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wait one’s turn
I will wait my turn. I don’t want to go yet.
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czekać na swoją kolej
walk out on somebody
We were such a good couple, and he just walked out on me. I really didn’t expect it.
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porzucić kogoś, odejść od kogoś
walls have ears
Be careful of what you say! Walls have ears.
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ściany mają uszy
watch the time
Watch the time! We can’t be late.
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kontrolować czas
watch what you are doing!
Sam, watch what you’re doing! Why are you always so clumsy?
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uważaj, co robisz!
we are short of money
We are really short of money ourselves at the moment, so I can’t lend you anything.
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brakuje nam pieniędzy
we can never be sure
We can never be sure what will happen with our children in the future.
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nigdy nie ma pewności
we ran out of coffee
We ran out of coffee, so I will go to the shop next door and buy some.
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skończyła nam się kawa
weak spot
Try to find weak spots in your opponent.
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słaby punkt
weather permitting
We are going cycling tomorrow, weather permitting of course. We are not going to cycle if it rains.
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jeśli pogoda dopisze
weigh the pros and cons
I don’t know. I have to weigh the pros and cons and then I will make up my mind.
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rozważyć za i przeciw
welcome somebody with open arms
I didn’t know Tom’s family, but they all welcomed me with open arms. I felt at home straight away.
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przywitać kogoś z otwartymi ramionami
well done!
Well done, Sam! I knew you could do it.
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brawo! dobra robota!
what a pity!
What a pity you can’t come. I was so looking forward to the dinner.
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jaka szkoda!
what a waste!
What a waste! I can’t believe we are throwing all this food away!
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co za marnotrawstwo!
what are the chances that
What are the chances that they will offer me the same job next year?
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jakie jest prawdopodobieństwo, że
what are you driving at?
I really don’t understand. What are you driving at?
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do czego zmierzasz?
what do you say?
What do you say then? Should we go or not?
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co ty na to?
what happened?
What happened to Tim? He seems rather low.
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co się stało?
what I mean is
What I mean is, it’s really worth a try. You never know, it might pay off.
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chcę przez to powiedzieć, że
what is she like?
What is she like? I heard she can be demanding and mean.
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jaka ona jest?
what is this supposed to mean?!
What is this supposed to mean? Don’t you dare talk to me like that!
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co to ma znaczyć?!
what make is this car?
"– What make is this car?
– I am not sure. All I can say about it is that it’s red. You know I know nothing about cars."
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jakiej marki to jest samochód?
what on earth?
What on earth is going on here? Look at this mess! I only left for an hour.
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co u licha?
what size are you?
What size are you now? I think you’ve lost a lot of weight.
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jaki rozmiar pan/pani nosi? (ubrania)
what time is it?
What time is it now? I need to leave at 3 pm.
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która jest godzina?
what’s eating you?
Come on, tell me what’s eating you and you’ll feel better. Maybe I can help as well.
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co cię gryzie?
what’s happening?
What’s happening? What’s all this noise?
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co się dzieje?
what’s so funny?
What’s so funny? I didn’t say anything funny.
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co w tym śmiesznego?
what’s the date today?
What’s the date today? Is it 8.12.?
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którego dzisiaj mamy?
what’s the matter?
What’s the matter? Why are you so worried?
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o co chodzi? co się stało?
what’s the rush?
What’s the rush? We have plenty of time. No need to hurry.
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po co ten pośpiech?
what’s the time?
What’s the time now? I am in a hurry.
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która jest godzina?
when all is said and done
When all is said and done, we have nothing else to do but sign the contract.
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koniec końców
when I last saw her
When I last saw her she was blond, and now she changed to black and looks very different.
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kiedy ją widziałem po raz ostatni
when the need arises
I will get a loan when the need arises. I can still manage without it at the moment.
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w razie potrzeby
when you come to think of it
When you come to think of it, it doesn’t sound like such a bad idea in the end.
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jeśli się dobrze nad tym zastanowić
who would have thought
Who would have thought Sarah would become a doctor? She’s never been a good student.
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kto by pomyślał
whose turn is it?
