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szef wściekł się kiedy przesyłka nie dotarła na czas

blow a fuse | The boss blew a fuse when the shipment didn't arrive on time.

ona przypomina swoją matkę

she resembles her mother | she reminds me of her mother | That song always reminds me of our holiday in Mexico. | Soldiers are trained under conditions that closely resemble real combat.

muszę to rozumieć w szczegółach

I have to understand this in detail

możesz mieć psa o ile obiecasz o niego dbać

you can have a dog as long as you promise to take care of it

wielkie nieporozumienie

a gross misunderstanding

delikatny

gentle, delicate

dziki

wild | (o zwięrzęciu) | wild animal

dzikus

savage | (o człowieku)

nikt nie ma wielkich oczekiwań w stosunku do książek reporterskich

you don't have high expectations of non-fiction books | The team set off without any expectation of success. | His associate had given the information in expectation of a reduced penalty. | The team has performed beyond all expectations.

jakie masz osiągnięcia?

what achievements do you have?

sklep jest otwarty w następujące dni: poniedziałek,…

The store is open on the following days: monday,…

przeczytaj to na głos

read it out loud | please think out loud, she laughed out loud

to jak zabawa w głuchy telefon

it resembles chinese whispers | or "telephone game"

mniej ludzi

fewer people

mniej czasu

less time

kobieta (bez określania stanu cywilnego)

Ms (pronounced "myzz")

panna (niezamężna kobieta)

miss

pani (zamężna kobieta)

Mrs

od teraz obowiązują nowe zasady

new rules apply from now on

nowe zasady obowiązują od 1 sierpnia

the new rules apply as of the 1st of August

wróciliśmy do hotelu o 21

we got back to the hotel at 9 pm

na razie w porządku

so far so good | How’s your new job?" "So far, so good.

kryterium

criterion (singular) | criteria (plural) | The Health Service should not be judged by financial criteria alone. DEF a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something:

przejrzeć kogoś (np. na wylot)

see through sb | They were very friendly, but it didn't take long to see through them. | She saw through his excuse at once. | DEF to realize that someone is trying to deceive you

nabrać kogoś, oszukać kogoś (phrasal verb ± idiom)

take sb in | pull sb's leg | I wasn't taken in by her trick. | You will not take me in, I won't believe you. DEF to fool sb

pokrzyżować czyjeś plany

rain on sbs parade | I'm sorry to rain on your parade but you're not allowed to have alcohol on the premises. | DEF o do something that spoils someone's plans:

wykluczać coś, odrzucać

rule sth out | It’s unlikely that he’ll run for president, but you can never rule anything out. | DEF to stop considering something as a possibility

uchodzić (za kogoś), wydawać się jakimś

to come across as sb | He comes across as an eccentric person. | She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television. | He came across as a bit of a bore in interview | DEF to make an impression that you have particular characteristic

patrzeć na kogoś z góry, pogardzać kimś

look down on someone, despise someone | Homeowners often look down on plumbers. | This style of living is looked down on in Poland. | DEF to feel that someone is less important than you or does not deserve respect

przestraszyć kogoś

to give sb a fright | to frighten someone |

umrzeć (delikatnie)

to pass away | She's terribly upset because her father passed away last week

bardzo rzadko, od wielkiego dzwonu

once in a blue moon | My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon | very seldom

otworzyć się

open up | I've never opened up to anyone like I do to you. | DEF to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings

bez pracy nie ma kołaczy

no pain, no gain

przycisnąć do muru, przygwoździć kogoś

nail sb down | They nailed him down to a specific time and place | DEF to make someone give you exact details or a firm decision about something:

zasłona milczenia

veil of silence | All the story was covered by the thick veil of silence

zaskoczony, zbity z tropu, zdezorientowany

taken aback, surprised, puzzled, confused | I was at first taken aback, not quite sure what was going on. | The arguments confounded many, and the western press was taken aback.

