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| Angielski | Polski |
| bad break n | informal (misfortune, period of bad luck) | zły okres przym. + m |
| pechowy okres przym. + m |
| He really got a bad break -- the truck ran into his house the day after his insurance lapsed. |
| bad break n | (bone: serious fracture) | poważne złamanie przym. + n |
| Jim suffered a bad break in his femur when he fell off the ladder. |
| big break n | (great opportunity) | wielka okazja przym. + ż |
| The actress got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| Break a leg! interj | figurative, slang (to performer: good luck) | złam nogę |
| As he left the dressing room his fellow actors shouted "Break a leg!" |
| break apart vtr | (disassemble, pull to pieces) | rozkładać ndk. |
| rozłożyć dk. |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (eat a meal) | jeść ndk. |
| zjeść dk. |
| Good friends enjoy breaking bread together. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (share a meal with [sb]) | jeść posiłek ndk. + m |
| zjeść posiłek dk. + m |
| At the Last Supper, Jesus broke bread with his friends for the last time before he died. |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | załamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| załamać się dk. + zaim. |
| Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| break even v expr | (not make profit or loss) | wychodzić na czysto zwrot ndk. |
| wyjść na czysto zwrot dk. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| At the rate we're going, we'll be lucky to break even at year's end. |
| break free vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się zwr. ndk. |
| uwolnić się zwr. dk. |
| Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| break free from [sb] vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się od kogoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| uwolnić się od kogoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | uwalniać się od czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| uwolnić się od czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| break ground vtr + n | figurative (be first to do [sth]) | być pionierem posił. + m |
| She's breaking ground with her innovative approach. |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) | zrywać ndk. |
| zerwać dk. |
| Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| Break it up! interj | slang (stop fighting) | kończyć ndk. |
| skończyć dk. |
| You can't fight in this bar. Break it up or I'll call the police and they'll break it up for you. |
| break loose v expr | figurative (free yourself) | uwalniać się zwr. ndk. |
| uwolnić się zwr. dk. |
| I thought I'd fastened the dog's chain securely but he must have broken loose. |
| break of day n | (dawn, sunrise, early morning) | świt, poranek m |
| The hunt assembles and is ready to ride at the break of day. |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | odpieczętowywać ndk. |
| odpieczętować dk. |
| Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | wyłamywać ndk. |
| wyłamać dk. |
| The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |
| break out vi | (escape) | uciekać ndk. |
| uciec dk. |
| The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break room n | (staff room) | pokój pracowniczy m + przym. |
| All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. |
| break the bank v expr | (gambling: win all money) (potoczny) | rozbić bank dk. + m |
| He was on such a winning streak in Las Vegas, he broke the bank in two casinos! |
| break the bank v expr | figurative, informal (be expensive) | kosztować masę pieniędzy zwrot ndk. |
| We can afford to buy new flowerpots; they really won't break the bank. |
| break the habit v expr | (stop doing [sth] habitually) | rzucać nałóg ndk. + m |
| rzucić nałóg dk. + m |
| He hasn't smoked for six months. Maybe he's finally broken the habit! |
| break the ice v expr | figurative (start a conversation) (przenośny) | przełamywać lody ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| Party games are an effective way to break the ice at a gathering. |
| break the law v expr | (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime) | łamać prawo ndk. + n |
| złamać prawo dk. + n |
| Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
| break the news v expr | (announce [sth]) | ogłaszać ndk. |
| ogłosić dk. |
| Diane decided to move out of her parents' house; they were sad when she broke the news. |
| break the news of [sth] v expr | (announce [sth]) | informować o czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| poinformować o czymś dk. + przyim. |
| Rhea broke the news of her pregnancy to her delighted parents. |
| break the news to [sb] v expr | (announce [sth] to [sb]) | przekazać komuś wiadomość zwrot dk. |
| The police officer broke the news to Natasha that her husband had died in a car crash. |
| break the record v | (do better than anyone has ever done) | pobić rekord dk. + m |
| We broke a record today ; it's the first March ever with absolutely no snow here. |
| break the rules v expr | (do [sth] in an unconventional way) | łamać zasady ndk. + ż, l.mn. |
| złamać zasady dk. + ż, l.mn. |
| break the seal v | (open the seal on a document) | zrywać pieczęć ndk. + ż |
| zerwać pieczęć dk. + ż |
| If you break the seal on a software package, you can no longer return it to the store. |
| break the seal v expr | figurative, US, slang (urinate) (potoczny) | odlać się zwr. dk. |
| After three drinks, Brad needed to break the seal. |
| break the sound barrier v expr | (go faster than sound) | przekraczać barierę dźwięku ndk. + m |
| przekroczyć barierę dźwięku dk. + m |
| When a plane breaks the sound barrier it produces a sonic boom that sounds like an explosion. |
| break the spell v expr | figurative (end the illusion or mood) | przerywać nastrój ndk. + m |
| przerwać nastrój dk. + m |
| Don't say anything...I don't want to break the spell. |
| break the spell v | literal (witchcraft: disable a charm, curse) | zrywać zaklęcie ndk. |
| zerwać zaklęcie dk. |
| The frog said that if I kissed him it would break the spell and he would turn into a handsome prince. |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | przebijać się przez coś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| przebić się przez coś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| break time n | (recreational period) | przerwa ż |
| Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers. |
| break with the past v expr | (abandon tradition) | zerwać z przeszłością zwrot ndk. |
| zrywać z przeszłością zwrot dk. |
| My cousin broke with the past and didn't cook a turkey for Thanksgiving. |
| break with the past n | (abandoning tradition) | zerwanie z przeszłością wyr. |
| In a break with the past, young women's fathers no longer give them away during the wedding ceremony. |
| break [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (make [sb] sad) (przenośny) | łamać serce ndk. + n |
| złamać serce dk. + n |
| It breaks my heart to hear you are quitting. |
| break your neck v | literal (fracture a bone in the neck) | skręcić kark dk. + m |
| It's called breakneck speed because you will break your neck if you go that fast and fall off the motorcycle. |
| break your neck v expr | figurative (make effort) (przenośny) | pędzić na złamanie karku zwrot ndk. |
| This project is so much work; I've been breaking my neck all week and I still don't feel like I'm getting anywhere! |
| break-in n | (burglary) | włamanie n |
| There has been a break-in at the post office. |
| break-in n | US (engine: running in) (proces) | docieranie n |
| (efekt) | dotarcie n |
| Break-in of the engine is essential to ensure its correct functioning. |
| breakdown n | (car, machine: failure) | awaria ż |
| Mary had a breakdown on the way to work, which caused her to be late. |
| Mary miała awarię w drodze do pracy i dlatego się spóźniła. |
| breakdown n | (chemical decomposition) | rozpad m |
| In just a few days, the breakdown of the cell structure was apparent. |
| Zaledwie po kilku dniach wyraźnie było widać rozpad struktury komórki. |
| breakdown n | (mental collapse) | załamanie nerwowe n + przym. |
| Apparently, Dr. Harris had a breakdown, so Dr. Watts is taking over his scheduled surgeries. |
| Podobno doktor Harris miał załamanie nerwowe, więc doktor Watts przejmie jego zaplanowane operacje. |
| breakdown n | (analysis into parts) | analiza ż |
| A breakdown of the study, its findings, and its implications can be found on page 10. |
| Analizę badania, jego wyników i konsekwencji można znaleźć na stronie 10. |
| breakdown n | (finance: itemization) | zestawienie, wyszczególnienie n |
| The breakdown of the department's spending budget is shown in this graph. |
| Zestawienie wydatków wydziału widać na tym grafie. |
| breakdown n | (disrupted communication) | załamanie się n |
| przerwanie n |
| There's been a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries. |
| Nastąpiło przerwanie negocjacji pomiędzy dwoma krajami. |
breakeven,
break-even n | (equal income and expenses) | próg rentowności m + ż |
| We have to increase sales if we want to reach breakeven this year. |
breakeven,
break-even adj | (with income and expenses equal) | na progu rentowności wyr. |
| The company is struggling to reach the breakeven point of $500,000. |
breakout,
break-out n | (escape from jail) | ucieczka ż |
| The breakout at the jail was captured on video. |
breakout,
break-out adj | (successful) | przełomowy przym. |
| Her first breakout hit came in 2006. |
breakout,
break-out n | (disease: outbreak) | wybuch m |
| Authorities have reported a breakout of cholera in the area. |
breakup,
break-up n | (romantic separation) | rozstanie n |
| He's been renting an apartment downtown since the breakup. |
breakup,
break-up n | (political fragmentation) | rozbicie n |
| The breakup of the Soviet Union began in the early 1990s. |
| cigarette break n | (pause from activity to smoke a cigarette) | przerwa na papierosa wyr. |
| Since they introduced the law which bans smoking in public places, we have to take all our cigarette breaks outside ... in public. |
| coffee break n | (pause for coffee, tea, etc.) | przerwa na kawę wyr. |
| Whenever I try to ask for her help, she's on a coffee break. |
| commercial break n | (TV, radio: pause for ads) | przerwa na reklamę wyr. |
| I usually go to the restroom during commercial breaks so that I don't miss any of the program. |
| lunch break n | (pause from work to eat midday meal) | przerwa na lunch wyr. |
| During my lunch break I often go to the tearoom next door for a sandwich. |
