vebr + noun collocations

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zmniejszać ilość odpadów
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reduce waste- to make unnecessary rubbish smaller in quantity
You can reduce waste by reusing your plastic bags instead of throwing them away.
leczyć pacjentów
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treat patients- to behave towards patients or deal with them in a particular way
One day, hospitals may refuse to treat patients who don't give up smoking.
ponieść porażkę
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suffer defeat- to cause someone or something to fail
Will Barcelona suffer defeat at the hands of Chelsea?
stworzyć nowy trend
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start a fashion- create a new trend
Did Lady Gaga start a fashion for wearing shocking clothes?
wymienić baterie
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replace the batteries- to put new batteries in the place of exhausted batteries
This remote control doesn't work. Maybe I should replace the batteries.
zapewnić pomoc
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provide help- to give someone something that they need
At PC Universe, we can provide help with setting up your computer.
ogłaszać
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make an announcement- giving information about something
The company is going to make an announcement tomorrow about job losses.
zmniejszać emisję dwutlenku węgla
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reduce carbon emissions- to make an amount of carbon smaller in size, degree
Using public transport helps to reduce carbon emissions.
leczyć choroby
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treat illnesses- deal with diseases of the body or mind in a particular way
Is it possible to treat illnesses without drugs?
doświadczyć katastrofy
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suffer a catastrophe- to experience a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
When poorer countries suffer a catastrophe like a flood or an earthquake, it causes enormous destruction.
stworzyć kolonię
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start a colony- to begin a group of people who live in a colony
It would be difficult to start a colony on the moon because there's no water.
wymienić uszkodzone części
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replace damaged parts- to take the place of harmed or spoiled parts
Today, surgeons can replace damaged parts of your heart.
dostarczyć informacje
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provide information- to give someone facts that they need
I asked the university to provide information about their degree courses.
odkrywać
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make discoveries- process of finding a place for the first time
Every year, scientists make discoveries about our universe.

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