| Dodatkowe Tłumaczenia |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | przełomowy moment przym. + m |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| break n | (gap) | dziura ż |
| | | przerwa ż |
| | The children slipped through a break in the fence. |
| break n | (weather: change) | zmiana ż |
| | They are waiting for a break in the storm. |
| break n | (rush to escape) | ucieczka ż |
| | The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door. |
| break n | informal (relationship rupture) | rozstanie n |
| | Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. |
| break n | (voice change) | mutacja ż |
| | | załamanie głosu n + m |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| break n | UK (school recreation period) | ferie l.mn. |
| | It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom. |
| break vi | (pool: scatter balls) | rozbijać ndk. |
| | | rozbić dk. |
| | When I play pool, I always like to break. |
| break vi | (burst) | pękać ndk. |
| | | pęknąć dk. |
| | The water balloon broke. |
| break vi | (be disconnected) | przerywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | przerwać się zwr. dk. |
| | The long-distance connection broke. |
| break vi | (pause) | być przerwanym posił. + przym. |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| break vi | (dawn) | wschodzić ndk. |
| | | świtać ndk. |
| | The dawn is about to break. |
| break vi | (health: fail) | pogarszać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pogorszyć się zwr. dk. |
| | | ulegać pogorszeniu ndk. + n |
| | | ulec pogorszeniu dk. + n |
| | His health broke after years of toil. |
| break vi | (voice: change) | przechodzić mutację ndk. + ż |
| | | przejść mutację dk. + ż |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | robić przerwę na coś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zrobić przerwę na coś zwrot dk. |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (infringe) | przekraczać ndk. |
| | | przekroczyć dk. |
| | | naruszać, łamać ndk. |
| | | naruszyć, złamać dk. |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) | osłabiać ndk. |
| | | osłabić dk. |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) | zrywać ndk. |
| | | zerwać dk. |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) | niszczyć ndk. |
| | | zniszczyć dk. |
| | | miażdżyć ndk. |
| | | zmiażdżyć dk. |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | naruszać ndk. |
| | | naruszyć dk. |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) | rozmieniać ndk. |
| | | rozmienić dk. |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | przebijać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | przebić się zwr. dk. |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) | łamać ndk. |
| | | złamać dk. |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | zbiegać, uciekać ndk. |
| | | zbiec, uciec dk. |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) | bić ndk. |
| | | pobić dk. |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) | doprowadzać do bankructwa zwrot ndk. |
| | | doprowadzić do bankructwa zwrot dk. |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) | podkręcać piłkę ndk. + ż |
| | | podkręcić piłkę dk. + ż |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) (przenośny) | złamać dk. |
| | | osłabiać ndk. |
| | | osłabić dk. |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | naruszać ndk. |
| | | narszyć dk. |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) | rozwiązywać ndk. |
| | | rozwiązać dk. |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) | ujarzmiać ndk. |
| | | ujarzmić dk. |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) | publikować ndk. |
| | | opublikować dk. |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) | przełamać serwis dk. + m |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) | podważać ndk. |
| | | podważyć dk. |
| | | obalać ndk. |
| | | obalić dk. |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) | przekraczać ndk. |
| | | przekroczyć dk. |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | włamywać się do zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | włamać się do zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
Czasowniki złożone
break | recess |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | rozlatywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozlecieć się zwr. dk. |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) (przenośny) | rozbijać ndk. |
| | | rozbić dk. |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | wyłamywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | wyłamać się zwr. dk. |
| Uwaga: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | oddzielać się od czegoś/kogoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | oddzielić się od czegoś/kogoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | odłamywać się od czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | odłamać się od czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| 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. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | włamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | włamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) (konia) | ujeżdżać ndk. |
| | | ujeździć dk. |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (silnik) | docierać ndk. |
| | | dotrzeć dk. |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes: soften by wearing) (buty) | rozchodzić dk. |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | wdrażać ndk. |
| | | wdrożyć dk. |
| | | szkolić ndk. |
| | | przeszkolić dk. |
| | The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | wlamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | wlamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | wlamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | wlamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | włamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | odłamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | odłamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | odłamywać coś ndk. |
| | | odłamać coś dk. |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | odłamywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | odłamać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | uciekać skądś ndk. |
| | | uciec skądś dk. |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | wybuchać ndk. |
| | | wybuchnąć dk. |
| | The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) | mieć wysypkę ndk. + ż |
| | | dostać wysypki dk. + ż |
| | I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve! |
| break out vi phrasal | (rash, etc.: develop on skin) | pokrywać ndk. |
