| Formy złożone: |
| Angielski | Polski |
| background check n | (investigation into [sb]'s past) | sprawdzenie przeszłości n + ż |
| weryfikacja danych ż + ż, l.mn. |
| Background checks provide information about prospective employees. |
bad check,
UK: bad cheque n | US (cheque: insufficient funds) (potoczny) | gumowy czek przym. + m |
| We have had too many clients write bad checks, so now we only accept cash. |
| baggage check n | (check-in, registration of luggage) | kontrola bagażu ż + m |
| I checked in my baggage at the baggage check. |
| baggage check n | (security inspection of luggage) | kontrola bagażu ż + m |
| They stopped me at the baggage check when the scanner picked up something strange. |
blank check (US),
blank cheque (UK) n | (cheque: no amount) | czek in blanco wyr. |
blank check (US),
blank cheque (UK) n | figurative (offer: any amount) (przenośny) | czek in blanco wyr. |
| My uncle is effectively giving us a blank cheque for any amount we might need. |
blank check (US),
blank cheque (UK) n | figurative (freedom to do what you wish) | carte blanche wyr. |
canceled check (US),
cancelled cheque (UK) n | (bank cheque made void) | anulowany czek przym. + m |
cashier's check,
cashiers check n | US (cheque issued by a bank) | czek bankowy m + przym. |
| Since I had no credit card, and the store does not accept personal checks, I had my bank issue me a cashier's check to purchase my new computer. |
certified check (US),
certified cheque (UK) n | (check guaranteed by a bank) | czek z pokryciem wyr. |
| I need to make a payment by certified cheque. |
| check box n | US (square for marking with a tick) | kwadracik do zaznaczenia wyr. |
| Only half of the check boxes on my "to do" list are checked. |
| check for vtr | (inspect for presence of) | szukać ndk. |
| poszukać dk. |
| Ann checked the document for errors before printing it out. |
| check-in n | (registration process) | odprawa ż |
| Check-in for our flight closes at 15:30. |
| check into vtr | (investigate) | badać ndk. |
| zbadać dk. |
| We are checking into discount flights to London. |
| check it out interj | slang (look at this) | spójrz |
| Check out that car, it is too cool. |
check mark,
checkmark n | US (tick: list item, correct answer, etc.) | znacznik wyboru m + m |
| (potoczny) | ptaszek m |
| (potoczny) | fajka ż |
| He wrote a check mark next to each completed task on his list. |
| check on vtr | (check state or progress of) | sprawdzać ndk. |
| sprawdzić dk. |
| When Janet left the children alone at home, she called frequently to check on them. |
| check [sth] through vtr + adv | (luggage: put into plane's hold) | sprawdzać ndk. |
| sprawdzić dk. |
| If you have to change flights, the airline can check your luggage through to the final destination. |
check-up,
checkup n | (routine medical examination) | badanie kontrolne n + przym. |
| My company insists I have a check-up once a year. |
| check-in desk n | (at hotel, etc.: reception) | recepcja ż |
| The woman at the check-in desk asked me for my booking number. |
checkbook,
check book (US),
cheque book,
chequebook (UK) n | (banking) | książeczka czekowa ż + przym. |
| I need to pay bills, but I can't find my checkbook. |
checkout,
check-out n | (store: payment counter) | kasa ż |
| I think I left my wallet at the checkout. |
checkout,
check-out n | uncountable (online: payment screen) | kasa ż |
| Go to checkout and enter your credit card information. |
checkout,
check-out n | uncountable (hotel: vacating room) | checkout m |
| Be sure to examine your bill carefully on checkout. |
checkout,
check-out n | uncountable (hotel: vacating time) | wymeldowanie n |
| Checkout is at 11am. |
checkout,
check-out n as adj | (hotel: vacating room) | wymeldowanie n |
| Check-out time on the departure day is until 12:00 am. |
checkup,
check-up n | (routine medical exam) | badanie n |
| I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but don't worry--it's just a regular checkup. |
clean checkup,
clean check-up n | US (confirmation of good health) | świadectwo pełnego zdrowia wyr. |
| He was worried by a chest pain but the cardiologist gave him a clean checkup. |
double-check,
double check vtr | (cross-check, check again) | sprawdzać ndk. |
| sprawdzić dk. |
| We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
draw a check,
UK: draw a cheque vi | US (make out a cheque, pay by cheque) | pisać czek ndk. + m |
| napisać czek dk. + m |
| Your invoice was approved so I will draw a cheque for you by the end of the day. |
| draw a pay check v expr | US (be employed) | być zatrudnionym posił. + przym. |
| I've lived here ever since I first drew a pay check. |
| draw a pay check from [sb] v expr | US (work for [sb]) | pracować dla kogoś ndk. + przyim. |
| hold [sth] in check v expr | (control, restrain) | kontrolować ndk. |
| skontrolować dk. |
| He had to hold his anger in check when his son wrecked the car. |
| keep a check on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (monitor) (potoczny, przenośny) | mieć oko na coś/kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| I'm keeping a check on his work to ensure that he's doing it right. |
| rain check n | US, informal, literal (ticket to rescheduled event) | odłożenie na później wyr. |
| The team cancelled the game and offered a rain check to the ticket holders. |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (promise to postpone offer until later) | odłożenie na później wyr. |
| I'll have to take a rain check on dinner tonight: I have to study for an exam all night. |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (ticket entitling customer to sale price later) | odłożenie na później wyr. |
| The store was out of the advertised sausages, but they gave me a rain check. |
| reality check n | informal ([sth] that disabuses [sb] of unrealistic ideas) (przenośny) | sprowadzenie na ziemię wyr. |
| When she moved out of her parents' house, suddenly having to do everything for herself was a reality check for Nancy. |
| sales check n | US (receipt) | rachunek sprzedaży m + ż |
spellcheck,
spell check,
spellchecker,
spell checker,
spell-checker n | (feature: checks spelling) | sprawdzanie pisowni n + ż |
| funkcja sprawdzania pisowni wyr. |
| Remember that the spell check can be wrong sometimes! |
spellcheck,
spell-check,
spell check vi | (check for spelling errors) | przeprowadzić sprawdzanie pisowni zwrot dk. |
| Does this program automatically spellcheck? |
spellcheck [sth],
spell-check [sth],
spell check [sth]⇒ vtr | (document: check spelling) | używać korektora pisowni zwrot ndk. |
| użyć korektora pisowni zwrot dk. |
| Don't forget to spellcheck the file before you email it to me. |
| spot check n | (impromptu inspection) | wyrywkowe sprawdzanie przym. + n |
| The ticket inspectors got on the train to do a spot check to see who had bought tickets. |
traveler's check (US),
traveller's cheque (UK) n | (cheque: exchanged for currency) | czek podróżny m + przym. |
| Bob believed that traveler's checks were safer than carrying cash. |
