Unit 6

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zwiększać, poprawiać
(np. szanse, reputację)
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enhance
Knowledge of a foreign language will enhance your chances to get a job
coś nabierze rozpędu
predictions and trends
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something will gather pace
The trend for greener living will gather pace
wszystko wskazuję na to, że...
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the signs are that...
The signs are that the trend for outsourcing will grow
czasy, ... się skończyły
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the days of ... +ing are over
The days of wasting water are over
coś może znacząco wzrosnąć
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something may well grow
The trend for mobile offices may well grow
stać się przeszłością
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sth become a thing of the past
Oil will become a thing of the past in the next decade
gwałtowny wzrost czegoś
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an explosion in sth
There'll be an explosion in cloud computing
jest na wykończeniu, kończy się
np. trend
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sth is boound to end
The trend for reality TV is bound to end
coś powinno zaniknąć
np trend
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sth is likely to face
Popularity of social media is likely to face
wykresy/dane wskazują na..., zwiastować
np tren
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figures point to
The figures point to a major demographic change
cmentarz
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cemetery, graveyard
być wyjątkowo szczęśliwym
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be over the moon
When I won my first prize I was over the moon.
język uniwersalny
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lingua franca
Nowadays, english is kind of lingua franca
biegłość w języku
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command of language
I don't like to show off my command oof foreign languages.
nie rozumieć się na wzajem
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talking at cross purposes
I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I mean next year, not this year.
opieprzyć, zrugać
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give someone a good talking to
She needs a good talking to - she is naughty
wejść w słowo
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get a word in edgeways
She is so talkative that is really hard to get a word in edgeways
nie rozumieć czegoś
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get the wrong end of the stick
Oh, I think I get the wrong end of the stick
rozmowa o pracy
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talk shop
We've been talking shop all evening, let's stop talking about work
mimo że / chociaż
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although, even though, while
niemniej jednak
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nevertheless
pomimo że
mocne
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much as
Much as I like your I hate your attitude to work
rozkręcać się
np trend, biznes
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take off, spin up
The trend has quickly took off.
pobudzać wyboraźnię, trafiać do wyobraźni
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capture the imagination
Ads capture the kids imagination very often.
trafić w punkt (np: z opinią)
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strikes a chord
Her story strikes a chord
stać się popularnym
np przedmiot
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become the latest thing
Iphone quickly became the latest thing
na gębę, pocztą pantoflową
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by word of mouth
This idea spreads by word of mouth
nieubłagalnie
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inexorably
Democrats have to deal with the nations inexorable moving to the right
to zaczęło się od
informal
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it all started with, it originated from/in, it is because of
to zacczęło się od
formal
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it has its origins/roots in, it can be traced back to, it steams from
doprowadzić do czegoś, być konsekwencją
informal
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it led too, it has caused, because of this
doprowadzić do czegoś, być konsekwencją
formal
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it resulted in, it gave rise to, it brought about

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