Phrasal verbs

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Tłumaczenie Przykład
answer back
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odpowiadać niegrzecznie, pyskować How dare you answer back like that?!
answer for sb/sth
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odpowiadać za coś, ponosić odpowiedzialność You can't make me answer for his mistakes. That's unfair!
answer for
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ręczyć za I can answer for her qualifications in the field.
ask after sb
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pytać o kogoś, dopytywać sie He seems to be really interested - he keeps asking after you.
ask out
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zaprosić kogoś (do kina, restauracji) You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!
back sb/sth up
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popierać, potwierdzać Will you back me up if I present the alternative solution to the problem?
back out
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wycofywać się Make them sign the agreement so that they would not back out from the project.
call off
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odwołać (np. spotkanie) They had to call the meeting off because their partners asked for more time to decide on conditions.
break down
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zepsuć się They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.
break down
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załamywać się, kończyć się niepowodzeniem The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.
be after
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poszukiwać, gonić, ścigać John is after a job in marketing.
break up (with sb)
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zerwać z kimś I didn't know Leven has broken up with Joe!
burst out
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wybuchać He burst out laughing when he heard this joke for the first time.
care for
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opiekować się, troszczyć She cares for her younger sister.
carry out
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wypełniać, wykonać, zrealizować I hope she will carry out her research as it may be a real breakthrough.
check in
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zgłosić się do odprawy All the passengers should check in one hour before the departure.
check off
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zaznaczać (np. na liście) Please check off all the names on the list to make sure everyone's present.
check out
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sprawdzać Can somebody check out who is at the door?
check up on sth/sb
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sprawdzać, kontrolować I hate when he checks up on me to be sure that I go where I tell him.
check out
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zdać pokój (w hotelu), wymeldować się She checked out early in the morning and continued her journey.
clean up
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posprzątać Clean up your room before you leave.
clear sth out
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posprzątać dokładnie Next weekend I'm gonna finally clear my wardrobe out.
clear up
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przejaśniać się (o pogodzie), przechodzić (o chorobie) The weather's clearing up.
clear sth up
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wyjaśniać, rozwiązywać (zagadkę, problem) Yes, we had an arguement but we cleared it up already.
cloud over
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zachmurzyć się As the sky clouded over, we had to resign from sunbathing that day.
come about
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zdarzać się He said he had no idea how all these things may have come about in his company.
come across
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sprawiać wrażenie John came across as being an extremely shy person.
come across sth/sb
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natknąć się (na coś/kogoś) I came across this precious painting while I was tidying my basement.
come apart
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rozpadać się We need a new bed, the old one is coming apart.
come back
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wracać Don't wait for me, I don't know when I'll be coming back.
come out
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pojawiać się, ukazywać się The first issue of this newspaper came out in 1956.
depend on
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polegać na You can always depend on me. The tram is late again! You really can't depend on public transport.
depend on sth
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zależeć (od czegoś) Our decision depends on the results of the test.
die away
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zanikać, cichnąć Her voice gradually died away and there was silence again.
die out
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wymierać, zanikać Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.
do away with sth
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pozbywać się Why don't they do away with all these stupid rules!
do without
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radzić sobie bez czegoś I'm afraid she'll have to do without my help.
drop by/in
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wpaść (z wizytą) Do not hesitate to drop in whenever you're in the neighbourhood.
drop out
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rezygnować Sue decided to drop out of school.
eat out
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zjeść na mieście Do you feel like eating out today's evening?
enter into
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zagłębiać się He doesn't want to enter into details at the moment.
fall apart
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rozpadać się Her relationship fell apart after two years. When Mark left Eve, her whole world fell apart.
fall for sb/sth
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zakochać się I fell for her the moment I saw her for the first time.
fight back
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oddawać (w walce, bójce) Don't stand like this! Fight back!
fill in sth
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wypełniać Please fill in the application form.
fill (sth) up
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wypełnić, zapełnić The room was filled up with people.
find out
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dowiedzieć się Did you find out how much he had paid?
