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| down adj | (level: reduced) | obniżyć się zwr. dk. |
| | The water level is down. We should add some more. |
| | Poziom wody obniżył się. Powinniśmy trochę dodać. |
| down adj | figurative, informal (sad or depressed) | przygnębiony przym. |
| | I feel a little down, but I'll be alright. |
| down adj | (to the south) | na południu przyim. + n |
| | They're down on the south coast all week. |
| down adj | (sports: behind in score) (w zwrocie: be down) | przegrywać ndk. |
| | The Danish team is down ten points. |
| | Duńska drużyna przegrywa dziesięcioma punktami. |
| down adj | UK (trains: away from capital) | ze stolicy przyim. + ż |
| | The down train leaves from this platform. |
| down adj | informal (not working, out of order) | zepsuty przym. |
| | The server's down. You'll have to try again later. |
| down adj | informal (learned) (w zwrocie: get down) | nauczyć się zwr. dk. |
| | Have you got your lines down for the school play yet? |
| | Nauczyłaś się już swojego tekstu na szkolne przedstawienie? |
| down adj | informal (gambling: with losses of) (potoczny: przegrywać) | do tyłu przyim. + m |
| | I'm down three hundred dollars. |
| down adj | informal (finished) | skończony, ukończony przym. |
| | We've got three reports down, one to go! |
| down adj | (crossword puzzles: vertical) | pionowo przys. |
| | | w dół przyim. + m |
| | I can't work out the answer to 7 down. |
| down with [sth] adj + prep | US, informal (sick with, suffering from) | chory na coś przym. + przyim. |
| | She's down with the flu and can't come to the party. |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (determined by) | zależeć od czegoś/kogoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | Whether he goes free or not is down to the judge's decision. |
| down to [sth] adj + prep | (left with only) | pozostawać tylko, zostawać tylko ndk. + przys. |
| | We're down to the last of the coffee, so could you buy some more while you're out? |
| | Została nam tylko resztka kawy, więc mógłbyś dokupić, jak wyjdziesz. |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (caused by) | spowodowany przez coś/kogoś przym. + przyim. |
| | The accident was entirely down to driver error. |
| down adv | (written) (w zwrocie: get down) | zapisywać ndk. |
| | | zapisać dk. |
| | Have you got that down yet? |
| down adv | (sitting or lying) (w zwrocie: put down) | kłaść ndk. |
| | | położyć dk. |
| | I put her down for her nap. |
| down adv | (to lower value) | w dół przyim. + m |
| | (w zwrocie: come down) | spadać ndk. |
| | | spaść dk. |
| | Prices have come down in recent weeks. |
| | W ostatnich tygodniach ceny poszły w dół. |
| down adv | (reduced: in volume, amount, etc.) (w zwrocie: get down) | zmniejszać, redukować ndk. |
| | | zmniejszyć, zredukować dk. |
| | We've got our luggage down to one suitcase each. |
| down adv | (to lesser strength) (w zwrocie: water down) | rozwadniać ndk. |
| | | rozwodnić dk. |
| | The beer tastes watered down. |
| down adv | (cash payment) (w zwrocie: put down) | wpłacać ndk. |
| | | wpłacić dk. |
| | How much money can you put down? |
| down adv | (into submission) (w zwrocie: shout down) | zakrzyczeć dk. |
| | He shouted down his opponent. |
| down adv | (fixed state) (w zwrocie: tie down) | przywiązywać ndk. |
| | | przywiązać dk. |
| | The antenna was tied down with ropes. |
| down adv | (to the source) (w zwrocie: track down) | odnaleźć, wytropić dk. |
| Uwaga: For example: track down, hunt down |
| | He tracked down his natural father. |
| down adv | (suppressed) (w zwrocie: choke down) | tłumić ndk. |
| | | stłumić dk. |
| | He choked down his emotions. |
down with [sth],
down with doing [sth],
down to do [sth],
down for [sth],
down for doing [sth] expr | slang (keen to do [sth]) (potoczny) | chętny przym. |
| | Sure, I'm down for going hiking this weekend. |
| | Jasne, jestem chętny, żeby pójść na pieszą wycieczkę w ten weekend. |
| down interj | (command to a dog) | leżeć wykrz. |
| | Down, boy! Get back to your kennel. |
| down n | (botany: fuzz) | meszek m |
| | Peaches have a layer of down on their skin. |
| The Downs n | (range of low ridges in England) | Downs rzecz. własny |
| The Downs n | (sea area in England) | Downs rzecz. własny |
| down n as adj | (made with soft feathers) (kurtka, kołdra) | puchowy przym. |
| | I find a down pillow more comfortable than a synthetic one. |
| the downs npl | UK (rolling country) | wzgórza n, l.mn. |
| | | pagórki m, l.mn. |
| | Sheep were grazing on the downs. |
| downs npl | informal (negative events, experiences) (przenośny, potoczny) | dołek m |
| | Life has been hard on me lately; I've had more downs than ups this past year. |
| down prep | UK, informal (at, to) | w przyim. |
| | Were you down the pub last night? |
| down⇒ vi | informal (fall) | opadać ndk. |
| | | opaść dk. |
| | The road ups and downs all the way to the sea. |
| down [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (drink) | szybko wypić przys. + dk. |
| | He downed his beer and left. |
| down [sth] vtr | (shoot from the sky) | zestrzelić dk. |
| | They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. |
| down [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (subdue) | powalić dk. |
| | That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. |
Czasowniki złożone
