| diversion (John created a diversion while the rest of us escaped) | objazd \ rozrywka \ odwrócenie uwagi, zmyłka |
| distraction (The phone calls were a constant distraction) | rozproszenie uwagi, zakłócenie spokoju |
| call sb \ exploratory (expedition\operation\surgery) | dzwonić do kogoś \ badawczy, poszukiwawczy, rozpoznawczy, odkrywczy |
| explanatory \\ explanatory notes (There are explanatory notes at the back of the book) | wyjaśniający, objaśniający \ objaśnienia |
| hypothesis \\ fill out\in sth (->to fill in a form\questionnaire) | hipoteza \\ wypełniać coś (np. formularz, ankiete) |
| sample sth (np. an opportunity to sample the local night life) | taste a small amount of food or drink to decide if you like it\ experience a place or an activity fo |
| sample sth (12% of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs) | to test, question part of sth or of a group of people in order to find out what the rest is like |
| sample (The interviews were given to a random sample of students) | grupa ludzi (wybrana np. do przeprowadzenia ankiety) |
| expense (->at the expense of sb\sth) \ census | wydatek (->expenditure) \ spis ludnosci |
| \\ respresentative of sb\sth (Are his views representative of the rest of the department?)(->sales r | typical of a particular group of people (typowy, reprezentatywny) |
| surveyor (np. the surveyor of public works) | an official whose job is to check that sth is accurate,of good quality,etc.\ geodeta,mierniczy\ insp |
| population distribution \ electoral \ mining | rozmieszczenie ludności \ wyborczy \ górnictwo |
| baseline (The figures for 2014 were used as a baseline for the study) | punkt odniesienia (a line or measurement that is used as a starting point when comparing facts) |
| uncut (np. the original, uncut version of a film) | (of a book,film\movie)left in its complete form;without any parts removed;not censored\ (of a precio |
| mine for sth\sth (for sth) (He made his fortune mining for gold and diamonds) | kopać, wydobywać, eksploatować |
| weigh in (Both boxers weighed in at several pounds below the limit) | to have your weight measured, especially before a contest, race, etc. |
| hue \\ shade (of sth) (We sat down in the shade of the wall) \ | odcien (=tint\shade) \\ cień (miejsce, gdzie jest cień) \ cień (kształt rzucany przez coś) |
| impurity (->impure) \ crystal structure | zanieczyszczenie \ nieczystość, stan nieczystości (<->purity) \ struktura kryształu |
| nitrogen \ yellowish \ brownish | azot (pierwiastek) \ żółtawy (np. zęby) \ brązowawy, brunatnaw |
| tinge (Her dark hair is now tinged with grey\ "Goodbye," he said, with a tinge of sadness) | a small amount of a colour,feeling or quality (zabarwienie, lekki odcień\ domieszka, nuta (np.żalu |
| drastic \ boron \ record-breaking | drastyczny (np. zmiana, efekt, redukcja) \ bor (pierwiastek) \ rekordowy |
| adorn sth\sb\yourself (with sth) (The walls were adorned with paintings) | dekorować, przyozdabiać, upiększać, przystrajać |
| crown \\ sceptre | korona \ szczyt, wierzchołek (np. góry, czapki, głowy) \\ berło (królewskie) |
| rough diamond (<->polished diamond) \\ the crown jewels | nieoszlifowany diament \ klejnoty koronne (noszone przez króla lub królową) |
| premier (np. one of the country’s premier chefs( | główny, najważniejszy, czołowy (most important, famous or successful) |
| fabled (->legendary) \ unearth (=dig sth up) (Reporters unearthed evidence of criminal activity) | sławny, legendarny \\ to find sth in the ground by digging\ wydobywać (na światło dzienne), ujaw |
| flawless \ chief executive (officer) (CEO) | nieskazitelny \ dyrektor generalny, dyrektor naczelny |
| in the margin (->to win by a narrow\wide margin) (He took third place by a margin of seven minutes) | na marginesie \ the amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which sb wins sth |
| at an auction \ bidding war (British distributors are currently involved in a bidding war for the mo | na licytacji \ ostra licytacja |
| analyst \ housekeeper | analityk (o osobie) \ gosposia, osoba zatrudniona do prowadzenia domu |
| pay sb a compliment \ wish sb sth | powiedzieć komuś komplement \ życzyć komuś czegoś |
| not be on speaking terms (with sb) \ bitterness (->bitter about sth) | nie rozmawiać z sobą \ gorycz, rozgoryczenie |
| pretty \\ pretty much\well (One dog looks pretty much like another to me\We've pretty much finished | całkiem, dosyć, raczej \ almost; almost completely |
| reckon \ reckon to do sth (His fortune is reckoned at $5 million\He wasn’t reckoning to pay so muc | myslec, sądzic \ to calculate an amount, a number, etc. \\ to expect to do sth |