fool around/about
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wygłupiać się Stop fooling around with the knife or you'll get hurt.
get away
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uciec I thought I would never get away from that boring guy!
get away with sth
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uchodzić na sucho We all knew he was lying but he managed to get away with it.
get back
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wracać When did you get back?
get sth back
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dostać coś z powrotem Can I borrow this book? You'll get it back next week.
get sb down
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zasmucać, przygnębiać I hate autumn. It's always getting me down.
get sth down
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zapisywać Did you get her telephone number down?
get in
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przychodzić, przyjeżdżać What time did you get in last night?
get in (into)
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wsiadać, wchodzić How did all of you manage to get into such a small car? The doors were closed and I couldn't get in.
get off (sth)
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wysiadać, wychodzić To get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop. What time do you usually get off work?
get on/along
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radzić sobie How is she getting on in the marketing course?
get on
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wsiadać do/na The bus was full so we couldn't get on.
get on/along (with sb)
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mieć przyjazne stosunki z kimś I and Susan get on with each other.
get out
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wysiadać I got out of the car and went home.
get out
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wynosić się Get out of my house!
go out
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wychodzić, spotykać się z ludźmi Mark doesn't go out much.
get out of sth
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wykręcać się I don't feel like going to her parents but I can't get out of it now.
get over
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dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.
get over
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znaleźć rozwiązanie problemu There were many technical problems but they got over it.
get round/around
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ominąć problem, znaleźć rozwiązanie We still have to get around the lack of resources.
get (sb) through (sth)
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poradzić sobie z czymś, przejść przez coś, pomagać komuś przejść przez coś He got through the exams and got into college.
get through
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dodzwonić się I tried to contact her but I couldn't get through.
get together (with sb)
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spotykać się Let's get together and talk about it.
get up
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wstawać Everyone got up as the president arrived.
get up
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wstawać (z łóżka) Mike always gets up at 7 o'clock.
give sb away
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prowadzić pannę młodą do ołtarza The bride's father usually gives her away.
give sth away
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rozdawać, oddawać Mary gave her old clothes away to poor people.
give sb/sth away
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zdradzać He's so self-controlled that he never gives his true feelings away.
give back
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oddawać Please give me back my CDs.
give in to sb/sth
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poddawać się komuś, czemuś She gave in to despair and refused to take medicine.
give sth out
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rozdawać Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?
give up
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poddawać się Don't give up. There's still a chance.
give up sth
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przestać coś robić I gave up smoking two months ago.
go ahead
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rozpoczynać We can't go ahead with the project without him.
go away
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wyjeżdżać, iść (sobie) Leave me alone! Go away!
go back
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wracać When are you going back to Madrit?
go by
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upływać (czas) As time went by, her fear grew more and more.
go by
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przechodzić She was standing at the window and watching people go by.
go down
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spadać Now, as the prices went down, I can afford this car.
go down
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zatonąć (o statku) The Titanic went down on her virgin voyage.
go off
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wybuchać Two people died when a bomb went off in a shop.
go off
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wyłączać się, gasnąć All the lights went off when a thunderbolt hit the house.
go on
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kontynuować, trwać Sorry for the interruption, please go on.
go out
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wychodzić, wyjeżdżać Let's go out for a walk.
go out
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gasnąć The light went out as we sat for dinner.
go out
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chodzić ze sobą, spotykać się Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years.
go through sth
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przechodzić przez coś, cierpieć During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.
go together
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pasować do siebie In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.
go under
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zatonąć After being hit with a torpedo the ship went under in few minutes.
go under
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plajtować My company went under and I was fired.
go up
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rosnąć The price of bread has gone up again.
go with sth
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pasować White wine best goes with fish.
go with sth
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towarzyszyć, dziać się jako skutek czegoś Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.
go without
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obywać się bez czegoś You'll have to go without bonus this month.
grow up
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dorastać Don't behave like a child! Grow up!
hand sth in
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oddawać, wręczać Please finish writing and hand in the essays.
