phrasel verbs

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

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