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| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | ustępować ndk. |
| | | ustąpić dk. |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (podczas porodu) | przeć ndk. |
| | The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | przyciskać coś ndk. |
| | | przycisnąć coś dk. |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | ciążyć na kimś ndk. + przyim. |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | zbliżać się do kogoś/czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zbliżyć się do kogoś/czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | ruszać na ndk. + przyim. |
| | | ruszyć na dk. + przyim. |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) (o deszczu) | lać ndk. |
| | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) (potoczny: cenę) | zbijać ndk. |
| | | zbić dk. |
| | We beat the price down to $45. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) (przenośny) | łamać kogoś ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | złamać kogoś dk. |
| | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) | pokonywać coś ndk. |
| | | pokonać coś dk. |
| | Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | kłaść się do snu zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | położyć się do snu zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | kłaść do snu zwrot ndk. |
| | | położyć do snu zwrot dk. |
| | Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| bend down vi phrasal | (lean over) | pochylać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pochylić się zwr. dk. |
| | The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces. |
bog [sb] down,
bog [sb] down in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative, usu passive (person: hinder) | powstrzymywać ndk. |
| | | powstrzymać dk. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | redukować ndk. |
| | | zredukować dk. |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) | wygotowywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | wygotować się zwr. dk. |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | sprowadzać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | sprowadzać do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | sprowadzić do czegoś dk. + przyim. |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend, kneel in respect) | kłaniać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | ukłonić się dk. + zaim. |
| | She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | psuć się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zepsuć się dk. + zaim. |
| Uwaga: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | psuć się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zepsuć się dk. + zaim. |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | psuć się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zepsuć się dk. + zaim. |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | wyłamywać coś, wyważać coś ndk. |
| | | wyłamać coś, wyważyć coś dk. |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | rozkładać coś ndk. |
| | | rozłożyć coś dk. |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) (przenośny) | rozkładać coś ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | rozłożyć coś dk. |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) | zaczynać pracę ndk. + ż |
| | | zacząć pracę dk. + ż |
| | I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (work diligently) (przenośny) | zebrać się zwr. dk. |
| | I have to buckle down and finish this term paper. |
| | Muszę się zebrać i skończyć ten esej. |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) (potoczny) | opieprzać kogoś ndk. |
| | | opieprzyć kogoś dk. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) | tańczyć poza linią zwrot ndk. |
| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| clamp down vi phrasal | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | ukrócić dk. |
| Uwaga: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down. |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | podejmować zdecydowane działania wobec czegoś/kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | podjąć zdecydowane działania wobec czegoś/kogoś zwrot dk. |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down vi phrasal | UK, figurative (accept defeat) | wycofywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | wycofać się zwr. dk. |
| | There was a public outcry at the proposals and the government was forced to climb down. |
| come down vi phrasal | (descend) | zsiadać ndk. |
| | | zsiąść dk. |
| | Go upstairs and tell your sister to come down for dinner. |
| come down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | zawalać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zawalić się zwr. dk. |
| | After the wrecking ball hit the side of the building it came down quickly. |
| come down vi phrasal | slang, figurative (cease to be high on drugs) (przenośny) | spadać ndk. |
| | | spaść dk. |
| | That weed was so good that it took me 3 hours to finally come down. |
| come down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be essentially) | sprowadzać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (become less hot) | ochładzać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | ochłodzić się dk. + zaim. |
| | Give the cookies ten minutes to cool down. |
