Useful words Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
to fold away
A
złożyć się
-my office folds away easily
2
Q
to pop out of sth
A
wyskakiwać z czegoś
-my bed just pops out of the wall
3
Q
the moving wall
A
ruchoma ściana
-move the moving wall
4
Q
the sliding door
A
drzwi przesuwne
5
Q
fold-down guest bed
A
składane łóżko dla gości
6
Q
to be deprived of sth
A
być pozbywionym czegoś
- people are deprived of hope
- the team is deprived of daylight
7
Q
deprivation
A
ograniczenie, pozbawienie, brak
- sleep deprivation may lead to health problems
- what are the symptoms of oxygen deprivation
8
Q
-deprived
A
-pozbawiony
food-deprived area
sleep-deprived person
9
Q
to snooze
A
uciąć sobie drzemkę
*If you snooze, you sleep lightly for a short period of time.
- Mark snoozed in front of the television.
- Patients are given an extra 15 minutes to snooze before being woken gently
10
Q
a snooze
A
drzemka
- A snooze is a short, light sleep, especially during the day
- syn: a nap
11
Q
footage
A
materiał filmowy (o określonym wydarzeniu)
- [un]
- Footage of a particular event is a film of it or the part of a film which shows this event.
- They are planning to show exclusive footage from this summer’s festivals.
- We see footage of the ruins where they used to live
- The footage showed him leaving the room with cash
12
Q
przespać jakiś problem aby spodjąć decyzję
A
- sleep on the problem
- to make a decision or solve a problem overnight
- I’m sorry I still can’t decide what to do; so far sleeping on the problem hasn’t helped
13
Q
nocą, w nocy, przez noc
A
overnight
-The snow melted overnight
14
Q
odespać (skutki jedzenia, podróży, itd)
A
sleep off
- to neutralize the unpleasant effects of too much food, drink, a physical complaint, etc.
- I prefer not to take medication when I get a headache. I tend to go to bed and try to sleep it off
15
Q
przenocować na noc u nich w domu
A
to sleep over at their house
- to stay at someone’s home, often with several other people.
- My daughter’s friend often sleeps over at our house and vice versa - sometimes it saves finding a babysitter
16
Q
przespać (pomimo hałasu)
A
sleep through
- to have an interrupted night’s sleep despite noise.
- He is a very deep sleeper; he could sleep through an earthquake
17
Q
sen, spanie
A
sleep
- [uc]
- Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think.
- They were exhausted from lack of sleep.
- Try and get some sleep.
- Be quiet and go to sleep.
18
Q
coś Ci to mówi? / czy to brzmi znajomo?
A
Does this ring any bells?
19
Q
odzież
A
clothing
- [uc]
- Clothing is the things that people wear.
- Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.
- What is your favourite item of clothing?
- Wear protective clothing.
- What sort of clothing do office workers in your country usually wear?
- The clothing people wear is probably not a reliable way od judging them.
20
Q
- latkowie
e. g. 17-latkowie
A
- year-olds
- year-old combines to form nouns.
- How many 17- year-olds have that?
21
Q
wymienny, zamienny
A
interchangeable
- syn: identical, the same
- Things that are interchangeable can be exchanged with each other without it making any difference.
- His greatest innovation was the use of interchangeable parts.
- These expressions are often used interchangeably, but they do have different meanings.
22
Q
bez daty ważności
A
no expiration date
- [ekspəˈreɪʃn]
- or BrE: expiry date
- The expiration date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay (rozkładać się, psuć się).
- The expiration date of a credit card is the date, written on the card when it stops being valid
- Check the expiration date on your passport.
- The expiration date on this yoghurt was November 20
23
Q
- wizyta do
2. odwiedzić coś/kogoś
A
a visit to
- the Pope’s visit to Canada.
- I paid a visit to my local print shop.
to visit sth / sb
- My parents are coming to visit me next week.
- Be sure to visit us next time you’re in London.
- A million people are expected to visit the museum over the next 12 months.
24
Q
suknia, szata, toga
A
a robe
- [c] usually plural
- A robe is a loose piece of clothing which covers all of your body and reaches the ground. You can describe someone as wearing a robe or as wearing robes.
-Pope knelt in his white robes before the simple altar.
25
zapuszczać włosy / wąsy
to grow hair / moustache
- I shaved off all my hair so that I could grow it back.
- I started t underestimate my moustache growing ability and it got too way long
26
przedziałek
a parting
* [c]
* The parting in someone's hair is the line running from the front to the back of their head where their hair lies in different directions.
-My father had a side parting (przedziałek z boku) and neat moustache
27
starać się o / usiłować / dążyć do / dokładać starań do
to strive for sth
* [strajv]
* The past tense is either strove or strived, and the past participle is either striven or strived.
* If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it.
- She strove to read the name on the stone pillar.
- The region must now strive for economic development as well as peace.
28
czarna dziura
empty blackness
29
to wish for sth
życzyć sobie czegoś
- Clearly she had no wish for conversation.
