Text 12 Superhero

to describe somebody/something as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc. (wychwalać)

to hail

a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres

a mile

to become unconscious for a short time

to black out

to keep away from somebody/something; to try not to do something

to avoid

a road with a strip of land in the middle that divides the lines of traffic moving in opposite directions

a dual carriageway

to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening

to avert

to take somebody/something in your hand suddenly and using force, to grab

to seize

the round object used to steer a car, etc. or ship

a wheel

to sit or fall down heavily

to slump

an untidy state; a lack of order or organization (balagan)

a disorder

the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen

anxiety

a part of a vehicle that is operated by hand, used especially when the vehicle is not moving

handbreak

to change direction suddenly

to veer

to hit somebody/something by accident

to bump

a narrow strip of land that separates the two sides of a major road such as a motorway or a carriageway (pas zieleni)

a central reservation

used to show that something happened or is true although something else. might have happened to prevent it (mimo że / pomimo)

despite

to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves

to steer

to say that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do (here: nie dał się czemus)

to refuse

a strip of ground with a hard surface beside a major road such as a motorway or interstate where vehicles can stop in an emergency (zatoka do awaryjnego parkowania)

a hard shoulder

to move in a winding or zigzag way especially to avoid obstacles

to wave up

Here (barierka, brzeg autostrady)

a bank

a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped

standstill

lights on a car or other vehicle that flash and warn other drivers of a dangerous situation

hazard lights

to become unconscious

to pass out

a person whose job is to help people who are sick or injured, but who is not a doctor or a nurse (ratownik)

a paramedic

a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position (usztywniacz)

a brace

the state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening, awareness

consciousness

to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of something, etc

suffer from

a small organ at the front of the neck that produces hormones that control the way in which the body grows and functions (tarczyca)

thyroid

To say that something doesn't apply to any of two things, pol. Ani... ani.......

neither ... nor

physically hurt; having an injury

injured

connected with your physical senses (zmysły)

sensory

a difficult or unpleasant experience (trud, meka)

an ordeal

the window across the front of a vehicle

a windscreen

to move with a lot of force against something solid

to smash

feeling admiration for somebody/something because you think they are particularly good, interesting, etc

be impressed

calm and sensible; able to make good decisions even in difficult situations

level head/ level headed

to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening

prevent

to get or accept something that is sent or given to you

receive

willing to do things which are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid

brave

to take or hold somebody/something with your hand suddenly, firmly

to grab

to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it (wgnieśc)

to dent

to stop a vehicle

come to a halt

to express your approval or admiration for somebody/sth (pochwalić)

to praise

Connected with

associated with

from one side to the other side (w poprzek)

across

the time, usually twice a day, when the roads are full of traffic and trains are crowded because people are travelling to or from work

rush hours