"– Whose turn is it?
– I thought it was Tim’s."
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czyja kolej?
will you join us for lunch?
"– Will you join us for lunch?
– I can’t. I have to go to a meeting."
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czy zjesz z nami lunch?
win a prize
I have never won a prize of any kind.
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zdobyć nagrodę
win a victory
Sam won a legal victory over his local government concerning his plot of land.
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odnieść zwycięstwo
win by a fluke
We were not prepared for the match. We really won by a fluke.
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wygrać fuksem
win hands down
It was such an easy win! Almost no effort on his part was required. He won with his hands down.
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wygrać z łatwością
win somebody’s confidence
It took me a while to win Kate’s confidence, but now we are best friends.
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zdobyć czyjeś zaufanie
window of opportunity
I treat it as an unexpected window of opportunity and I hope it will all work out well.
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niepowtarzalna okazja
with a bit of luck
With a bit of luck, I will manage to get into the course.
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przy odrobinie szczęścia
with a heavy heart
I am signing the contract with a heavy heart. I don’t think buying the flat is a good idea.
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z ciężkim sercem
with a view of the sea
I have a lovely room with a view of the sea, if you are interested.
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z widokiem na morze
with a view to doing something
I am saving all the money I can with a view to buying a house.
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z zamiarem zrobienia czegoś
with all due respect
With all due respect, I don’t think she is suitable for the job.
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z całym szacunkiem
with all one’s heart
I am doing the job with all my heart, and no one appreciates it.
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z całego serca
with bated breath
I was waiting for the results with bated breath. It was really exciting!
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z zapartym tchem
with flying colours
I passed with flying colours, so now I don’t have to worry about getting into university.
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świetnie, śpiewająco
with great skill
She painted the picture with great skill. You can tell she has good training.
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z dużą wprawą
with no extras
Can I please have the chicken with no extras?
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bez dodatków
with one’s eyes closed
I’ve been there so many times, I could get there with my eyes closed.
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z zamkniętymi oczami
with respect to
With respect to your last question, unfortunately we do not offer free courses for our employees.
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odnośnie, w związku z, w nawiązaniu do
with the aim of doing something
I am saving the money with the aim of going on holiday in June.
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z zamiarem zrobienia czegoś
with the help of something
I could finish it all in time with the help of a computer.
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za pomocą czegoś
within limits
There is a lot of flexibility here, within limits, of course.
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w pewnych granicach
within reach
I want to live somewhere within easy reach of the centre.
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w zasięgu
without a second thought
I decided to buy the car without a second thought, and now I am not sure it was the right choice.
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bez zastanawiania się
without delay
We have to decide without delay, or they will sell the flat to someone else.
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bezzwłocznie
without question
This is, without question, the best house we’ve seen so far. I think we should buy it.
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bez wątpienia
without regard to
All applicants should be considered without regard to race, religion or sexual orientation.
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bez względu na
without risk to something
You are signing a three-month contract without a risk to get too involved. It’s three months only and then you can decide what to do next.
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nie narażając czegoś
wolf in sheep’s clothing
Don’t trust him. He’s not as nice as you think. He really is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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wilk w owczej skórze
words fail me
You look amazing! Words fail me when I look at you today!
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brak mi słów
work in an office
I hate working in an office! I’d much rather work from home.
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pracować w biurze
work late
I had to work late yesterday getting ready for a big conference which is approaching.
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pracować do późna
work like a dog
I have been working like a dog recently and really need some holiday.
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pracować jak mrówka, pracować za dwóch
work one’s guts out
I have been working my guts out to make sure it all works out well, but it still hasn’t.
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harować w pocie czoła
work the land
All his life my father worked his land and he really doesn’t want to move to the city and become a clerical worker.
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uprawiać ziemię
write somebody off for dead
Nobody had seen him for years and he was written off for dead.
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uznać kogoś za zmarłego
written in somebody’s face
Love is written on her face. She can’t hide it.
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wypisane na czyjejś twarzy
wrong number
"– Is that Peter?
– I’m sorry, you must have dialled a wrong number."
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pomyłka (telefoniczna)

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