I pass by this shop when I’m on my way to work.

103
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zemdleć

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pass out

It was so stuffy in the room that I wasn’t surprised /se’praiz/ at all that some people passed out.

104
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podnosić

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pick up = bring up = lift up

Sue picked up the phone and dialled her boyfriend’s number.

105
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nauczyć się (bez formalnych lekcji)

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pick up

I picked up a lot of new words during my trip to London.

106
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odebrać kogoś

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pick up

Will you pick me up from the station on Monday?

107
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podłączyć (np. do kontaktu)

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plug in

I haven’t plugged in the TV yet, I just bought it.

108
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wydrukować

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print out

Could you please print out this document for me?

109
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zburzyć

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pull down

They had to pull down the old building to build a new shopping centre there.

110
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wjeżdżać na stację

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pull in

The train from Manchester is pulling in on platform 1.

111
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wyjeżdżać ze stacji

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pull out

A train has just pulled out of the station.

112
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zatrzymać się, zaparkować

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pull up

A blue car has just pulled up near the cinema.

113
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odłożyć na miejsce

odkładać

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put back

  • Remember to put back the CDs when you don’t listen to them.
  • I’m afraid we have to put back our appointment.
114
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kłaść

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put down

Put down your bags and let’s go to the kitchen.

115
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ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać

A

put down

How could you put me down in front of all these people?!

116
Q

odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin

A

put off = put back = transfer

Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.
Can we put our meeting back a week?
Can we transfer our meeting?

117
Q

zakładać (na siebie)

A

put on

It’s quite cold so you’d better put on your coat.

118
Q

zapalić (światło)

A

put on

Put on the light please.

119
Q

gasić (światło, ogień, etc.)

A

put out

  • Put out the lights, I’m tired and want to go sleep.
  • Put the cigarette out, it’s non-smoking area.
120
Q

znosić

A

put up with

How do you put up with him? He’s so irritating.

121
Q

czytać na głos

A

read out

Now I will read out the names of our competition winners.

122
Q

zadzwonić ponownie

A

ring back

She can’t talk at the moment, can you ring back later?

123
Q

dzwonić, telefonować

A

ring up

Ring me up in the evening.

124
Q

zaokrąglać w górę

A

round up

Round it up to 50 zlotys, please.

125
Q

zaokrąglać w dół

A

round down

They rounded it down to $3000.

126
Q

wykluczyć

A

rule out

The police had ruled him out as a suspect.

127
Q

spotkać kogoś przypadkiem

natrafiać

A

run into

  • You won’t believe whom I ran into this morning!
  • You’ll run into problems if you take this case
128
Q

kończyć się, brakować

A

run out

  • We’ve run out of the paper for printing.
  • Time’s running out, we’ve got only 2 minutes left.
  • I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.
129
Q

podbiec

A

run up

-I ran up to him and gave him a hug.

130
Q

zepsuć, zniszczyć

A

screw up

You’d better not screw it up this time.

131
Q

odprowadzać kogoś

A

see off

All my friends came to see me off at the airport.

132
Q

wyprzedawać

A

sell out

A bookstore sold out his new book in just few hours.

133
Q

wysyłać, nadsyłać

A

send in

Please send in application forms before the end of the month.

134
Q

osiedlić się, zamieszkać na stałe

A

settle down

He thinks it is high time to settle down and start a decent life.(porządne/godziwe)

135
Q

zastrzelić

A

shoot down

Three enemy planes have been shot down during the battle.

136
Q

wpisać na listę

A

sign in

First of all you have to sign in at reception.

137
Q

wypisać się

A

sign out

Don’t forget to sign out before you leave.

138
Q

zapisać się

A

sign up

John has signed up for almost all classes. When will he find time for that?

139
Q

pojawiać się

A

show up = come up

We’d been waiting for him 2 hours and he didn’t show up

140
Q

mówić za kogoś

A

speak for

Speak for yourself. I hate this place.

141
Q

przyspieszać

A

speed up

Speed up, we can’t drive so slow on a highway.

142
Q

rozejść się

A

split up

I’m not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago.

143
Q

odsunąć się

A

stand back = step back = move away

The police told everyone to stand back.

144
Q

oznaczać, znaczyć

A

stand for = mean

Do you know what CNN stands for?

145
Q

zaczynać coś od nowa

A

start over

I made so many mistakes that I better start everything over again.

146
Q

trzymać sie z dala

A

stay away

You’d better stay away from my brother.

147
Q

zostać w domu

A

stay in

I don’t feel like going out today, I’ll stay in.

148
Q

być poza domem do późna

A

stay out

I don’t mind if he stays out but yesterday he went too far.

149
Q

trzymać się z dala

A

stay out of

Stay out of any troubles or you’ll get back to jail.

150
Q

nie kłaść się, iść do łóżka później

A

stay up

Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play.

151
Q

bronić się, zaatakować kogoś

A

strike back

If we attack them, they will strike back for sure.

