to gain (knowledge) | to acquire knowledge |
to acquire -> noun | acquisition |
to perceive/ regard sb as a brilliant person -> with 'consider' | to consider sb a brilliant person |
curious | inquisitive |
to force/push sb | to impel sb |
exciting | thrilling |
wyruszyć na wycieczkę | to set out/off on a trip |
various | diverse |
to benefit ... sth | from |
ziarno prawdy | a grain of truth |
być podatnym na coś | to be prone/ susceptible to sth |
a baseless fact | an unfounded fact |
something worse or sb lower in social standing | inferior |
sth better or sb higher in social standing | superior |
skończyć ze swoimi podejrzeniami/ uprzedzeniami | to drop one's suspicions/ prejudices |
zapoznać się z kimś/ czymś | to get acquainted with sb/ sth |
undoubtedly/ doubtlessly | beyond question |
to make sth easier | to facilitate sth |
a horror | an atrocity |
abhorrent/ horrifying | atrocious |
thus = so = as a result | hence |
to recall sth/ to look back on sth | to reminisce about |
bogaty w informacje/ pouczający | informative |
ponad/ poniżej oczekiwań | beyond/ below expectations |
to meet sb's expectations | to fulfill sb's expectations |
przekroczyć czyjeś oczekiwania | to surpass sb's expectations |
to conduct an experiment | to carry out an experiment |
zerwać zaręczyny | to break off an engagement |
detailed | thorough |
to die ... battle | in |
'nothing special' | 'meretrious' |
z obawy przed czymś | for fear of sth/ doing sth |
opposite of 'rich in sth' | deficient in sth |
uzyskać niepodległość | to gain independance |
zmęczony czymś/ robieniem czegoś | tired of sth/ doing sth |
by return of post | odwrotną pocztą |
samotnik | a lone wolf |
z czyjegoś ramienia | on behalf of sb |
znajdowac trudność w robieniu czegoś | to have difficulty doing sth |
to dimantle sth (opposite) | to assemble sth |
to rich/ to come to an agreement | to arrive at an agreement |
jednogłośny | unanimous |
być zależnym od czegoś | to be dependent on sth |
podły zwyczaj | a nasty habit |
postawić na coś/ obstawiać coś | to place a bet on sth |
mieć szansę na zrobienie czegoś | to stand a chance of doing sth |
to pay attention | to take notice |
przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie | a friend in need is a friend indeed |
ostry jak brzytwa | sharp as a razor |
wykonywać obowiązki | to perform duties |
znudzony czymś | bored with sth |
complex/ difficult | intricate |
to fill sb with sth | to imbue sb with sth |
excitement | exhiliration |
a fascination | a craze |
improbable/ unbelivable | impausible |
a chase | a pursuit |
a venture (przedsięwzięcie) | an exploit |
a device | an appliance |
kosztowności | valuables |
zaopatrzony w coś | equipped with sth |
elaborate | sophisticated |
a variety | a range |
inestimable | immeasurable |
stimulating | rousing |
puzzling | baffling |
to analyze | to scrutinize |
exhausting | strenuous |
dokładnie | thoroughly |
To zeszłego lata spotkało mnie to całe nieszczęście. | It was last summer when the whole misfortune befell me. |
zależeć całkowicie od czegoś | to hinge upon sth |
zardzewiały | rusty |
Powinieneś się pomagać każemu, niezależnie od tego czy jest to przyjaciel czy wróg | You should help everyone, be it a friend or an enemy |
to stop a car | to pull up a car |
zjechać na pobocze | to pull over |
to fulfill an order | to carry out an order |
to give sb support | to back sb up |
zjechać do zatoczki | to pull into a lay-by |