bear sth in mind | remember to consider sth | |
make generalizations about sth | make general statements about sth that may only be based on a few examples | |
generalize | generalizować (shorter) | |
imply sth | suggest that you feel or think sth without saying it directly | |
implication | sugestia | |
stubbornness/ obstinacy | upartość | |
stubborn/ obstinate | uparty | |
fancy sb | to be attracted to sb | |
fiddle with sth | keep moving or touching sth with your hands | |
stroke sth | move your hand or fingers gently over the surface of sth | |
flirt with sb | behave towards sb as if you find the sexually attractive, but not in a serious way | |
clenched fist | zaciśnięte pięści | |
folded arms | skrzyżowane ręce | |
lean towards | pochylić się w czyjąś stronę | |
jump / leap to conclusions | make a decision about sth too quickly | |
gesture | gest | |
misinterpret sth | understand sth wrongly | |
eye contact | kontakt wzrokowy | |
not necessarily | used to say that sth is possibly true but is not always true | |
observe sth | see or notice sth | |
observant | good at noticing things | |
observation | obserwacja | |
combine | mix two or more things | |
display sth | show signs of sth, often a quality or a feeling | |
display | przejaw | |
look out for sth/sb | look and try to see or find sth/sb | |
go red | become red in the face | |
sweat/perspire | pocić się | |
sweat/perspiration | pot | |
excessive | more than is reasonable or necessary (adj.) | |
excess | nadmiar | |
exceed | przekraczać | |
torrential rain | very heavy rain | |
gale-force winds | very strong winds | |
considerable/great difficulty | a lot of difficulty | |
extensive/widespread damage | a lot of damage | |
strong accent | a very noticeable accent | |
slight accent | lekki akcent | |
great honour | an action or occasion that creates a feeling of pride | |
real/special/concerted effort | a big effort | |
main/principal concern | biggest worry | |
growing concern | bigger and bigger worry | |
familiar face | znajoma twarz | |
brief summary | a short statement giving the main points of sth | |
classic/ perfect example | a very typical example of sth | |
strong/ fierce/ widespread criticism | a lot of disapproval from others | |
utter/ total chaos | a state of complete confusion | |
have a narrow escape | to be lucky to get away safely | |
real eyesore | a building or object that is very unpleasant to look at | |
real eyecandy | a building or object that is very pleasant to look at | |
take offence at sth | show you are angry or upset about sth, or feeling insulted by it | |
make it clear that | say sth to make sb understand the situation | |
do no such thing | refuse to do the thing you have been asked to do | |
reach an agreement/ a conclusion/ compromise/ verdict | successfully arrive at an agreement | |
face the prospect of/that | recognize the ossibility that sth may happen | |
settle a dispute/ an argument | end an argument between people | |
hold sb responsible for sth | think that sb shoul be blamed for sth | |
take the blame for sth | accept responsibility for sth | |
reach the point where/when | arreive at a time or stage at which sth happens | |
back down | stop asking for sth, or stop saying you will do sth | |
entirely different | zupełnie inny | |
entirely responsible | całkowicie odpowiedzialny | |
agree entirely | zgadzać się całkowicie | |
not entirely sure | nie do końca pewny | |
not entirely happy | nie do końca szcześliwy | |
not entirely satisfied | niezupełnie usatysfakcjonowany | |
do/ get together | a friendly informal meeting or party | |
a (good) laugh | an enjoyable experience | |
a (bit of a) drag | a boring or annoying occasion or situation | |
lousy | bad, unpleasant, of poor quality | |
lousy film | do niczego film | |
lousy weather | do niczego pogoda | |
quid (pl. quid) | a pound in money (pl...) | |
rip-off | a thing that is not worth what you pay for it | |
rip sb off | obrobić kogoś | |
tight-fisted/tight/stingy | not generous with money | |
vile/disgusting | very bad ou unpleasant (smell) | |
bloke/guy | a man | |
