give /gv/

n rubber has a lot of give guma jest bardzo elastyczna

vt (pt gave; pp given)
1. (to give sb sth as a keepsake/leaving present da or podarowa or ofiarowa komu co na
pamitk/na poegnanie;
2. it gives me headache boli mnie od tego gowa; it gives me nightmares ni mi si po tym
koszmary; hes given me his cough zarazi mnie kaszlem
3. 735 divided by 15 gives 49 735 podzielone przez 15 daje 49;
4. Ill give it some thought pomyl o tym; please, give serious consideration to our offer prosz
powanie rozway nasz propozycj; give me strength! Panie, dodaj mi si!; to give sb an
appointment wyznaczy komu termin spotkania; to give sb ones seat ustpi komu miejsca; I
dont give a damn! infml mam to gdzie! infml; o give sth a glance spojrze na co, rzuci okiem na
co;
to give a detailed description of sth opisa co szczegowo; she gave me her word daa mi
sowo; I was given to understand or believe that... dano mi do zrozumienia, e...; give my regards
to your mother pozdrw ode mnie swoj matk
8. (in marriage) wyda|, -wa za m [daughter]
vi (pt gave; pp given)
3. (yield, break) = give way
4. (concede) [person, side] ust|pi, -powa; somebody will have to give kto bdzie musia ustpi;
something has to give to si le skoczy
to give the game away wygada si
5. (waste, lose carelessly) odda|, -wa (za darmo) [point, game] (to sb komu); z|marnowa [chance,
opportunity, advantage]; to give a contract away to competitors straci kontrakt na rzecz
konkurentw
to give oneself away zdradzi si (by doing sth robic co)
give forth: liter or hum give forth [sth] wyda|, -wa [sound]; wydziel|i, -a, rozt|oczy, -acza
[smell]
give off: give off [sth]
1. (emit) wydziel|i, -a [smell, smoke, gas, radiation, heat]; wys|a, -ya [signal, light]
2. [plant, stem] wypu|ci, -szcza [shoot, branch, bud, sprout]
give onto: give onto [sth] [door, window] wychodzi na (co) [street, yard]
give over infml przesta|, -wa; give over! przesta!; to give over doing sth przesta robi co
give over [sth], give [sth] over
1. przeznacz|y, -a [place, area, day] (to sth na co)
2. powic|i, -a [time, life] (to sb/sth komu/czemu)
give oneself over to [sth]
1. (devote oneself) powic|i, -a si (czemu), odda|, -wa si (czemu) [good works, writing]
2. (let oneself go) pogr|y, -a si w (czym) [despair]; she gave herself over to joy ogarna j
rado
to give up on sb/sth machn rk na kogo/co, da sobie spokj z kim/czym [diet, crossword,
pupil, patient]; przesta liczy na kogo [partner, friend, associate]
to give everything up for sb wszystko powici dla kogo; to give up ones free time for sth
powici swj wolny czas na co
to give up trying zrezygnowa z dalszych prb;
2. GB (stop expecting to arrive) Id given you up ju mylaem, e nie przyjdziesz; they wont come now:
we might as well give them up teraz ju nie przyjd, moemy na nich nie czeka
give way: give way
1. (collapse) [bridge, roof, ice, table, chair, legs] zaam|a, -ywa si (under sb/sth pod kim/czym);
[wall, fence] zawal|i, -a si; [rope, cable] z|erwa, -rywa si; [catch, hinge, fastening] wyam|a,
-ywa si; her legs gave way beneath her nogi si pod ni ugiy
3. (concede, yeld) ust|pi, -powa; to give way to pressure ustpi pod presj; to give way to sbs

demands ulec daniom kogo; to give way to temptation ulec pokusie; to give way to despair
pogry si w rozpaczy;
dont give me that! infml nie wciskaj mi kitu! infml;
give or take an inch or two mniej wicej;
I give you the bride and groom zdrowie pastwa modych;
Ill give you something to cry about! infml ju ja ci dam powd do paczu!;
Ill give you something to complain about ju ja ci dam powd do narzeka;
to give and take i na ustpstwa;
to give as good as one gets nie pozostawa dunym;
to give it all ones got infml da z siebie wszystko;
to give sb what for infml da komu popali infml;
what gives? infml co jest? Infml

have /hv, h v/
vt (3rd person sg pres has; pt, pp had)
what will you have? (drink) czego si napijesz?; (food) na co masz ochot?, co by zjad?; she wont
have him back nie przyjmie go z powrotem; I offered her 5, but she wouldnt have it
zaproponowaem jej 5 funtw, ale ich nie przyja; I wouldnt have him/her any other way
taki/taka mi si wanie podoba
to have the courtesy to do sth mie or okaza na tyle uprzejmoci, eby co zrobi
to have a hard or bad time mie or przeywa trudne chwile; to have a day at the beach spdzi
dzie na play
to have a dental check-up pj na kontrol do dentysty; they would have us believe that...
chcieli, ebymy uwierzyli, e...; I would have you know/say that... chciabym, eby wiedzia,
e.../powiedzia, e...; to have sb doing sth kaza komu co zrobi, zmusi kogo do zrobienia
czego; he had them laughing/crying doprowadzi ich do miechu/do paczu;
I wont have this kind of behaviour! nie bd tolerowa takiego zachowania!; I wont have it!
nie zgadzam si na to!, nie pozwalam!; I wont have this any more! nie bd tego wicej
tolerowa!, wicej na to nie pozwol!; I wont have them exploit me nie pozwol, eby mnie
wykorzystywali; to have ones back to sb by odwrconym do kogo plecami
(puzzle) (also have got) you have or youve got me here! zabie mi wieka! infml
Ill have you! jeszcze si z tob policz! infml
why did this have to happen? dlaczego to si musiao sta or wydarzy?;
(replacing if) had

I taken the train, this would never have happened gdybym tylko pojecha tym
pocigiem, to by si nigdy nie zdarzyo or stao; had there been a fire, we would all have been
killed gdyby wybuch poar, wszyscy bymy zginli; had I known, I would have helped gdybym
tylko wiedzia, pomgbym
having aux
having said hed be there early, he arrived late spni si, chocia powiedzia, e przyjdzie
wczenie
have around US = have over, have round
have in: have in [sb] (also have got) przyj|, -mowa [doctor, priest]; mie w domu [neighbour,
employee]; weve got decorators in at the moment mamy teraz w domu malarzy
have [sth] on (be busy doing) mie w planie or do zrobienia; have you got anything on this
evening? masz jakie plany na dzisiejszy wieczr?, jeste zajty dzisiaj wieczorem?; Ive got a lot
on next week w przyszym tygodniu bd bardzo zajty
have [sb] on infml (tease) dokucz|y, -a (komu), drani si z (kim)
have up infml: to be had up stan przed sdem (for sth za co)
to have done with sth skoczy z czym; this car/TV has had it infml ten samochd/telewizor jest
ju do niczego infml; when your father finds out, youve had it infml (in trouble) jak ojciec si dowie,
bdziesz mia za swoje infml; I cant do any more, Ive had it! infml (tired) nic wicej nie zrobi, mam

do!; Ive had it (up to here) infml mam tego po dziurki w nosie infml; to have it in for sb infml
uwzi si na kogo; mie z kim na pieku infml; she has/doesnt have it in her to do it (have skill)
potrafi to zrobi/nie potrafi tego zrobi; (have courage) jest zdolna to zrobi/nie jest zdolna do
zrobienia tego; he will have it that... nie dociera do niego, e...; he wont have it that... utrzymuje
or upiera si, e nie...; Ive got it! ju wiem!; lets be having you! hum popiesz si!; and the
ayes/noes have it jest wicej gosw za/przeciw; to have it off or away with sb GB vinfml mie z kim
romans; sypia z kim infml; the haves and the have-nots bogaci i biedni; ...and what have you i
tak dalej; are there any more to be had? czy co jeszcze zostao?