152
Q

włączać / wyłączyć

A

switch on / off = turn on / off

Switch on the TV, there’s weather forecast in few minutes.

Switch off the radio before you leave.

153
Q

być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie)

A

take after = be similar

Peter takes after his father, he’s very tall.

154
Q

oddawać, zwracać (do sklepu)

A

take back

Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw /flo:/ on them.
flaw-skaza, wada

155
Q

cofać (co się powiedziało o kimś)

A

take back

I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.

156
Q

wystartować

A

take off

When I was young I loved watching planes take off.

157
Q

naśladować, parodiować

A

take off

She is really good at taking her teacher off.

158
Q

zdejmować, ściągać

A

take off

He was so tired that he didin’t even take his clothes off.

159
Q

usuwać (np. zęba)

A

take out = remove

He had his tooth taken out.

160
Q

zatrudniać

A

take on = employ (sb) = hire

Our company wants to take on two new programmers.

161
Q

przejmować (obowiązki)

A

take over

I wonder who will take over from me when I’m on long holiday.

162
Q

wyrzucać

A

throw away

When will you finally throw away this old coat?

163
Q

wyśledzić, wytropić

A

track down

They managed to track down that stolen jewellery from the Royal Collection.

164
Q

przymierzać

A

try on

Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.

165
Q

wypróbować

A

try out

We’re trying out a new computer system in our company.

166
Q

zawracać

A

turn back

After two days we had no money and had to turn back.

167
Q

odrzucić (propozycję)

A

turn down = refuse

Mark asked Susan to marry him but she turned him down.

168
Q

okazać się

A

turn out

It turned out that we’ve bought the same skirt. /bo:t/

169
Q

zwracać się (z prośbą)

A

turn to = approach

He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial.

170
Q

pojawić się, znaleźć się

A

turn up

He disappeared as quick as he had turned up.

171
Q

utożsamiać się

A

identify with

Many girls try to identify with their idols.

172
Q

uważać

A

watch out

Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!

173
Q

zapisywać

A

write down

Would you like to write down my address?

174
Q

narzucać coś

A

impose sth on/upon

Spanish invaders imposed their culture and beliefs on native Americans.

175
Q

informować/donosić

A

inform on (sb)

The police have somebody here to inform on the terrorists’ movements.

176
Q

nazwać po kimś

A

name after

Jacky was named after her grandmother.

177
Q

zawęzić

A

narrow down

We wanted to narrow down the list of candidates for the elections.

178
Q

sprzeciwiać się

A

object to

The President objected to the idea of further cuts in defence spending.

179
Q

trzymać się (np. zasad)

A

adhere to

If you refuse to adhere to the rules of the club, you may be expelled.

180
Q

łączyć /wiązać coś z czymś

A

associate with

It’s ridiculous to associate happiness with full bank account

181
Q

liczyć na coś

A

bank on = count on (sth)

Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn’t get it.

182
Q

pobić kogoś/ poturbować

A

beat (sb) up

He was dragged out of the car and beaten up by the street gang.

183
Q

pochylić się

A

bend down

Johnny! Bend down and do your shoelaces.

184
Q

rządzić/ dyrygować kimś

A

boss about/ round

I hate when somebody wants to boss me around!

185
Q

wyłamać się

A

break away

He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.

186
Q

uciec z więzienia

A

break out

He broke out of the state prison last night.

187
Q

wybuchać (o wojnie lub epidemii)

A

break out

The anthrax epidemic was prevented form breaking out.

188
Q

rozjaśnić, upiększyć

A

brighten up

She put some flowers to the vase to brighten the room up.

189
Q

spowodować

A

bring about = cause

Now we can just wait what these changes will bring about.

190
Q

przywrócić

A

bring back

The photos we watched together brought back a lot of memories.

191
Q

wychować

A

bring up

She was brought up to respect other people.

192
Q

zignorować, odrzucić

A

brush aside = discount = throw out

193
Q

podszlifować, odświeżyć (umiejętności)

A

brush up

He went to France to brush up on his French before the exam.

194
Q

opatulić

A

bundle up

She bundled the kittens up in blankets before taking them to the vet.

195
Q

wtargnąć

A

burst in

The crowd burst in the palace and started the plunder.

196
Q

wpaść do kogoś

A

call in = come around

Call in for a cup of coffee when you are in town.

197
Q

uspokoić się

A

calm down

They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.

198
Q

kontynuować

A

carry on = keep on = go on

The light went out but the surgeon insisted on carrying on with the operation.

199
Q

dogonić, dorównać

A

catch up

You will have to work harder in order to catch up with the rest of the team

200
Q

zdradzać (żonę/męża)

A

cheat on

She had a nervous breakdown when she discovered that her husband has been cheating on her.

201
Q

rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć

A

cheer up

She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.

202
Q

zrzucić się na coś

A

chip in

We all chipped in for our parents’ present.

203
Q

spaść

A

come down

This shelf is overloaded! It may come down any minute!

