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print out

wydrukować Could you please print out this document for me?

pull down

zburzyć They had to pull down the old building to built a new shopping centre there.

pull in

wjeżdżać na stację The train from Manchester is pulling in on platform 1.

pull out

wyjeżdżać ze stacji A train has just pulled out of the station.

pull up

zatrzymać się, zaparkować A blue car has just pulled up near the cinema.

put back

odłożyć na miejsce Remember to put back the CDs when you don't listen to them.

put back

odkładać I'm afraid we have to put back our appointment.

put back

cofać wskazówki zegara, przestawiać godzinę Remember to put back your watch when you'll land in London.

put forward

przesunąć wskazówkę do przodu, zmienić czas na późniejszy We put the clocks forward in spring.

put down

kłaść Put down your bags and let's go to the kitchen.

put down

ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać How could you put me down in front of all these people?!

put off

odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.

put on

zakładać (na siebie) It's quite cold so you'd better put on your coat.

put on

zapalić (światło) Put on the light please.

put out

gasić (światło, ogień, etc.) Put out the lights, I'm tired and want to go sleep. Put the cigarette out, it's non-smoking area.

put up with

znosić How do you put up with him? He's so irritating.

read out

czytać na głos Now I will read out the names of our competition winners.

relate to

odnosić się, być powiązanym This book relates to the case of JFK's assasination.

ring back

zadzwonić ponownie She can't talk at the moment, can you ring back later?

ring up dzwonić

telefonować Ring me up in the evening.

round up

zaokrąglić w górę Round it up to 50 zlotys, please.

round down

zaokrąglać w dół They rounded it down to $3000.

rule out

wykluczyć The police had ruled him out as a suspect.

run across

spotkać, wpaść na kogoś przypadkiem She run across her old love when she was buying present for her husband.

run away

uciekać Run away or they'll beat you up.

run into

spotkać kogoś przypadkiem You won't believe whom I ran into this morning!

run into

natrafiać You'll run into problems if you take this case.

run out

kończyć się, brakować We've run out of the paper for printing. Time's running out, we've got only 2 minutes left. I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.

run up

podbiec I ran up to him and gave him a hug.

screw up

zepsuć, zniszczyć You'd better not screw it up this time.

see off

odprowadzać kogoś All my friends came to see me off at the airport.

see through

przejrzeć (podstęp) I didn't see her through and now I'm toasted.

sell out

wyprzedawać A bookstore sold out his new book in just few hours.

send in

wysyłać, nadsyłać Please send in application forms before the end of the month.

set off

wyruszyć, rozpocząć podróż We set off early in the morning.

set out

wyruszać, rozpoczynać podróż We are planning to set out at about 8.

settle down

osiedlić się, zamieszkać na stałe He thinks it is high time to settle down and start a decent life.

shoot down

zastrzelić, zestrzelić Three enemy planes have been shot down during the battle.

sign in zapisać

się, wpisać na listę First of all you have to sign in at reception.

sign out

wypisać się Don't forget to sign out before you leave.

sign up

zapisać się John has signed up for almost all classes. When will he find time for that?

show up

pojawiać się We'd been waiting for him 2 hours and he didn't show up.

slow down

zwalniać You're driving too fast, please slow down.

speak for

mówić za kogoś Speak for yourself. I hate this place.

speed up

przyspieszać Speed up, we can't drive so slow on a highway.

split up

rozejść się I'm not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago.

stand back

odsunąć się The police told everyone to stand back.

stand by

być w gotowości The antiterrorist squads are standing by behind this building.

stand for

oznaczać, znaczyć Do you know what CNN stands for?

start over

zaczynać coś od nowa I made so many mistakes that I better start everything over again.

stay away

trzymać sie z dala You'd better stay away from my brother.

stay in

zostać w domu I don't feel like going out today, I'll stay in.

stay out

być poza domem do późna I don't mind if he stays out but yesterday he went too far.

stay out of

trzymać się z dala Stay out of any troubles or you'll get back to jail.

stay up

nie kłaść się, iść do łóżka później Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play.

strike back

bronić się, zaatakować kogoś If we attack them, they will strike back for sure.

sum up

podsumować To sum up our discussion - we need to hire two more people.

switch on

włączać Switch on the TV, there's weather forecast in few minutes.

switch off

wyłączyć Switch off the radio before you leave.

take aback

zaskoczyć I was taken aback when I heard Sue married Tom.

take after

być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie) Peter takes after his father, he's very tall.

take away

zabierać, odbierać Mary took away a knife from her child.

take back

oddawać, zwracać Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw on them.

take back

cofać (co się powiedziało o kimś) I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her.

take off

wystartować When I was young I loved watching planes take off.

take off

naśladować, parodiować She is really good at taking her teacher off.

take off

zdejmować, ściągać He was so tired that he didin't even take his clothes off.

take out

usuwać He had his tooth taken out.

take on

zatrudniać Our company wants to take on two new programmers.

take over

przejmować (obowiązki) I wonder who will take over from me when I'm on long holiday.

take up

brać/zabierać się za coś Sue's taken up basketball recently.

throw away

wyrzucać When will you finally throw away this old coat?

track down

wyśledzić, wytropić They managed to track down that stolen jewellry from the Royal Collection.

try on

przymierzać Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.

try out

wypróbować We're trying out a new computer system in our company.

turn back

zawracać After two days we had no money and had to turn back.

turn down

odrzucić (propozycję) Mark asked Susan to marry him but she turned him down.

turn off

wyłączać Turn off the radio please, I'd like to read.

turn on

włączać Turn on the TV, the game starts in few minutes.

turn out

okazać się It turned out that we've bought the same skirt.