take /tek/
n
1. Cin ujcie n (filmowe); its a take! wietne ujcie!
2. Fishg pow m; Hunt zdobycz f
3. Comm infml (amount received) utarg m
vt (pt took; pp taken)
to take sb by the hand/arm wzi kogo za rk/pod rami;
2. (use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb zamierzy si na kogo noem/siekier
3. to take lessons bra lekcje (in sth czego); take a seat! prosz usi!; to take a wife/a
husband dat oeni si/wyj za m
5. (lead, guide) Ill take you through the procedure zapoznam ci z procedur; to take the actors
through the scene przerabia scen z aktorami; Ill take you up to the second floor/to your room
zaprowadz ci na drugie pitro/do twojego pokoju
what took you to Brussels? po co pojechae do Brukseli?
thats my last offer, take it or leave it! to moje ostatnie sowo decydujesz si czy nie?; whisky?
I can take it or leave it whisky? mog bez niej y
10. (require) [activity, course of action] wymaga (czego) [time, patience, skill, courage]; it takes
patience/courage to do sth zrobienie czego wymaga cierpliwoci/odwagi; it takes three
hours/years to do sth na zrobienie czego potrzeba trzech godzin/lat; she has what it takes (to
succeed) ma wszystko, czego potrzeba (eby osign sukces); typing all those letters in two
hours will take some doing! napisanie na maszynie tych wszystkich listw w dwie godziny nie
bdzie atwe!; he didnt take much persuading nie trzeba go byo dugo przekonywa
12. (endure) przyj|, -mowa [punishment, opinions]; zn|ie, -osi [pain, criticism]; I find their
attitude hard to take trudno mi pogodzi si z ich stanowiskiem; he cant take a joke on nie zna
si na artach; go on, tell me, I can take it! no dalej, mw, jako to znios!;
13. (react to) przyj|, -mowa [news, matter, criticism, comments]; to take sth well/badly znosi co
dobrze/le; to take sth seriously/lightly potraktowa co powanie/niepowanie; to take things
one or a step at a time robi wszystko po kolei
14. (assume) I take it that... zakadam, e...; to take sb for or to be sb/sth wzi kogo za kogo/za
co; what do you take me for? za kogo ty mnie bierzesz?; I took him to be honest uwaaem go
za uczciwego czowieka; what do you take this poem to mean? jak rozumiesz ten wiersz?
15. (consider as example) wzi, bra [person, example, case]; tlet us or if we take the situation in
France wemy na przykad sytuacj we Francji; take Stella, she never complains! popatrz na
Stell, ona nigdy si nie skary!
16. (adopt) przyj|, -mowa [view]; pod|j, -ejmowa [measures, steps]; zaj|, -mowa [attitude];
to take a tough/soft line on sb/sth podej do kogo/czego surowo/agodnie; to take the view or
attitude that... stan na stanowisku, e...
17. (record) zapis|a, -ywa, za|notowa [statement, address]; z|robi [notes]; [doctor, nurse] z|
mierzy [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; to take sbs measurements (for clothes) zdj z kogo
miar; to take a reading dokona odczytu
18. (hold) [bus, tank, container, hall] po|mieci [50 people, passengers, clothes, quantity]; the tank
will take 20 gallons w baku zmieci si 20 galonw; we can take up to 50 passengers moemy
zabra do 50 pasaerw; the suitcase wont take any more clothes w walizce nie zmieci si ju

wicej ubra
[remedy]; to take tea/lunch with sb GB fml wypi z kim herbat/zje z kim lunch; drug
20. (wear) (in clothes) nosi [size]; to take a size 4 (in shoes) nosi rozmiar buta 37
25. (teach) [teacher] uczy (kogo) [pupils]; [lecturer] prowadzi zajcia z (kim) [students]; to
take sb for Geography/French uczy kogo geografii/jzyka francuskiego
take aback: take [sb] aback zask|oczy, -akiwa [person]
take after: take after [sb] by podobnym do (kogo) [father, mother]
take against: take against [sb] zra|zi, -a si do (kogo) [person]
take along: take along [sb/sth], take [sb/sth] along zab|ra, -iera ze sob [person, object]
take apart:
it takes apart mona to rozoy na czci; does it take apart? czy to si da rozoy?
take [sb/sth] apart
1. (separate into parts) roz|ebra, -biera, roz|oy, -kada (na czci) [car, machine]
2. infml fig (defeat) rozprawi|, -a si z (kim) [opponent]; rozgr|omi, -amia [team]
3. infml (criticize) schlasta, zjecha infml [essay, film, book]
take aside: take [sb] aside wzi, bra na stron
take away: take away [sb/sth], take [sb/sth] away
1. (remove) zab|ra, -iera, wyn|ie, -osi [object] (from sth z czego); zab|ra, -iera [person]
(from sth z czego); z|agodzi [pain, grief, fear]; and what takes you away so early? czemu tak
wczenie wychodzisz?; two hamburgers to take away, please GB poprosz dwa hamburgery na
wynos; to take away sbs appetite odebra komu apetyt
2. fig (diminish) that doesnt take away anything from your achievement to w niczym nie umniejsza
twoich zasug
take back:
take back [sth], take [sth] back
1. (return to shop) [person, customer] zwr|ci, -aca [goods] (to sth do czego)
2. (retract) cof|n, -a, odwo|a, -ywa [words, statement]; I take it back cofam to, co
powiedziaem
take [sb] back (cause to remember) wywo|a, -ywa wspomnienia u (kogo); this song takes me
back to my childhood ta piosenka przypomina mi dziecistwo
take down: take down [sth], take [sth] down
1. (remove) zd|j, -ejmowa [book, vase, box, picture, curtains]
2. (lower) opu|ci, -szcza [skirt, pants]
3. (dismantle) roz|ebra, -biera [scaffolding, barricade]; zwi|n, -ja [tent]
4. (write down) za|notowa [statement, name, details]
take hold [disease, epidemic] za|panowa; [idea, ideology] rozprzestrzeni|, -a si; [influence]
zakorzeni|, -a si; to take hold of sb/sth (grasp) chwy|ci, -ta co [object, hand]; z|apa
[person]; fig (overwhelm) [feeling, anger, idea] owadn kim [person]
take in:
take in [sb], take [sb] in
1. (deceive) oszuk|a, -iwa [person]; he was taken in da si oszuka; dont be taken in by
appearances! nie daj si zwie pozorom!; I cant take it in! nie mog tego poj!
take off
1. (leave the ground) [plane] wy|startowa
2. fig [idea, fashion, product] przyj|, -mowa si; chwyci infml; [sales] pj, i w gr
3. infml (leave hurriedly) po|gna
3. (make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! to uczesanie odmadza ci o 15 lat!
take off [sb], take [sb] off
1. infml (imitate) naladowa [person]
2. (remove) to take sb off the case [police] odebra komu spraw; to take oneself off zab|ra, -iera
si infml; he took himself off to London wyjecha do Londynu
take on:

 take on (get upset) dont take on so nie denerwuj si tak

two hamburgers to take out, please! poprosz dwa hamburgery na wynos!
6. to take out ones anger/frustration wyadowa or odreagowa zo/frustracj; to take it out on
sb wyadowywa si na kim; dont take it out on me! nie wyywaj si na mnie!
take over:
take over
1. (take control) (of country, town, party) [army, party, faction] przej|, -mowa wadz; hes always trying
to take over zawsze si rzdzi
2. (be successor) [person] przej|, -mowa obowizki (as sb na stanowisku kogo); to take over
from sb przej obowizki po kim [predecessor
take to: take to [sb/sth]
1. (develop liking for) polubi, przekon|a, -ywa si do (kogo/czego); he has really taken to Maria/to
his new job naprawd polubi Mari/swoj now prac
2. (begin) to take to doing sth infml zacz robi co; hes taken to smoking/wearing a hat zacz
pali/nosi kapelusz
3. (go to) schroni si w (czym) [forest, jungle]; to take to ones bed pooy si do ka; to take
to the streets [strikers] wyj na ulice
take up:
take up
1. (continue) to take up where sb/sth left off zacz od miejsca, w ktrym kto skoczy/co si
skoczyo
2. (become friendly) to take up with sb zaprzyjani si z kim [person, group]
5. to take sth up with sb zainteresowa kogo czym [matter
2. I must take you up on your last remark (challenge) nie mog si zgodzi z twoj ostatni uwag;
to take sb up on an offer (accept) skorzysta z propozycji kogo; Ill take you up on your
invitation next time nastpnym razem skorzystam z twojego zaproszenia
Ill take it from here fig ja si zajm reszt; to be on the take infml bra (apwki) infml; to take it or
to take a lot out of sb wyczerpywa kogo; to take it upon oneself to do sth wzi na siebie
zrobienie czego; to take sb out of himself pozwoli komu zapomnie o problemach; you can
take it from me moesz mi wierzy

go1 /g

vi (3rd person sg goes; pt went; pp gone)

to go by or past (on foot) przej obok; (by vehicle) przejecha obok; there he goes again! (thats him again)
to znowu on!; (hes starting again) on znowu swoje!; who goes there? Mil kto idzie?; where do we go
from here? fig i co teraz?
go after him! (catch him) go go!
be gone! ju ci nie ma!
(become) to go red poczerwienie; to go white [person, face] zbledn;
11. (be, remain) the people went hungry ludzie chodzili godni; to go unnoticed przej
niezauwaonym; the question went unanswered pytanie pozostao bez odpowiedzi;
13. (of time) (elapse) mi|n, -ja; three hours went by before... miny trzy godziny, zanim...; either
she goes or I do! albo ona, albo ja!
15. (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] chodzi; to set sth going uruchomi co; to get going
[engine, machine] ruszy; fig [business] rozkrci si; to get the fire going rozpali ogie; keep
going! tak trzyma!;
16. (start) lets get going! zaczynajmy!; to get things going nada sprawom bieg; ready, steady, go!
do biegu, gotowy, start!; here goes! here we go! no to ruszamy!; once he gets going, he never
stops jak ju raz zacznie, to nie moe przesta
this road goes past the cemetery ta droga przechodzi koo cmentarza
these habits go very deep te przyzwyczajenia s gboko zakorzenione; as far as that goes jeli o
to chodzi; its true as far as it goes to jest w pewnym sensie prawda; shell go far ona daleko

