Etc

Front 1

pogadywać

Back 1

to benter

Canadians love to banter.

Front 2

nie mieć zielonego pojęcia

Back 2

to be in the dark

Max was using some fancy structure and I was completely in the dark why he needs to do this.

Front 3

ubaw, świetna zabawa

Back 3

a blast

We had a blast at the New Years party.

Front 4

prowadzić bogate życie

Back 4

to live large

My friends have a huge apartment in the centre of Vancouver, they love to live large.

Front 5

oszczędny

Back 5

frugal

I tend to be frugal with my family, but live large with my friends.

Front 6

duch towarzystwa

Back 6

a social butterfly

David is a real social butterfly, he loves to mingle with people at parties.

Front 7

zagadywać

Back 7

to mingle

Let's mingle with new noobs!

Front 8

obijać się, byczyć się

Back 8

to veg out (all you want)

I think I will spend whole day in front of TV tomorrow.
Veg out all you want!

Front 9

dołączać

Back 9

come onboard

- I am not sure if I want to go to the theatre tomorrow.
- Oh, come onbard, we will have fun, it is a great play.

Front 10

gawędziarz

Back 10

chatterbox

Girls tend to be real chatterboxes, they never stop talking.

Front 11

przygnębiony, w złym humorze

Back 11

down in the dumbs

I was down in the dumps when I heard that I will have to leave Vancouver at some point.

Front 12

wrodzony, przyrodzony

Back 12

ingrained

Waking up early is my ingrained habit.

Front 13

snuć się, łazić, sępić

Back 13

to mooch

Peter lives by mooching off his friends.

Front 14

muszę już kończyć

Back 14

I'd better let you go.

I'd better let you go, I have a meeting in 5 minutes.

Front 15

myśli powracają/płyną do

Back 15

thought wander

When I think about my siblings my thoughts wander back to my family home.

Front 16

ktoś kto ma słomiany zapał

Back 16

all talk (and) no action

Damian has lots of ideas, but he rarely puts something into life. He is all talk and no action type.

Front 17

ktoś kto ma silną opinię

Back 17

opinionated

My friend is always very opinionated about Polish history and mistakes that were made.

Front 18

przesadzać, posuwać się za daleko

Back 18

go overboard

I think I went overboard, I would like to apologize for this.

Front 19

dokuczać, gderać

Back 19

to nag

My mother keeps nagging me to decide what I would like to in life.

Front 20

uchylić rąbka tajemnicy

Back 20

to spill the beans

These are great new, spill the beans, I want to know more about it!

Front 21

gderać, mówić co zrobić

Back 21

be on sb's back

I will have my mum on my back until I clean my room.

Front 22

polegać na kimś

Back 22

to lean on sb

Monika is a great friend, I can lean on her in every situation.

Front 23

najlepszy z najlepszych

Back 23

the best of the best

You are the best of the best, I am so glad that you are my friend.

Front 24

przemyśleć coś

Back 24

to mull sth over

Give me some time, I must mull it over, it's very difficult decision.

Front 25

rozwinąć skrzydła

Back 25

to spread ones wings

Going abroad was a great chance for me to spread my wings. I don't regret this decision.

Front 26

żyć z głową w chmurach

Back 26

be in la-la land

Some people still live in la-la land and think that going abroad will solve all their problems.

Front 27

wspieraj mnie, bądź ze mną

Back 27

back me up

Okay, I will go there, please back me up.

Front 28

informuj mnie na bieżąco

Back 28

keep me posted

Front 29

skromny, powściągliwy

Back 29

low-key

Front 30

robić coś w spokojnym, kontrolowanym tempie

Back 30

to pace oneself

I will have a glass of water, I need to pace myself

Front 31

różne rzeczy przerywają mi coś

Back 31

things keep coming up

I was going to start learning the piano but things keep coming up and I cannot find time for this.

Front 32

porzucić, zostawić

Back 32

to ditch sb

Do I really need to ditch my friends if I want to start my life over?

Front 33

szybka, trafna odpowiedź, komentarz, docinek

Back 33

a come back

I always have problems with coming up with right come back when talking to my friends.

Front 34

być zapracownym, mieć pełny kalendarz

Back 34

full plate

I really cannot meet you this week, I have a full plate.

Front 35

zacząć pracować nad czymś na poważnie

Back 35

to buckle down

If I do not buckle down to my project I will get fired.

Front 36

to nie jest problem

Back 36

It's not much of a hassle.

Front 37

pragnienie czegoś

Back 37

temptation for sth

I cannot resist temptation for sweets.

Front 38

robienie wszystkiego byle tylko nie robić czegoś innego

Back 38

procrastinate

During exams time at university I procrastinate a lot instead of buckling down to learning.

Front 39

zerwać z nałogiem, rzucić

Back 39

to quit cold turkey

One of methods to stop smoking is to quit cold turkey

Front 40

stopniowo porzucać nałóg, zwyczaj

Back 40

ween oneself of sth

I cannot ween myself of writing semicolon after each line in JS.

Front 41

zróbmy to razem

Back 41

make a pact

Let's make a pact, I'll quit smoking and you will start jogging every day.

Front 42

tracić kontrolę nad postanowieniem

Back 42

to be slipping

I think Mark is slipping, we need to encourage him to keep working on his addiction.

Front 43

złamać się

Back 43

to break down

It's fine to break down only if you will learn a lesson from it and last longer next time you try.

Front 44

złamać się inaczej

Back 44

to fall off the wagon

He tried to stop drinking for 2 weeks but then he fell off the wagon.

Front 45

być duchem towarzystwa

Back 45

to be a people person

Nick is a people person, he loves spending time at parties bentering with people around.

Front 46

chlew, syf

Back 46

pigstie

My room sometimes turns into pigstie when I am very busy for long and cannot find time to clean it up.

Front 47

wyjąłeś mi to z ust

Back 47

You took it right out of my mouth.

Front 48

nie potrafiłbym ując tego lepiej

Back 48

I couldn't have said it better.

Front 49

dać komuś do myślenia, inspiracja

Back 49

food for thought

Meeting with my manager was very inspiring, lots of his ideas were food for thought.

Front 50

nie mieć zdania, być obojętnym

Back 50

to be indifferent to sth

He is indifferent to people suffering

Front 51

znieczulać

Back 51

desensitize

Violence in computer games and movies desensitizes humankind.

Front 52

nie wiń mnie

Back 52

Do not shoot the messenger.

Front 53

mieć krew na rękach

Back 53

to have skeletons in one's closet

Front 54

pomniejszać, poniżać

Back 54

belittle

The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings,

Front 55

zapłanić najwyższą cenę (życie)

Back 55

pay the ultimate price

Front 56

niewidoczna bariera

Back 56

a glass ceiling

There is a glass ceiling for woman who want to be successive in their job.

Front 57

dodaje nowy wymiar, inne spojrzenie na problem

Back 57

that's another dynamic/dimension to this problem

Front 58

pobłażliwy

Back 58

leniant

Parents are very leniant nowadays comparing to what was 20 years ago.

Front 59

nie móc poradzić sobie z czymś

Back 59

I can't hack it.

Front 60

przebywać w złym towarzystwie

Back 60

hang out with a wrong crowd

Front 61

Nie załapałem, zgupiłem się

Back 61

I don't follow (you)