hand out
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wydawać, wręczać My job is to stand on the pavement and hand out leaflets to people.
hang on
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czekać przez chwilę Hang on a second, I'll be right there.
hang on
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trzymać się Hang on or you'll fall.
hang up
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odkładać słuchawkę She was so annoying that I just hung up.
head for
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iść/jechać w określonym kierunku, zmierzać do The troops were heading for the capital city.
hear from
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otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość I haven't heard from him for ages.
hit back
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odgryźć się You have to hit back after what he's told you.
hold back
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powstrzymywać, zatrzymywać Bodyguards had to hold back the crowd as Madonna stepped out of the car.
hold on
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czekać chwilę Hold on a second, I'm almost ready.
hurry up
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pośpieszyć się Hurry up! We have to be there at 5.
join in
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przyłączać się We're going for a picnic tomorrow. Why don't you join in?
keep away
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trzymać się z daleka od czegoś Keep away from him or you'll get into trouble.
keep on
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kontynuować, robić coś dalej, bez przerwy Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don't want to talk about him!
keep up (with)
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nadążać, być na bieżąco I can't keep up with computers, it's all changing too fast for me.
kick off
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rozpoczynać mecz (piłki nożnej) What time do they kick off?
know of
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wiedzieć o czymś, znać Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?
laugh at
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śmiać się z czegoś What are you laughing at?
leave out
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opuszczać, pomijać Prepare the list carefully, I don't want anyone to be left out.
let down
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zawodzić You let me down again, I can't trust you any more.
let out
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wypuszczać, pozwolić iść The classes finished earlier but we were not let out before 3 o'clock.
log in/on
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zalogować się, włączyć do sieci I can't log in, I forgot the password.
log out/off
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wylogować się, wyłączyć się z sieci Please log out and turn the computer off.
look after
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opiekować się, pilnować We need to find someone to look after the kids when we're out tomorrow evening.
look around
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rozglądać się Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.
look at
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przyglądać się, patrzeć What are you looking at?
look back
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spoglądać w przeszłość When I look back, I must admit that I don't regret anything in my life.
look forward to
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cieszyć sie na coś, bardzo czekać na I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
look into
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badać, przyglądać się The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
look out
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uważać Look out!
look out for
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uważać na Look out for your bag or someone will steal it.
look through
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przeglądać She looked through the fashion magazines but found nothing interesting.
look up
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sprawdzać Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?
make for
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poruszać się w kierunku czegoś He tried to make for the exit but was too drunk to reach it.
be made for
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być stworzonym dla kogoś/siebie Mary and Paul seem to be made for each other.
make of
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myśleć o, sądzić o What do you make of Peter? I think he's very intelligent.
make up
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robić makijaż I always make up before I leave house.
make it up to sb
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wynagradzać They helped me so much... I don't know how I am going to make it up to them.
mess about/around
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nie robić nic specjalnego, kręcić się bez celu Will you stop messing around and start working?
move in
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wprowadzać się I didn't like this flat when I moved in but now I think it's quite cosy.
move out
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wyprowadzać się We have to move out till the end of the month.
pass away
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umierać, odchodzić The old lady passed away yesterday at ten.
pass by
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przechodzić, przejeżdżać obok Every day I pass by this shop when I'm on my way to work.
pass out
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zemdleć It was so stuffy in the room that I wasn't surprised at all that some people passed out.
pick up
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podnosić Sue picked up the phone and dialled her boyfriend's number.
pick up
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nauczyć się (bez formalnych lekcji) I picked up a lot of new words during my trip to London.
pick up
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odebrać, zabrać Will you pick me up from the station on Monday?
plug in
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podłączyć (np. do kontaktu) I haven't plugged in the TV yet, I just bought it.
print out
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wydrukować Could you please print out this document for me?
pull down
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zburzyć They had to pull down the old building to built a new shopping centre there.
pull in
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wjeżdżać na stację The train from Manchester is pulling in on platform 1.
pull out
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wyjeżdżać ze stacji A train has just pulled out of the station.