zajdzie; this time hes gone too far tym razem posun si za daleko; a hundred pounds doesnt
go far these days teraz niedaleko zajedziesz ze stu funtami; this goes a long way towards
explaining his attitude to w duym stopniu tumaczy jego nastawienie; as the saying goes... jak to
si mwi...; the story goes that... plotka gosi, e...; her theory goes something like this... jej
teoria przedstawia si mniej wicej tak...
22. (be accepted) what he says goes on ma ostatnie sowo; it goes without saying that... rozumie si
samo przez si, e...; anything goes wszystkie chwyty dozwolone
Im not going to be treated like that! nie zamierzam znosi takiego traktowania!; what if
something goes wrong? a jeli co pjdzie nie tak?; how are things going?; hows it going? infml
(as greeting) co sycha?; jak leci? infml; (to check progress) jak ci idzie?; how goes it? hum no jak tam? infml
it wasnt a bad party, as parties go w porwnaniu z innymi to nie byo ze przyjcie
we wont let the house go for less than 100,000 nie sprzedamy domu za mniej ni 100 000
funtw; the house will go to the highest bidder dom zostanie sprzedany temu, kto zaoferuje
najwicej; going, going, gone (at auction) po raz pierwszy, po raz drugi, po raz trzeci, sprzedane
are there any drinks going? czy jest co do picia?; Ill have whatevers going dla mnie
cokolwiek; theres a job going at their London office jest posada do wzicia w ich londyskim
biurze
28. (contribute) the money will go towards a new roof te pienidze pjd na nowy dach; everything
that goes to make a good teacher wszystkie cechy dobrego nauczyciela
29. most of the credit should go to the author najwiksze uznanie naley si autorowi;
30. (emphatic use) wzi; shes gone and told everybody wzia i wszystkim rozgadaa; why did he
go and spoil it? dlaczego musia zaraz wszystko popsu?; youve really gone and done it now!
moesz by z siebie dumny! iron infml;
31. (make sound, perform action or movement) zrobi; [bell, alarm] za|dzwoni; the cat went miaow kot
miaukn miau or zamiaucza; wait until the bell goes poczekaj, a zadzwoni dzwonek; she went
like this with her fingers zrobia tak palcami; so he goes what about my money? infml a on: co z
moimi pienidzmi? infml
32. (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] rozpocz wojn; [soldier] i na wojn; to go to
law GB or to the law US pj do sdu
33. (break, collapse) [roof] zaam|a, -ywa si; [cable, rope, fuse, light bulb] pj infml
34. (bid, bet) Ill go as high as 100 mog postawi 100 funtw; I went up to 100 podniosem do
100 funtw
35. (take ones turn) you go next potem ty; you go first najpierw ty
36. (be in harmony) to go together [colours, foods] pasowa do siebie; to go with sth pasowa do
czego; the curtains dont go with the carpet zasony nie pasuj do dywanu
37. infml euph (relieve oneself) pj na stron euph
38. US (in take-away) to go na wynos; two hamburgers to go dwa hamburgery na wynos
vt (3rd pers sg pres goes; pt went; pp gone)
1. (travel) przeby |, -wa; to go 10 miles przeby 10 mil; are you going my way? (on foot) idziesz w
moj stron?; (by car) jedziesz w moj stron?; to go ones own way fig zrobi po swojemu
2. infml (bet, bid) he went two diamonds (in cards) powiedzia dwa karo; he went 20 postawi 20
funtw
n (pl goes)
1. GB (persons turn) kolej f; (try) prba f; its your go teraz twoja kolej; whose go is it? czyja (teraz)
kolej?; youve had two goes (in game) miae ju dwa podejcia; (attempts at mending) ju dwa razy
prbowae; to have a go at sth sprbowa zrobi co; have another go! sprbuj jeszcze raz!; she
had several goes at the exam kilka razy podchodzia do tego egzaminu; I had to have several
goes before passing musiaem kilka razy podchodzi do egzaminu, zanim go zdaem
2. infml (energy) ikra f infml; to be full of go, to be all go mie mnstwo energii; he has no go in him
jest zupenie bez ycia or ikry infml
3. GB infml (bout) (of illness) atak m

adj all systems are go Aerosp wszystkie systemy gotowe do startu

go about:
go about
1. = go around
2. Naut wykon|a, -ywa zwrot; prepare to go about! przygotowa si do zwrotu!
go about [sth]
1. (undertake) zab|ra, -iera si do (czego) [task]; how do you go about writing a novel? jak pan
si zabiera do pisania powieci?
2. (be busy with) zaj|, -mowa si czym; to go about ones business zajmowa si swoimi
sprawami; she went about her work mechanically wykonywaa swoj prac mechanicznie
go across:
go across (on foot) prze|j, -chodzi; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] przeje|cha, -da; hes gone
across to the shop/neighbours poszed do sklepu/ssiada naprzeciwko
go across [sth] (on foot) prze|j, -chodzi przez (co) [street, river, bridge]; (by vehicle) [person,
vehicle] przeje|cha, -da przez (co) [street, river, bridge]
go after: go after [sb/sth]
1. (chase) ruszy w pogo za (kim/czym), goni; (try to arrest) ruszy w pocig za (kim/czym),
ciga
2. fig (try hard to get) szuka (czego) [job]; ugania si za (kim) [girl] infml; he really went after that
job robi, co mg, eby dosta t prac
go against: go against [sb/sth]
1. (prove unfavourable to) [vote, verdict, decision] by niekorzystnym dla (kogo/czego); the war is
going against them wojna przybiera niekorzystny dla nich obrt
2. (conflict with) by sprzecznym z (czym) [principles, rules, trend, party line]
3. (resist, oppose) sprzeciwi|, -a si (komu/czemu) [person, sbs wishes]
go ahead
1. (go in front) (on foot) pj przodem, i przodem; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] po|jecha przodem; go
ahead, Ill follow you on id przodem, ja pjd za tob
2. fig (begin) go ahead! prosz bardzo, suchamy!; do you mind if I open the window? go
ahead! czy mog otworzy okno? bardzo prosz!; go ahead and shoot! no dalej, strzelaj!;
they are going ahead with the project bd realizowa ten projekt; we can go ahead without
them moemy zacz bez nich; next weeks strike is to go ahead zapowiadany na przyszy tydzie
strajk (jednak) si odbdzie
go along
1. (move along) (on foot) i; (by vehicle) jecha; to make sth up as one goes along fig wymyli co na
poczekaniu; I usually make corrections as I go along na og robi poprawki z marszu infml
2. (attend) pj, i; (regularly, habitually) chodzi; she went along as a witch posza przebrana za
wiedm; I went along as a witness poszedem jako wiadek
go along with:
go along with [sb] zg|odzi, -adza si z (kim); Ill go along with you there tu si z tob zgodz
go along with [sth] przysta|, -wa na (co) [suggestion, plan]; I cant go along with that nie
mog na to pj or przysta
go around:
go around
1. (move, travel about) (on foot) chodzi; (by vehicle) jedzi; to go barefoot chodzi boso; chodzi na
bosaka infml; to go around naked chodzi nago; chodzi na golasa infml; she goes around on a
bicycle porusza si na rowerze; they go around everywhere together (on foot) wszdzie razem
chodz; (by vehicle) wszdzie razem jed
2. (circulate) kry; theres a rumour going around that... kr plotki, e...; theres a virus going
around kry jaki wirus; there isnt enough money to go around pienidzy nie starczy dla
wszystkich
go around [sth] (on foot) chodzi po (czym) [house, shops, area]; (by vehicle) jedzi po (czym)

[shops, area]; they went around the country looking for him szukali go, jedc po caym kraju;
to go around the world objecha wiat dookoa; (make a trip) odby wycieczk dookoa wiata
go at:
go at [sb] (attack) (physically) rzuc|i, -a si na (kogo), za|atakowa (kogo); (verbally) za|atakowa
(kogo)
go at [sth] przy |oy, -kada si do (czego) [task, activity]
go away
1. (leave town) wyje|cha, -da; to go away on holiday GB or vacation US wyjecha na wakacje
2. (walk away) od|ej, -chodzi; (drive off) odje|cha, -da; go away and leave me alone! id sobie i
zostaw mnie w spokoju!; go away and think about it id i zastanw si nad tym; dont go away
thinking that... nie chc, eby myla, e...
3. (cease) [cold, pain, headache] ust |pi, -powa; the problems arent just going to go away
problemy same si nie rozwi
go back
1. (return) wr|ci, -aca; (turn back) zawr|ci, -aca; as it was raining, they decided to go back
poniewa padao, postanowili wrci or zawrci; they went back home wrcili do domu; lets go
back to France jedmy z powrotem or wracajmy do Francji; to go back to the beginning zacz
jeszcze raz or od pocztku; to go back to sleep zasn ponownie; to go back to work/writing
zabra si z powrotem or wrci do pracy/pisania; go back! the path isnt safe wracaj! ta cieka
nie jest bezpieczna; once youve committed yourself theres no going back jak ju si (do czego)
zobowiesz, nie ma odwrotu
2. (in time) to go back in time cofn si w czasie; to understand the problem we need to go back
20 years eby zrozumie ten problem, musimy cofn si o 20 lat; this tradition goes back a
century ta tradycja ma ju sto lat; this family goes back to 16th century pocztki tego rodu
sigaj XVI wieku; we go back a long way znamy si ju bardzo dugo
3. (revert) wr|ci, -aca (to sth do czego); to go back to teaching wrci do nauczania; to go back
to being a student wrci na studia; lets go back to what we were discussing yesterday wrmy
do tego, o czym mwilimy wczoraj
go back on: go back on [sth] cof|n, -a [promise, decision]
go before:
go before (go in front) pj przodem, i przodem; fig (in time) all that had gone before fig wszyscy,
ktrzy odeszli przed nami
go before [sb/sth] to go before a court/judge stan przed sdem; the bill went before
parliament projekt ustawy trafi do parlamentu
go below Naut zej, schodzi pod pokad
go by:
go by (on foot) [person, animal] prze|j, -chodzi; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] przeje|cha, -da;
[time, days, hours] mi|n, -ja, upy|n, -wa; as time goes by w miar upywu czasu; please
check it as you go by prosz, sprawd to po drodze; dont let such opportunity go by nie pozwl,
eby taka okazja ci omina
go by [sb/sth] mi|n, -ja (kogo/co)
go by [sth]
1. (judge by) osdz|i, -a po (czym), sdzi po (czym); to go by appearances sdzi po pozorach;
going by her looks, Id say she was about 30 sdzc po wygldzie or z wygldu, miaa koo
trzydziestki; you mustnt go by what you read in the papers nie moesz kierowa si tym, co
pisz w gazetach; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film sdzc po
zwiastunie, to powinien by dobry film; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldnt like to meet
the son sdzc po tym, jaki jest ojciec, lepiej nie mie do czynienia z synem
2. (proceed by) to go by the rules przestrzega zasad; promotion goes by seniority awans zaley od
stau
go down:
go down

