| Formy złożone: |
| Angielski | Polski |
| abseil down [sth] vi + prep | (descend using a rope) | schodzić po linie zwrot ndk. |
| zejść po linie zwrot dk. |
| Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity. |
| be bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative (encumbered or oppressed) (przenośny, potoczny) | ugrzęznąć w czymś dk. + przyim. |
| The lawyer was bogged down in paper work. |
| bear down vi | (push downwards) | przyciskać ndk. |
| przycisnąć dk. |
| If you bear down on the pen, the carbon copies will be clearer. |
| beat down vi | (sun: shine brightly and hot) | prażyć ndk. |
| mocno świecić przys. + ndk. |
| beat down vtr | (negotiate a lower price from [sb]) | targować ndk. |
| utargować dk. |
| blow down vi | (wind: knock over) | zdmuchiwać ndk. |
| zdmuchnąć dk. |
| The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| blow me down interj | informal (expressing amazement) | nie mów wykrz. |
| Well, blow me down! You won the lottery! |
bob, bob along, bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | podskakiwać ndk. |
| podskoczyć dk. |
| The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| bog down vtr | informal (mire, make slow or stuck) | zwalniać, wstrzymywać ndk. |
| zwolnić, wstrzymać dk. |
| The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
boil it down, boil it all down v expr | figurative (reduce to essence) | rozważać wszystko ndk. + zaim. |
| rozważyć wszystko dk. + zaim. |
| When you boil it all down, you have two choices: In or out. |
| bolt down vtr | (secure with a bolt) | zasuwać ndk. |
| zasunąć dk. |
| Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt down vtr | US slang (to eat [sth] very quickly) (potoczny) | wsuwać ndk. |
| wsunąć dk. |
| Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down before vtr | literal (bow in extreme deference to) | kłaniać się przed zwrot ndk. |
| pokłonić się przed zwrot dk. |
| It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before vtr | figurative (show deference to) | kłaniać się przed zwrot ndk. |
| pokłonić się przed zwrot dk. |
| He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| breaking down n | (disintegration) | rozkład m |
| The weather contributes hugely to the breaking down of rock into smaller particles. |
| bring down vtr | (cause the demise of) | obalać ndk. |
| obalić dk. |
| bring down vtr | US slang dated (make [sb] sad or depressed) | przygnębiać ndk. |
| przygnębić dk. |
| If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
| broken-down adj | (dilapidated) | zepsuty przym. |
| (dach) | rozpadający się przym. + zaim. |
| The house was old and its broken-down roof was letting in the rain. |
bucket, bucket along [sth], bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) | pędzić ndk. |
| popędzić dk. |
| Uwaga: Followed by a preposition |
| The car was bucketing along the road. |
| buckle down vtr | informal, literal (fasten, secure in place) | zapinać, przypinać ndk. |
| zapiąć, przypiąć dk. |
| Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| burn down vi + adv | (be destroyed by fire) | puszczać z dymem zwrot ndk. |
| puścić z dymem zwrot dk. |
| The factory burnt down in a fire that killed 11 workers. |
| burn [sth] down vtr + adv | (destroy by fire) | puszczać z dymem zwrot ndk. |
| puścić z dymem zwrot dk. |
| A fire burnt the hotel down. |
| button-down shirt n | (has buttons on collar) | koszula z przypinanymi rogami kołnierza wyr. |
| He's always neatly dressed in a freshly-pressed suit and a button-down shirt. |
buttoned-down, button-down adj | (shirt: with collar buttons) | zapięty na guziki wyr. |
buttoned-down, button-down adj | (shirt collar: with buttons) | zapięty przym. |
| buttoned-down adj | informal, figurative (conservative) | konserwatywny przym. |
| The new boss seems more buttoned-down than the old one. |
| Calm down! interj | (don't panic) | Uspokój się! wykrz. |
| Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| calm down vi | (become calmer) | uspokajać się ndk. + zaim. |
| uspokoić się dk. + zaim. |
| Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| calm down vtr | (cause to become calmer) | uspokajać ndk. |
| uspokoić dk. |
| She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
| chop down vtr | (fell, cut down: a tree) | ścinać ndk. |
| ściąć dk. |
| Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| climb down [sth] vi + prep | (descend by grasping) | schodzić w dół po czymś zwrot ndk. |
| zejść w dół po czymś zwrot dk. |
| She managed to climb down the mountain to fetch help for her injured friend. |
| climb down [sth] vi + adv | (descend [sth] by grasping) | schodzić w dół zwrot ndk. |
| zejść w dół zwrot dk. |
| If the cat climbed up the tree, I'm sure he can climb down. |
close down, closedown vi | (business: cease trading) | zamknięcie n |
| Uwaga: single-word form used when term is a noun |
| When the doctor was killed they had to close down the clinic. |
close down, closedown vtr | (cause business to cease operating) | zamykać, likwidować ndk. |
| zamknąć, zlikwidować dk. |
| The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop. |
closed down, closed-down adj | (gone out of business) | zlikwidowany przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| They are going to open a clothing store on the site of that closed-down restaurant. |
| come down [sth] vi + prep | (descend) | schodzić skądś ndk. |
| zejść skądś dk. |
| An avalanche prevented them from coming down the mountain. |
| come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | tracić na cenie zwrot ndk. |
| stracić na cenie zwrot dk. |
| That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
| come down on vtr | figurative, informal (reprimand or punish severely) | ganić ndk. |
| zganić dk. |
| come down on vtr | literal (fall on, collapse on top of) | zawalać się na zwrot ndk. |
| zawalić się na zwrot dk. |
| When I lost the job I felt like the roof had come down on me. |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) (przenośny) | schodzić na ziemię zwrot ndk. |
| (przenośny) | zejść na ziemię zwrot dk. |
| He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
| come down with vtr | figurative, informal (fall ill with, get sick with) | chorować na ndk. + przyim. |
| zachorować na dk. + przyim. |
| I've just come down with a cold. |
| count down vtr | (prepare for or anticipate [sth]) | odliczać ndk. |
| odliczyć dk. |
| course down [sth] vi + prep | (liquids: flow down) | spływać z czegoś, spływać po czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| spłynąć z czegoś, spłynąć po czymś dk. + przyim. |
| Tears were coursing down the cheeks of the mourners as they stood at the graveside. The waterfall coursed down the rocks into the pool below. |
| Łzy spływały po policzkach żałobników stojących wokół grobu. Wodospad spływał ze skał do basenu poniżej. |
| crack down vi | (enforce laws more strictly) | nagonka ż |
| The city will begin to crack down on speeding this month, so obey the speed limit while driving. |
| crash down vi + adv | (collapse, fall) | zapadać się zwr. ndk. |
| zapaść się zwr. dk. |
| After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |