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 | |