1. (descend) (on foot) [person, animal] zej, schodzi; (by vehicle) [person] zje|cha, -da; (in water)
[diver] zej, schodzi; to go down to the cellar zej do piwnicy; to go down to the beach/the
pub pojecha na pla/do pubu; theyve gone down to Brighton for a few days pojechali na kilka
dni do Brighton; going down! (in lift) na d!; to go down on ones knees pa na kolana
2. (fall) [person, aircraft] spa|, -da; (sink) [ship, person] pj, i na dno; most of the passengers
went down with the ship wikszo pasaerw posza na dno razem ze statkiem; the plane went
down in flames samolot ponc spad or run na ziemi; to go down for the third time [drowning
person] pj pod wod
3. [sun] za|j, -chodzi
4. (be received) to go down well/badly zosta dobrze/le przyjtym; his jokes went down well/didnt
go down well with the audience publicznoci spodobay/nie spodobay si jego dowcipy; this
remark didnt go down at all well ta uwaga zupenie si nie spodobaa; another cup of coffee
would go down nicely! chtnie napibym si jeszcze kawy!
5. (become lower) [water level] obni|y, -a si; [flood, water] opa|, -da; [temperature, price] spa|
, -da; [standard] obni|y, -a si; the tide is going down jest odpyw; the river has gone down
poziom wody w rzece si obniy, woda w rzece opada; foodstuffs are going down (in price)
ceny ywnoci spadaj
6. (abate) [storm, wind] u|cichn, o|sabn; [fire] z|gasn
7. (become deflated) [swelling] ust|pi, -powa; the tyre/balloon went down z opony/balonu uszo
powietrze
8. GB Univ (leave for holiday) [students] wyje|cha, -da; (leave university permanently) rzuc|i, -a studia
9. Sport (fail, be defeated) przegr|a, -ywa; (be downgraded) spa|, -da; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford
Corby przegrao 6:1 z Oksfordem; to go down to the second division spa do drugiej ligi
10. (be remembered) prze|j, -chodzi do historii; he will go down as a great statesman przejdzie do
historii jako wielki m stanu
11. (be recorded) zosta zapisanym, by zapisywanym; it all goes down in her diary wszystko to
notuje w swoim dzienniku
12. (continue) the history book goes down to 1939 ten podrcznik historii koczy si na 1939 roku;
if you go down to the second last line you will see that... kiedy dojdziesz or doczytasz do
przedostatniej linijki, zobaczysz, e...
13. (become ill) to go down with flu/malaria zachorowa na gryp/malari
14. GB infml (be sent to prison) pj, i siedzie infml
15. Comput [computer, system] pa|, -da infml
go down [sth]
1. (on foot) [person, animal] zej, schodzi z (czego) [hill]; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] zje|cha,
-da z (czego); to go down a slope [climber, hiker] schodzi po stoku; [skier] zjeda po
stoku; to go down a mine zjeda do kopalni
2. (be downgraded) to go down a class Sch zosta cofnitym do niszej klasy
go down on:
go down on [sth] (set) [sun] za|j, -chodzi nad (czym); when the sun went down on the
Roman Empire fig gdy nastpi zmierzch cesarstwa rzymskiego
go down on [sb] vulg (have oral sex with sb) obcig|n, -a druta (komu) vulg [man]; z|robi minet
(komu) vulg [woman]
go for:
go for [sb/sth]
1. infml (favour, have liking for) lubi [person, physical type, style of music, literature]; he really goes for
blondes gustuje w blondynkach; I dont go much for modern art nie przepadam za sztuk
nowoczesn
2. (apply to) dotyczy kogo/czego; that goes for all of you to dotyczy was wszystkich; the same
goes for him to samo dotyczy jego osoby or odnosi si do niego
go for [sb]
1. (attack) (physically) rzuc|i, -a si na (kogo); (verbally) nask|oczy, -akiwa na (kogo) infml; the two

youths went for him dwch wyrostkw rzucio si na niego; to go for sbs throat [animal] rzuci
si komu do garda; she really went for him (in argument, row) rzucia si na niego z pazurami fig
2. he has a lot going for him ma mnstwo zalet, wiele za nim przemawia
go for [sth]
1. (attempt to achieve) s|prbowa dosta [job]; s|prbowa zdoby [honour]; to go for victory
sprbowa zwyciy; shes going for the gold medal chce zdoby zoty medal; shes going for
the world record (wants to break it) chce pobi rekord wiata; (has chance of breaking it) [runner] biegnie po
rekord wiata; [swimmer] pynie po rekord wiata; [cyclist, driver] jedzie po rekord wiata; go for
it! infml dawaj, dawaj! infml; the company is going for a new image firma prbuje zmieni
wizerunek; we are going for a win against Italy chcemy pokona Wochw
2. (choose) z|decydowa si na co; Ill go for the blue one wezm niebieski
go forth fml [person] pj naprzd, i naprzd; go forth and multiply idcie i rozmnaajcie si
go forward(s) (on foot) [person, animal] pj, i do przodu; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] po|jecha
do przodu
go in
1. (enter) w|ej, -chodzi
2. Mil [army, troops] wkr|oczy, -acza
3. (disappear) [sun, moon] s|chowa si
go in for: go in for [sth]
1. (be keen on) lubi [sport, hobby]; I dont go in for sports much nie przepadam za sportem; he
goes in for opera in a big way przepada za oper; we dont go in for that sort of thing nie
przepadamy za czym takim; they dont go in much for foreign languages at Roberts school w
szkole Roberta nie przykadaj zbytniej wagi do jzykw
2. (take up) zaj si (czym) [teaching, politics]
3. (take part in) przyst|pi, -powa do (czego) [exam]; wy|startowa w (czym) [competition]
go in with: go in with [sb] przycz|y, -a si do (kogo) [person, ally, organization]; he went
in with us to buy the present dooy si do prezentu
go into: go into [sth]
1. (enter) w|ej, -chodzi do (czego); to go into hospital pj do szpitala; to go into parliament
wej do parlamentu
2. (take up) zaj si (czym), wzi si do (czego) [politics, business]
3. (examine, investigate) z|bada; we need to go into the question of funding musimy zbada kwesti
finansowania
4. (explain, describe) wchodzi w (co) [details]; I wont go into why I did it nie bd ju wchodzi w
to, dlaczego to zrobiem; lets not go into that now zostawmy to na razie
5. (launch) wda|, -wa si w (co); she went into a long explanation of what had happened
zacza dugo tumaczy, co si stao
6. (be expended) pj na (co), i na (co); a lot of work/money went into this project mnstwo
pracy/pienidzy poszo na ten projekt; a lot of effort went into organizing the party
zorganizowanie przyjcia kosztowao mnstwo wysiku
7. (hit) [car, driver] wje|cha, -da w or na (co); the car went into a lamp post samochd wjecha
w or na latarni
go off:
go off
1. (explode, fire) [bomb] wybuch|n, -a; [gun] wypal|i, -a
2. [alarm clock] za|dzwoni; [fire alarm] wcz|y, -a si
3. (walk away) od|ej, -chodzi; (drive off) odje|cha, -da; (leave for somewhere) (on foot) wyj, pj; (by
vehicle) pojecha; he went off to work wyszed or poszed do pracy; she went off to find a spade
posza po opat; they went off together (left room, building) wyszli or poszli razem; (drove off) odjechali
razem
4. GB (go bad) [milk, cream, meat, butter] ze|psu si; (deteriorate) [performer, athlete] wy|j, -chodzi
z formy; [work] pog|orszy, -arsza si; (lose ones attractiveness) [person] z|brzydn; he used to be

