Phrases 04

Question 1

intrinsic desires

Answer 1

wewnętrzne pragnienia

Question 2

to have features in common

Answer 2

mają wspólne cechy

Question 3

day after day
time and time again
over and over again
day in, day out
David reads the same book over and over again!

Answer 3

dzień po dniu
raz po raz
kółko
dzień w dzień
David czyta tę samą książkę w kółko!

Question 4

This guide book is utterly useless.

Answer 4

Ta książka przewodnik jest całkowicie bezużyteczne.

Question 5

I actually went inside one of the Pyramids

Answer 5

I rzeczywiście udał się wewnątrz jednej z piramid

Question 6

It is by no means certain that the match will take place.

Answer 6

To jest wcale pewne, że mecz się odbędzie.

Question 7

This book is utter nonsense!

Answer 7

Ta książka jest bzdura!

Question 8

Her performance was sheer magic!

Answer 8

Jej rola była czysta magia!

Question 9

It was not cold at all.

Answer 9

Nie było zimno w ogóle.

Question 10

It was very cold indeed.

Answer 10

Było bardzo zimno, naprawdę.

Question 11

At the very same moment, the telephone rang.

Answer 11

W tej chwili bardzo sam, zadzwonił telefon.

Question 12

timely manner

Answer 12

terminowy

Question 13

intrinsic motivation

Answer 13

wewnętrznej motywacji

Question 14

extrinsic motivation

Answer 14

Motywacja zewnętrzna

Question 15

triumph of form over substance

Answer 15

przerost formy nad treścią

Question 16

hand gliding

Answer 16

lotniarstwa

Question 17

The vast majority of the interns are computer science

Answer 17

Zdecydowana większość praktykantów są informatyka

Question 18

bystander dropping dead from boredom

Answer 18

obserwatora spada martwy z nudów

Question 19

leap in science

Answer 19

skok w nauce

Question 20

complexity theory

Answer 20

teoria złożoności

Question 21

First and foremost

Answer 21

Przede wszystkim

Question 22

posing the problem

Answer 22

stwarzających problem

Question 23

further adaptation

Answer 23

dalsze dostosowanie

Question 24

unfathomable and unruly

Answer 24

niezgłębiony i niesfornych

Question 25

try as I might

Answer 25

spróbować, jak ja mogę

Question 26

cultured pearls

Answer 26

hodowlane

Question 27

willful blindness

Answer 27

umyślne ślepota

Question 28

sometimes, once in a while

Answer 28

Zdarza się, że od czasu do czasu

Question 29

genuine personalities

Answer 29

prawdziwe osobowości

Question 30

they will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes

Answer 30

będą najpierw w ścianę, gdy rewolucja jest

Question 31

they don't accept it as ultimate yardstick

Answer 31

nie akceptują go jako ostatecznego kryterium

Question 32

Sea front

Answer 32

Brzeg morza

Question 33

our bread and butter

Answer 33

nasz chleb powszedni

Question 34

order of magnitude

Answer 34

rząd wielkości

Question 35

To make someone down on something

Answer 35

Make to resign, give up

Question 36

To generate publicity for something

Answer 36

zwiększyć zainteresowanie

Question 37

To take someone far

Answer 37

To help someone to be successful | "Hard work, talent and ambition can take you far"

Question 38

To feel sorry for someone

Answer 38

To feel sympathy for them because something bad has happened "It is hard not to feel sorry for the people who work hard, but don't make it to the top "

Question 39

To take someone / something at the face value

Answer 39

To accept it as it is without looking for hidden meaning | "Not everything they say can be taken at the face value "

Question 40

To get on the wrong side of someone

Answer 40

To do something that gives them a bad opinion of you | "Be careful not to get on the wrong side of your manager. "

Question 41

ill-at-ease

Answer 41

worried and uncomfortable "The old gentleman obviously felt ill at ease while he waited to have his hair cut. " Opposite of: at ease

Question 42

On a regular basis

Answer 42

Regularly

Question 43

a fair bit…

Answer 43

Quite a lot

Question 44

...better than me by a mile…

Answer 44

He was much better than me

Question 45

It doesn't bother me at all

Answer 45

I'm not upset

Question 46

A figure of speach

Answer 46

Figura retoryczna

Question 47

Stubborn as a mule

Answer 47

Uparty jak mół

Question 48

Take something for granted

Answer 48

wziąść coś za pewnik

Question 49

You got to move with the times

Answer 49

Musisz iść z duchem czasu

Question 50

I spoke to Tom about it and he was of the same opinion

Answer 50

Rozmawiałem o tym z Tomem, a on był tego samego zdania