turn to

zwracać się (z prośbą) He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial.

turn up

pojawić się, znaleźć się He disappeared as quick as he had turned up.

identify with

utożsamiać się Many girls try to identify with their idols.

wash up

zmywać I hate washing up.

watch out

uważać Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!

immerse in

pochłaniać, zagłębiać się After having her first baby, she was totally immersed in family life.

impose sth on/upon

narzucać coś Spanish invaders imposed their culture and beliefs on native Americans.

write down

zapisywać Would you like to write down my address?

indulge in

folgować sobie/ pozwalać sobie na coś I indulged in a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.

inform on sb

informować/donosić The police have somebody here to inform on the terrorists' movements.

infringe on/upon

naruszać/łamać This new law will infringe on freedom of speech, I'm afraid.

inquire into

wypytywać o coś/badać/dochodzić The judge wants the deputy to inquire into the case in greater detail.

insist on/upon

domagać się/upierać się Lucy insisted on seeing her lawyer before giving any answers to officer's questions.

interfere with

majstrować przy czymś/zakłócać I don't want my kids to interfere with any electrical stuff that we have at home.

itch for

palić się do zrobienia czegoś/nie móc się doczekać I was itching for the lesson to end, as we were supposed to have a match right after it.

yank out

wyszarpnąć/ wyciągnąć He fought for a while with the cord but finally yanked out the plug from the socket.

nail down

zmusić kogoś, przycisnąć She told us just the news - we will need to nail her down to reveal more details.

name after

nazwać po kimś Jacky was named after her grandmother.

narrow down

zawęzić We wanted to narrow down the list of candidates for the elections.

nod off przysnąć

zdrzemnąć się He usually nods off in front of the TV.

nose about/around

szukać/węszyć Call the security! Somebody was nosing around in my office.

note down

notować/zapisywać Please note down the following emergency numbers.

object to

sprzeciwiać się, oponować The President objected to the idea of further cuts in defence spending.

adhere to

trzymać się (np. zasad) If you refuse to adhere to the rules of the club, you may be expelled.

aim at

dążyć do czegoś/być skierowanym na coś Most of his books are aimed at teenager readers.

associate with

łączyć /wiązać coś z czymś It's ridiculous to associate happiness with full bank account...

bank on

liczyć na coś Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn't get it.

beat sb up

pobić kogoś/ poturbować He was dragged out of the car and beaten up by the street gang.

bend down

pochylić się Johnny! Bend down and do your shoelaces.

blend in/into

wtapiać się Chameleons can blend in with their surroundings.

boss about/ round

rządzić/ dyrygować kimś I hate when somebody wants to boss me around!

break away

wyłamać się He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.

break out

uciec z więzienia He broke out of the state prison last night.

break out

wybuchać (o wojnie lub epidemii) The anthrax epidemic was prevented form breaking out.

break through

przełamać coś/ przedrzeć się The soldiers are reported to successfully break through the enemy's trenches.

breeze into (the building

etc), wchodzić gdzieś pewnie She usually breezes into the meeting and shares her opinions with everybody present.

breeze through

przejść przez coś z łatwością He breezed through the university entrance exams.

brighten up

rozjaśnić, upiększyć She put some flowers to the vase to brighten the room up.

bring about

spowodować Now we can just wait what these changes will bring about.

bring sb around/round

ocucić We tried to bring her round but in vain.

bring back

przywrócić The photos we watched together brought back a lot of memories.

bring down

obalić The present acute crisis in economy may bring the government down.

bring together

pogodzić/ polepszyć stosunki The disaster brought the local community together.

bring up

wychować She was brought up to respect other people.

brush aside

zignorować, odrzucić He brushed aside his advisor's ideas and consequently lost the campaign.

brush up

podszlifować, odświeżyć (umiejętności) He went to France to brush up on his French before the exam.

bump into

spotkać, 'wpaść' na kogoś I bumped into my Mum when I tried to leave the house unnoticed.

bundle up

opatulić She bundled the kittens up in blankets before taking them to the vet.

burst in

wtargnąć The crowd burst in the palace and started the plunder.

butt in

wtrącać się, mieszać do czegoś She got mad as he butted in once again with his stupid remarks.

button up

zapiąć guziki Button up Billy, will you? It's quite cold today.

call in

wpaść do kogoś Call in for a cup of coffee when you are in town.

calm down

uspokoić się They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.

carry on

kontynuować The light went out but the surgeon insisted on carrying on with the operation.

catch up

dogonić, dorównać You will have to work harder in order to catch up with the rest of the team.

cheat on

zdradzać (żonę/męża) She had a nervous breakdown when she discovered that her husband has been cheating on her.

cheer up

rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.

chew sth over

rozgryźć coś, 'przeżuć' OK. There is no need to hurry - you can just chew it over and give the answer next week.

chill out

'wyluzować' Oh, come on! Get a drink and chill out!

chip in

zrzucić się We all chipped in for our parents' present.

come down

spaść This shelf is overloaded! It may come down any minute!

come around/round

odzyskać przytomność As she was the only witness of the accident, the police officer waited till she came round to ask her some questions.

come down on

ostro coś krytykować/ 'zjechać' The press came down on his new play.

come down with

zachorować He came down with flu and had to stay in bed.

wind down

rozluźnić się, zrelaksować I like to wind down watching movies with my friends.

come out with

wyskakiwać z czymś She came out with her accusations quite unexpectedly.

count on

liczyć na kogoś You can always count on Jim in situation like this.

cross out

skreślić, wykreślić Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.

cuddle up

przytulić się I often cuddle up to my pony when I feel unhappy.

cut down on

ograniczyć coś I try to cut down on sweets and coffee.