very handsome, but hes gone off a bit ju nie jest taki przystojny (jak kiedy); the first part of
the film was good, but after that it went off pierwsza cz filmu bya dobra, ale potem byo ju
gorzej
5. infml (fall asleep) zas|n, -ypia
6. (cease to operate) [lights] z|gasn; [heating] wycz|y, -a si
7. (happen, take place) to go off very well [evening, organized event] bardzo si uda
8. Theat zej, schodzi ze sceny
go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but Ive gone off him kiedy go lubiem, ale teraz
przestaem; Ive gone off opera/whisky zbrzyda mi opera/whisky, przestaem lubi oper/whisky;
I think shes gone off the idea wydaje mi si, e ju zarzucia ten pomys
go off with: go off with [sb/sth] ucie|c, -ka z (kim/czym) [person, money]; she went off with
all his money zabraa mu wszystkie pienidze i odesza; whos gone off with my pen? kto wzi
mj dugopis?
go on:
go on
1. (happen, take place) whats going on? co si dzieje?; how long has this been going on? jak dugo to
ju trwa?; a lot of stealing goes on jest mnstwo kradziey; theres a party going on upstairs na
grze jest przyjcie; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas w czasie wit sporo si pije
2. (continue on ones way) (on foot) [person, animal] pj, i dalej; (by vehicle) [person, vehicle] po|jecha
dalej
3. (continue) kontynuowa; go on with your work pracuj dalej; go on looking szukaj dalej; she went
on speaking mwia dalej; go on, we are listening! mw dalej, suchamy!; and another thing,
she went on, youre always late a oprcz tego cigna wiecznie si spniasz; if he
goes on like this, hell get into trouble jeli tak dalej pjdzie, bdzie mia kopoty; we cant go on
like this! tak dalej by nie moe!; life must go on ycie musi toczy si dalej; the meeting went on
into the afternoon zebranie przecigno si do popoudnia; you cant go on being a pen-pusher
all your life! nie moesz przez cae ycie by gryzipirkiem!; the list goes on and on lista cignie
si w nieskoczono; thats enough to be going on with na razie wystarczy; have you got
enough work to be going on with? czy masz na razie co robi?; here is 20 to be going on with
masz tu na razie 20 funtw; go on (with you)! infml co ty powiesz!
4. (of time) (elapse) as time went on, ... w miar upywu czasu, ...; as the evening went on, he became
more animated w miar jak upywa wieczr, (on) stawa si coraz bardziej oywiony
5. (keep talking) to go on about sth cigle o czym mwi; he was going on about the war w kko
gada o wojnie infml; dont go on about it! przesta ju o tym mwi!; she went on and on about it
bez koca o tym opowiadaa; he does tend to go on a bit! rzeczywicie czsto przynudza! infml; the
way she goes on, youd think she was an expert on the subject tak si cigle mdrzy or
wymdrza, e wydawaoby si, e jest ekspertem w tej dziedzinie
6. (proceed) to go on to sth przej do czego; lets go on to the next item przejdmy do nastpnego
punktu; he went on to say that.../describe how... nastpnie powiedzia, e.../opisa, jak...
7. (go into operation) [lights] zapal|i, -a si; [heating] wcz|y, -a si
8. Theat w|ej, -chodzi (na scen); at what time do you go on? o ktrej wchodzisz?
9. (approach) its going on three oclock dochodzi trzecia; shes four going on five ma prawie pi
lat; hes thirty going on three hum ma trzydzieci lat, a zachowuje si jak dziecko
10. (fit) w|ej, -chodzi; these gloves wont go on te rkawiczki nie wejd or s za mae; the lid
wont go on properly ta przykrywka nie pasuje
go on [sth] op|rze, -iera si na (czym) [piece of evidence, information]; thats all weve got to
go on wiemy tylko tyle; weve got nothing else to go on nic wicej nie wiemy; the police havent
got much evidence to go on policja nie ma zbyt wielu dowodw, na ktrych mogaby si oprze
go on at: go on at [sb] krytykowa w kko (kogo) infml; hes always going on at me for
writing badly cigle si mnie czepia, e brzydko pisz; they are always going on at us about
deadlines cigle maj do nas pretensje z powodu terminw
go out

1. (leave, depart) wy|j, -chodzi; she went out of the room wysza z pokoju; to go out walking
wyj na spacer; to go out for a drink pj si napi or na drinka; they go out a lot czsto gdzie
wychodz; she likes going out lubi wychodzi z domu, nie lubi siedzie w domu; she had to go
out to work at 14 musiaa i do pracy w wieku 14 lat
2. (travel long distance) wyje|cha, -da; shes gone out to Australia/Africa wybraa si do
Australii/Afryki
3. (have a relationship) to go out with sb chodzi z kim; theyve been going out together for six
weeks chodz ze sob od szeciu tygodni
4. (of tide) the tide is going out jest odpyw
5. Ind (go on strike) za|strajkowa
6. (become unfashionable) wy|j, -chodzi z mody; (stop being used) wy|j, -chodzi z uycia; mini-skirts
went out in the 1970s spdniczki mini wyszy z mody w latach siedemdziesitych; gas went out
and electricity came in gaz wyszed z uycia i zastpia go elektryczno
7. (be extinguished) [light, fire] z|gasn
8. (be sent) [invitation, summons] zosta wysanym, by wysyanym; (be published) [journal, magazine]
wy|j, -chodzi; Radio, TV (be broadcast) zosta nadanym, by nadawanym
9. (be announced) word went out that he was coming back pojawiy si pogoski, e on wraca; the
news went out from Washington that... Waszyngton ogosi, e...
10. (be eliminated) Sport odpa|, -da; she went out in the early stages of the competition odpada w
eliminacjach
11. (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them wspczuj im; our thoughts go out to
absent friends mylami jestemy z nieobecnymi przyjacimi
12. (disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her wygldaa, jakby uszed z niej cay
zapa; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship wydawao si, e cay
romantyzm ulecia z ich zwizku
13. (end) [month, year] s|koczy si
14. (in cards) odpa|, -da, s|koczy
go over:
go over
1. (come up) to go over to sb/sth (on foot) [person, animal] podej do kogo/czego; (by vehicle)
[person, vehicle] podjecha do kogo/czego
2. (cross over) to go over to Ireland/America pojecha do Irlandii/Ameryki; (by sea) popyn do
Irlandii/Ameryki; (by air) polecie do Irlandii/Ameryki; we are now going over to Washington for
more news Radio, TV czymy si teraz z Waszyngtonem, skd uzyskamy wicej informacji
3. (be received) how did his speech go over? jak przyjto jego przemwienie?; his speech went over
well jego przemwienie zostao dobrze przyjte; to go over big infml zrobi furor
4. (switch over) prze|j, -chodzi; he went over to Labour from the Conservatives przeszed z Partii
Konserwatywnej do Partii Pracy; to go over to the other side przej na drug stron also fig; weve
gone over to gas przeszlimy na gaz; to go over to Islam przej na islam
go over [sth]
1. (repeat, revise) powt|rzy, -arza; (remember) przypom|nie, -ina sobie; she went over the events of
the day in her mind przebiega myl wydarzenia caego dnia; weve gone over the details again
and again zajmowalimy si tymi szczegami setki razy; to go over ones lines [actor] powtarza
rol; theres no point in going over old ground nie ma sensu ju do tego wraca
2. (check, inspect) prze|jrze, -glda [accounts, figures, piece of work]; sprawdz|i, -dza [facts]; I
want to go over this article once more before I hand it in chc jeszcze raz przejrze ten artyku,
zanim go oddam; to go over a house obej dom
3. (clean) he went over the room with a duster powyciera kurze w pokoju; after cleaning, go over
the surface with a dry cloth po wyczyszczeniu przetrzyj powierzchni such szmatk
4. to go over a sketch in ink pocign szkic tuszem
5. (exceed) przekr|oczy, -acza; dont go over 100 musisz si zmieci w 100 funtach
go round

