legend has it | legenda głosi | |
folktale | bajka ludowa | |
ever since | od tamtej pory | |
undoubtedly. It is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year. | bez wątpienia | |
sheer scale | czysta skala | |
magnum opus | największe dzieło | |
impact. She's got a great impact on our children. | wpływ, siła uderzenia | |
increasingly. She's becoming increasingly irritating | coraz bardziej | |
chin | podbródek | |
tint | odcień, koloryzować, zabarwiać | |
oddly | dziwnie, osobliwie | |
spotlight | centrum uwagi | |
call sth off | odwołać (np.spotkanie), zaprzestać (np.poszukiwań) | |
trip over sth | potknąć się o coś | |
landlord. I have to speak with my landlord about the rent | właściciel (wynajmujący komuś mieszkanie) | |
anecdote | anegdota | |
fable | parabola, bajka o zwierzętach | |
fairy tale | bajka | |
myth | mit | |
news story | temat w wiadomościach | |
short story | krótkie opowiadanie, nowela | |
whodunnit | powieść kryminalna | |
goddess | boginia | |
con. She felt she had been conned into buying the car. | okantować, argument przeciw czemuś, więzień | |
deception. His elaborate deception fooled everyone. | oszustwo | |
a cock and bull story. He gave me some cock-and-bull story about his last relationship | bajeczka, niestworzona historia, bajka o żelaznym wilku | |
end of story. This woman is innocent - end of story. | koniec tematu, koniec i kropka | |
a long story | długa historia | |
an old wives tale | przesąd, babskie gadanie | |
sob story. She came out with some sob story about not having enough money to go and see her father w | wyciskacz łez, smutna historia | |
tales | historyjki | |
the story of my life. Honestly, it's the story of my life - I meet a totally gorgeous bloke and he's | zawsze to samo! | |
to cut a long story short. But anyway to cut long story short, I got fired. | krótko mówiąc | |
gullible=naive | naiwny, łatwowierny | |
swallor=fall for | dać się na coś nabrać | |
unscrupulous=dishonest | nie mający skrupułów | |
trick=con. He tricked me into buying a broken watch. | oszukać, naciągnąć | |
make out=pretend.Susan pretended to be asleep | udawać | |
astute=streetwise.He's always been a very astute politician. | cwany, obrotny | |
plausible=credible. That sounds plausible, doesn't it? | prawdopodobny, wiarygodny | |
sceptical=cynical. We are sceptical in some areas but unfortunately not in others. | sceptyczny, cyniczny | |
fishy. There's something fishy going on here | naciagny, podejrzany, lipny | |
unfaithful.I stay away from unfaithful friends | niewierny, nielojalny, (niezgodny z prawdą) | |
second-hand car salesman | sprzedawca używanych samochodów | |
to be on the ball. He is the president of the company, so he has to be on the ball. | mieć łeb na karku (ogarniać co się dzieje dookoła, rozumieć co się dzieje dookoła) | |
unbeknownst. Unbeknownst to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away. | bez mojej wiedzy | |
two-timing. I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me. | niewierny | |
hand something over to | podawać coś | |
two-time | zdradzać, być niewiernym | |
be taken in. Be careful not to be taken in when you buy a secondhand car | dać się zwieść, dać się nabrać | |