kropla przepełniająca czarę goryczy

the last straw | The last straw was when the company fired most of the managers. | DEF the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept

wydawać, zdradzać (tajemnicę)

to give sth away, to reveal sth

chłop, wieśniak

peasant | DEF: a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country.

dokładny, drobiazgowy, skrupulatny, (przesadnie) staranny

meticulous | DEF: very careful and with great attention to every detail

fiszka, karta z obrazkiem i słówkiem

flash cards | DEF: a card with a word or picture on it that is used to help students learn

sprowadzać się do czegoś (np. wypowiedź)

to come down to sth | The meeting concerned various issues, but in the end it all came down to the money DEF If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most:

"nawzajem" lub "mnie również"

likewise | the same to sb | I don't have time to spend hours preparing one dish!" "Likewise (= it's the same for me). | - I hate you. - Likewise.

sprzeczny, niespójny,

inconsistent | incoherent | DEF If sth is inconsistent, different parts of it don't agree with each other or with sth else

zdarzyć się (niespodziewanie)

to come about/up | happen, occur | She was late again, but I'm not sure how it came about this time. | How did such a confused situation come about? | Something came up and I had to stay at home.

przyjąć jakieś podejście

take some approach | to choose some way of dealing with sth

dowiedzieć się

to learn sth | get to know | to find out | to learn sth (dowiedzieć się czegoś bez wysiłku, np. przypadkiem) | get to know (dowiedzieć się świadomie i celowo, z wysiłkiem), np. I'll need a few weeks to get to know the system. | INNE to find out

odnowić (np. mieszkanie, samochód), zawiązać, zapiąć (np. ubranie), udekorować coś (np. pokój)

do up sth | He will do up our cottage. | Do up your coat before you go out. | I want to do up my room. ALSO rearrange

poza czymś, pomijając coś

apart from something, except for sth | Apart from being noisy, he is a good roommate. | Apart from the price, this trip was awesome! | I like all food except for sea food. | Except for him, people in this town are very friendly.

uparcie twierdzić coś lub domagać się czegoś (naciskać)

insist (that) | insist on | Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong. | Please go first - I insist! | She insisted on seeing her lawyer. | I insist on telling him the truth - he deserves to know.

uciekło mi (np. słowo, fakt)

It escapes me | The word escapes me

mieszanka, mikstura

mix, mixture | DEF a substance made from a combination of different substances, or any combination of different things | NP Their latest CD is a mixture of new and old songs. | There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's party.

wtrącać się, ingerować, kolidować, zakłócać

interfere | DEF to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful | NP Don't interfere! My plans interfere with yours. | It's their problem and I'm not going to interfere. | He interfered with the machine and now it's broken.

nakładać, narzucać, wymuszać

impose | Mother imposed a punishment on her children.| We finally imposed obedience on our dog. / Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. / We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run.

rzekomy, przypuszczalny, domniemany

alleged | The police found the alleged murderer | He is being hunted by police for his alleged involvement in several murders.

na czas, punktualnie

on time | We're right on time. | She didn't show up on time. | I'll start early, so I'll be sure to finish on time. | Carl is never on time.

przed czasem, z wyprzedzeniem

ahead of time | They had the whole thing planned ahead of time. | It won't be a surprise if you tell me about it ahead of time. | Einstein was simply ahead of his time.

późny, spóźniony

late | You are late again! | I'm sorry I'm late. | I really have to go now - I don't want to be late for dinner.

na to wygląda

It seems so | - It seems that no one lives there. - Yes, it seems so.

wykonany na zamówienie

bespoke | ALT custom-made NP a bespoke suit | bespoke furniture | bespoke software

gotowy, dostępny od ręki (np. o produkcie)

ready-made | NP a ready-made frozen meal | It can be made at home or bought ready made. ALT off-the-shelf

upiec 2 pieczenie na jednym ogniu

kill 2 birds with one stone | NP I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the supermarket.