204
Q

zachorować

A

come down with = become ill = take sick

He came down with flu and had to stay in bed.

205
Q

rozluźnić się, zrelaksować

A

wind down = chill out = kick back

  • I like to wind down watching movies with my friends.
  • Oh, come on! Get a drink and chill out!
  • Tonight I just want to kick back in front of TV.
206
Q

liczyć na kogoś

A

count on

You can always count on Jim in situation like this

207
Q

skreślić/ wykreślić

A

cross out

Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.

208
Q

przytulić się

A

cuddle up = give a hug/ cuddle

I often cuddle up to my pony when I feel unhappy.

209
Q

ograniczyć coś

A

cut down on = keep (sth) down

I try to cut down on sweets and coffee.

210
Q

wtrącić się, przerwać

A

cut in

She shows no respect to anyone - she is always cutting in! No matter who is speaking.

211
Q

odciąć

A

cut off

Electricity has been cut off for the whole week.

212
Q

zajmować się, radzić sobie z czymś

A

deal with sth = get through = get on

Do you think you can deal with this sort of problem?

213
Q

zdecydować się na coś

A

decide on

We have decided on holiday in Spain.

214
Q

zagłębiać się

A

delve into

I don’t want to delve into details concerning his death. It’s too painful

215
Q

pozbawić czegoś

A

deprive of

Living in the country will deprive you of all the nightlife you like so much.

216
Q

poświęcać się

A

devote to

She devoted all her life to fighting for human rights.

217
Q

zapiąć, zasunąć

A

do up = fasten

Could you help me do up my dress?

218
Q

podrzucić kogoś gdzieś po drodze

A

drop off

I’m going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.

219
Q

współczuć

A

feel for

We felt for her when her husband disappeared and left her with all his debts.

220
Q

koncentrować się

A

focus on

His research focuses on developing new information technologies.

221
Q

składać np. mapę

A

fold up

You can fold the map up - I know where we are.

222
Q

spędzać czas

A

hang out

In summer a lot of young people hang out here.

223
Q

mieć przy sobie

A

have on

Do you have any money on you?

224
Q

podgrzać

A

heat up

  • His rude answer heated up the discussion.
  • Heat the dish up before serving
225
Q

opóźniać

A

hold up

The flight to London was held up due to bad weather conditions.

226
Q

potrącić (o samochodzie)

A

knock down

She is in hospital after being knocked down by a car.

227
Q

ustawić w rzędzie

A

line up

She lined up her books on the shelf.

228
Q

zwalniać

A

lay off = fire

Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.

229
Q

szukać

A

look for

I’m looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?

230
Q

wymyśleć

A

make up

I wouldn’t believe her! I bet she has made the story up!

231
Q

pasować, zgadzać się

A

match up

They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.

232
Q

topić

A

melt down

Put some butter on the pan and wait till it melts down. Then add onion rings.

233
Q

eksperymentować

A

mess with

Do not mess with mixing alcohol.

234
Q

przekazać (wiadomość)

A

pass on

Have you passed on the message I sent you?

235
Q

oddać dług

A

pay back

I will pay you back next week. Is that OK?

236
Q

spłacić

A

pay off

I hope to pay this loan off before the deadline

237
Q

wybrać

A

pick out

We spent hours looking for presents and finally picked out some books.

238
Q

wkurzać (slang)

A

piss off

She was absolutely pissed off with his behaviour.

239
Q

wskazać, zwrócić uwagę

A

point out

She pointed out common writing mistakes her students should be aware of.

240
Q

zniechęcać

A

put off = discourage

Oh yeah, he is handsome but his manners put me off!

241
Q

sięgnąć po coś

A

reach out

Could you reach out to press this button, please.

242
Q

sprowadzać, doprowadzać do

A

reduce to

Their accusations reduced her to tears.

243
Q

przypominać, kojarzyć

A

remind of

She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago.

244
Q

skutkować

A

result in

His negligence resulted in severe health problems.

245
Q

zaoszczędzić

A

save up

I want to save up for a new computer.

246
Q

rozwiązywać (problem)

A

sort out

She needs to sort out things concerning their relationship.

247
Q

rozciągać się

A

spread out

The forests spread out to the horizon.

248
Q

ryzykować

A

strake on

He staked his own reputation on and decided to support the strike.

249
Q

trzymać się czegoś

A

stick to

It looks yummy but I need to stick to my diet, you know…

250
Q

zaopatrzyć się

A

stock up

I think we should stock up with beer - your friends are coming tonight…

251
Q

zamienić się w, przeistoczyć się

A

turn in/into

You wouldn’t recognize her - she has turned into a dedicated women rights fighter.

252
Q

zjeżdżać na pobocze

A

pull in

I need a break, I’ll pull in over there and we’ll have some rest.

253
Q

włączać się do ruchu

A

pull out

Can you imagine it? I had to wait 5 minutes to pull out!

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