Lucky encounters (10.04.18) + (13.04.18)

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run out of sth
They ran out of money and had to abandon the project.
to use all of something and not have any more left
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kończyć się
Brakowało im pieniędzy i musieli zrezygnować z projektu.
connection
I missed my connection.
a train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time that allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journey
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połączenie / przesiadka
Nie zdążyłem na przesiadkę.
hitchhike
She spent the whole year hitchhiking around the world.
to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars
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jeździć autostopem
Jeździła autostopem dookoła świata przez cały rok.
ferry
Extra ferries are needed to bring them back home.
a boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water
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prom
Potrzebne są dodatkowe promy, aby sprowadzić ich do domu.
yen
The company already has debts of 127 billion Yen.
the standard unit of money in Japan: symbol ¥
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jen
Firma ma już zadłużenie w wysokości 127 miliardów jenów.
properly
The brakes don’t seem to be working properly.
correctly, or in a way that is considered right
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prawidłowo / odpowiednio
Hamulce zdają się nie działać prawidłowo.
shiver with cold
They were forced to wait outside for hours, shivering with cold.
to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened
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drżeć z zimna
Trzęśli się z zimna, ponieważ zostali zmuszeni do wielogodzinnego czekania na zewnątrz.
can of petrol
The burglars made off with two 20-litre petrol cans.
a cylindrical metal container
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kanister z benzyną
Włamywacze uciekli z dwoma 20-litrowymi kanistrami z benzyną.
hijack
The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists.
to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship
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porywać
Samolot został uprowadzony przez grupę terrorystów.
kidnap
Terrorists have kidnapped a French officer and are demanding $400,000 from the French government.
to take someone somewhere illegally by force, often in order to get money for returning them
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uprowadzać
Terroryści porwali francuskiego oficera i domagają się 400 000 dolarów od francuskiego rządu.
stow away
Customs officials discovered several illegal immigrants stowed away at the front of the ship.
to hide on a vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying
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podróżować na gapę
Funkcjonariusze celni wykryli kilku nielegalnych imigrantów schowanych na przedniej części statku.
abduct
The diplomat was abducted on his way to the airport.
to take someone away by force
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uprowadzać
Dyplomata został uprowadzony w drodze na lotnisko.
thumb a lift
I thumbed a lift into town.
to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised
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łapać stopa
Złapałem stopa do miasta.
what goes around comes around
the way you behave towards other people will have later come back to you
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jak Kuba Bogu, tak Bóg Kubie / nie czyń drugiemu, co tobie niemiłe
come through
We’re still waiting for our exam results to come through.
if a piece of information, news etc comes through, it arrives somewhere
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zostać ogłoszonym
Nadal czekamy na wyniki egzaminów.
be over sb
I'm over you.
To no longer have strong emotions about someone or something
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nie darzyć kogoś uczuciem
Nie kocham Cię.
encounter
She didn’t remember our encounter last summer.
an occasion when you meet someone, or do something with someone you do not know
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spotkanie
Nie pamiętała naszego spotkania zeszłego lata.

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