3rd July 2014

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na całym świecie
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all over the globe
rozmawiać z kimś
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to speak to sb BrE/ to speak with sb AmE
młotek ciesielski
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claw hammer
is a tool primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from, some other object.
uderzyć
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to pound
Green pounded his fist on the counter. She ran, her heart pounding in her chest.
sala aukcyjna
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auction room
młot pneumatyczny
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pneumatic drill, AmE jackhammer
a large powerful tool worked by air pressure and used for breaking up hard materials, especially road surfaces
młotek drewniany
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mallet
a wooden hammer with a large end; a wooden hammer with a long handle that you use for playing croquet or polo
szpikulec do lodu
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ice-pick
a sharp tool used for cutting or breaking ice
młotek sędziego
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gavel
a small hammer that the person in charge of a meeting, court of law, auction etc hits ON a table in order to get people's attention
sklep z frytkami i rybą
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chippie, chip shop
a shop that cooks and sells fish and chips and other fried food
plaga, zmora, utrapienie; ciężko doświadczać, nękać (kogoś)
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(to) scourge
the scourge of unemployment
bicz, biczować
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(to) scourge
a whip used to punish people in the past
samouk
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autodidact, self-taught
A self-taught person
Tom didn't do particularly well in school because of problems with attention disorder, hyperactivity, and even a streak of mischievousness. Instead, he became an autodidact, using his intense interest in reading to educate himself.
Kafka
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So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.
za darmo
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pro bono
used to describe work that someone, especially a lawyer, does without getting paid
intensywny kurs
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a one-week intensive course in English
daj z siebie wszystko
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Answer/ do it to the best of your ability
He completed the job to the best of his ability.
wnikliwa analiza
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an insightful analysis
sprzęgło
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clutch
I took my foot off the clutch.
jasny, jaskrawy, lśniący, olśniewający, iskrzący się (np. kolor, światło, diament)
olśniewająca biel
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brilliant
She was dressed in brilliant white.
słoneczny, pogodny (np. dzień, pogoda)
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if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light [≠ dull
jasne, jaskrawe
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brilliant / bright light
She closed her eyes against the brilliant light.
jaskrawy
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bright, violent
Her cheeks turned a violent red colour.
nie zrozum mnie źle
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don't misunderstand me
poznać kogoś
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to get to know sb
rozpiąć
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to undo
undo your jacket/shirt/bra
mieć wątpliwości
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to have second thoughts about sth
wujek sam
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uncle SAM
the US, or the US government, sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat
na chrzcinach
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at a baptism ceremony
Barbados
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Barbados, capital: Bridgetown
an island in the Caribbean Sea which is an independent state
miejsce na nogi
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legroom
w promocji
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promotion
chudy (o mięsie)
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lean
Lean minced beef is on offer this week.
zmierzać do
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It's about time we were heading home.
wepchnąć
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to stow away = to stash
podróżować na gapę
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travel stowaways
said to show that you are surprised or that you think something is impressive
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whoa
wepchnąć, schować
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to stash (sth away)
He has money stashed away in the Bahamas.
stash in/under
wysyłać (np. depeszę), ekspediować (kogoś gdzieś)
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to dispatch
opuścić kotwicę
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drop anchor
We dropped anchor a few yards offshore.
zachmurzony
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cloudy, overcast
The sky was overcast and a light rain began to fall.
pada grad
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It's windy and hailing outside.
wysoka grzywna
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heavy/hefty fine (=a large fine)
a hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large/ a hefty blow, kick etc is done using a lot of force
duży mężczyzna
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a tall, hefty man
sexually attracted to both men and women
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AC/DC (person)
o cywilizowanej godzinie
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at a civilized hour
daleki lot
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long-haul flight
zwinąć się w kłębek
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to curl up
wsiadać do samolotu
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to board (a plane)
parasolka
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umbrella, brolly
zadowolony z siebie, pełen samozadowolenia
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complacent
spodziewać się, oczekiwać, przewidywać
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to anticipate
The schedule isn't final, but we don't anticipate many changes.
typowy problem
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It is a very classic conundrum
bardzo
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jolly
Sounds like a jolly good idea to me. It was all jolly good fun.
bardzo mały
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minuscule = minute
a minuscule amount of food
konfliktowy
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Confrontational
likely to cause arguments or make people angry

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