| cool down vi phrasal | figurative, informal (become less angry) | ochładzać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | ochłodzić się dk. + zaim. |
| | It took Andy a while to cool down after the argument with his brother. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (slow pace to end exercise) | ochłonąć dk. |
| | It is important to spend five minutes cooling down after a vigorous exercise session. |
| cool [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (make less hot) | ochładzać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | ochłodzić się dk. + zaim. |
| | Ben took a cold shower to cool himself down after the race. |
| count down vi phrasal | (count back to zero) | odliczać ndk. |
| | | odliczyć dk. |
| | The anaesthetist told the patient to count down from 100. |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insep | (count backwards to event) | odliczać coś ndk. |
| | | odliczyć coś dk. |
| | It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | rozprawiać się z czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | rozprawić się z czymś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) | rozprawiać się z kimś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | rozprawić się z kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| crouch down vi phrasal | (squat, hunker) | kucać, przykucać ndk. |
| | | kucnąć, przykucnąć dk. |
| | I crouched down to hide behind the low wall. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | ścinać ndk. |
| | | ściąć dk. |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | ograniczać coś ndk. |
| | | ograniczyć coś dk. |
| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce) | ścinać ndk. |
| | | ściąć dk. |
| | When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
Formy złożone:
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| abseil down [sth] vi + prep | (descend using a rope) | schodzić po linie zwrot ndk. |
| | | zejść po linie zwrot dk. |
| | Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity. |
| be bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative (encumbered or oppressed) (przenośny, potoczny) | ugrzęznąć w czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | The lawyer was bogged down in paper work. |
| bear down vi | (push downwards) | przyciskać ndk. |
| | | przycisnąć dk. |
| | If you bear down on the pen, the carbon copies will be clearer. |
| beat down vi | (sun: shine brightly and hot) | prażyć ndk. |
| | | mocno świecić przys. + ndk. |
| beat down vtr | (negotiate a lower price from [sb]) | targować ndk. |
| | | utargować dk. |
| blow down vi | (wind: knock over) | zdmuchiwać ndk. |
| | | zdmuchnąć dk. |
| | The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| blow me down interj | informal (expressing amazement) | nie mów wykrz. |
| | Well, blow me down! You won the lottery! |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | podskakiwać ndk. |
| | | podskoczyć dk. |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| bog down vtr | informal (mire, make slow or stuck) | zwalniać, wstrzymywać ndk. |
| | | zwolnić, wstrzymać dk. |
| | The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
boil it down,
boil it all down v expr | figurative (reduce to essence) | rozważać wszystko ndk. + zaim. |
| | | rozważyć wszystko dk. + zaim. |
| | When you boil it all down, you have two choices: In or out. |
| bolt down vtr | (secure with a bolt) | zasuwać ndk. |
| | | zasunąć dk. |
| | Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt down vtr | US slang (to eat [sth] very quickly) (potoczny) | wsuwać ndk. |
| | | wsunąć dk. |
| | Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down before vtr | literal (bow in extreme deference to) | kłaniać się przed zwrot ndk. |
| | | pokłonić się przed zwrot dk. |
| | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before vtr | figurative (show deference to) | kłaniać się przed zwrot ndk. |
| | | pokłonić się przed zwrot dk. |
| | He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | załamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | załamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| breakdown n | (car, machine: failure) | awaria ż |
| | Mary had a breakdown on the way to work, which caused her to be late. |
| | Mary miała awarię w drodze do pracy i dlatego się spóźniła. |
| breakdown n | (chemical decomposition) | rozpad m |
| | In just a few days, the breakdown of the cell structure was apparent. |
| | Zaledwie po kilku dniach wyraźnie było widać rozpad struktury komórki. |
| breakdown n | (mental collapse) | załamanie nerwowe n + przym. |
| | Apparently, Dr. Harris had a breakdown, so Dr. Watts is taking over his scheduled surgeries. |
| | Podobno doktor Harris miał załamanie nerwowe, więc doktor Watts przejmie jego zaplanowane operacje. |
| breakdown n | (analysis into parts) | analiza ż |
| | A breakdown of the study, its findings, and its implications can be found on page 10. |
| | Analizę badania, jego wyników i konsekwencji można znaleźć na stronie 10. |
| breakdown n | (finance: itemization) | zestawienie, wyszczególnienie n |
| | The breakdown of the department's spending budget is shown in this graph. |
| | Zestawienie wydatków wydziału widać na tym grafie. |
| breakdown n | (disrupted communication) | załamanie się n |
| | | przerwanie n |
| | There's been a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries. |
| | Nastąpiło przerwanie negocjacji pomiędzy dwoma krajami. |