 GB:
go round
1. (turn) [wheel, propeller] obr|ci, -aca si, krci si; the wheels went round and round koa
wci si krciy; my heads going round krci mi si w gowie
2. (visit) wpa|, -da; to go round to see sb wpa do kogo; hes decided to go round to Annas
postanowi wpa or zaj do Anny
3. (suffice) there isnt enough food/money to go round jedzenia/pienidzy nie wystarczy dla
wszystkich; there was barely enough to go round ledwie starczyo dla wszystkich
4. (circulate) theres a rumour going round that... kr pogoski, e...
5. (make detour) (on foot) prze|j, -chodzi naokoo; (by vehicle) przeje|cha, -da naokoo; we had to go
round the long way or the long way round musielimy nadoy kawa drogi; I had to go round
by the bridge musiaem zrobi objazd przez most
go round [sth] (visit) (on foot) ob|ej, -chodzi [shops, museum, house]; (by vehicle) obje|cha, -da
[shops, museums]
go through:
go through
1. (come in) w|ej, -chodzi
2. (be approved) [law, agreement] prze|j, -chodzi; the law failed to go through ta ustawa nie
przesza; the divorce hasnt gone through yet jeszcze nie orzeczono rozwodu
3. (be successfully completed) [business deal] zosta zawartym
go through [sth]
1. (undergo, pass through) prze |j, -chodzi przez (co) [stage, phase]; przey|, -wa [war]; prze |j,
-chodzi przez (co), przey|, -wa [ordeal, experience, crisis]; in spite of all hes gone through
mimo tego wszystkiego, co przeszed; weve all gone through it wszyscy przez to
przechodzilimy; shes gone through a lot wiele przesza; he went through the day in a kind of
daze przez cay dzie by pprzytomny; the country has gone through two civil wars przez ten
kraj przetoczyy si dwie wojny domowe; as you go through life w miar jak si starzejesz; you
have to go through the switchboard musisz dzwoni przez central; you have to go through the
right authorities musisz to zaatwi drog administracyjn; it went through my mind that...
przeszo mi przez myl, e...
2. (check, inspect) prze|jrze, -glda [documents, files, list]; to go through ones mail przejrze
korespondencj; lets go through the points one by one przejrzyjmy te punkty po kolei
3. (search) przeszuk|a, -iwa [persons belongings, baggage]; at customs they went through all my
things celnicy przeszukali wszystkie moje rzeczy
4. (perform, rehearse) powt|rzy, -arza [scene]; lets go through the whole scene once more
powtrzmy jeszcze raz ca scen; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone
through jeszcze trzeba zaatwi kilka formalnoci
5. (consume, use up) zuy|, -wa; we went through three bottles of wine oprnilimy trzy butelki
wina; Ive gone through the elbows of my jacket marynarka wytara mi si na okciach
go through with: go through with [sth] z|realizowa, wykon|a, -ywa [plan]; in the end they
decided to go through with the wedding w kocu zdecydowali si wzi lub; I cant go through
with it nie mog tego zrobi; youll have to go through with it now teraz bdziesz musia to
zrobi
go together
1. (harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture] pasowa do siebie
2. (entail each other) i z(e) sob w parze; poverty and crime often go together bieda i przestpczo
czsto id (ze sob) sob w parze
3. infml dat (have relationship) [couple] mie si ku sobie; dat
go under
1. [boat, ship, person] pj, i na dno
2. fig (succumb) [person] ugi|, -na si; (go bankrupt) [business, company] upa|, -da
go up:

 go up
1. (ascend) (on foot) [person, animal] w|ej, -chodzi; [hiker, climber] pod|ej, -chodzi; (by vehicle)
[person] wje|cha, -da; to go up to bed pj si pooy; to go up to London/Scotland
pojecha do Londynu/Szkocji; going up (in lift) do gry, na gr
2. (rise) [price, temperature] wz|rosn, pod|nie, -nosi si; [curtain] pod|nie, -nosi si; petrol
has gone up (in price) benzyna podroaa; unemployment is going up wzrasta bezrobocie; a cry
went up from the crowd w tumie podnis si krzyk
3. (be erected) [building] wyr|osn, -asta fig; [poster] pojawi|, -a si; new office blocks are going
up all over the place wszdzie wokoo wyrastaj nowe biurowce
4. (be destroyed, blown up) [building] wyl|ecie, -atywa w powietrze; to go up in flames stan w
pomieniach
5. GB Univ (start university) pj, i na studia; (start term) rozpocz|, -yna nowy semestr
6. (be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division zesp awansowa do pierwszej ligi
7. (continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 akcja ksiki/serialu koczy si w 1990 roku
go up [sth]
1. (mount) (on foot) [person, animal] w|ej, -chodzi na (co) [hill, mountain]; (by vehicle) [person,
vehicle] wje|cha, -da na (co) [hill, mountain]; to go up a slope [climber, hiker] wspina si po
stoku; [vehicle, driver] wjeda na stok
2. to go up a class Sch przej do wyszej klasy
go with:
go with [sth]
1. (match, suit) pasowa do (czego); your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta koszula pasuje do twoich
niebieskich oczu
2. (accompany) i w parze z (czym); happiness doesnt always go with wealth szczcie nie
zawsze idzie w parze z bogactwem; responsibilities that go with parenthood obowizki rodzicw
go with [sb] (date) chodzi z (kim); (have sex) sypia z (kim)
go without: go without
(suffer lack) youll just have to go without bdziesz si musia bez tego obej
go without [sth] oby|, -wa si bez (czego) [food, luxuries]
to have a go at sb GB infml (criticize) objecha kogo infml; to make a go of sth rozkrci interes; shes
always on the go jest bez przerwy w ruchu; its all the go infml to jest ostatni krzyk mody; we have
several different projects on the go at the moment pracujemy obecnie nad kilkoma projektami;
(its) no go nie da rady; from the word go od (samego) pocztku; that was a near go! infml niewiele
brakowao!; in one go za jednym zamachem; to go one better than sb (outbid, outdo) przebi kogo;
thats how it goes, thats the way it goes tak to ju jest; there you go! infml (thats what you want) tu ci
mam!; (confirmation) wanie!; (triumph) tak jest!

make /mek/
n (brand) marka f; what make is your car? jakiej marki jest twj samochd?; what make of
computer is it? jakiej marki jest ten komputer?
vt (pt, pp made)
1. (create) z|robi [sandwich, cake, stain, hole, film, mess, surprise]; zaparz|y, -a [tea, coffee]; u|
szy [dress, shoes]; wy|produkowa [car, paper]; wytw|orzy, -arza [oil, substance]; ustan|owi,
-awia, stanowi [law]; ustal|i, -a [rule]; zaw|rze, -iera [pact, treaty]; sporzdz|i, -a [will,
list]; to make the bed pocieli or posa ko; to make a fire rozpali ogie; make him some
coffee, make some coffee for him zaparz or zrb mu kawy; to be made for sb by dla kogo
stworzonym; theyre made for each other s dla siebie stworzeni; Im not made for housework
fig nie lubi prac domowych; to make room for sth zrobi miejsce dla czego; to make the time
for sth znale czas na co; she made a dress out of an old sheet uszya sukienk ze starego
przecierada; wine is made from grapes wino robi si z winogron; its made of wood/plastic to
jest z drewna/plastiku; what is it made (out) of z czego to jest?; to see what sb is made of

przekona si, ile kto jest wart; show them what youre made of! poka im na co ci sta!; as
clever/cunning as they make them bystry/przebiegy jak mao kto; to make fruit into jam
przerobi owoce na dem; made in England/by Macron wyprodukowano w Anglii/przez Macron;
God made man Bg stworzy czowieka
2. (cause to be or become, render) to make friends (with sb) zaprzyjani si (z kim); to make enemies
narobi sobie wrogw; to make sb happy uszczliwi kogo; this decision made him popular
dziki tej decyzji zyska popularno; this makes her jealous to wzbudza jej zazdro; he/his
constant talking made me late przez niego/przez jego cige gadanie si spniem; Ive been
running and its made me thirsty/hungry biegem i teraz chce mi si pi/je; the work made me
hungry zgodniaem przy tej pracy; to make oneself ill wpdzi si w chorob; he tried to make
himself heard/understood stara si, eby go syszano/rozumiano; to make sth bigger/smaller
powikszy/zmniejszy co; to make sbs cold better pomc komu na przezibienie; to make
exams easier sprawi, e egzaminy bd atwiejsze; to make passing exams easier, to make it
easier to pass exams uatwi zdawanie egzaminw; to make it easy/possible to do sth
uatwi/umoliwi zrobienie czego; that made it easy for me to leave to mi uatwio odejcie
3. (cause to do) to make sb laugh rozmieszy kogo; to make sb cry doprowadzi kogo do paczu or
do ez; to make sb think da komu do mylenia; to make sb jump przestraszy kogo; he made
her forget her problems sprawi, e zapomniaa o swoich problemach; he made her lose patience
przez niego stracia cierpliwo; it makes me look fat/old to mnie pogrubia/postarza; it makes me
look ill wygldam w tym, jakbym by chory; to make sth happen sprawi, e co si stanie; to
make sth work [person] uruchomi co [machine]; to make sth grow/burn [person]
spowodowa, e co ronie/pali si; [chemical, product] pobudzi wzrost/przypieszy palenie si
czego; that hairdo makes your face look rounder w tej fryzurze twoja twarz wydaje si
peniejsza; it makes her voice sound funny przez to jej gos brzmi miesznie
4. (force, compel) to make sb do sth zmusi kogo do czego/do zrobienia czego; they made me (do
it) zmusili mnie (do tego); to be made to do sth by zmuszonym do zrobienia czego; he must be
made to cooperate trzeba go zmusi do wsppracy; to make sb wait/talk kaza komu
czeka/zmusi kogo do mwienia; I was made to tell the truth zmuszono mnie do powiedzenia
prawdy; to make sb see reason przemwi komu do rozsdku
5. (turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb zrobi z kogo co; the books been made into a film
ta powie zostaa sfilmowana or zekranizowana; to make sb a star zrobi z kogo gwiazd; we
made him treasurer zrobilimy go skarbnikiem; he was made president for life wybrano go na
doywotniego prezesa; to make sb ones assistant zrobi kogo swoim asystentem; to make a
soldier/a monster of sb zrobi z kogo onierza/potwora; to make a man of sb, to make sb a
man zrobi z kogo mczyzn; hell never make a teacher z niego nigdy nie bdzie nauczyciel;
shell make a good politician bdzie z niej dobry polityk, ma zadatki na dobrego polityka; to
make sb a good husband by dla kogo dobrym mem; that will make a table/a good tablecloth
z tego bdzie st/doskonay obrus; the cave made a good shelter jaskinia okazaa si dobrym
schronieniem; his essays make pleasant reading jego eseje przyjemnie si czyta, jego eseje
stanowi ciekaw lektur; do you want to make sth of it? (threatening) chcesz si o to kci?; to
make too much of sth infml wyolbrzymia co
6. (add up to, amount to) three and three make six trzy doda trzy rwna si sze; how much does
that make? ile to bdzie?; that makes ten altogether to w sumie bdzie or daje dziesi; that
makes five times hes called to ju bdzie pity raz, jak dzwoni; these books make a set te ksiki
tworz komplet
7. (earn) zar|obi, -abia; to make 300 a week zarabia 300 funtw tygodniowo; how much or
what do you think she makes? ile wedug ciebie zarabia?; to make a living zarabia na ycie; to
make a profit osign zysk; to make a loss [deal] przynie strat; [person] ponie strat
8. (reach, achieve) to make the camp before dark dotrze do obozu przed noc; to make the six
oclock train zdy na pocig o szstej; well never make it za nic nie zdymy; to make the
first team dosta si do pierwszej druyny; to make the front page/headlines trafi na pierwsz
stron/na czowki gazet; to make six spades (in bridge) zrobi sze pikw; to make 295 Sport (in