| thoughtful \ uncooked (=raw) | zadumany, zamyślony (o osobie) \ nieugotowany |
| put sth away | to put sth in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it\to save money to spend l |
| start sth up | zacząć, otworzyć\powstawac (interes, nowy biznes, organizacja) \\ ruszyć\uruchomić (np. o silni |
| slip away\out of\through | wyślizgnąć się, wymykac (skądś), przeslizgnąc sie, przemknąc |
| suspect sb\sth of sth \\ unlocked | podejrzewać kogoś\coś o coś \\ otwarty, odblokowany |
| all the better\easier\more exciting (The journey was all the more dangerous because of the bad weath | dużo lepszy\łatwiejszy\ciekawszy |
| laugh at\about sth (You never laugh at my jokes!) \\ cabbage \\ lettuce | smiać się z czegoś \ kapusta \ sałata |
| roast pork\beef \\ roast chicken \\ meatballs \\ pork ribs | pieczen wołowa\wieprzowa \\ pieczony kurczak \\ klopsiki, pulpety \\ zeberka wieprzowe |
| turnip \\ raisin\currant | rzepa \ rodzynka |
| unappetising \\ odour | nieapetyczny \\ zapach, woń, odór (a smell, especially one that is unpleasant) |
| go across the street at the lights \ pepper | przejść przez ulicę na światłach \ pieprzyć, doprawiać pieprzem |
| gruff \\ thump \ thump sb (=punch sb) | opryskliwy, szorstki (gÅ‚os\zachowanie)\\ (of a heart) to beat strongly \ walnąć kogoÅ› (za pomocï |
| stammer | jąkanie (się), zacinanie (się) \ jąkać (się), dukać (coś), zacinać (się) |
| it's a wonder (that) (It's a wonder he's still alive) \ make the first move | to cud, ze \ zrobić pierwszy krok (for example in order to end an argument) |
| reconcile sth with sth\ be reconciled with sb\ reconcile yourself to sth (It was hard to reconcile h | pogodzic coś z czymś \ pogodzić się z kimś \ resign yourself to sth |
| joyful \ makeover \ attempt sth (The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed) | uradowany,szczęśliwy, radosny \\ całkowita odmiana wyglądu\wnętrza \\ próbować czegoś |
| in itself (You've managed to complete the course - that in itself is an achievement) | samo w sobie |
| doom \ doomed (to sth) (The plan was doomed to failure\The marriage was doomed from the start) | fatum (death or destruction;any terrible event that you cannot avoid) \ skazany (na klęskę, niepow |
| essentially\fundamentally \\ ask sth of sb | basically \\ ask sb for sth |
| set your sights on sth\doing sth (She's set her sights on becoming an actress) | postawić sobie coś za cel |
| abseil (down, off, etc. sth) (verb\noun) (->abselier\abseiling) | go down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope,pushing against the slope or rock with your f |
| war on\against sb\sth (The government has declared war on drug dealers) | a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop sth bad or illegal |
| litter \ at (the) most (There were 50 people there, at the very most) | śmieci, odpadki (wyrzucane w parkach, na ulicach, itp.) \ co najwyżej |
| hilly \ clean (sb\sth) up (We have to clean up before we leave) | pagórkowaty (np. krajobraz, region) \\ posprzątać, umyć kogoś\coś\się |
| (safety) harness | uprząż (dla konia) \ uprząż (do wspinaczki), szelki, pas bezpieczeństwa |
| bear\keep sb\sth in mind \\ bear\keep in mind that (I'll keep you in mind if another job comes up) | pamiętać o kimś\czymś |
| build up (All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress\Traffic usually builds | to become greater, more powerful or larger in number (wzmacniać się, nasilać się\ nagromadzić s |
| rocky \ gain access to sth | skalisty \ uzyskać dostęp do czegoś |
| faint \\ faint-hearted | that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt \ osłabiony, słaby (o osobie) \\ cowardly |
| in the course of doing sth | w trakcie robienia czegoÅ› |
| phobia (about sth) (He has a phobia about flying\birds) \ psyche | fobia, chorobliwy lęk \ psychika |
| botanist \ botany \ chemist | botanik \ botanika \ chemik |
| fight off sth\sb (The jeweller was stabbed as he tried to fight the robbers off\Her body couldn’t | to resist sth\sb by fighting against them\it |
| quest (for sth) (for knowledge\happiness\truth) (He set off in quest of adventure) | a long search for sth,especially for some quality such as happiness\to search for sth that is diffic |
| exoplanet | a planet of a star that is outside the solar system |
| pastime (=occupation) \ poppy | rozrywka, hobby, zajęcie \ mak |
| content yourself with sth \ content sb (Since it rained we had to content ourselves with playing car | zadowolić się czymś \ zadowolic kogoś |