| breaking down n | (disintegration) | rozkład m |
| | The weather contributes hugely to the breaking down of rock into smaller particles. |
| bring down vtr | (cause the demise of) | obalać ndk. |
| | | obalić dk. |
| bring down vtr | US slang dated (make [sb] sad or depressed) | przygnębiać ndk. |
| | | przygnębić dk. |
| | If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
| broken-down adj | (dilapidated) | zepsuty przym. |
| | (dach) | rozpadający się przym. + zaim. |
| | The house was old and its broken-down roof was letting in the rain. |
bucket,
bucket along [sth],
bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) | pędzić ndk. |
| | | popędzić dk. |
| Uwaga: Followed by a preposition |
| | The car was bucketing along the road. |
| buckle down vtr | informal, literal (fasten, secure in place) | zapinać, przypinać ndk. |
| | | zapiąć, przypiąć dk. |
| | Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| burn down vi + adv | (be destroyed by fire) | puszczać z dymem zwrot ndk. |
| | | puścić z dymem zwrot dk. |
| | The factory burnt down in a fire that killed 11 workers. |
| burn [sth] down vtr + adv | (destroy by fire) | puszczać z dymem zwrot ndk. |
| | | puścić z dymem zwrot dk. |
| | A fire burnt the hotel down. |
| button-down shirt n | (has buttons on collar) | koszula z przypinanymi rogami kołnierza wyr. |
| | He's always neatly dressed in a freshly-pressed suit and a button-down shirt. |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt: with collar buttons) | zapięty na guziki wyr. |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt collar: with buttons) | zapięty przym. |
| buttoned-down adj | informal, figurative (conservative) | konserwatywny przym. |
| | The new boss seems more buttoned-down than the old one. |
| calm down vi | (become calmer) | uspokajać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | uspokoić się dk. + zaim. |
| | Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| Calm down! interj | (don't panic) | Uspokój się! wykrz. |
| | Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| calm down vtr | (cause to become calmer) | uspokajać ndk. |
| | | uspokoić dk. |
| | She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
| chop down vtr | (fell, cut down: a tree) | ścinać ndk. |
| | | ściąć dk. |
| | Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| climb down [sth] vi + prep | (descend by grasping) | schodzić w dół po czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zejść w dół po czymś zwrot dk. |
| | She managed to climb down the mountain to fetch help for her injured friend. |
| climb down [sth] vi + adv | (descend [sth] by grasping) | schodzić w dół zwrot ndk. |
| | | zejść w dół zwrot dk. |
| | If the cat climbed up the tree, I'm sure he can climb down. |
close down,
closedown vi | (business: cease trading) | zamknięcie n |
| Uwaga: single-word form used when term is a noun |
| | When the doctor was killed they had to close down the clinic. |
close down,
closedown vtr | (cause business to cease operating) | zamykać, likwidować ndk. |
| | | zamknąć, zlikwidować dk. |
| | The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop. |
closed down,
closed-down adj | (gone out of business) | zlikwidowany przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | They are going to open a clothing store on the site of that closed-down restaurant. |
| come down [sth] vi + prep | (descend) | schodzić skądś ndk. |
| | | zejść skądś dk. |
| | An avalanche prevented them from coming down the mountain. |
| come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | tracić na cenie zwrot ndk. |
| | | stracić na cenie zwrot dk. |
| | That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
| come down on vtr | figurative, informal (reprimand or punish severely) | ganić ndk. |
| | | zganić dk. |
| come down on vtr | literal (fall on, collapse on top of) | zawalać się na zwrot ndk. |
| | | zawalić się na zwrot dk. |
| | When I lost the job I felt like the roof had come down on me. |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) (przenośny) | schodzić na ziemię zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | zejść na ziemię zwrot dk. |
| | He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
| come down with vtr | figurative, informal (fall ill with, get sick with) | chorować na ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zachorować na dk. + przyim. |
| | I've just come down with a cold. |
| count down vtr | (prepare for or anticipate [sth]) | odliczać ndk. |
| | | odliczyć dk. |
| course down [sth] vi + prep | (liquids: flow down) | spływać z czegoś, spływać po czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | spłynąć z czegoś, spłynąć po czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | Tears were coursing down the cheeks of the mourners as they stood at the graveside. The waterfall coursed down the rocks into the pool below. |
| | Łzy spływały po policzkach żałobników stojących wokół grobu. Wodospad spływał ze skał do basenu poniżej. |
| crack down vi | (enforce laws more strictly) | nagonka ż |
| | The city will begin to crack down on speeding this month, so obey the speed limit while driving. |
| crash down vi + adv | (collapse, fall) | zapadać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zapaść się zwr. dk. |
| | After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |