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gist
That was the gist of what he said.
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sens
aspire
We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients.
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aspirować
regimentation
disapproving
He might be frustrated by the college’s regimentation.
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"reżim"
deterrent
Tougher prison sentences may act/serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders.
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odstraszający
against the clock
I was racing against the clock, but I finished the test just before the bell.
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jak najszybciej się da
run-of-the-mill
He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
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coś zwyczajnego
up to your eyes in
I'm up to my eyes in homework this week.
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bardzo zajęty
a pittance
He works hard but he's paid a pittance.
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mała ilość pieniędzy
be stuck in a rut
I need to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut.
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utknąć w rutynie
While there is a will there is a way.
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Dla chcącego nic trudnego.
Let sleeping dogs lie
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Nie wywołuj wilka z lasu
Wolves never prey upon wolves.
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Kruk krukowi oka nie wykole
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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gówno dasz, gówno masz
Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
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Nie martw się na zapas.
Hourses for courses
UK
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Właściwy człowiek na właściwym miejscu
rig
Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party.
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sfałszować
gag
Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth. / He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.
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knebel, kneblować, wyciszać
haul
Gems haul seized in swoop.
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zdobycz, łup
swoop
informal, noun or verb
Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.
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nalot
to dock
The fishermen docked in Cairns and the cod was delivered to the filleting factory.
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dokować (statek)
lift-off
3,2,1,0 - lift-off!
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the action of a spacecraft or rocket leaving the ground:
splashdown
The enormous object raised itself into the sky and began its historic journey, to splashdown safely in the ocean 4 hours later.
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wodowanie
manned
The first manned space-flight took place in 1962.
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załogowy
puff
"I ran all the way home," she puffed./ The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke.
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dyszeć/ dmuchać
litterbug
UK: litter lout
It would have been more honest to say that I thought the litterbug needed a lesson.
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ktoś, kto śmieci w miejscach publicznych
a road hog
informal
Many morning commuters became frustrated at the road hog straddling two lanes.
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nie uważa na innych kierowców
a clock-watcher
He used to be known for working late, but is now a dedicated clock-watcher.
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zainteresowana żeby wyjść z pracy i iść do domu
a tear-away
UK informal
He was a real tearaway at school - he was always in trouble with teachers or with the police.
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ktoś narwany, wdający się w bójki
crank
informal
Zoff was originally dismissed as a crank, but his theories later became very influential.
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ekscentryk, osoba kontrowersyjna
battle-ax
UK: battle-axe
Our principal was a real old battle-ax.
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groźna i nieprzyjemna starsza kobieta z silnymi przekonaniami
a slowpoke
UK informal: a slowcoach
Come on, slowpoke, we don't have all day you know!
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leń, ślamazara
a daydreamer
He was a daydreamer who grew sullen when faced with textbooks.
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marzyciel
a wind-bag
informal disapproving, synonym: gasbag
She is a wind-bag and she always talks about her ideas.
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gaduła
a miser
On environmental spending, the president is a miser.
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skąpiec
digit
The number 345 contains three digits.
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cyfra
spanner
We tighten or loosen nuts and bolts with a spanner.
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klucz do nakrętek
bolts
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śruby
nuts
Nuts and bolts are used to hold pieces of machinery together.
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nakrętki
spade
We dig holes in the ground with a spade.
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łopata
penknife
US: pocketknife; also: clasp knife, jackknife
To cut string and other things, we carry in a pocket a penknife.
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scyzoryk
jack
We raise a car to change a tool with a jack, You need a car jack in order to change a tyre.
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podnośnik
fork
a garden fork
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widły
rake
We collect dry leaves and make earth level with a rake.; In the autumn I rake (up) the dead leaves.
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grabie
screws
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wkręty
nail
Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it.
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gwóźdź
safety pin
Place the safety pin on the end of the cord and thread through the top hem.
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agrafka
pushpin, thumbtack
UK: drawing pin
Next, pierce the top and bottom with a pushpin, making the hole on the wider end a bit larger.
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pinezka
rubber band
UK also: elastic band
She put a rubber band around the box.
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recepturka
acquisition
The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.; Language acquisition (= learning a language without being taught) starts at a very young age.
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the process of getting something:
solicitor
If you want legal advice in Britain, you go to a solicitor.; a firm of solicitors
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radca prawny
warder
British
Men or women who look after prisoners in prisons are called prison officers or warders.
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strażnik więzienny
numismatist
He collects coins and banknotes. He is a numismatist.
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numizmatyk
legal tender
Scottish banknotes are legal tender in England too.
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prawny środek płatniczy
counterfoil
also: stub
We suggest that you retain the counterfoil as proof of purchase.
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kupon
paragon, dowód zapłaty

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