| arrival (The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats) | a person or thing that comes to a place |
| abusive \ vastness | znieważający, obelżywy \ bezkres, bezmiar, ogrom |
| free sb (from sth)\\free sb of\from sth (Firefighters worked for two hours to free the driver from t | uwalniać (np. z wiezienia) \ wyswobodzić \\ uwalniać (np. od cierpienia, przestępczosci, zmartwi |
| detain sb (I'm sorry—he'll be late. He's been detained at a meeting) | trzymać (w areszcie), zatrzymywać (gdzieÅ› tymczasowo) \ opóźniać (kogoÅ›), zatrzymywać (kogoï |
| unused (to sth\doing sth) \ spot (She soon spotted the mistake) | nieużywany \ nieprzyzwyczajony \\ dostrzec, zauważyć (zobaczyć coś, co jest trudne do zauważen |
| go along (I might go along to the party after work) | pójść, przyjść (aby wziąć w czymś udział) |
| job description \ installation | zakres obowiązków \\ montaż \ instalacja (programu komputerowego) |
| light sth up (His eyes lit up when you mentioned her name) | zapalać papierosa\ rozświetlać coś,rozjaśniać coś\\ if sb’s eyes or face light up,or sth li |
| memorable \ observatory \ planetarium | niezapomniany, pamietny \ obserwatorium \ planetarium |
| give sth up (I gave up my weekend to help him paint his apartment) | to spend time on a task that you would normally spend on sth else |
| work sb out \ work sth out (II-solve) (I've worked out a new way of doing it) | o understand sb’s character\\ obliczać coś,wyliczać coś \to find the answer to sth\ obmyślać |
| scary \ step by step | frightening \ krok po kroku |
| gruesome | very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury |
| spooky (-creepy) \ publicity | strange and frightening \ reklama, rozgłos |
| senior executive\manager \\ disruptive | członek ścisłego kierownictwa \\ zakłócający spokój |
| (business) associate | a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with |
| expulsion (from...) (Troops are engaged in the expulsion of enemy forces from the area) | wyrzucenie\ wydalenie,usunięcie(ucznia ze szkoły,osoby z organizacji)\ wypuszczenie(np.gazu,cieczy |
| quality \ angle (->angel) | cecha charakteru (zwłaszcza dobra) \\ kąt (pomiędzy czymś a czymś) \ punkt widzenia |
| gain experience \ mismanagement (->mismanage) (He accused the government of mismanaging the crisis) | zdobyć doświadczenie \ niegospodarność, złe kierownictwo, złe zarządzanie |
| financial ruin (The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin)\ coax sb (into doing st | ruina finansowa \ to persuade sb to do sth by talking to them in a kind and gentle way |
| get around\round sb | przekonać kogoś, zjednać sobie kogoś, przekabacić kogos |
| get by on sth (How does she get by on such a small salary?) | przetrwać, dać sobie radę |
| be none of sb's business | to nie czyjaÅ› sprawa |
| business is business (It would have been nice to sell the company to friends, but business is busine | biznes to biznes (zysk finansowy jest najważniejszą sprawą, jaką należy mieć na uwadze i uczuc |
| get down to business (Let’s get down to business right away—we’ll stop for coffee later) | to start dealing with the matter that needs to be dealt with, or doing the work that needs to be don |
| be way\two months behind with sth | mieć duże\2-miesieczne opóźnienie w czymś (np. z wypracowaniem w szkole) |
| take shape (We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands) | (of plans, writing, ideas etc.) to start to develop a more clear or certain form (nabierać kształt |
| problems of your own \ outlaw (I think all handguns should be outlawed) | your own problems \ to make sth illegal |
| be at the height of your success | być u szczytu swojego sukcesu |
| May I have this dance? | Czy móglym prosić do tanca? |
| drowsy (=sleepy) \ tranquillizer (be on tranquillizers) | senny, śpiący \ srodek uspokajający (=sedative) |
| (OTC) over-the-counter drug \ prescription drug \ painkiller | lek bez recepty \ lek na receptę \ lek przeciwbólowy |
| make an appointment (to see the doctor) \ in the immediate future | umówić się na wizytę (np. u lekarza) \ w najbliższej przyszłości |
| perform one's duties | wykonywać czyjeś obowiązki |
| at this rate ( At this rate we're not going to be there till midnight) | jak tak dalej pojdzie (used to say what will happen if a particular situation continues to develop i |
| I would appreciate it very much. | Bylabym bardzo wdzięczna. |
| Best wishes. | Najlepsze zyczenia. |
| well-thought-out \ all over the place (There was blood all over the place) | dobrze pomyślany, zgrabnie pomyślany \ wszędzie |
| curriculum (l.mn.-curricula) \ to my mind | program nauczania \ moim zdaniem |
