Przydatne zwroty w języku angielskim – Część 2

Czerwiec 20, 2022 Agata Pruszyńska

Zapraszam na drugą część przydatnych zwrotów w języku angielskim zebranych z mojego fanpage’a na facebooku. Do każdego wyrażenia dołączone jest:

• zdjęcie,

• krótkie wytłumaczenie w języku angielskim,

• tłumaczenie na język polski,

• przykładowe zdanie lub zdania.

Jeżeli jeszcze nie mieliście okazji zapoznać się z pierwszą częścią, to koniecznie zajrzyjcie tutaj – Przydatne zwroty w języku angielskim – Część 1.

Z kolei ćwiczenia do dzisiejszego wpisu znajdziecie tutaj – Przydatne zwroty – Ćwiczenia (2).

 

Przydatne zwroty w języku angielskim – Część 2

 

(1) MAKE A VOW = to promise or pledge solemnly (przysięgać, ślubować)

E.g. He made a vow in front of all employees that he would sue the company for damages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) HAVE A GO = try to do something, attempt to do something (spróbować)

E.g. I’ve never been snowboarding before, but I’d love to have a go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) BE CHARGED WITH = być oskarżonym o coś

E.g. The woman, who was charged with felony, was sentenced to jail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) BE IN EXILE = it means that someone is forced to leave its country or home and cannot come back for some period (być na wygnaniu)

E.g. Their family was in exile during the Second World War. They finally came back to their homeland after 5 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) COACH PARTY = is a group of people who travel together on the bus and visit various places (wycieczka autokarowa)

E.g. This year over one hundred coach parties have visited our small town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6) FULFIL EXPECTATIONS = if something fulfils your expectations, it means that it is as good as you thought it would be. We can also say ‘to meet expectations’ (spełniać oczekiwania)

E.g. We went to the cinema yesterday and we were disappointed because the film didn’t fulfil our expectations.

 

 

 

 

(7) ADVISE SOMBODY OF SOMETHING = it means to inform somebody about something (poinformować kogoś o czymś)

E.g. It wasn’t good news but we had to advise his mother of his accident at the workplace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8) TO LEND SOMEBODY A HAND (with something) = it means to help someone. We can also say ‘to give somebody a hand’ (podać komuś pomocną dłoń)

E.g. Would you please lend me a hand with repairing my car?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9) TO BE A STICKLER FOR SOMETHING = someone who insists on perfection of something (być pedantem na punkcie czegoś)

E.g. My mum is a stickler for cleaning but I’m not a fan of household chores.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10) CLIFF-HANGER = a situation full of tension when its outcome is unkonwn and uncertain. In other words it’s a suspenseful situation (sytuacja pełna napięcia)

E.g. Simon was hidden in the wardrobe and waiting for his dad to find him. That was a real cliff-hanger for Simon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11) TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF something = to discover the explanation of the problem or situation (docierać do sedna czegoś)

E.g. It took her almost two weeks but finally she got to the bottom of a new policy in company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12) ENDANGERED SPECIES = is a type of animal or plant that is threatened with extinction (zagrożony gatunek)

E.g. More and more animals living in the rainforests are classified as endangered species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13) TO TOP UP SOMEBODY’S GLASS = to add more water, juice or other drink to somebody’s glass (dolewać)

E.g. Waiters were topping up guests’ glasses at the party last night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14) WANT TO CURL UP AND DIE = it means that you feel very embarrassed and ashamed about what you’ve done or said (chcieć zapaść się pod ziemię ze wstydu)

E.g. What I said was so stupid and inappropriate that I wanted to curl up and die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15) STUMBLING BLOCK = an obstacle which prevents you from doing something (przeszkoda)

E.g. I had big plans and suddenly they hit a stumbling block.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16) TO BE AT LOGGERHEADS (with somebody) = to be involved in an argument with somebody (drzeć z kimś koty)

E.g. They have so different views that they are at loggerheads all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17) TO LEAVE SOMEBODY IN THE LURCH = to leave someone when they need your help or to break promise made earlier (zostawić kogo na lodzie)

E.g. Unexpectedly the company left him in the lurch after 15 years of work. He was made rudundant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18) TO COME TO THE FORE = it means to intensify, to become prominent or important (wysuwać się na czoło)

E.g. We didn’t plan to discuss this matter at the meeting but suddenly the salary problem came to the fore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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