TAXI Flashcards
out of the blue
If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected:
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.
on the spot
na miejscu
get to grips with
You
don’t speak the language and haven’t got to grips with
the local currency
to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation:
The president has failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.
I can’t seem to get to grips with this problem.
manoeuvre
manewr autem
horn
rogi, lakson w aucie
meter
a device that measures the amount of something that is used:
a device in a taxi which shows how much you have to pay
cab
taxi
fare
the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train:
Train fares are going up again.
u-turn
a turn made by a car in order to go back in the direction from which it has come:
sudden
nagly
rain is pouring down
leje deszcz
suburb
an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live:
Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
unlit
not yet burning:
He took the unlit cigar from his mouth.
unlit candles
having no lights, or with the lights switched off:
Pilots may not take off from unlit runways at night.
an unlit corridor
wherever
gdziekolwiek
educationalist
a person who has a special knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching
felt secure
czul sie bezpieczny
thoroughfare
a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere
no thoroughfare
On road signs, no thoroughfare means no entry or do not go in.
I yelled at the guy
krzyknalem na faceta
sidewalk
a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on:
Keep on the sidewalk, Rosie, there’s a good girl.
wobbling
to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance:
That bookcase wobbles whenever you put anything on it.
Don’t wobble the table, please, Dan.
figurative The company’s shares wobbled with the news of a foreign takeover bid.
sidewalk, pavement ( UK)
a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on:
Keep on the sidewalk, Rosie, there’s a good girl.
insult
zniewaga
masculinity
meskosc
upmarket
Upmarket goods and products are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich:
an upmarket brand name
Many garment exporters want to move upmarket.
sharply
quickly and suddenly:
dodgy
dishonest:
a dodgy deal
They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings.
Despite efforts
pomimo wysilkow
cartel
a group of similar independent companies who join together to control prices and limit competition:
alter
to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change:
We’ve had to alter some of our plans.
Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not alter.
Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.
flick
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.
She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.
Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.
Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
The boys ran around the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.
The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.
His eyes flicked between her and the door.
flick of the switch
pstrykniecie przelacznika
equivalent
having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.:
She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
Is $50 equivalent to about £30?
hopeless
without hope:
a hopeless situation
They searched for survivors but it was hopeless.
She was depressed and felt totally hopeless about the future.
hail a cab
przywolac taksowke
reassuring
to comfort someone and stop them from worrying:
[ + to infinitive ] I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.
[ + (that) ] He reassured me (that) my cheque would arrive soon.
reassuring sight
pocieszajacy widok
drawback
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation:
One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom. wada
linguistic
connected with language or the study of language:
I’m particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.
well-known (usually for a bad reason)
notorious
shouted or screamed
yell-krzyk
driving faster than the speed limit
speeding
shaking from side to side
wobbling
expensive, of high quality
upmarket
not to be trusted or depended on; not exactly legal
dodgy
traffic circle, roundabout ( UK )
rondo
gas station , petrol station ( UK)
stacja paliw