a (real) pain/ a pain in the neck | an annoying person or situation | |
moan (about sth) | complain in an annoying way | |
loo | a toilet | |
pinch/ nick sth | steal sth | |
What a nerve/ a cheek! | used to say you think sb's behaviour is rude | |
at home | to play on your own stadium | |
away | not to play on your own stadium | |
qualify for sth | be good enough to enter a competition | |
qualification | kwalifikacja | |
knockout competition | system pucharowy | |
runner(s)-up | a person or team who comes second in a competition | |
the rest of | the others | |
eliminate sb from sth/ knock sb out of sth | wyeliminować kogoś | |
draw | losować | |
be drawn against sb | zostać wylosowanym razem z... | |
round | runda | |
get through to sth | reach the next stage in a competition | |
neutral | neutralny | |
venue | a place where an organized event happens | |
victory | zwycięstwo | |
victorious | zwycięski | |
in/on good/great form | w dobrej formie | |
off form | bez formy | |
league | liga | |
a good/bad run | a period of performing well or badly | |
unbeaten | niepokonany | |
promotion | tha action of moving a team up to a higher league | |
relegation | opposite of promotion | |
let sb down | fail to give sb the help and support they need | |
under pressure | in a stressful situation | |
go to pieces | become very nervous or upset and unable to perform | |
dominate/ be on top | dominować | |
dominant | dominujący | |
on the verge of sth | near the moment of doing or achieving sth | |
give sth away | lose a game, point, or competition through a bad mistake | |
native | rodzinny, ojczysty | |
culture shock | szok kulturowy | |
animosity towards/ hostility | wrogość | |
faith | wiara | |
stereotype | stereotyp | |
stereotypical | stereotypiczny | |
integration | the process of becoming a full member of a group or society | |
integrate into sth | zintegrować się | |
live at peace with sb | live without quarrelling with others | |
nostalgia | nostalgia | |
nistalgic | nistalgiczny | |
desire | pragnienie | |
have no desire to do sth | zupełnie nie mieć ochoty | |
get accustomed to/ get used to | become familiar with sth & accept it | |
get acclimatized to sth | become familiar with a new climate or situation | |
get the hang of sth | learn how to do, use, or understand something | |
flee (from) sth/sb | escape from a dangerous situation very quickly | |
refugee | a person who is forced to leave their country for political/ religious reasons | |
seek/ take refuge from | find shelter or protection from trouble or danger | |
political asylum | azyl polityczny | |
seek/ apply for asylum | ubiegać się o azyl | |
ethnic minority/group | mniejszość etniczna | |
be uprooted | be made to leave the place where you live and go somewhere else | |
discriminate (against) | dyskryminować | |
deport sb | force sb to leave a country, often becaouse they have no right to be there | |
deportation | deportacja | |
prejudice (agains sb/sth) | uprzedzenie | |
prejudiced | uprzedzony | |
migration | migracja | |
immigration | imigracja | |
emigration | emigracja | |
economic migrants | people whi move abroad to find a better job | |
socialize/sociable | spend time with other people in a friendly way/ adj. | |
host/ hostess | gospodarz/ gospodyni | |
lay sth on | provide sth for sb, especially food, dring, or transport | |
time-consuming | needing a lot of time | |
contribution | a thing that you give or do to help sth be successful | |
make a valuable/significant contribution | mieć znaczący wkład | |
contribute | mieć wkład | |
clear (sth) up | leave everything clean and tidy | |
disposable | jednorazowy | |
beforehand | before sth else happens or is done | |
gatecrasher | a person who tries to get into a party without an invitation | |
warm up | (of a party) to start to become interesting and enjoyable | |
deafening | very loud | |
drown sth out | be louder than other sounds, so they can't be heard | |
liven sth up | make sth more exciting | |
liven up | become more exciting | |
get/be carried away | become very excited or lose control over your feelings | |