pull up
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zatrzymać się, zaparkować A blue car has just pulled up near the cinema.
put back
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odłożyć na miejsce Remember to put back the CDs when you don't listen to them.
put back
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odkładać I'm afraid we have to put back our appointment.
put back
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cofać wskazówki zegara, przestawiać godzinę Remember to put back your watch when you'll land in London.
put forward
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przesunąć wskazówkę do przodu, zmienić czas na późniejszy We put the clocks forward in spring.
put down
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kłaść Put down your bags and let's go to the kitchen.
put down
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ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać How could you put me down in front of all these people?!
put off
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odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.
put on
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zakładać (na siebie) It's quite cold so you'd better put on your coat.
put on
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zapalić (światło) Put on the light please.
put out
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gasić (światło, ogień, etc.) Put out the lights, I'm tired and want to go sleep. Put the cigarette out, it's non-smoking area.
put up with
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znosić How do you put up with him? He's so irritating.
read out
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czytać na głos Now I will read out the names of our competition winners.
relate to
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odnosić się, być powiązanym This book relates to the case of JFK's assasination.
ring back
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zadzwonić ponownie She can't talk at the moment, can you ring back later?
ring up
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dzwonić, telefonować Ring me up in the evening.
round up
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zaokrąglić w górę Round it up to 50 zlotys, please.
round down
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zaokrąglać w dół They rounded it down to $3000.
rule out
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wykluczyć The police had ruled him out as a suspect.
run across
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spotkać, wpaść na kogoś przypadkiem She run across her old love when she was buying present for her husband.
run away
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uciekać Run away or they'll beat you up.
run into
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spotkać kogoś przypadkiem You won't believe whom I ran into this morning!
run into
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natrafiać You'll run into problems if you take this case.
run out
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kończyć się, brakować We've run out of the paper for printing. Time's running out, we've got only 2 minutes left. I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.
run up
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podbiec I ran up to him and gave him a hug.
screw up
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zepsuć, zniszczyć You'd better not screw it up this time.
see off
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odprowadzać kogoś All my friends came to see me off at the airport.
see through
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przejrzeć (podstęp) I didn't see her through and now I'm toasted.
sell out
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wyprzedawać A bookstore sold out his new book in just few hours.
send in
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wysyłać, nadsyłać Please send in application forms before the end of the month.
set off
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wyruszyć, rozpocząć podróż We set off early in the morning.
set out
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wyruszać, rozpoczynać podróż We are planning to set out at about 8.
settle down
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osiedlić się, zamieszkać na stałe He thinks it is high time to settle down and start a decent life.
shoot down
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zastrzelić, zestrzelić Three enemy planes have been shot down during the battle.
sign in
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zapisać się, wpisać na listę First of all you have to sign in at reception.
sign out
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wypisać się Don't forget to sign out before you leave.
sign up
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zapisać się John has signed up for almost all classes. When will he find time for that?
show up
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pojawiać się We'd been waiting for him 2 hours and he didn't show up.
slow down
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zwalniać You're driving too fast, please slow down.
speak for
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mówić za kogoś Speak for yourself. I hate this place.
speed up
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przyspieszać Speed up, we can't drive so slow on a highway.
split up
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rozejść się I'm not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago.
stand back
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odsunąć się The police told everyone to stand back.
stand by
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być w gotowości The antiterrorist squads are standing by behind this building.
stand for
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oznaczać, znaczyć Do you know what CNN stands for?
start over
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zaczynać coś od nowa I made so many mistakes that I better start everything over again.
stay away
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trzymać sie z dala You'd better stay away from my brother.
stay in
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zostać w domu I don't feel like going out today, I'll stay in.
stay out
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być poza domem do późna I don't mind if he stays out but yesterday he went too far.
stay out of
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trzymać się z dala Stay out of any troubles or you'll get back to jail.
stay up
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nie kłaść się, iść do łóżka później Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play.
strike back
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bronić się, zaatakować kogoś If we attack them, they will strike back for sure.
