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być wystarczająco dobrym do czegoś be good enough, competent enough začať sa učiť
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He simply isn’t up to the job / doing the job / exam standard / the task.
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tuszować (fakty), ukrywać (prawdę) hide začať sa učiť
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The manager tried to cover up the mistake / the scandal / the crime.
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wprowadzać coś (nowe prawo) introduce a law, rule or system Rząd chce wprowadzić nowe przepisy podatkowe. začať sa učiť
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The government wants to bring in new tax laws. The government is bringing in a new law / measures / policy.
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stawić czoła czemuś, poradzić sobie z czymś deal with the consequences, problems začať sa učiť
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Some ppl can’t face up their problems / their responsibilities / the truth.
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to be forgotten, to cease to arouse interest Skandal niedługo ucichnie. Ta cała sprawa przycichnie i zniknie do jutrzejszego poranka. začať sa učiť
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The scandal will soon blow over. This whole thing will blow over and be gone by tomorrow morning.
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wprowadzać rygory, wypowiadać walkę get tough, to take strong action against sth illegal, or against ppl who don’t obey certain rules or laws začať sa učiť
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The police are cracking down on drug smuggling / traffic offences.
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przekonać kogoś, zdobyć czyjeś poparcie attract, persuade ppl, win support, to persuade sb to support or agree with you začať sa učiť
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New campaign to win over floating voters.
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przedstawiać coś, proponować coś submit, suggest, to offer an idea or proposal for consideration začať sa učiť
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She put forward several suggestions/proposals. That's an excellent plan. Are you putting it forward to the Committee?
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to resing from a position of power, often in favour of sb else začať sa učiť
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It is rumoured that the Prime Minister will stand down before the next election. He stood down as party leader.
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nie zrobić czegoś, co się obiecało not to keep a promise, to break a promise or agreement začať sa učiť
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One should never go back on a promise / an agreement / one’s word. I never go back on my word (= not do what I said I would do). The government went back on elction promises.
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having different ideas, opinions, etc from other people začať sa učiť
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out of step (with sb/sth) Her views are out of step with government policy. Her opinions on this matter are out of step with those of the majority of people.
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nie wyciągać pochopnych wniosków not decide yet, to wait until you know all the facts before you form an opinion about something or judge someone začať sa učiť
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The cause of the fire is still unclear and we are keeping an open mind. I don't want to decide until I know all the facts. I want to keep an open mind.
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to choose to ignore something that you know is wrong or illegal začať sa učiť
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turn a blind eye (to sth) The government has been turning a blind eye to corruption within its own party.
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nie orientować się w czymś, stracić orientację w czymś to know little about what has recently happened začať sa učiť
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I haven't read any articles on the subject for 5 years, so I am out of touch with recent developments. People have accused the government of being out of touch with what is really going on in the country.
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ważyć się na szali, wisieć na włosku it's not certain what will happen. you do not know whether it will succeed or fail začať sa učiť
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Jack’s career is hanging in the balance. The outcome of the election hangs in the balance, no one can say which side will win. He's seriously ill, we don't know whether he will live or die. His life is hanging in the balance.
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wzrost popularności (np. trendu) a period of popularity or of sudden growth začať sa učiť
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the recent boom in all kinds of counselling and therapy
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greatly reduce začať sa učiť
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Camera boom has not slashed crime.
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przepytywać, przesłuchiwać to question, interrogate začať sa učiť
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A group of journalists quizzed them about/on the day's events.
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goods taken by police, a large amount of something that has been stolen or that is owned illegally začať sa učiť
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a haul of arms/drugs; Cops quiz gang after huge heroin haul.
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fall sharply, suddenly fall in value or level začať sa učiť
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Temperatures plunged below zero.
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začať sa učiť
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a successful bid for re-election; I made a bid of $150 for the painting. Shares set to plunge after $2bn bid is withdrawn.
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to go/run somewhere very quickly začať sa učiť
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She dashed downstairs when she heard the phone. I must dash. I've got to be home by 7 p.m.
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a noisy fight, usually in public začať sa učiť
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a drunken brawl in a bar; Footy fans brawl on jet.
