Week 3 Flashcards

(47 cards)

1
Q

No longer be single or dating

A

To be off the market

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2
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The person one sees as being perfect or ideal for them

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The person of (someone’s) dreams
She is the woman of my dreams.

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3
Q

To have a feeling of extreme happiness
(Na dziewiątym niebie od szczęścia)

A

On cloud nine

Daniel had been on cloud nine since he received this job offer.

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4
Q

To like something very much !

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To die for
The chocolate cake at Vesuvio’s is to die for!

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5
Q

Excellent or very impressive

Moi rodzice spędzili wspaniały czas na ich ostatnich wakacjach na wyspach Kanaryjskich
.

A

Splendid
My parents had a splendid time on their recent holiday in the Canary Island

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6
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To go as planned without any problems

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To go off without a hitch
Our recent marketing efforts have gone off without a hitch!

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7
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Wieczór panieński

A

Hen party

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8
Q

To become more lively or active

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To perk Up

Paula is napping right now to perk up for her football game later.

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9
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To go to sleep (idiom)
Zdrzemnąć się;
Nie mogę się doczekać jak pójdę się zdrzemnąć po mojej 12 godzinnej podróży z Bangkoku

A

To hit the sack (hay)
I couldn’t wait to hit the sack after my 12-hours travel day from Bangkok.

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10
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To go home/ to sleep early

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(To call it) an early night

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11
Q

To ask someone to marry you

A

Pop the question

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12
Q

To get married

A

To get hitched

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13
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A couple that is perfect for each other, so perfect in fact that higher power must have brought them together

A

Match made in heaven

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14
Q

The wedding day (almost always in that context)

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The big day

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15
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A traditional wedding, often in a church with the bride wearing a white dress

A

White wedding

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16
Q

To get married

A

To tie the knot

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17
Q

W szczególności

A

Partucularly

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18
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Głównie, pierwotnie , elementarnie

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Primarily

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19
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Być może, możliwie, może

20
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Szczerze/ szczerze mówiąc

21
Q

Oszczędnie.
Używaj je oszczędnie.

A

Sparingly
Use them sparingly

22
Q

Extremly ill

A

A sick as a dog

I’ve been sick as a dog

23
Q

Uncaring of others’ problems or feelings

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As hard as nails

24
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Silny jak wół

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As strong as an ox (wół)

25
Extremly pretty or adorable
As cute as a button (przycisk/guziczek)
26
Using vulgar language speaking
Mouth of a sailor Granny was always as sweet as sugar, but she had a mouth of a sailor
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1. Very clean 2. Idiom- honest, not guilty
As clean as a whistle (gwizdek)
28
Extremely skinny or slender
As thin as a rail
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To eat large amount of food in a noisy or off-putting manner
Eat like a pig
30
To move at a slow, unhurried pace
Move like a snail
31
To run very quickly
Run like a wind
32
To be extremely effective
Work like a charm (czar/urok)
33
To grow very quickly
Grow like a weed (chwast)
34
To cause pain either physically or emotionally Jej słowa tną jak nożem
Cut like a knife Her words cut like a knife
35
Proba, usiłowianie, test, spróbować
Attempt I can’t let anybody else have an attempt.
36
Miał przeczucie/ przeczuwał
He had inkling
37
Wiejska okolica/obszar A place located in the countryside
Rural area
38
Rzadki/ deficytowy
Scarce That type of weather is scarce in this country
39
Everyone has right to have their own ideas or choices in life. (Każdemu swoje)
Each to their own
40
Być uważanym za kogoś
To be regarded as smb He is regarded as the father of modern medicine
41
Rytuał przejścia
A rite of passage
42
Period of the preparation and excitement before significant event
In the buildup
43
Very exiting and fun
Exhilarating
44
Tokarka
Lathe
45
Przerażony
Appalled
46
Mistrz ceremonii/ bileter / wprowadzać
Usher
47
Próg
Threshold