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after they left the room = ON leaving the room. After they had left the room, they met their colleages.

Ona sprzeciwia sie mojemu paleniu.

She objects to my smoking/to me smoking.

wskazywać na coś, zwrócić uwagę na coś

point something out, point something at. It is very rude to point out/ point at in that way.

tak, w ten sposób

in this way

zameldować się do...

check into ... We had some problems when we checked into the hotel.

spotkać się

meet=get together. We are getting together next week to talk about a really unique mystery novel called Illusion.

umrzeć

to die=pass away

zamienić się w coś

turn into something. In my dream, my wallet turned into a butterfly and flew away. Isn't it symbolic. I think I'd better stop sending so much money.

dojść do siebie, odzyskać przytomność

come round=come around

ocucić kogoś, przywrócić kogoś do przytomności

bring somebody around=bring somebody round

zatrudnić kogoś

hire, employ, take somebody on

zainteresować się czymś, podjąć coś, zająć się czymś, skracać coś, np. materiał, podjąć coś, podchwycić coś (np. temat) przyjąć coś, zaakceptować coś

take something up

przygarnąć (np. bezdomne zwierzą), dać schronienie, skrócić

take something/somebody in

startować o samolocie, zdejmować coś z mebla, zmyć makijaż, naśladować, kopiwać kogoś, "zdjąć" kogoś strzałem snajperskim, zdjąć ubranie

take somebody/something off. Before the plane took off, the flight attandant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and pu their chairs in an upright position.

założyć (np. ubranie)

put the clothes on. Don't forget to put your gloves on! It is cold outside!

gruźlica

tuberculosis

powstrzymywać kogoś, hamować kogoś

keep somebody back. Fred told us to keep back. He said the dog was very aggressive and that it might even be a rabid.

wściekły, chory na wściekliznę

rabid

odziedziczyć coś po kimś (cechy charakteru, wygląd)

take after (character traits, appearance). I can't believe how much John takes after his father. They look and act exactly the same.

mijać obok, przechodzić

pass by = get by = go by. I can mail the letter for you. I go by the post office on my way to work.

radzić sobie materialnie

get by on. If you watch your money, stay in hostels, make your own food and plan carefully, you can get by there on less than $30.00 a day.

check the meaning

look up. If you don't understand the word "superstitious", look it up in the dictionary.

spowodować coś, doprowadzić do czegoś

bring about something. Popular protest and extensive media coverage finally helped bring about change in the country's enviromental policies,

odhaczyć coś, odfajkować coś

check off something. Mr Octavio checked our names off the list one by one as we entered the room.

dochodzić, np transmisja

come in. This radio station is based in Chicago, which is 60 miles from here. That is why the broadcast doesn't come in clearly.

odłożyć coś, przełożyć coś na później, opóźnić coś (postpone), zbywać kogoś (discourage)

put off. Don't put your homework off untill tomorrow.

mieć coś za sobą

get something over. Just do it now and get it over with.

dziedziczyć w spadku

inherit = come into. James came into a lot of money when his grandfather passed away.

activate, start an alarm, blow up (wybuchnąć), udać się powieść o planach, popsuć się (np. jedzenie)

go off. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.

przywieźć ze sobą

bring along. If you have an old blanket, bring it along so that we have something to sit at the beach.

zabrać się za coś, wziąć się za coś

get around to something. I don't have time to clean the kitchen right now. Maybe i can get around to it later.

dołować kogoś

put somebody down. Good parents don't put their children down, they give them contructive criticism which helps them to become better people.

spowodować zmianę, prosić o zmianę, radzić sobie ze zmianą, radzić sobie ze zmianą, przedstawić zmianę, prowadzić do zmiany, opierać się zmienie, witać zmianę, być świadkiem zmiany

bring about a change, call for a change, cope with change, introduce a change, lead to a change, resist change, welcome a change, witness a change