Word of a day #4

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to unbend
After a glass of wine she unbended a little.
öğrenmeye başla
odprężyć się
stand over sb
Don't stand over me all the time - I can't work!
öğrenmeye başla
stać nad kimś
selfless
She's the most giving and selfless person I know.
öğrenmeye başla
bezinteresowny, pozbawiony egoizmu
cupful
Beat two eggs with half a cupful of powdered sugar.
öğrenmeye başla
szklanka/filiżanka czegoś
cool off
Leave Mark to cool off and then talk to him.
öğrenmeye başla
uspokoić się
cover sth up
It was a scandal but the company tried to cover the whole thing up.
öğrenmeye başla
ukrywać coś
to overhear
I overheard a funny conversation on the train this morning.
öğrenmeye başla
podsłuchać
lean on sb
She's always had her two brothers to lean on.
öğrenmeye başla
liczyć na kogoś, polegać na kimś
posh
They used to eat in some really posh restaurants in London.
öğrenmeye başla
modny, elegancki, najwyższej jakości
knock sb out
The player was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round.
öğrenmeye başla
wyeliminować kogoś (np. z zawodów sportowych)
to glitter
öğrenmeye başla
błyszczeć, świecić się
track sb/sth down
The police tracked the man down on the social network Facebook.
öğrenmeye başla
wyśledzić, tropić kogoś/coś
unpalatable
The unpalatable truth is that the team isn't going to get any better.
öğrenmeye başla
trudny do przełknięcia, przykry
whip sth up
I've just got enough time to whip up something to eat.
öğrenmeye başla
upichcić coś, przygotować coś szybko
pile sth up
Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the carpet.
öğrenmeye başla
gromadzić (się), piętrzyć
to flourish
öğrenmeye başla
kwitnać, rozwijać się
drag down
Don't let yourself be dragged down to her level.
öğrenmeye başla
obniżać status, obniżać poziom
to twinkle
öğrenmeye başla
migotać, iskrzyć, błyszczeć
horn in on sth
Karen's always horning in on our conversations.
öğrenmeye başla
wtrącać się do czegoś (przeszkadzać)
unwieldy
The piano was unwieldy and hard to get down the stairs.
öğrenmeye başla
nieporęczny, ciężki do obsługi
shut sth down
öğrenmeye başla
zamykać coś
opulent
He lived an opulent lifestyle that included buying expensive luxury goods.
öğrenmeye başla
bardzo bogaty, obfity, luksusowy
freeze sb out
He was frozen out of official life for several months.
öğrenmeye başla
wykluczyć kogoś, wyłączyć
dowdy
She looked dowdy and plain in that old dress.
öğrenmeye başla
nieciekawy, zaniedbany, bez gustu
dress up
You don't have to dress up to go to a pub.
öğrenmeye başla
przebierać się, ubrać wyjściowe ubranie
unwind
A glass of wine will help you to unwind after work.
öğrenmeye başla
odprężać się, relaksować się
face up to sth
öğrenmeye başla
pogodzić się z czymś
frizzy
My long, thick hair is always frizzy and difficult to manage.
öğrenmeye başla
kręcony, kędzierzawy
search sb/sth out
He finally searched out a perfect job for himself.
öğrenmeye başla
wyszukać, odszukać kogoś/coś
to overbook
öğrenmeye başla
sprzedać za dużą ilość (np. biletów na samolot), przyjąć za dużo rezerwacji
lean (sth) against sth
She leaned her head against his shoulder and started to cry.
öğrenmeye başla
opierać (się) o coś
to cram
Ten people were crammed into the back of the van.
öğrenmeye başla
napakować, upychać, tłoczyć się
tie sb down
She'd like to travel more but having two small children ties her down.
öğrenmeye başla
ograniczać kogoś

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