- be careful what you wish for, it might just come true
30
cienki
thin
-A thin layer of dust was everywhere
31
gruby
thick
-A thick layer of clouds blocked out any light
32
ślimacze tempo
a snail's pace
* a very slow or sluggish speed or rate
- the rocky terrain made it impossible to go any faster than a snail's pace
**terrain=teren [təreɪn]
33
low-hanging
nisko-wiszące
- low-hanging fruit
- low-hanging clouds
34
1. oszczędzać czas i energię
2. oszczędzać kogoś przed czymś
3. oszczędzać (pieniądze) na dom
1. It saves time and energy.
2. to save sb from sth
3. to save for a house
1. If you save something such as time or money, you prevent the loss or waste of it.
2. If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
3. If you save, you gradually collect money by spending less than you get, usually in order to buy something that you want. "Save up" means the same as "save".
1. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth.
2. The performance may save him from being fired.
She was hoping that something might save her from having to make a decision.
3. Tim and Barbara are now saving for a house in the suburbs.
They could not find any way to save money.
35
1. ubiegać się o, dążyć do, zabiegać o
| 2. szukać, poszukiwać
```
[formal]
to seek (sought, sought)
```
1.
* Synonyms: request, invite, ask for
* When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it.
* If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it.
- The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty
- On important issues, they seek a second opinion.
2.
* Synonyms: look for, search for
* If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one
- I'm seeking a way to see him again
- We sought the answers in the book
36
- wyróżnić się
| - wyróżnić się spośród innych
* to stand out
* to stand out from others
* [stood, stood]
* If something stands out, it is very noticeable
* If something stands out, it is much better or much more important than other things of the same kind.
- He played the violin, and he stood out from all the other musicians
- Grammatical errors are always obvious to me, spelling mistakes stand out
- I don't think I stand out face to face very much
37
niepisana / niewypowiedziana
unspoken
* If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings are unspoken, you do not speak about them
* syn: unsaid, silent,
- unspoken rule
- The woman says office dress rules are usually unspoken
- Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.
38
1. zalecać, nawoływać do
| 2. popędzać, zaganiać, naglić
to urge
* [ɜːʳdʒ]
* [urged, urged]
1. If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. If you urge a course of action, you strongly advise that it should be taken
- They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme
- She urges the man, not to feel discouraged
- We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately
2. If you urge someone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them
- Don't urge me, I'll do it when I'm ready.
39
pragnienie
an urge
* [c]
* If you have an urge to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it.
- He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
- Resist the urge to nap during the day.
- uncontrollable urge (niepohamowane pragnienie, nieokiełznana żądza)
40
1. odłożyć coś, przełożyć coś na później, opóźnić coś
| 2. zniechęcać kogoś
1. to put off something
* If you put something off, you delay doing it.
- Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.
- He put off writing his essay until the last minute
2. to put somebody off
* If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.
- The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late
- it put people off slightly
- We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues
- It put her off revising for her exams
41
móc sobie pozwolić na coś / zrobić coś
can affort sth / to do sth
- We can't afford to make another mistake
- They weren't able to afford a new car.
- I cannot afford the luxury of having a two-month holiday
42
lub... lub
either ... or
- Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycle
- Either she goes or I go.
43
zarówno ... jak i ...
both ... and
-with both hunger and food-waste levels unacceptably high in the developed world, the idea of...
44
przekazać, przekazywać, podawać
przekazać komuś
to hand over
to hand over to sb
* if you hand something over to someone, you pass it to them.
- He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister.
- Customers hand over the amount of money that they think the meal was worth or what they can affort
- I wouldn't dare hand this project over to anyone else.
45
znakować, ostemplować
coś zostało ostemplowane na opakowaniu / metce
to stamp
to be stamped on the packaging / the label
*If you stamp a mark or word on an object, you press the mark or word onto the object using a stamp or other device.
- Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number in several places
- UK food retailers aren't allowed to sell food that is past the "best before" date stampted on the packaging.
- Eat before JULY 14' was stamped on the label.
46
List at least 4 verbs meaning "wyrzucać" plus 1 extra
```
to discard
to get rid of
to throw away / to throw out
to remove
to chuck = rzucać / wyrzucać
```
* If you discard something, you get rid of it because you no longer want it or need it.
- Read the manufacturer's guidelines before discarding the box.
- Supermarkets discard food that is perfectly edible becase they want to avoid selling food that has passed its "sell-by" date.
47
być ściganym sądownie za coś
| ścigać sądownie kogoś
to be prosecuted sb / for sth
- He is being prosecuted for two criminal offences (=wykroczenie).
- Photographs taken by roadside cameras will soon be enough to prosecute drivers for speeding
48
jadalny vs trujący
edible vs poisonous
* [edɪbl]
* [pojzənəs]
- If something is edible, it is safe to eat and not poisonous.
- a large cloud of poisonous gas
49
ubiór, strój
ubior, strój vs odzież
an outfit
an outfit vs clothing
* [c]
* An outfit is a set of clothes
- She was wearing an outfit she'd bought the previous day.
- I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work