sum up
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podsumować To sum up our discussion - we need to hire two more people.
switch on
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włączać Switch on the TV, there's weather forecast in few minutes.
switch off
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wyłączyć Switch off the radio before you leave.
take aback
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zaskoczyć I was taken aback when I heard Sue married Tom.
take after
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być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie) Peter takes after his father, he's very tall.
take away
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zabierać, odbierać Mary took away a knife from her child.
take back
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oddawać, zwracać Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw on them.
take back
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cofać (co się powiedziało o kimś) I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.
take off
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wystartować When I was young I loved watching planes take off.
take off
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naśladować, parodiować She is really good at taking her teacher off.
take off
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zdejmować, ściągać He was so tired that he didin't even take his clothes off.
take out
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usuwać He had his tooth taken out.
take on
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zatrudniać Our company wants to take on two new programmers.
take over
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przejmować (obowiązki) I wonder who will take over from me when I'm on long holiday.
take up
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brać/zabierać się za coś Sue's taken up basketball recently.
throw away
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wyrzucać When will you finally throw away this old coat?
track down
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wyśledzić, wytropić They managed to track down that stolen jewellry from the Royal Collection.
try on
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przymierzać Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.
try out
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wypróbować We're trying out a new computer system in our company.
turn back
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zawracać After two days we had no money and had to turn back.
turn down
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odrzucić (propozycję) Mark asked Susan to marry him but she turned him down.
turn off
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wyłączać Turn off the radio please, I'd like to read.
turn on
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włączać Turn on the TV, the game starts in few minutes.
turn out
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okazać się It turned out that we've bought the same skirt.
turn to
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zwracać się (z prośbą) He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial.
turn up
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pojawić się, znaleźć się He disappeared as quick as he had turned up.
identify with
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utożsamiać się Many girls try to identify with their idols.
wash up
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zmywać I hate washing up.
watch out
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uważać Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!
immerse in
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pochłaniać, zagłębiać się After having her first baby, she was totally immersed in family life.
impose sth on/upon
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narzucać coś Spanish invaders imposed their culture and beliefs on native Americans.
write down
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zapisywać Would you like to write down my address?
indulge in
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folgować sobie/ pozwalać sobie na coś I indulged in a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.
inform on sb
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informować/donosić The police have somebody here to inform on the terrorists' movements.
infringe on/upon
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naruszać/łamać This new law will infringe on freedom of speech, I'm afraid.
inquire into
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wypytywać o coś/badać/dochodzić The judge wants the deputy to inquire into the case in greater detail.
insist on/upon
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domagać się/upierać się Lucy insisted on seeing her lawyer before giving any answers to officer's questions.
interfere with
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majstrować przy czymś/zakłócać I don't want my kids to interfere with any electrical stuff that we have at home.
itch for
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palić się do zrobienia czegoś/nie móc się doczekać I was itching for the lesson to end, as we were supposed to have a match right after it.
yank out
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wyszarpnąć/ wyciągnąć He fought for a while with the cord but finally yanked out the plug from the socket.
nail down
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zmusić kogoś, przycisnąć She told us just the news - we will need to nail her down to reveal more details.
name after
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nazwać po kimś Jacky was named after her grandmother.
narrow down
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zawęzić We wanted to narrow down the list of candidates for the elections.
nod off
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przysnąć, zdrzemnąć się He usually nods off in front of the TV.
nose about/around
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szukać/węszyć Call the security! Somebody was nosing around in my office.
note down
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notować/zapisywać Please note down the following emergency numbers.
object to
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sprzeciwiać się, oponować The President objected to the idea of further cuts in defence spending.
adhere to
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trzymać się (np. zasad) If you refuse to adhere to the rules of the club, you may be expelled.
aim at
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dążyć do czegoś/być skierowanym na coś Most of his books are aimed at teenager readers.
associate with
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łączyć /wiązać coś z czymś It's ridiculous to associate happiness with full bank account...
bank on
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liczyć na coś Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn't get it.
