Filologia angielska – zestaw wyrażeń
Communication
to pour out to tell someone everything about your thoughts, feelings,
especially because you feel very unhappy.
wylać przed
kimś swoje
żale
He poured out all his troubles to Laura. 1
interrogative having the form of a question. pytający "Who" and "what" are interrogative pronouns. 1
argot (slang) informal expressions used by a particular group of people
such as criminals. slang Don't speak to me in this ugly argot! 1
affiliation the fact of being involved with or a member of a political
or religious organization. powiązanie What are her political affiliations? 1
to relent to change your attitude and become less strict or cruel. ulegać,ustępow
ać
Her parents finally relented and allowed her to
go. 1
to be at each
other's
throats
to fight and argue. skakać sobie
do gardła
He's her brother, but they're always at each
other's throats. 1
to convey to express what you think or feel; to communicate
something.
wyrażać,
przekazywać His tone conveyed an unmistakable warning. 1
receptive willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else's
opinions. otwarty He's a very kind and receptive young man. 1
to butt in to interrupt a conversation. wtrącać się Stop butting in! 1
to blurt out to say sth suddenly and without thinking because you are
nervous or excited.
wypaplać,
wygadać się.
We didn't want to tell Mum but Ann blurted
the whole thing out. 1
to hit the roof to be extremely angry. być wściekłym Dad hit the roof when I got home. 1
to confide to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do
not want other people to know. zwierzyć się She's the only person I can confide to. 1
to beckon to make a signal to someone with your hand to show that
you want them to come towards you.
skinąć na
kogoś She beckoned at the child , who came running. 1
to gabble to say sth so quickly that people cannot hear you or
understand you properly
powiedzieć coś
niezrozumiale
Just calm down, stop gabbling, and tell me
what has happened. 1
affair a sexual relationship between two people who are not
married to each other. romans She's having an affair with her boss. 1
to argue to say things (often angrily) that show that you do not
agree with sb about sth. sprzeczać się The couple next door are always arguing. 1
to argue to give reasons that support your opinion about sth. dowodzić, że;
argumentować He argued against buying a new computer. 1
to lapse into to go into a particular state. zapadać w She lapsed into silence/sleep/a coma. 1
to snap out of to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better. wyjść z
depresji
She's been depressed for days. I wish she'd
snap out of it. 1
to natter to talk continuously about unimportant things paplać, gadać She's been nattering on about the wedding for
weeks. 1
to get a word
in edgeways to get a chance to speak dojść do słowa Once Terry starts talking it's difficult to get a
word in edgeways. 1
to converse to talk informally, to have a conversation rozmawiać It's difficult to converse rationally with people
who hold extremist views. 1
to discourse
on to make a long formal speech about sth przemawiać Mrs. Hutchins discoursed at length on the
ignorance of the frontier people. 1
to relate to to be concerned with a particular subject odnosić się That question doesn't relate to the subject
we're discussing. 1
to relate to to be able to understand how somebody feels znajdować
wspólny język She finds it difficult to relate to children. 1
not bring
yourself to do
sth
if you cannot bring yourself to do sth, you cannot make
yourself do it
nie móc
zdobyć się na
coś, nie móc
zmusić się do
czegoś
She couldn't bring herself to touch it. 1
to scowl to look at someone in an angry way
zmierzyć
kogoś
wzrokiem
When he said he didn't agree with her she
scowled at him and left the room. 1
to grumble to keep complaining in an unhappy way narzekać The farmers are always grumbling about the
weather. 1
to stammer to say sth with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds jąkać się He stammered an apology and left quickly. 1
phoney false, intended to deceive sb. fałszywy He gave the police a phony address. 1
fraternity a feeling of friendship between members of a group braterstwo the revolutionary ideas of fraternity and
equality 1
to bottle up to deliberately not allow yourself to show your feelings
and emotions
ukrywać,
tłumić, uczucia
It is far better to cry than to bottle up your
feelings. 1
blow a kiss to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss
towards somebody wysyłać całusy 1
to blow a fuse
to blow your
top
to get very angry zdenerwować
się, wkurzyć 1
to blow the
gaff on sb/sth to tell sth secret, especially by mistake wygadać się 1
blubber
(informal,
disapproving)
to cry noisily beczeć There he sat blubbering like a baby. 1
emphasis
the extra force given to a word or phrase when spoken,
especially in order to show that it is important; a way of
writing a word ( for example drawing a line underneath it
) to show that it is important
podkreślenie 'I can assure you' she added with emphasis,
'the figures are correct' 1
emphasize to give special importance to sth podkreślać,
uwypuklać
She emphasized that her plan would mean