trzymać się z daleka od czegoś

keep away from something | ALT stay away from sth

wymyślić coś, wykombinować, rozwiązać problem (także zrozumieć coś)

figure sth out | I can't figure out how to do this. | If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to figure out how to prevent it happening again. | It takes most people some time to figure out new software

przygotować się na coś niemiłego

to brace yourself (for sth) | She told me she had some bad news for me and I braced myself for a shock. / The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hold them very stiff) for a crash landing.

na krótką metę

in the short run

chwycić mocno

to grip

na samym końcu

at the very end

wydarzenie, doświadczenie uświadamiające, że należy coś zmienić w swoim życiu

wake-up call | America has to make sure that one wake-up call was enough. | Martha's bad test results were a wake-up call for her to work harder before her final exams. | The recent extreme weather is a wake-up call for us all to do something about climate change.

bez powodu

for no reason

skrytykować kogoś nagle i mocno

to lash out at/against sth/sb | They lashed out at the council’s move to stop free parking.

zatopić kogoś/coś

to sink sb/sth | Accusations of corruption may sink the political campaign. | The lack of funding may sink the construction project entirely.

lipa, oszustwo, przekręt

sham | The actor admitted that the marriage was a sham to please the press. • Critics of the court decision are calling the process a sham.

z czasem, z biegiem czasu

over time | You will forget about her over time. | You'll get better over time. | What happened over time when we were in the bathroom?

innymi słowy

to put it another way | ALSO in other words

przewrócić się

fall over | He lost his balance and fell over.

przejść przez ulicę

cross the street

zemdleć

to pass out | I was hit on the head and passed out.

recepta

prescription

grypa

flu, influenza

choroba

1. illness 2. sickness

spec, ekspert

pundit (ALSO expert) | We are awaiting an opinion from our pundits.

uniknąć (np. pytania, zarzutu)

to dodge | He dodged the question every time anyone asked it. | Think you're smart enough to dodge a bullet?

orzekać, rozstrzygać, postanawiać, rządzić

to rule | The court ruled him not guilty. | The judge hasn't ruled on the matter yet. | She dodged questions on how she might rule on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

okazać się przydatnym, przydać się

come in handy | Maybe it'll come in handy, somehow.

odznaczać się, rzucać się w oczy

stand out (from) | We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one stood out from the rest. | The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.

uporządkować coś, rozwiązywać coś

sort something out | I must sort out some things first. | He wanted to sort out his life before his death. | Hopefully all the problems will be sorted out soon.

związany z, dotyczący, istotny, znaczący

relevant | Your point was relevant and it helped me make a decision. | If it's relevant to my work, I want to talk about it. | ALSO "related to"

uzgodnić, mieć tę samą opinię

to agree | I agree with you on this issue. / My father and I don't agree about/on very much. / They agreed not to tell anyone about what had happened.

zlekceważyć, zignorować, nie brać pod uwagę

to disregard | We cannot disregard the problems of the poor people in our country. / Experts claim that the European institutions simply disregard this serious problem.

włamać się do

break into | Someone has broken into our house! / She broke into their car. I saw it.

uprawniony, spełniający warunki

eligible | You might be eligible for a grant. / Only people over 18 are eligible to vote.

zapobiec / zapobiegać

prevent | Label your suitcases to prevent confusion. / His disability prevents him (from) driving.

brutalny (o faktach), surowy (o dekorze), nagi (o fakcie, człowieku)

stark | This is a stark fact./ This is our stark reality. / This decoration is really stark. You should add some flowers.

celowe

deliberate | I don't think his name was left off the list by accident - I think it was deliberate. / I didn't take a deliberate decision to lose weight. It just happened.

w imieniu kogoś

on behalf of someone | I’d like to say on behalf of the whole group that we wish you well in your new job. | ALT on someone's behalf

dwuznaczny

ambiguous | His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous. / The wording of the agreement is ambiguous. / The government has been ambiguous on this issue.

Podsumowując

Just to sum up | It's time to sum up our meeting and call it a day. / To sum up, we've had a very productive year.

stawać na nogi / wracać do formy

to bounce back | Stock prices bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week. / Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.