pop round/ over/ in | go somewhere quickly or for a fairly short time | |
fancy sth | want sth or want to do sth | |
no doubt | bez wątpienia | |
get/ be drunk | upić się | |
loner | a person who is often alone and usually prefers to be alone | |
awkward | not relaxed or comfortable with other people | |
join in | take part in an activity with other people | |
warm welcome | miłe przyjęcie | |
make sb feel welcome | sprawić, że ktoś czuje się przyjęty | |
cliquey | forming a small group and not letting others join in | |
clique | klika | |
company | I like (being with other people) | |
good company (NO A) | She's (enjoyable to be with) | |
own company | He enjoys his (being by himself) | |
in company | He's very good (with other people) | |
accompany sb | go with sb | |
set fire to | make sth start burning | |
catch fire | start to burn | |
the fire broke out | the fire started | |
be on fire | to be burning | |
spread to | rozprzestrzenić się na | |
burst into flames | suddenly began burning strongly | |
go up in flames | be destroyed by fire | |
fire/ flames died down | fire/ flames became weak | |
put out/ extinguish fire | stop the fire burning | |
forest fires | fires that occur in forests | |
light a fire (past: lit) | start a fire for a purpose (past:...) | |
the fire went out | the fire stopped burning | |
put out a cigarette | zgasić papierosa | |
the lights went out | światła zgasły | |
a fight broke out | zaczęła się bójka | |
burst into tears | wybuchnąć płaczem | |
the disease could spread | choroba mogła się rozprzestrzenić | |
the noise died down | hałas przycichł | |
darling/love | kochanie | |
broke | not having any money | |
starving/ dying for sth to eat | very hungry | |
kip | a short sleep | |
posh | elegant and expensive | |
nosy/nosey | disapp: inerested in things that don't concern you | |
bug | an infectious illness | |
be into sth | be very interested in sth as a hobby | |
hammer sb/ thrash sb | defeat sb very heavily | |
con sb | deceive and trick sb, especially in order to get money from them | |
flak/ stick | criticism | |
take the flak | przyjąć krytykę | |
daft | silly | |
ta/ cheers | thanks | |
dodgy | causing suspicion, possibly dishonest | |
laid-back/ easy-going | calm and relaxed | |
racket/ din | a large amount of noise | |
take an instant dislike to sb | dislike sb as soon as you meet them | |
resent sth | feel anger about sth, often when it seems ufair | |
resentment | uraza | |
hostile | unfriendly and aggressive | |
hostility | wrogość | |
to sb's face | directly | |
complimentary about sb | saying nice thinks about sb | |
compliment sb on sth/ pay sb a compliment | komplementować kogoś | |
behind sb's back | za plecami | |
inevitably | nieuchronnie | |
inevitable | nieunikniony | |
put a strain on sb/sth | create pressure and anxiety for sb; vreate tension in a relationship | |
stick up for sb | support and defend sb if they were criticized | |
as time went by | over a period of time | |
settle down | become calmer and more relaxed | |
tough decision/childhood | trudna decyzja/dzieciństwo | |
tough driving laws | surowe przepisy drogowe | |
tough | twardy, silny psychicznie | |
things | used to talk about a situation or life in general | |
the way things are | the situation as it is | |
make things difficult | utrudniać coś | |
how are things? | jak tam? | |
look up | start to become better | |
initially | in the beginning | |
initial | początkowy | |
reluctant/ unwilling | not wanting to do sth | |
reluctance | opór | |
bond | więź | |
respect for sb | a feeling of admiration for sb because of their qualities | |
gain/ earn/ win respect | zdobyć czyjś respekt | |
respect | szanować | |
confide in sb | tell sb personal information because you trust them | |
ups and downs | wzloty i upadki | |
appreciate sth | recognize sth and welcome it | |
appreciation | wdzięczność | |
make a sacrifice/ sacrifice sth | poświęcić się, poświęcić coś | |
accept sb | allow sb to be part of a group | |
accept sth | agree to sth | |
accept that | believe that sth is true | |
accept responsibility | admit you did sth wrong | |