beat sb up
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pobić kogoś/ poturbować He was dragged out of the car and beaten up by the street gang.
bend down
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pochylić się Johnny! Bend down and do your shoelaces.
blend in/into
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wtapiać się Chameleons can blend in with their surroundings.
boss about/ round
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rządzić/ dyrygować kimś I hate when somebody wants to boss me around!
break away
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wyłamać się He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.
break out
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uciec z więzienia He broke out of the state prison last night.
break out
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wybuchać (o wojnie lub epidemii) The anthrax epidemic was prevented form breaking out.
break through
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przełamać coś/ przedrzeć się The soldiers are reported to successfully break through the enemy's trenches.
breeze into (the building, etc)
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wchodzić gdzieś pewnie She usually breezes into the meeting and shares her opinions with everybody present.
breeze through
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przejść przez coś z łatwością He breezed through the university entrance exams.
brighten up
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rozjaśnić, upiększyć She put some flowers to the vase to brighten the room up.
bring about
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spowodować Now we can just wait what these changes will bring about.
bring sb around/round
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ocucić We tried to bring her round but in vain.
bring back
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przywrócić The photos we watched together brought back a lot of memories.
bring down
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obalić The present acute crisis in economy may bring the government down.
bring together
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pogodzić/ polepszyć stosunki The disaster brought the local community together.
bring up
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wychować She was brought up to respect other people.
brush aside
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zignorować, odrzucić He brushed aside his advisor's ideas and consequently lost the campaign.
brush up
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podszlifować, odświeżyć (umiejętności) He went to France to brush up on his French before the exam.
bump into
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spotkać, 'wpaść' na kogoś I bumped into my Mum when I tried to leave the house unnoticed.
bundle up
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opatulić She bundled the kittens up in blankets before taking them to the vet.
burst in
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wtargnąć The crowd burst in the palace and started the plunder.
butt in
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wtrącać się, mieszać do czegoś She got mad as he butted in once again with his stupid remarks.
button up
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zapiąć guziki Button up Billy, will you? It's quite cold today.
call in
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wpaść do kogoś Call in for a cup of coffee when you are in town.
calm down
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uspokoić się They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.
carry on
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kontynuować The light went out but the surgeon insisted on carrying on with the operation.
catch up
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dogonić, dorównać You will have to work harder in order to catch up with the rest of the team.
cheat on
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zdradzać (żonę/męża) She had a nervous breakdown when she discovered that her husband has been cheating on her.
cheer up
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rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.
chew sth over
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rozgryźć coś, 'przeżuć' OK. There is no need to hurry - you can just chew it over and give the answer next week.
chill out
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'wyluzować' Oh, come on! Get a drink and chill out!
chip in
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zrzucić się We all chipped in for our parents' present.
come down
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spaść This shelf is overloaded! It may come down any minute!
come around/round
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odzyskać przytomność As she was the only witness of the accident, the police officer waited till she came round to ask her some questions.
come down on
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ostro coś krytykować/ 'zjechać' The press came down on his new play.
come down with
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zachorować He came down with flu and had to stay in bed.
wind down
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rozluźnić się, zrelaksować I like to wind down watching movies with my friends.
come out with
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wyskakiwać z czymś She came out with her accusations quite unexpectedly.
count on
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liczyć na kogoś You can always count on Jim in situation like this.
cross out
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skreślić, wykreślić Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.
cuddle up
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przytulić się I often cuddle up to my pony when I feel unhappy.
cut down on
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ograniczyć coś I try to cut down on sweets and coffee.
cut down
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ograniczyć, skrócić I think you should cut down hours you spend in front of computer screen.
cut in
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zajechać drogę He cursed and slammed on the brakes as the car suddenly cut in in front of him.
cut in
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wtrącić się, przerwać She shows no respect to anyone - she is always cutting in! No matter who is speaking.
cut off
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odciąć Electricity has been cut off for the whole week.
deal with
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zajmować się, radzić sobie z czymś Do you think you can deal with this sort of problem?
decide on
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zdecydować się na coś We have decided on holiday in Spain.