sacrifices and hard work. 1
emphasize to make sth more noticeable akcentować She swept her hair back from her face to
emphasize her high cheekbones. 1
explicate to explain an idea or a work of literature in a lot of detail wyjaśniać,
objaśniać
How can we best explicate 'King Lear' and
understand it? 1
fiddle with sth to keep touching or moving sth with your hands,
especially because you are bored or nervous
bawić się
czymś
bezmyślnie
He was fiddling with keys while he talked to
me. 1
to fidget to keep moving your body, your hands or feet because you
are nervous, bored or excited
wiercić się,
kręcić się Sit still and stop fidgeting. 1
a fidget a person who's always fidgeting
osoba wiercąca
się,
niecierpliwa,
nerwowa
1
fidgety unable to remain still or quiet niespokojny The children get fidgety if they have nothing
to do. 1
flatter
to say nice things about sb often in a way that is not
sincere because you want them to do sth for you or you
want to please them
pochlebiać,
mówić
komplementy
Are you trying to flatter me? 1
flatter to make sb seem more attractive or better than they really
are
That color doesn't flatter many people. The
score line flattered England. (they didn't
deserve to get such a high score)
flatter to be\feel flattered , to be pleased because sb has made
you feel important and special
He was flattered by her attention. I was
flattered at being asked to give a lecture 1
frown
~ at sb/sth, to make a serious, angry or worried expression
by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines
appear on your forehead
marszczyć
brwi
What are you frowning at me for? She
frowned with concentration. 1
frown (in speech) frown on/upon sb/sth - to disapprove of sb/sth krzywo patrzec
na coś/kogoś
In her family, any expression of feeling was
frowned upon. She looked up with a puzzled
frown on her face.
gibberish words that have no meaning or are impossible to
understand bełkot You were talking gibberish in your sleep. 1
gibber to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand,
often because of fear bełkotać He cowered in the corner gibbering with
terror. 1
glare ~ at sb/sth, to look at sb/sth in an angry way patrzeć ze
złością He didn't shout, he just glared at me silently. 1
glare I looked at her and she glared furiously back. spojrzeć się 1
glower ~ at sb/sth, to look in an angry, aggressive way patrzeć z
gniewem 1
grin to smile widely usmiechać się
szeroko
They grinned with delight when they heard
our news. 1
grouch a person who complains a lot maruda, zrzęda I can't stand him - he's such an old grouch. 1
grouch a complaint about sth unimportant zrzędzić,
marudzić, Students always have plenty of grouches. 1
gderać
nag ~ at sb - to keep complaining at sb about their behavior or
keep asking them to do sth
nie dawać
komuś
spokoju,
marudzić,
nagabywac do
zrobienia
Stop nagging - I'll do it as soon as I can. She
has been nagging him to paint the window. 1
nag to worry or irritate you continuously nękać A feeling of unease nagged at her. Doubts
nagged me all evening. 1
nod
if you nod, nod your head or your head nods, you move
your head up and down to show agreement,
understanding.
przytakiwać,
kiwać głową
I asked him if he would help me and he
nodded. He nodded sympathetically. 1
nod to have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth, to only know
sb/sth slightly
znać się z
widzenia 1
a nod and a wink\ a nod is as good as a wink, used to say
that a suggestion or a hint will be understood without
anything more being said
Everything could be done by a nod and a
wink. 1
nod on the nod - If a proposal is accepted on the nod it is
accepted without any discussion.
z miejsca, bez
problemu, bez
sprzeciwu
peer to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you
cannot see it clearly
przypatrywać
się, przyglądać
się
She kept peering over her shoulders. We
peered into the shadows. 1
pout
if you pout, pout your lips or if your lips pout, you push
out your lips to show you are annoyed or to look sexually
attractive.
nadymać wargi He pouted angrily. Her lips pouted invitingly.
Her lips were set in a pout of annoyance. 1
purse to purse sb's lips , to form your lips into a small tight
round shape, for example to show disapproval. zaciskać usta 1
scowl to scowl at sbsth - to look at sb/sth in an angry or annoyed
way
spojrzeć
gniewnie The receptionist scowled at me. 1
scowl an angry look or expression
patrzeć
wilkiem,
krzywić się
He looked at me with a scowl. 1
sneer to show that you have no respect for sb by the expression
on your face or the way you speak drwić, szydzić He sneered at people who liked pop music. 1
sneer a sneering comment or laugh
szyderczy,
dwiący
uśmiech lub
uwaga
'You? A writer?' She sneered. 1
snort
to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through
your nose, especially to show that you are angry or
amused
parskać,
prychać
She snorted in disgust. The horse snorted and
tossed its head. 'You!' he snorted
contemptuously.
snort to give a snort of disgust/laughter parskać,
prychać to snort with laughter/annoyance 1
stammer to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and
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