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daily life
The daily life of people in the Middle Ages was very different from the way we live today.
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codzienne życie
dash somebody’s hope
Laura was expecting to inherit the house, but her dad dashed all her hopes by giving it to charity when he was 55.
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zniweczyć czyjeś nadzieje
day by day
I am not planning my future, I just live day by day, hoping it will all solve itself.
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dzień po dniu
dead end
We came to a dead end with the task and are struggling to come to the right conclusions.
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ślepa uliczka
declare war on somebody
America declared war on Japan in 1941.
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wypowiedzieć komuś wojnę
deserve credit
I have been working really hard for the past month. I really think I deserve some credit, but all you do is criticise me.
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zasługiwać na uznanie
die a natural death
My granddad died a natural death at the age of 98.
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umrzeć śmiercią naturalną
difference of opinion
Difference of opinion is a daily bread for me and my sister. We are never able to agree with each other.
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różnica zdań
dirt cheap
I bought this dress on sale! It was dirt cheap! Just £10!
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tani jak barszcz
dirty joke
Stop telling all those dirty jokes in front of the children!
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świński, nieprzyzwoity dowcip/kawał
disappear from view
I got really worried when Anna disappeared from my view as she is not supposed to go anywhere on her own.
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zniknąć z oczu
disappear without a trace
My brother left home one day and disappeared without a trace. We don’t know what happened to him.
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zniknąć bez śladu
disturb the peace
Can you turn the music down? You’re disturbing my peace.
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zakłócać porządek
do a good turn
I decided to do a good turn by donating some money to charity.
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zrobić dobry uczynek
do a great job
You’ve done a great job and we would like to offer you a pay rise!
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wykonać kawał dobrej roboty
do as you please
Do as you please, but don’t ask me for advice when you’re in trouble again.
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rób, jak ci się podoba
do exercises
I do exercises every morning.
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robić ćwiczenia (np. w zeszycie)
do harm to somebody
I don’t want to do harm to anybody. I just practice martial arts to stay fit.
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wyrządzić komuś krzywdę
do one’s duties
I always do my duties to the best of my abilities. That’s why I am a valued worker.
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wypełniać swoje obowiązki
do something behind somebody’s back
Laura and I are no longer friends. She has been talking about me behind my back, and I just can’t accept such behaviour.
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zrobić coś za czyimiś plecami
do something for money
I had to do it for money. I was in a really bad financial situation back then.
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robić/zrobić coś dla pieniędzy
do something for the fun of it
Let’s do it just for the fun of it. Come on! I am sure you’d enjoy being spontaneous once in a while!
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robić coś dla zabawy/przyjemności
do something from nothing
Anne is an amazing cook. She can prepare a really tasty dish from absolutely nothing.
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zrobić coś z niczego, od podstaw
do something on the side
Heather is a teacher but she does some tour-guiding on the side. Teaching doesn’t pay too well.
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robić coś na boku
do something out of habit
I don’t really watch TV much but I always have it switched on when I am home – purely out of habit.
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robić coś z przyzwyczajenia
do the dishes
Sam, do the dishes, please. The dishwasher is broken.
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zmywać naczynia
do voluntary work
I do some volunteer work every summer. It gives me a sense of achievement.
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pracować jako wolontariusz
do whatever possible to
I’d do whatever possible to get this job. I am sure I would be great at it!
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zrobić co tylko możliwe, aby
do wonders
Drinking 2 litres of water a day can do wonders for your skin.
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czynić cuda, dokonywać cudów
do you follow me?
I want you to do all the tasks from page 1, only the task nr. 1 from page 2, and the first half of page 3. Do you follow me? I don’t want anyone to tell me tomorrow that they did not know what to do for the homework.
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rozumiesz mnie?
do you happen to know
Excuse me, do you happen to know where the nearest bank is?
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nie wiesz przypadkiem
do you have a light?
"– Do you have a light?
– No, I don’t smoke, sorry."
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masz ogień? (zapałki, zapalniczkę)
do you mind if I open the window?
"– Do you mind if I open the window?
– Not at all."
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nie będzie ci przeszkadzało, jeśli otworzę okno?
do you see what I mean?
You really have to try and finish it by tomorrow. We have a deadline on Friday but we need everything double-checked, just in case. Do you see what I mean?
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rozumiesz, o co mi chodzi?
does it really matter?
Does it really matter what I wear for the meeting?
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czy to naprawdę ma znaczenie?
does it work for you?
Does that dress work for you? I really don’t feel comfortable in it.
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pasuje ci to?
does this mean anything to you?
Sarah says that you need to give the “thing” to her by tomorrow. Does it mean anything to you?
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czy to ci coś mówi?
don’t ask me!
Don’t ask me! I’ve never even been to Spain. How can I know what the most famous market in Barcelona is called?
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mnie pytasz? (sam chciałbym to wiedzieć)
don’t make me laugh
Don’t make me laugh now! They’ll kick us out of the class in a second if we keep on behaving like that.
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nie rozśmieszaj mnie
don’t mention it!
"– Thank you very much for driving me home.
– Don’t mention it."
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nie ma za co! (odpowiadając na podziękowania)
don’t remind me!
"– The essay deadline is tomorrow.
– Don’t remind me! I haven’t even started working on it yet!"
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ani mi nie przypominaj!
draw a conclusion
At the end of the meeting we managed to draw a conclusion from last year’s situation and came up with a new action plan.
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wyciągnąć wniosek
draw attention away from something
Anne’s presentation was really good, but the road works outside our office drew everyone’s attention away from what she had to say.
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odwracać uwagę od czegoś
draw lots
None of us wanted to move into the smallest room so we decided to draw lots.
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ciągnąć losy
dress in black
I always dress in black when I have to look smart.
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ubierać się na czarno
drink and drive
You really shouldn’t drink and drive. It’s dangerous!
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prowadzić w stanie nietrzeźwym, jechać po pijanemu
drive somebody crazy
Your music is driving me absolutely crazy. Can you turn it down for a while! I really have to study!
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doprowadzać kogoś do szaleństwa
drive somebody to despair
I have been applying for jobs for about a month now and nothing comes my way. The whole situation is really driving me to despair.
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doprowadzać kogoś do rozpaczy
drop a hint
It was already midnight and Anna was still at my place. I really needed her to leave as I was to get up really early the next day. I had to drop a hint, otherwise, she would never have left.
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zrobić aluzję, napomknąć
drop in the bucket
I am afraid that’s just a drop in the bucket of what it takes to help Africa.
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kropla w morzu
drop somebody a line
I’ll drop you a line later on this week to let you know how it’s going. What’s your e-mail address, anyway?
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napisać parę słów do kogoś
drum up support
We managed to drum up a lot of support for the cause and now it’s got national coverage in the media.
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pozyskać poparcie

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