unit 2 rozne

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Underground (the tube in London)
Let’s take the tube. At least we won’t get stuck in traffic.
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metro (w Londynie)
apart from
Apart from a few clothes, Anne doesn’t own anything.
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oprócz
apes
Monkey World is a centre that looks after apes.
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małpy człekokształtne
apply for (a job)
I applied for a job at a travel company.
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ubiegać się o pracę
belongings
Heidemarie has nothing except a few personal belongings.
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rzeczy (osobiste)
convenient
Travelling by train is better than flying because it is more convenient for the centre of a town or city.
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dogodny, wygodny
deep
Sally wakes up every morning to a deep blue sky.
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głęboki (kolor)
exit (sign)
I picked up my suitcase and followed the Exit signs.
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wyjście (znak)
ferry
The ferry is a slow mode of transport.
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prom
rescue
Many apes have been rescued from laboratories and circuses
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ratować
scenery
The big advantage to travelling by train is that you can sit back
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krajobraz
service station
I stopped at a service station on the motorway for a cup of coffee and a sandwich.
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stacja benzynowa
set up (e.g. A business)
In Dortmund, she set up a ‘swapping circle’ where people swap services without using money.
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zakładać (np. firmę)
take time off
Karen took time off from teaching because she needed a change.
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wziąć wolne
throw away
She gave away all her money and threw away her credit cards.
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wyrzucać
toothpaste
In return for a basic item like a tube of toothpaste, Heidemarie
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pasta do zębów
tourist guide
Sally has been working as a tourist guide.
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przewodnik
turn up (= appear, arrive)
We waited 45 minutes for the bus but it never turned up.
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pojawiać się, przyjechać
whole
When driving, you need to concentrate the whole time.
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cały
afraid
I was afraid that I might miss my flight.
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bać się
ages
It took us ages to get to the airport.
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(strasznie) długo
ahead of
Our flight landed ahead of schedule.
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przed (czasem)
amazing
The best thing about Beirut is the people. Their hospitality is amazing.
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niesamowity
angry
On returning from the orphanage, it made Lydia angry to hear students complain about being poor.
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zły
approximately
This brings the total number of unemployed to approximately
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około
argument
Shelley and Ben had an argument about how best to spend their money.
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kłótnia, sprzeczka
bill
We haven’t paid the phone bill yet.
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rachunek
blazing
I woke up this morning to a blazing sun - so different to London!
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błyszczący
blow
Ben has blown the money for the bills on a new camera.
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przepuścić (pieniądze)
boiling
It’s going to be boiling tomorrow - about 40 degrees!
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(strasznie) gorąco
bright
I walked out into the bright sunshine and waited for a bus to Avignon.
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jasny
broke
After spending his wages on a new laptop, Dave was broke.
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spłukany
buffet car
After I’d found my seat on the train, I went to find the buffet car and had a cup of coffee.
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wagon restauracyjny
can (of drink)
Opening a can of drink while driving is very dangerous.
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puszka (z napojem)
chain store
Victoria was the manager of a British chain store.
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sklep danej sieci
contacts
Contacts can be invaluable when you want to find work.
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kontakty, znajomości
credit card
I find that I spend a lot less money since I threw away my credit card.
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karta kredytowa
cyclist
All cyclists should wear a helmet and make sure the lights on their bikes work.
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rowerzysta
dangerous
Picking up a specific CD from the passenger sear is a dangerous thing for a driver to do.
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niebezpieczny
delicious
I love Lipsi straight away - especially the delicious food.
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smaczny, smakowity
dirty
When I was given a dirty glass I decided I didn’t want to eat in that restaurant.
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brudny
enormous
There’s an enormous difference between our situation as students in the UK and people who have no money.
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ogromny
equally
In my opinion, all jobs are equally important.
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równo, jednakowo
estimate (v)
I estimated it would take 3 days to drive to Avignon.
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oszacować, obliczać
exciting
It is exciting living in a different country, but you still have the ordinary things like bills to sort out.
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ekscytujący
exhausted
I’ve been working all day. I’m exhausted.
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wyczerpany
fill up
I waited until I was in France to fill up the car, as petrol is cheaper there.
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zatankować
filthy
The floor wasn’t just dirty - it was absolutely filthy.
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bardzo brudny
freezing
I’m not going to swim. The water’s freezing.
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mroźny, lodowaty
furious
Her father’s furious. She crashed his car.
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wściekły
greedy
You’ve already had lots of food. Don’t be greedy.
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zachłanny, chciwy
horrible
The weather was horrible when we arrived.
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okropny
increase
The latest unemployment figures show an increase of 150,263 on last year’s figures.
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wzrost
judge (sb)
Many people judge you according to how much you earn.
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oceniać, osądzać
keeper
Four years after starting a degree in biology, Victoria became a chimpanzee keeper.
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opiekun/ka
ladder
It is extremely difficult for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder.
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drabina
look after
Monkey World is a centre in south-west England which looks after apes that have not been treated well.
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opiekować się
lorry
Hold-ups on motorways are sometimes caused by one lorry trying to overtake another while going up a hill.
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ciężarówka
mad
When I took my little brother to his first circus he was mad with excitement.
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zwariowany na punkcie czegoś
mall
Teenagers often meet in the shopping mall.
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cenrum handlowe
management
There’ll be a meeting between the union leaders and management later today.
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dyrekcja, zarząd,
manager
The manager of the restaurant insisted that we have a free dessert to compensate for the delay.
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dyrektor, kierownik
mistake
The man drove down the wrong side of the motorway by mistake and was very lucky not to cause an accident.
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błąd, pomyłka
out of breath
Once at the airport, I had to run to the gate and I arrived completely out of breath.
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bez tchu
packet of crisps
Opening a packet of crisps is a dangerous thing to do while driving because it involves both hands.
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paczka chipsów
pay rise
The unions have asked for a pay rise of 8.5%.
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podwyżka
primary school
My interest in art started at primary school. I won a painting competition when I was eight.
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szkoła podstawowa
queue
One of the reasons I prefer travelling by train is that there are often long queues at the airport.
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kolejka
quick
After a quick breakfast of toast and coffee I got on the train and was on my way.
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szybki
race
Once off the motorway, we raced to the airport as fast as safety would allow.
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pędzić, gnać, ścigać się
rob
A man was robbed at gunpoint yesterday of all his money.
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okradać
safe
Most modes of public transport are relatively very safe.
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bezpieczny
safety
As a safety precaution, airlines advise passengers to wear their seatbelt at all times.
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bezpieczeństwo
schedule
Unusually, the flight took off on schedule.
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rozkład jazdy, plan
seat
There are no seat numbers on this flight.
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siedzenie
set off (on a journey)
We set off for the airport in good time.
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wyruszać (w podróż)
several
It was clear that several cars had crashed into each other.
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kilka, parę
smooth
The journey was smooth and relatively quiet.
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gładki
soon
The train journey was smooth, and soon I was looking at the fields and farmhouses of France.
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wkrótce, niedługo
spend
Most people spend their money on things they don’t need.
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wydawać
starving
Can I have a sandwich? I’m starving.
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(bardzo) głodny
stressed
In the middle of a huge traffic jam, we just sat in the car getting more and more stressed.
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zestresowany
swap
A ‘swapping circle’ is where people swap services without using money.
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wymieniać się
tasty
I’ve had some very tasty meals at French service stations, but I can’t say the same for British ones.
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smaczny
terrified
I’m terrified of flying. I never travel by plane.
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przerażony
tiny
The island’s tiny - only 16 square kilometres.
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malutki
tired
Although I hadn’t been driving, I was tired after the journey.
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zmęczony
unfamiliar
Jerry decided to leave the motorway and take an unfamiliar route to the airport. No wonder we got lost.
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nieznany
wallet
The notes in his wallet are a mixture of euros and pounds.
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portfel
wheel
On top of everything else, we had to change a wheel halfway down the motorway.
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koło
year off
Initially, Heidemarie took a year off for the experiment.
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rok wolnego, rok przerwy

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