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(syn. to write down) to write sth that you are looking at or listening to/spisać, commencer à apprendre
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I came across an interesting book in the library. I took down the title, here it is.
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If a machine ......, it does not work properly. commencer à apprendre
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We invited some friends home to watch a film, but the video was playing up and it eventually broke down.
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to start to talk about a particular subject/poruszyć, podnieść temat commencer à apprendre
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I brought up this problem at the last meeting. It is really time to sort out the problem.
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to decide that a planned event, esp. a sports event or a meeting will not happen commencer à apprendre
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He's put the meeting off three times and now he wants to call it off altogether.
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to take care of or be in charge of someone or something/opiekować się, pilnować, zajmować się commencer à apprendre
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She looked after the children when their mother was in hospital.
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to eat in a restaurant, not at home commencer à apprendre
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I don't eat out often because in a long run it is really pricey.
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to think that sb is less important than you or to think that something is not good enough for you to use. commencer à apprendre
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She seems to look down on people who are less intelligent than her.
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to succed in not being criticized or punished for sth wrong that you have done/ujść na sucho, uniknąć kary commencer à apprendre
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How can some students get away with doing no work and yet pass the exams?
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(syn. tolerate) to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, even though you do not like it/wytrzymywać z kimś, cierpliwie coś znosić commencer à apprendre
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Her son is terrible. I don't know how she puts up with him.
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to take someone to a place that they want to go (or to deliver sth to a place), usually in a car, often when you are going somewhere else commencer à apprendre
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to drop off sb/sth, to drop sb/sth off The woman dropped off the chair at my house for free. Arek would always drop me off at my house in Drzewica.
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(esp. an illness) to feel physically or mentally better after an illness or an upsetting experience commencer à apprendre
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It took him long time to get over his illness.
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to continue to do sth or to do sth again and again commencer à apprendre
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It isn't easy to learn phrasal verbs but you must keep on trying.
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to do the opposite of what someone has asked or advised you to do/postępować wbrew commencer à apprendre
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I would never go agaist my parent's wishes.
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if an engine, machine or piece of equipment ......, it suddenly stops working commencer à apprendre
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About five miles into our journey the engine cut out and we stopped completely. It was over an hour before the rescue service turned up.
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to be tricked into believing sth that is not true/dać się nabrać, ale też zakochiwać się w jeżeli występuje z osobą commencer à apprendre
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I fell for his story about having lost all his money. How stupid I was.
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(phrasal) syn. to skip, to omit, not to incude sb or sth commencer à apprendre
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If you want to call me from abroad, leave out the first zero in my number.
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commencer à apprendre
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Three prisoners got away from the prison yesterday.
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to issue, release or produce information e.g. statement, warning, press release and make it available to read or hear commencer à apprendre
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The government have put out a statement condemning the recent protests.
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