D Idioms

 0    52 Datenblatt    leff
mp3 downloaden Drucken spielen überprüfen
 
Frage Antworten
daily life
The daily life of people in the Middle Ages was very different from the way we live today.
Lernen beginnen
codzienne życie
dash somebody’s hope
Laura was expecting to inherit the house, but her dad dashed all her hopes by giving it to charity when he was 55.
Lernen beginnen
zniweczyć czyjeś nadzieje
day by day
I am not planning my future, I just live day by day, hoping it will all solve itself.
Lernen beginnen
dzień po dniu
dead end
We came to a dead end with the task and are struggling to come to the right conclusions.
Lernen beginnen
ślepa uliczka
declare war on somebody
America declared war on Japan in 1941.
Lernen beginnen
wypowiedzieć komuś wojnę
deserve credit
I have been working really hard for the past month. I really think I deserve some credit, but all you do is criticise me.
Lernen beginnen
zasługiwać na uznanie
die a natural death
My granddad died a natural death at the age of 98.
Lernen beginnen
umrzeć śmiercią naturalną
difference of opinion
Difference of opinion is a daily bread for me and my sister. We are never able to agree with each other.
Lernen beginnen
różnica zdań
dirt cheap
I bought this dress on sale! It was dirt cheap! Just £10!
Lernen beginnen
tani jak barszcz
dirty joke
Stop telling all those dirty jokes in front of the children!
Lernen beginnen
świński, nieprzyzwoity dowcip/kawał
disappear from view
I got really worried when Anna disappeared from my view as she is not supposed to go anywhere on her own.
Lernen beginnen
zniknąć z oczu
disappear without a trace
My brother left home one day and disappeared without a trace. We don’t know what happened to him.
Lernen beginnen
zniknąć bez śladu
disturb the peace
Can you turn the music down? You’re disturbing my peace.
Lernen beginnen
zakłócać porządek
do a good turn
I decided to do a good turn by donating some money to charity.
Lernen beginnen
zrobić dobry uczynek
do a great job
You’ve done a great job and we would like to offer you a pay rise!
Lernen beginnen
wykonać kawał dobrej roboty
do as you please
Do as you please, but don’t ask me for advice when you’re in trouble again.
Lernen beginnen
rób, jak ci się podoba
do exercises
I do exercises every morning.
Lernen beginnen
robić ćwiczenia (np. w zeszycie)
do harm to somebody
I don’t want to do harm to anybody. I just practice martial arts to stay fit.
Lernen beginnen
wyrządzić komuś krzywdę
do one’s duties
I always do my duties to the best of my abilities. That’s why I am a valued worker.
Lernen beginnen
wypełniać swoje obowiązki
do something behind somebody’s back
Laura and I are no longer friends. She has been talking about me behind my back, and I just can’t accept such behaviour.
Lernen beginnen
zrobić coś za czyimiś plecami
do something for money
I had to do it for money. I was in a really bad financial situation back then.
Lernen beginnen
robić/zrobić coś dla pieniędzy
do something for the fun of it
Let’s do it just for the fun of it. Come on! I am sure you’d enjoy being spontaneous once in a while!
Lernen beginnen
robić coś dla zabawy/przyjemności
do something from nothing
Anne is an amazing cook. She can prepare a really tasty dish from absolutely nothing.
Lernen beginnen
zrobić coś z niczego, od podstaw
do something on the side
Heather is a teacher but she does some tour-guiding on the side. Teaching doesn’t pay too well.
Lernen beginnen
robić coś na boku
do something out of habit
I don’t really watch TV much but I always have it switched on when I am home – purely out of habit.
Lernen beginnen
robić coś z przyzwyczajenia
do the dishes
Sam, do the dishes, please. The dishwasher is broken.
Lernen beginnen
zmywać naczynia
do voluntary work
I do some volunteer work every summer. It gives me a sense of achievement.
Lernen beginnen
pracować jako wolontariusz
do whatever possible to
I’d do whatever possible to get this job. I am sure I would be great at it!