zdoby 295 punktw

9. (estimate, say) I make it about 30 miles wedug mnie to okoo 30 mil; I make the profit about 50
oceniam zysk na jakie 50 funtw; I make it five oclock na moim zegarku jest pita; what time
do you make it? ktr masz godzin? infml; lets make it six oclock/five dollars niech bdzie o
szstej/pi dolarw; can we make it a bit later? czy mona by byo troch pniej?; what do you
make of it? co sdzisz o tym?, co ty na to?; what does she make of him? co ona o nim sdzi?; I
dont know what to make of it nie wiem, co o tym sdzi; I cant make anything of it nic z tego
nie rozumiem
10. (cause success of) a good wine can make a meal dobre wino to podstawa (dobrego posiku); it was
the weather that made the holiday to dziki pogodzie wakacje si uday; it really makes the
room [feature, colour] dziki temu pokj nabiera wygldu; that interview made her career as a
journalist dziki temu wywiadowi zrobia karier jako dziennikarka; it really made my day to
mnie uszczliwio na cay dzie; go ahead, make my day iron no dalej, zrb mi przyjemno;
to make or break sb/sth przesdzi o przyszoci kogo/czego
11. infml (have sex with) did you make it with her? przeleciae j? infml
12. fml (eat) spoy|, -wa fml [meal]
13. Elec zam|kn, -yka [circuit]
14. Games (shuffle) po|tasowa [cards]
15. Games (win) to make a trick wzi lew
cricket)

vi (pt, pp made)
1. (act) she made as if to kiss him zrobia ruch, jakby chciaa go pocaowa; he made like he was
injured infml uda, e jest ranny
2. (move) make after, make for, make towards
3. (shuffle cards) tasowa
make after: make after [sb] rzuc|i, -a si w pogo za (kim)
make at: make at [sb] rzuc|i, -a si na (kogo) (with sth z czym)
make away = make off
make away with:
1. = make off with sth
2. to make away with (kill) zamordowa; to make away with oneself skoczy ze sob
make do:
to make do with sth zadowoli si czym; to make do without sth radzi sobie or obywa si
bez czego
to make [sth] do postara si, eby czego wystarczyo
make for:
make for [sth]
1. (head for) s|kierowa si ku (czemu) or do (czego) [town, door, home]
2. (help create) sprzyja (czemu), suy (czemu) [easy life, happy marriage]
make for [sb]
1. (attack) rzuc|i, -a si na (kogo)
2. (approach) rusz|y, -a w stron (kogo)
make good:
make good odnie sukces; a poor boy who made good biedny chopak, ktremu si powiodo;
a college friend who made good in Hollywood kolega z uczelni, ktry zrobi karier w Hollywood
make good [sth]
1. (make up for) z|rekompensowa [damage]; wynagr|odzi, -adza [loss]; nadr|obi, -abia [lost
time]; pokry|, -wa [deficit, shortfall]; (after damage) naprawi|, -a [wall, pavement, plaster]
2. (keep) speni|, -a [promise, threat]
make off [person] um|kn, -yka, ucie|c, -ka; [vehicle] odje|cha, -da; the thieves made off
in a stolen car zodzieje uciekli skradzionym samochodem; to make off with sth zwin co,
ulotni si z czym infml
make out:

 make out
1. (manage) po|radzi sobie, da|, -wa sobie rad; how are you making out? jak ci leci? infml
2. US (grope) [lovers] obciskiwa si infml
3. (claim) utrzymywa (that... e...); hes not as stupid as he makes out nie taki on gupi, jakiego
udaje
make out [sth], make [sth] out
1. (see, distinguish) dojrze, dostrze|c, -ga [shape]; odcyfrow|a, -wywa [writing]; (hear) dosysze;
(understand) z|rozumie [what sb says]
2. (claim) to make sth out to be sth udawa, e co jest czym; he makes it out to be a big problem
robi z tego wielki problem
3. (understand, work out) rozszyfrow|a, -ywa; rozgry|, -za infml [puzzle, mystery, character]; I cant
make out whether or if... nie mog si poapa, czy... infml; I cant make him out nie mog go
rozgry or rozszyfrowa
4. (write out) wypis|a, -ywa [cheque, prescription, receipt]; sporzdz|i, -a, spis|a, -ywa [will]; z|
robi [list]; to make out a cheque GB or check US to sb wystawi czek na kogo; who shall I make
the cheque out to? na kogo mam wystawi czek?; to make sth out in duplicate/triplicate
sporzdzi co w dwch/trzech kopiach
5. (expound) to make out a case for sth argumentowa za czym
make oneself out to be sth pozowa na kogo [rich, brilliant, a poet]; he makes himself out to
be richer/cleverer than he really is udaje bogatszego/mdrzejszego, ni jest
make over: make over [sth], make [sth] over
1. (transform) przer|obi, -abia [building] (into sth na co); zmieni|, -a [appearance]
2. (transfer) to make sth over to sb przekaz|a, -ywa co komu, s|cedowa co na kogo
make towards: make towards [sb/sth] s|kierowa si ku (komu/czemu)
make up:
make up
1. (put make-up on) to make oneself up u|malowa si, z|robi sobie makija
2. (after quarrel) po|godzi si (with sb z kim)
3. to make up for sth (compensate for) nadr|obi, -abia co [lost time, missed meal, delay]; pokry|,
-wa co [deficit]; z|rekompensowa co [financial loss, personal loss, bereavement]
4. to make up to sb infml podliz|a, -ywa si komu infml [boss, person]
make up [sth], make [sth] up
1. (invent) wymyl|i, -a [excuse, story]; youre making it up! zmylasz!; to make sth up as one
goes along zmyla na poczekaniu
2. (prepare) za|pakowa [parcel]; z|robi [bundle]; posa, pocieli [bed]; pooy, ka [road
surface]; zoy, skada [type]; to make up a prescription sporzdzi lek wedug recepty; she
had the fabric made up into a jacket z tego materiau uszya sobie kurtk
3. (constitute) skada si na (co) [whole, personality, society]; to be made up of sth skada si z
czego; to make up 10% of sth stanowi 10% czego
4. (compensate for) nadr|obi, -abia [loss, time]; pokry|, -wa [deficit, shortfall]; to make the total
up to 1000 dooy brakujc sum do 1000 funtw
5. (put make-up on) u|malowa [person, face, eyes]
6. (stoke up) to make the fire up dooy do ognia
7. to make it up (make friends) pogodzi si (with sb z kim); Ill make it up to you somehow jako
ci to wynagrodz
make with
infml:
make with [sth] US (deliver or produce) make with the money, baby! dawaj fors, laluniu! infml
make it with [sb] (have sex) tentegowa si infml
to be on the make infml (for profit) dorabia si infml (for power) robi karier, pi si w gr; (for
sex) ruszy na podryw infml; to make it infml (in career, life) osign co w yciu, doj do czego w
yciu; (to party, meeting) dotrze; (be on time for train, plane) zdy; Im afraid I cant make it chyba nie

dam rady infml if they dont make it by 10 pm... jeli ich nie bdzie or nie zjawi si do dziesitej...