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wzrost, podwyższenie, zwiększenie (zwłaszcza duże i niechciane) rise, an increase in the cost of sth, esp. a large or unwanted increase začať sa učiť
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Greedy MPs call for a huge pay hike. Economists are predicting a hike in interest rates. price hikes
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police officers začať sa učiť
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Cops quiz gang after huge heroin haul. Do you know what happened at the beach? There are cops everywhere.
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director, high-ranking officer or official začať sa učiť
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začať sa učiť
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przetasowanie, przegrupowanie, zmiany personalne to rearrange, rearrangement začať sa učiť
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to silence, censor, censorship začať sa učiť
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The government is trying to gag the press over the issue.
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kamień szlachetny, klejnot začať sa učiť
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She used to be known for her gem collection.
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raid, to raid začať sa učiť
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Five people were apprehended during the police swoop
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election, voting, public opinion survey začať sa učiť
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začať sa učiť
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to look for, ask for, want začať sa učiť
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to falsify začať sa učiť
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He accused the government of rigging the elections. Officials denied that the competition had been rigged.
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goods stolen in robbery or taken by police or customs začať sa učiť
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action, step, to take action začať sa učiť
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fighting, argument, conflict, to argue, to fight začať sa učiť
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zabiegać o względy lub poparcie to try to persuade people to support you or to buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things to try to attract, zabiegać o względy lub poparcie začať sa učiť
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Supermarkets are trying to woo customers by cutting prices. The party is clearly trying to woo women voters.
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začať sa učiť
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to prevent; to stop a crime, plan, etc from succeeding, or to stop someone doing what they want to do začať sa učiť
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The plot (spisek) was foiled by undercover police officers.
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začať sa učiť
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The council ordered that work on the project should be halted immediately. He has appealed for a halt to the fighting.
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wypierać, usuwać, zmuszać do dymisji to force out of office, remove from a high position začať sa učiť
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He was ousted from power by a military coup. The president was ousted in a coup last year. The committee wanted to oust him from the union.
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začať sa učiť
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strong request, call for help, appeal začať sa učiť
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začať sa učiť
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support, to support Musisz poprzeć mój pomysł, nawet, jeśli im się nie spodoba. začať sa učiť
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You have to back my idea even if they won't like it. He backed Mr Clark in the recent election.
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začať sa učiť
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začať sa učiť
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to escape, escape (of secret information) začať sa učiť
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Details of the report had been leaked to the press.
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mystery začať sa učiť
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No one could provide an answer to the riddle of Elise’s death. Scientists may have solved the riddle of Saturn's rings.
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investigate, investigation (dochodzenie) Dochodzenie jest prawie skończone, znaleźliśmy mordercę. začať sa učiť
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an FBI probe into corruption; The probe is nearly finished, we found the killer.
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close, dismiss, cancel, closure, dismissal začať sa učiť
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The company has announced plans to axe 500 jobs.
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remove (restrictions, prohibitions) začať sa učiť
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The government had already lifted the ban on beef imports.
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restrict, restriction (ograniczać np. wydatki, podatki) Musimy ograniczyć nasze wydatki, bo inaczej zbankrutujemy. začať sa učiť
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to curb crime/inflation; Increased interest rates should curb inflation. We have to curb our expenses or else we will go bankrupt.
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wprawiać w zakłopotanie, zbić z tropu at loss to explain, mystified, sth difficult to understand začať sa učiť
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[often passive ] The police were baffled by his disappearance.
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a situation in which many people are upset or excited začať sa učiť
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the storm over working conditions; cause/provoke/spark a storm of something: His arrest provoked a storm of protest. a storm brews (=starts): Laurence is blissfully unaware of the legal storm brewing around him.
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to demand, to appeal, demand, appeal začať sa učiť
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a statement by the police accusing someone of committing a crime začať sa učiť
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začať sa učiť
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remove (restrictions, prohibitions) začať sa učiť
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The government had already lifted the ban on beef imports.
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glosy/krzyk protestu, protest Sth ppl are angry about or disapprove začať sa učiť
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There has been a public outcry against the new road.
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capture; to take something using official power and force začať sa učiť
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Customs officials have seized 100 kilos of cocaine. Action was taken to seize criminal assets valued at $200 million.
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