delve into
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zagłębiać się I don't want to delve into details concerning his death. It's too painful.
deprive of
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pozbawić czegoś Living in the country will deprive you of all the nightlife you like so much.
devote to
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poświęcać się She devoted all her life to fighting for human rights.
dig out
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'dokopać się' do informacji I spent hours in the library but finally I dug out everything I needed.
do up
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zapiąć, zasunąć Could you help me do up my dress?
drag away
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odwlec, odciągnąć Drag him away from the TV somehow! He needs more exercise.
drop off
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podrzucić kogoś gdzieś po drodze I'm going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.
dwell on
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rozpamiętywać coś Jimmy! Stop moaning and dwelling on your past mistakes! The show must go on!
fade away
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zanikać The ink writing has faded away and now it is barely visible.
fall behind
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zostawać z tyłu The horse started the race quite promising but then fell behind on the last bend. Tom has fallen behind in his English recently.
fall out
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pokłócić się (i zerwać znajomość) I haven't seen him since we fell out last week. And I don't think I want to...
feel for
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współczuć We felt for her when her husband disappeared and left her with all his debts.
focus on/upon
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koncentrować się His research focuses on developing new information technologies.
fold up
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składać You can fold the map up - I know where we are.
frolic about/around
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wygłupiać się, bawić He loves frolicking around with his dog.
hang out
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spędzać czas In summer a lot of young people hang out here.
have on
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mieć przy sobie Do you have any money on you?
heat up
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podgrzać His rude answer heated up the discussion.
heat up
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podgrzać Heat the dish up before serving.
hold up
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opóźniać The flight to London was held up due to bad weather conditions.
hook up
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podłączyć Have you hooked up to the Internet yet?
hush up
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wyciszyć (sprawę, aferę) The government will do anything to hush it up as one of the ministers was involved in the case.
jot down
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zapisać coś szybko She called the helpline and jotted down a few telephone numbers.
kick back
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relaksować się Tonight I just want to kick back in front of TV.
kick off
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zrzucić buty She rushed into the house, kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs.
knock down
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potrącić (o samochodzie) She is in hospital after being knocked down by a car.
knock out
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zwalać z nóg All these drinks yesterday just knocked me out. His doctor gave him some tranquilizers that have knocked him down.
knuckle down
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przysiąść nad czymś He usually does nothing all year round and knuckles down right before the exam.
land up
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'wylądować' He landed up living in a cardbox under the bridge.
lavish on/upon
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nie szczędzić, nie żałować His parents lavish a lot of money and attention on his education.
lay off
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zwalniać Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.
line up
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ustawić w rzędzie She lined up her books on the shelf.
litter with
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zasypać, zapełnić His inaugural speech was littered with cliches and empty rhetoric.
look down on sb
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pogardzać, parzeć z góry She looks down on people of lower financial status than hers.
look for
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szukać I'm looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?
loom ahead
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'wisieć' nad kimś I can't fully relax with my exams looming ahead.
loom up
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wyłaniać się, majaczyć The castle's gloomy silhouette loomed up in the horizon.
make out
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zrozumieć, dostrzec, dosłyszeć I know this song but they sing so fast that I have never managed to make the words out.
make up
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wymyśleć I wouldn't believe her! I bet she has made the story up!
make up for
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nadrabiać, rekompensować She spends so much probably making up for the years when she was penniless.
match up
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pasować, zgadzać się They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.
melt down
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topić Put some butter on the pan and wait till it melts down. Then add onion rings.
merge in
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wtapiać się She watched him for a while but then he merged in the crowd.
mete out
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wymierzać The court meted out such severe penalty that even the victim was stunned.
mess with
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eksperymentować Do not mess with mixing alcohol.
mess with sb
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zadzierać z kimś Do not mess with him! He is eager to solve problems with his fists.
mull over
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myśleć, zastanawiać się I hate going shopping with her! She mulls over everything for hours and then buys nothing.
pass on
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przekazać Have you passed on the message I sent you?