do1 /du , d /
vt (pt did; pp done)
1. (be busy with, perform) z|robi [washing up, ironing]; wykon|a, -ywa [task]; lots/nothing to do
duo/nic do zrobienia; it all had to be done again trzeba to byo wszystko zrobi od pocztku or od
nowa; what are you doing? co robisz?; are you doing anything tonight? masz jakie plany na
wieczr?, co robisz wieczorem?; shes been doing too much lately ostatnio za duo pracuje; she
does nothing but moan ona nic tylko narzeka; what can I do for you? co mog dla pani/pana
zrobi?, w czym mog pani/panu pomc?; will you do something for me? zrobisz co dla mnie?
2. (make smart) to do sbs hair uoy komu wosy, zrobi komu fryzur; to do ones teeth umy
zby; to do the living room in pink urzdzi salon na rowo
3. (finish) odby|, -wa [military service]; zrobi, skoczy, wykona [job]; the job is almost done
ta robota jest prawie wykonana; to have done doing sth infml skoczy co, skoczy robienie
czego; have you done complaining? infml skoczye ju z tym narzekaniem?; tell him now and
have done with it powiedz mu teraz i skocz z tym raz na zawsze; its as good as done to jest
prawie or waciwie zrobione or skoczone; thats done it (task successfully completed) zrobione,
skoczone, gotowe; (expressing dismay) no nie, tego ju za wiele
4. (complete through study) [student] przer|obi, -abia [book, subject, author]; z|robi [degree,
homework]
5. (write) na|pisa [critique, biography]; z|robi [translation]
6. (effect change) z|robi; the walk will do me good spacer dobrze mi zrobi; what have you done to
the kitchen? co zrobie z kuchni?; has she done something to her hair? czy ona zrobia co z
wosami?; I havent done anything with your pen! nawet nie dotykaem twojego pira!; what are
we to do with you! i co my mamy z tob zrobi or pocz!; that hat/dress does a lot for her w tym
kapeluszu/w tej sukience wyglda naprawd dobrze
7. (harm) zrobi; to do something to ones foot/arm zrobi sobie co w stop/rk; I wont do
anything to you nic ci nie zrobi; Ill do you! infml zaatwi ci! infml
8. infml (deal with) the hairdresser says she can do you now fryzjer mwi, e moe si teraz tob
zaj; they dont do theatre tickets nie zajmuj si sprzeda biletw teatralnych; to do
breakfasts wydawa niadania
9. (cook) z|robi [sausages, spaghetti]; Ill do you an omelette zrobi ci omlet; well done [meat]
wysmaony
10. (prepare) przygotow|a, -ywa [vegetables]
11. (produce) wystawi|, -a [play]; z|robi [film, programme] (on sth na temat czego)
12. (imitate) naladowa [celebrity, voice, mannerism]
13. (travel at) robi infml; to do 60 robi 60 na godzin
14. (cover distance) z|robi infml; weve done 30 km since lunch zrobilimy od obiadu 30 km
15. infml (see as tourist) zalicz|y, -a infml [Venice, Tower of London]
16. infml (satisfy needs of) will this do you? czy to ci wystarcza?
17. (cheat) weve been done zrobiono nas na szaro or w konia infml; to do sb out of sth oskuba kogo
z czego [money]; he did me out of the job wyrolowa mnie z tej roboty infml
18. infml (rob) to do a bank obrobi bank infml
19. infml (arrest, convict) to get done for sth zosta ukaranym za co, dosta mandat za co [illegal
parking]; to do sb for speeding wlepi komu mandat za zbyt szybk jazd infml
20. (sterilize) to be done [person, animal] zosta wysterylizowanym
vi (pt did; pp done)
1. (behave) z|robi, wykona; do as you are told (here and now) zrb, co ci kazano; (when with others)
rb, co ci ka or mwi
2. (serve purpose) speni|, -a swoj rol; that box/those trousers will do to pudeko bdzie dobre/te
spodnie bd dobre
3. (be acceptable) this really wont do! (as reprimand) tak duej by nie moe

4. (be sufficient) wystarcz|y, -a; will five dollars do? czy wystarczy pi dolarw?; thatll do! (as
reprimand) wystarczy!, do tego!
5. (finish) skoczy; have you done? skoczye?
6. (get on) (in competitive situation) [person] wypa, poradzi sobie; [business] wyj na swoje, poradzi
sobie; (in health) [person] radzi sobie, czu si; how will they do in the elections? jak wypadn w
wyborach?; hes doing as well as can be expected (patient) jak na swj stan czuje si w miar
dobrze; my lettuces are doing well saata dobrze mi ronie
7. GB infml dat (clean) sprzta, robi sprztanie; the woman who does for us kobieta, ktra u nas
sprzta
8. GB infml (be active) youll be up and doing again in no time zanim si obejrzysz, znowu bdziesz w
dobrej formie
v aux (pt did; pp done)
1. (with questions, negatives) did he like his present? czy podoba mu si prezent?; own up, did you or
didnt you take my pen? przyznaj si, wzie moje piro, czy nie?; didnt she look wonderful?
czy() nie wygldaa cudownie?
2. (for emphasis) he did do it really! naprawd to zrobi!; so you do want to go after all! wic jednak
chcesz pojecha!; I do wish youd let me help you tak bym chcia, eby pozwoli sobie pomc
3. (referring back to another verb) he said hed help her and he did powiedzia, e jej pomoe i dotrzyma
sowa; he says hell phone but he never does cigle obiecuje, e zadzwoni, ale nic z tego nie
wychodzi; you draw better than I do rysujesz lepiej ode mnie; you either did or you didnt albo
zrobie, albo nie
4. (in requests, imperatives) do sit down! (prosz) siadaj!, (prosz) siadajcie!; may I take a leaflet?
do czy mog sobie wzi ulotk? -oczywicie; do shut up! bd/bdcie cicho!; dont you tell
me what to do! nie bdziesz mi mwi, co mam robi!
5. (in tag questions and responses) he lives in England, doesnt he? on mieszka w Anglii, prawda?; who
wrote it? I did kto to napisa? ja; shall I tell him? no, dont powiedzie mu?
nie; he knows the president does he? on zna prezydenta naprawd?; so do
they/you oni/ty te; neither does he/she ani on/ona
6. (with inversion) only rarely does he write letters rzadko pisze listy; little did he suspect/think
that... w ogle nie podejrzewa/nie sdzi, e...
n GB infml (party, gathering) his leaving do jego poegnalne przyjcie; jego poegnalna feta infml
do away with:
do away with [sth] (abolish) zn|ie, -osi [custom, rule]; z|likwidowa [bus service]; z|burzy
[building]
do away with [sb] infml (get rid of, kill) pozby si (kogo), zlikwidowa [person]
do down GB infml: do [sb] down
1. (cheat, defeat) o|kantowa, oszwabi|, -a infml
2. (make ashamed) dont do yourself down nie masz si czego wstydzi, nie masz sobie czego
wyrzuca
do for infml: do for [sb/sth] (kill) [illness] z|niszczy, zabi|, -ja [person]; fig z|niszczy, z|rujnowa
[ambitions, project]; Im done for fig koniec ze mn, ju po mnie
do in infml: do [sb] in
1. (kill) zabi|, -ja
2. (exhaust) wykoczy infml; I feel done in jestem wykoczony
do out infml: do out [sth], do [sth] out wysprzta, uporzdkowa [room, garage]
do over:
do [sth] over US (redo) zrobi or wykona ponownie [job, work]
do [sb] over infml sprawi komu manto, da komu wycisk infml
do up:
do up [dress, coat] zapina si
do up [sth], do [sth] up

1. (fasten) zawiz|a, -ywa [laces]; zapi|, -na [zip]; do up your buttons zapnij guziki
2. (wrap) z|robi [parcel]; to do ones hair up into a bun upi wosy w kok
3. (renovate) odn|owi, -awia [house, furniture]
do oneself up zrobi si na bstwo infml; I was all done up zrobiam si na bstwo
do with: do with [sb/sth]
1. (involve) it has something/nothing to do with sb/sth to ma co wsplnego/to nie ma nic
wsplnego z kim/czym; whats that got to do with it? a c to ma z tym wsplnego?; whats it
(got) to do with you? co to ma z tob wsplnego?; its got everything to do with it i o to wanie
chodzi, i w tym problem; his shyness is to do with his childhood jego niemiao wywodzi si z
dziecistwa; (talk to) he wont have anything to do with me any more nie chce ju mie ze mn nic
do czynienia
2. (tolerate, bear) tolerowa, zn|ie, -osi; I cant do with loud music nie znosz gonej muzyki; I
cant do with all these changes nie potrafi zaakceptowa tych wszystkich zmian
3. (need) I could do with a drink napibym si czego; I could do with a holiday przydaby mi si
urlop
4. (finish) its all over and done with wszystko skoczone; have you done with my pen/the
photocopier? bdziesz jeszcze uywa mojego pira?/fotokopiarki?; Ive done with all that fig
skoczyem z tym wszystkim
do without: do without [sb/sth] oby|, -wa si bez (kogo/czego) [person, advice, thing]; I
can do without your sympathy obejd si bez twojej litoci or twojego wspczucia; I cant do
without a car nie potrafi si oby bez samochodu; youll have to do without! musisz sobie jako
poradzi!
all the dos and donts (instructions) wszystkie nakazy i zakazy; (advantages and disadvantages)
wszystkie za i przeciw; do as you would be done by nie czy drugiemu, co tobie niemio; how do
you do (form of greeting) bardzo mi przyjemnie or mio; it doesnt do to be late nie wypada si
spnia; it was all I could do not to burst out laughing ledwo si powstrzymaem, eby nie
parskn miechem; its a poor do if... infml to kiepska sprawa, jeli...; nothing doing! (no way) nie
ma mowy; theres nothing doing here nic si tutaj nie dzieje; well done! dobra robota!, brawo!;
what are you doing with yourself these days? co u ciebie sycha?, co si z tob dzieje?; what
are you going to do for money? skd wemiesz pienidze?; whats done is done co si stao, to
si nie odstanie; whats this doing here? a co to tutaj robi?