TAXI

Question 1

out of the blue

Answer 1

If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected:
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

Question 2

on the spot

Answer 2

na miejscu

Question 3

get to grips with

Answer 3

You
don’t speak the language and haven’t got to grips with
the local currency
to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation:
The president has failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.
I can’t seem to get to grips with this problem.

Question 4

manoeuvre

Answer 4

manewr autem

Question 5

horn

Answer 5

rogi, lakson w aucie

Question 6

meter

Answer 6

a device that measures the amount of something that is used:

a device in a taxi which shows how much you have to pay

Question 7

cab

Answer 7

taxi

Question 8

fare

Answer 8

the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train:
Train fares are going up again.

Question 9

u-turn

Answer 9

a turn made by a car in order to go back in the direction from which it has come:

Question 10

sudden

Answer 10

nagly

Question 11

rain is pouring down

Answer 11

leje deszcz

Question 12

suburb

Answer 12

an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live:
Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.

Question 13

unlit

Answer 13

not yet burning:
He took the unlit cigar from his mouth.
unlit candles

having no lights, or with the lights switched off:
Pilots may not take off from unlit runways at night.
an unlit corridor

Question 14

wherever

Answer 14

gdziekolwiek

Question 15

educationalist

Answer 15

a person who has a special knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching

Question 16

felt secure

Answer 16

czul sie bezpieczny

Question 17

thoroughfare

Answer 17

a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere
no thoroughfare

On road signs, no thoroughfare means no entry or do not go in.

Question 18

I yelled at the guy

Answer 18

krzyknalem na faceta

Question 19

sidewalk

Answer 19

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on:
Keep on the sidewalk, Rosie, there’s a good girl.

Question 20

wobbling

Answer 20

to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance:
That bookcase wobbles whenever you put anything on it.
Don’t wobble the table, please, Dan.
figurative The company’s shares wobbled with the news of a foreign takeover bid.

Question 21

sidewalk, pavement ( UK)

Answer 21

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on:
Keep on the sidewalk, Rosie, there’s a good girl.

Question 22

insult

Answer 22

zniewaga

Question 23

masculinity

Answer 23

meskosc

Question 24

upmarket

Answer 24

Upmarket goods and products are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich:
an upmarket brand name
Many garment exporters want to move upmarket.

Question 25

sharply

Answer 25

quickly and suddenly:

Question 26

dodgy

Answer 26

dishonest:
a dodgy deal
They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings.

Question 27

Despite efforts

Answer 27

pomimo wysilkow

Question 28

cartel

Answer 28

a group of similar independent companies who join together to control prices and limit competition:

Question 29

alter

Answer 29

to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change:
We’ve had to alter some of our plans.
Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not alter.
Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.

Question 30

flick

Answer 30

to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.
She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.
Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.
Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
The boys ran around the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.
The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.
His eyes flicked between her and the door.

Question 31

flick of the switch

Answer 31

pstrykniecie przelacznika

Question 32

equivalent

Answer 32

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.:
She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
Is $50 equivalent to about £30?

Question 33

hopeless

Answer 33

without hope:
a hopeless situation
They searched for survivors but it was hopeless.
She was depressed and felt totally hopeless about the future.

Question 34

hail a cab

Answer 34

przywolac taksowke

Question 35

reassuring

Answer 35

to comfort someone and stop them from worrying:
[ + to infinitive ] I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.
[ + (that) ] He reassured me (that) my cheque would arrive soon.

Question 36

reassuring sight

Answer 36

pocieszajacy widok

Question 37

drawback

Answer 37

a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation:

One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom. wada

Question 38

linguistic

Answer 38

connected with language or the study of language:

I’m particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

Question 39

well-known (usually for a bad reason)

Answer 39

notorious

Question 40

shouted or screamed

Answer 40

yell-krzyk

Question 41

driving faster than the speed limit

Answer 41

speeding

Question 42

shaking from side to side

Answer 42

wobbling

Question 43

expensive, of high quality

Answer 43

upmarket

Question 44

not to be trusted or depended on; not exactly legal

Answer 44

dodgy

Question 45

traffic circle, roundabout ( UK )

Answer 45

rondo

Question 46

gas station , petrol station ( UK)

Answer 46

stacja paliw