PNJA - sem.5

to put things off

delay something until a later time or date, odkładać rzeczy na później

obey instructions to the letter

dokładnie przestrzegać instrukcji

to get stuck

zatrzymać się w pracy, zaciąć się

put together

złożyć, zestawić coś ze sobą

head-on

bezpośrednio (directly confrontational)

catch one's eye

przyciągnąć wzrok

go round

kręcić się

your gut feeling

intuicja

to tell a white lie

powiedzieć nieszkodliwe kłamstwo

to get wearing

get tiring, annoying

to build up

to gradually get bigger

it does my head in

it makes me annoyed, gets on my nerves

to look down on sb

patrzeć na kogoś z góry

to keep up with

nadążać za

it's life or death

bardzo poważna sytuacja, kwestia życia i śmierci

to go blank

to momentarily forget something you know

to break one's heart

złamać czyjeś serce

harrowing

extremely distressing, terrifying, wstrząsający

infuriating

causing anger or outrage, oburzające

itinerary

plan of a trip

argument

dyskusja, kłótnia

quarrel

sprzeczka (z kimś bliskim)

to tackle sth (tackle a problem)

to deal with, to take hold of something, zająć się czymś, rozwiązać coś

satnav

satellite navigation

tough-minded

someone who knows what they want, strong-willed and able to face up to reality

diversion

entertainment, pastime/ a state of enjoying yourself

the till does all the math

kasa/ a machine that holds the money in the shop and shows how much you have to pay

the work becomes robotic

the work gets monotonous, boring, routine

own-brand product

product produced by a specific chain of shops an sold only there (własna marka sieci sklepów)

I like to channel my inner sherlock

to turn on an instinct of investigating and guessing people's nature

dark circles

sign of fatigue, under eyes

the queue is building up

kolejka narasta

to look up to sb

to treat someone as a role model

sneering (to sneer)

mocking, szyderczy (szyderczo się uśmiechać/ mówić)

eye-rolling

the action of rolling one's eyes, typically as an expresion of exasperation, disbelief, or disapproval

the fee

money paid to others for their services

it bears no relation to...

doesn't correspond with

It's not my place to judge

Nie mnie oceniać

I have a script but hearing people at the most vulnerable makes me add to it

...

to infuriate

to make very angry

bewildered

confused

whim

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

fiendish

extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish

compositor

zecer; ktoś kto składa tekst

snobbery

arrogance

counterpart

a person or thing that is similar to another

no stigma attached to

it was accepted

fluid

easily flowing, changing

with hindsight

in retrospect, looking back

it's a sure bet that...

Można śmiało powiedzieć/założyć że...

to dump somebody

zerwać z kimś

to walk out on somebody

Leave (your partner or family) suddenly

get your own back on somebody

take revenge

get over a break-up

recover from a break-up with someone

get even

to take revenge

get real

to be realistic

get a life

Find more interesting things to do!

I'm not getting anywhere with...

nie robić postępu, nie osiągać skutku

get on one's nerves

irritate/annoy sb

get one's act together

get organized, take things seriously, stop messing around

to get on like house on fire

to have same tastes and interests with someone

get a move on

to hurry up

your grandpa must be getting on a bit

posuwać się w latach, get older

not get the message

not understand something, coś do kogoś nie dociera

get one's own way

Have things the way one wants them

get the impression that...

odnosić wrażenie że

get a shock / the

doznać szoku

get a chance to do sth

mieć okazję coś zrobić

not get the joke

nie zrozumieć żartu

get to know sb

poznać kogoś (bliżej)

get hold of someone

to successfully make contact with someone

get rid of

pozbyć się czegoś

get into trouble with sb

get into a situation where you may be punished

get out of the way

move to one side to allow someone or something to pass

get together with sb

meet socially

get on with

continue doing

to get through to somebody

make somebody understand something

get into sth (p. e. politics)

start a career or profession

get around (the city)

move from place to place

get away with sth

avoid responsibility

get by

manage with what you have

get behind with work/studies

fail to make enough progress

sth gets you down

depress you

get out of doing sth

avoid a responsibility or obligation

get back to someone

to respond to someone speaking or writing

get sb to do something

załatwić fachowca żeby coś zrobił

get sth done by sb

make someone do job for you

get back together

zejść się z powrotem (para)

challenging

difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way, stawiający wyzwania

monotonous

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety

repetitive

over and over again

rewarding

satisfying

motivating

motywujący

demanding

needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort, wymagający

tedious

long and tiring, boring

work unpaid

work without getting money for it

academic qualifications

educational qualifications

career ladder

hierarchia stanowisk w pracy

job-hunting

looking for a job

permanent contract

A continuous, indefinite contract of employment.