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zyskać uznanie, zyskać akceptację, spotkać się z aprobatą Lernen beginnen
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popularity It just was introduced a few years too late and never gained traction in the market.
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it were rather overdue thanks but still I do appreciated that. He forgot to return an overdue book from the library.
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postawić wszystko na jedną kartę, ryzykować Lernen beginnen
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So he is positive, but not going out on a limb
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Did he really ask you to type it on a typewriter?
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If something is said in passing, it is said while talking about something else and is not the main subject of a conversation In the article, she refers almost in passing to Chris's literary success. She acknowledged their financial support, but only in passing. He amazed us by remembering all sorts of things we had only mentioned in passing.
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z marszu, bezceremonialny, nieprzemyślany, bezmyślny (o uwadze, komentarzu) Lernen beginnen
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not friendly, and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude: I didn't mean to be offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry. I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand, but they're there for you to see in the report.
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rozpętać, slippe ut, wyzwalać, spuszczać ze smyczy Lernen beginnen
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you have no idea what kind of chaotic forces you have just unleashed
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zrobić coś wartego zachodu Lernen beginnen
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make something worth one's while
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(especially of an organization) to pay the cost of something To defray the cost of his education, he worked during the summer months. The company will defray all your expenses, including car rental.
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zdrajca, renegat (człowiek przechodzący na stronę przeciwnika) Lernen beginnen
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turn one's coat. the chance of finding rebels who would turn their coats was far greater than it was in Boston which, for over two years now, had been the epicenter of the unrest that threatened peace with Britain
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propel Lernen beginnen
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a force that pushes something forward wind propulsion a propulsion system. Our propulsion and life support systems are in need of repair.
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najniższy poziom, dolny limit (np. zarobków, cen) Lernen beginnen
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that's my final word. I can't go below that floor. They are protesting because their wages reached the floor.
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udzielać się (o nastroju) Lernen beginnen
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get/enter into the spirit of
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zaniedbanie (obowiązków), porzucenie (budynek) Lernen beginnen
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(a) failure to do what you should do:(especially of a building) a state of not being cared for: What you did was a grave dereliction of duty. The old railway station was in a state of dereliction.
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przesyłać pieniądze drogą elektroniczną; założyć podsłuch Lernen beginnen
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to send money using an electrical communication system The insurance company wired millions of dollars to its accounts to cover the payments. Luckily my father wired me two hundred bucks. You should wire her if you don't trust her
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a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people (audacity) She had the temerity to call me a liar.
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to prepare to take part in something, especially a sport, by putting on a uniform Anderson suited up only in games 3 and 4 because of an injured right shoulder.
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very quickly The project is coming on apace (= advancing quickly).
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relating to the countryside The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants.
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to indulge in wassail: CAROUSE This beverage warmed the stomachs and hearts of many Christmas revelers and was often shared with Christmas carolers. In the 14th century the verb wassail also came to describe the carousing associated with indulgence in the drink
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przenikliwy (ból), bystry Lernen beginnen
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piercing, acute, profound he felt a profound soundness. acute pain in the higher part of the breast. he gave her a proof of his piercing mind that would without greater trouble give the exact answer.
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a very simple and small building made from pieces of wood, metal, or other materials hovel, hut The family lived in a one-room shack.
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She was with me until my coachman brought her home."
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wspólnota, organizacja (ludzie dzielący te same wyznania, wartości Lernen beginnen
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your home or an organization where you feel you belong: Her children are all away at college now, but they always return to the fold during the holidays. After the last election, the Republican Party tried to bring former conservatives back into the fold.
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wyróżnienie (gdy na liście nagrodzonych wymieniamy pracę, która była bardzo dobra, ale nie dostała nagrody Lernen beginnen
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pick holes in something, niggle Her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she sweeps the floor.
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to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school! She told her daughter to quit dawdling and get dressed or she’d be late for school.
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to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own: If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized (from the first).
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behaviour that is very cruel or like that of an animal: the bestiality of war. bestialise
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a system for saving money for your retirement (= the period in your life when you have finished working): She was paying regularly into a pension scheme. He talked about the benefits of joining a company pension scheme.
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any of the short bars that form the steps of a ladder I started my life on the bottom rung of the ladder in this company.
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to cause a liquid to flow around or over something, often in order to clean it. waste human food that is fed to pigs The dentist handed me a glass of water to swill my mouth out with. I refuse to eat the swill that they serve in the canteen. Give the sink a quick swill to get it clean.
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rozpracować coś, wybadać coś, rozgryźć coś Lernen beginnen
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to realize, understand, or discover something. to know or understand everything about something He never sussed out that they'd tricked him. We tried to disguise the medicine in the cat's food, but she sussed it out. I'll visit the college and suss it out before I decide whether to apply or not.
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the act of explaining something or making something clear These figures need elucidation. A diagram was provided for further elucidation.
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zepsuć coś, zgasić (np. entuzjazm) Lernen beginnen
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to make something less active or less enjoyable: Both the kids were sick while we were in Boston, so that put a damper on things. Uncertainty about whether the treaty will be ratified has put a damper on new projects.
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różnorodny, urozmaicony pstry Lernen beginnen
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consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together: There's a motley assortment/collection of old furniture in the house we're renting now. The people who turned up for the meeting were a motley crew
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acclaim She's received plaudits for her work with homeless people. The quality of his photography earned/won him plaudits from the experts.
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He used a sedative to overpower him.
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zaświtać (komuś w głowie) Lernen beginnen
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An idea dawned on me but I soon forgot it. A new idea suddenly dawned on me. A new chapter has dawned and I can't wait for the future.
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gastrofaza, przekąski, przegryzki; mieć ochotę coś zjeść Lernen beginnen
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However, I did gain about 25lbs and constantly had the munchies. Do they have the munchies?
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to praise or welcome someone publicly because of their achievements: She was feted by audiences both in her own country and abroad. On his return to Paris he was feted by the public.
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, karmić (podawać komuś zbyt wiele informacji lub zbyt dużo komuś pomagać Lernen beginnen
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to give someone so much help or information that that person does not need to try himself or herself: opposition: By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.
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rozklekotany, rozchwiany, słaby Lernen beginnen
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weak, especially in health, and likely to fail or suffer from problems dicky heart Grandad's got a dicky heart
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przepuszczać pieniądze, trwonić pieniądze Lernen beginnen
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to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods: The students splurged, spending 30 percent more on food in real terms. I feel like splurging (out) on a new dress. I can happily splurge 3,000 pounds in one day.
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a narrow piece of decoration along a wall, either inside a room or on the outside of a building just under the roof
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behaving in a brave and exciting way, especially like a fighter in the past: a swashbuckling hero/pirate The players displayed a swashbuckling confidence.
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The case had been tried a week after his acquittal of the murder.
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defraudacja, sprzeniewierzenie Lernen beginnen
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the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for A theft of assets is a form of embezzlement. They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds. He's accused of tax evasion, embezzlement, and fraud.
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