pay back
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oddać dług I will pay you back next week. Is that OK?
pay sb back
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odpłacić się, odegrać się I'm going to pay him back for all these stinging remarks.
pay off
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spłacić I hope to pay this loan off before the deadline.
pick out
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wybrać We spent hours looking for presents and finally picked out some books.
pin down
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przycisnąć kogoś He didn't tell me much. We will need to pin him down to details.
piss off
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wkurzać (slang) She was absolutely pissed off with his behaviour.
point out
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wskazać, zwrócić uwagę She pointed out common writing mistakes her students should be aware of.
polish up
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szlifować, odświeżyć His Spanish is not bad but he should polish it up a bit.
put down to
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złożyć na karb czegoś She was unbearable yesterday but we put it down to the problems she has in her marriage.
put off
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odstręczać, zniechęcać Oh yeah, he is handsome but his manners put me off!
ramble on
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ględzić, rozwlekać I almost fell asleep when he started rambling on about his childhood.
reach out
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sięgnąć po coś Could you reach out to press this button, please.
reduce to
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sprowadzać, doprowadzać do Their accusations reduced her to tears.
refer to
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wspominać, odnosić się do czegoś In his academic writning he always refers to Profesor Johnson's research.
refer to
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odnieść, odwołać się do czegoś Refer to user's handbook if you have any problems with the programme.
rely on/upon
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polegać na He relies on her common sense in situations like this one.
remind of
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przypominać, kojarzyć She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago.
resort to
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uciec się do czegoś To gain their goals they even resorted to violence.
result in
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skutkować His negligence resulted in severe health problems.
rub out
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wytrzeć You can write in pencil so if anybody wants to correct something just rub it out and write once again.
run down
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'zjechać' The press will run the Congress down for passing this bill.
sail through
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zrobić coś z łatwością She sailed through all the examinations. We sailed through the passport control.
save up
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zaoszczędzić I want to save up for a new computer.
show off
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popisywać się, przechwalać się What a jerk! All he can do is just showing off!
slip away
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wymknąć się Go for it! Don't let that opportunity slip away!
sort out
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porządkować, rozwiązywać (problem) She needs to sort out things concerning their relationship.
splash out
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'szarpnąć się', zaszaleć She needed some entertainment so decided to splash out in the city centre.
spread out
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rozciągać się The forests spread out to the horizon.
stake on
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stawiać na szali, ryzykować He staked his own reputation on and decided to support the strike.
stand up for
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trwać przy swoich przekonaniach, zasadach You should always stand up for your beliefs.
stave off
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zapobiec czemuś In this climate you should drink a lot of water to stave off dehydration.
stem from
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wyrastać z czegoś, mieć początek His shyness stems from his low self-esteem.
stick to
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trzymać się czegoś It looks yummy but I need to stick to my diet, you know...
stock up
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zaopatrzyć się I think we should stock up with beer - your friends are coming tonight...
stoop to
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zniżać się do czegoś I don't think Sally would stoop to sharing the details of their intimate life with tabloids.
take in
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nabierać She was taken in by his lofty promises.
take to
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polubić I took to her the moment I saw her smile.
tell apart
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odróżnić They ceased fire as it was too dark to tell allies apart from enemies.
tell off
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opierniczyć He told me off for not being ready with the project yet.
throw in
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dorzucić coś gratis If you buy this coat, madam, we will throw the gloves in.
touch down
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lądować The plane touched down safely and on time.
traffic in
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szmuglować, rozprowadzać They were charged with trafficking in drugs.
trigger off
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pociągać za sobą This street fight may trigger off more serious events.
turn in/into
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zamienić się w, przeistoczyć się You wouldn't recognize her - she has turned into a dedicated women rights fighter.
wake up
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obudzić się He woke up too late and had to leave without breakfast.
pull in
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zjeżdżać na pobocze I need a break, I'll pull in over there and we'll have some rest.
pull out
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włączać się do ruchu Can you imagine it? I had to wait 5 minutes to pull out!

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