3A Air travel

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a building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures (domestic and international flights)
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airport terminal
an electronic display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed or delayed
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departures board
where you give in any checked-in luggage and are given a boarding pass
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check-in desk
where you take your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass
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bag(gage) drop off
where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited items (e.g. liquids or sharp objects) onto the plane, by scanning your hand luggage, and making you walk through a metal detector
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security
where passengers who are travelling business or first class can wait for their flight
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VIP lounge
where planes take off and land
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runway
where you show your boarding pass nad ID and board your flight
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gate
where you collect your luggage on arrival, and there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases
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buggage reclaim
where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country
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customs
przejście
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aisle (s nieme)
I often fly to Chile on business, I always choose an aisle seat, so that I can get up and walk around more easily
turbulence, załoga, pasy bezpieczeństwa
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turbulence, cabin crew, seat belt
Sometimes there is turbulence when the plane fies over the Andes, which I don't enjoy, and the cabin crew tell the passengers to put their seat belt on.
loty bezpośrednie
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direct flights [UK - direct, US - dajrect]
There aren't any direct flights to Chile from London, so I usually have to get a connecting flights in Madrid.
loty łączone
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connecting flights
There aren't any direct flights to Chile from London, so I usually have to get a connecting flights in Madrid.
a long journey or distance (flights)
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long-haul flights
Whenever I take long-haul flights I always suffer from jet lag because of the time difference and I feel tired for several days.
przejazd (podróż)
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journey (n)
Did you have a good journey here?
podróż
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trip (n)
Have a good trip. See you when you get back.
podróżować
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to travel
Do you have to travel much in your job?
wysadzić
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drop off
My husband dropped me off at the airport two hours before the flight.
to fall asleep
She __ in front of the TV.
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to drop off
She dropped off in front of the TV. My interest in photography has dropped off over the years
odprawić się
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to check in
I checked in online the day before I was going to fly.
wsiąść do samolotu
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get on
As soon as I got on the plane, I sat down in the first empty seat.
wystartować
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take off
The plane took off late because of the bad weather.
wypełnić
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fill in
I filled in the immigration form for the US, which the cabin crew gave me shortly before landing.
wysiąść z samolotu
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get off
When I got off the plane I felt exhausted after the long flight.
odebrać bagaż
When I __ my luggagee at baggage reclaim I bumped into an old firend who had been on the same flight.
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pick up
When I picked up my luggagee at baggage reclaim I bumped into an old firend who had been on the same flight.
wpaść na kogoś przypadkiem
meet acciddentally
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to bump into
When I picked up my luggagee at baggage reclaim I bumped into an old firend who had been on the same flight.
the cupboards above your seat
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overhead compartments or lockers
small bags and cases
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hand luggage
put on your seat belt
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fasten (nieme t)
phones, tablets, etc.
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electronic devices
the doors where you can get out of the plane quickly if there is a problem
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emergency exits
the thing you have to put on if the plane is going to land on the sea
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life jacket
gwizdać
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to whistle
piec
to cook (food such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven or over a fire
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to roast
When this happens, there is ofthen such a strong smell of roast bird that passengers on the plane think that chicken is being cooked.
niedobór, brak
a __ of nurses food __
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shortage
a shortage of nurses food shortages
wymówki
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excuses
I ran out of excuses about how we got black eyes and busted lips and bruises. The normal excuses for flight delays are bead weather or technical faults.
zakłócenia
Below are some of the most unusual reasons for flight __ at the world's airports.
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disruptions
We have to contain systemic disruptions that lead to economic hardship for the people of Europe. Below are some of the most unusual reasons for flight disruptions at the world's airports.
to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way: to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)
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to disrupt
zmiana, zmiana robocza
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shift
Although not explicitly referred to it is a seismic shift of great concern. The pilot who was supposed to fly the plane refused to do so because he head already completed this shift.
to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place
pojawić się
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to turn up
Fred turned up late again. The airline called someone to substitute for him, but the second pilot did not turn up.
get off an aircraft
opuszczać pokład
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to disembark (zejście na ląd - disembarkation)
When the plane landed, about 100 passengers demanded to be flown to Paris and refused to disembark.
the part of an aircraft where goods are stored
luk bagażowy
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hold
Somehow, the animals managed to open the box and jump out of the hold of the plane onto the runway.
walizka
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suitcase
Her suitcase was so heavy that she couldn't pick it up.

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