Lernen beginnen
zrobić co tylko możliwe, aby
do wonders
Drinking 2 litres of water a day can do wonders for your skin.
Lernen beginnen
czynić cuda, dokonywać cudów
do you follow me?
I want you to do all the tasks from page 1, only the task nr. 1 from page 2, and the first half of page 3. Do you follow me? I don’t want anyone to tell me tomorrow that they did not know what to do for the homework.
Lernen beginnen
rozumiesz mnie?
do you happen to know
Excuse me, do you happen to know where the nearest bank is?
Lernen beginnen
nie wiesz przypadkiem
do you have a light?
"– Do you have a light?
– No, I don’t smoke, sorry."
Lernen beginnen
masz ogień? (zapałki, zapalniczkę)
do you mind if I open the window?
"– Do you mind if I open the window?
– Not at all."
Lernen beginnen
nie będzie ci przeszkadzało, jeśli otworzę okno?
do you see what I mean?
You really have to try and finish it by tomorrow. We have a deadline on Friday but we need everything double-checked, just in case. Do you see what I mean?
Lernen beginnen
rozumiesz, o co mi chodzi?
does it really matter?
Does it really matter what I wear for the meeting?
Lernen beginnen
czy to naprawdę ma znaczenie?
does it work for you?
Does that dress work for you? I really don’t feel comfortable in it.
Lernen beginnen
pasuje ci to?
does this mean anything to you?
Sarah says that you need to give the “thing” to her by tomorrow. Does it mean anything to you?
Lernen beginnen
czy to ci coś mówi?
don’t ask me!
Don’t ask me! I’ve never even been to Spain. How can I know what the most famous market in Barcelona is called?
Lernen beginnen
mnie pytasz? (sam chciałbym to wiedzieć)
don’t make me laugh
Don’t make me laugh now! They’ll kick us out of the class in a second if we keep on behaving like that.
Lernen beginnen
nie rozśmieszaj mnie
don’t mention it!
"– Thank you very much for driving me home.
– Don’t mention it."
Lernen beginnen
nie ma za co! (odpowiadając na podziękowania)
don’t remind me!
"– The essay deadline is tomorrow.
– Don’t remind me! I haven’t even started working on it yet!"
Lernen beginnen
ani mi nie przypominaj!
draw a conclusion
At the end of the meeting we managed to draw a conclusion from last year’s situation and came up with a new action plan.
Lernen beginnen
wyciągnąć wniosek
draw attention away from something
Anne’s presentation was really good, but the road works outside our office drew everyone’s attention away from what she had to say.
Lernen beginnen
odwracać uwagę od czegoś
draw lots
None of us wanted to move into the smallest room so we decided to draw lots.
Lernen beginnen
ciągnąć losy
dress in black
I always dress in black when I have to look smart.
Lernen beginnen
ubierać się na czarno
drink and drive
You really shouldn’t drink and drive. It’s dangerous!
Lernen beginnen
prowadzić w stanie nietrzeźwym, jechać po pijanemu
drive somebody crazy
Your music is driving me absolutely crazy. Can you turn it down for a while! I really have to study!
Lernen beginnen
doprowadzać kogoś do szaleństwa
drive somebody to despair
I have been applying for jobs for about a month now and nothing comes my way. The whole situation is really driving me to despair.
Lernen beginnen
doprowadzać kogoś do rozpaczy
drop a hint
It was already midnight and Anna was still at my place. I really needed her to leave as I was to get up really early the next day. I had to drop a hint, otherwise, she would never have left.
Lernen beginnen
zrobić aluzję, napomknąć
drop in the bucket
I am afraid that’s just a drop in the bucket of what it takes to help Africa.
Lernen beginnen
kropla w morzu
drop somebody a line
I’ll drop you a line later on this week to let you know how it’s going. What’s your e-mail address, anyway?
Lernen beginnen
napisać parę słów do kogoś
drum up support
We managed to drum up a lot of support for the cause and now it’s got national coverage in the media.
Lernen beginnen
pozyskać poparcie

Sie müssen eingeloggt sein, um einen Kommentar zu schreiben.