| | | pokryć dk. |
| | A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion. |
break [sb] out,
break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (set [sb] free) | uwalniać ndk. |
| | | uwolnić dk. |
| | One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) (przenośny) | przebijać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | przebić się zwr. dk. |
| Uwaga: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | rozpadać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozpaść się zwr. dk. |
| Uwaga: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) | rozpadać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozpaść się zwr. dk. |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) (potoczny, przenośny) | zrywać z kimś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zerwać z kimś dk. + przyim. |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | kończyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | | skończyć się zwr. dk. |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | rozpadać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozpaść się zwr. dk. |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) | przerwać coś ndk. |
| | | przerywać coś dk. |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | łamać coś, kruszyć coś ndk. |
| | | połamać coś, pokruszyć coś dk. |
| | Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (loss of phone sound quality) | przerywać ndk. |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
| | Przerywa, więc zadzwonię do ciebie później. |
Formy złożone:
break | recess |
| bad break n | informal (misfortune, period of bad luck) | zły okres przym. + m |
| | | pechowy okres przym. + m |
| | He really got a bad break -- the truck ran into his house the day after his insurance lapsed. |
| bad break n | (bone: serious fracture) | poważne złamanie przym. + n |
| | Jim suffered a bad break in his femur when he fell off the ladder. |
| big break n | (great opportunity) | wielka okazja przym. + ż |
| | The actress got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| break apart vtr | (disassemble, pull to pieces) | rozkładać ndk. |
| | | rozłożyć dk. |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (eat a meal) | jeść ndk. |
| | | zjeść dk. |
| | Good friends enjoy breaking bread together. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (share a meal with [sb]) | jeść posiłek ndk. + m |
| | | zjeść posiłek dk. + m |
| | At the Last Supper, Jesus broke bread with his friends for the last time before he died. |
| 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. |
| break even v expr | (not make profit or loss) | wychodzić na czysto zwrot ndk. |
| | | wyjść na czysto zwrot dk. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | At the rate we're going, we'll be lucky to break even at year's end. |
| break free vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | uwolnić się zwr. dk. |
| | Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| break free from [sb] vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się od kogoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uwolnić się od kogoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | uwalniać się od czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uwolnić się od czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| break ground vtr + n | figurative (be first to do [sth]) | być pionierem posił. + m |
| | She's breaking ground with her innovative approach. |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) | zrywać ndk. |
| | | zerwać dk. |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| break loose v expr | figurative (free yourself) | uwalniać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | uwolnić się zwr. dk. |
| | I thought I'd fastened the dog's chain securely but he must have broken loose. |
| break of day n | (dawn, sunrise, early morning) | świt, poranek m |
| | The hunt assembles and is ready to ride at the break of day. |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | odpieczętowywać ndk. |
| | | odpieczętować dk. |
| | Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | wyłamywać ndk. |
| | | wyłamać dk. |
| | The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |
| break out vi | (escape) | uciekać ndk. |
| | | uciec dk. |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break room n | (staff room) | pokój pracowniczy m + przym. |
| | All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. |
| break the bank v expr | (gambling: win all money) (potoczny) | rozbić bank dk. + m |
| | He was on such a winning streak in Las Vegas, he broke the bank in two casinos! |
| break the bank v expr | figurative, informal (be expensive) | kosztować masę pieniędzy zwrot ndk. |
| | We can afford to buy new flowerpots; they really won't break the bank. |
| break the habit v expr | (stop doing [sth] habitually) | rzucać nałóg ndk. + m |
| | | rzucić nałóg dk. + m |
| | He hasn't smoked for six months. Maybe he's finally broken the habit! |
| break the ice v expr | figurative (start a conversation) (przenośny) | przełamywać lody ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| | Party games are an effective way to break the ice at a gathering. |
| break the law v expr | (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime) | łamać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | złamać prawo dk. + n |
| | Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
| break the news v expr | (announce [sth]) | ogłaszać ndk. |
| | | ogłosić dk. |
| | Diane decided to move out of her parents' house; they were sad when she broke the news. |
| break the news of [sth] v expr | (announce [sth]) | informować o czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | poinformować o czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | Rhea broke the news of her pregnancy to her delighted parents. |
| break the news to [sb] v expr | (announce [sth] to [sb]) | przekazać komuś wiadomość zwrot dk. |
| | The police officer broke the news to Natasha that her husband had died in a car crash. |
| break the record v | (do better than anyone has ever done) | pobić rekord dk. + m |
| | We broke a record today ; it's the first March ever with absolutely no snow here. |
| break the rules v expr | (do [sth] in an unconventional way) | łamać zasady ndk. + ż, l.mn. |
| | | złamać zasady dk. + ż, l.mn. |
| break the seal v | (open the seal on a document) | zrywać pieczęć ndk. + ż |
| | | zerwać pieczęć dk. + ż |
| | If you break the seal on a software package, you can no longer return it to the store. |
| break the seal v expr | figurative, US, slang (urinate) (potoczny) | odlać się zwr. dk. |
| | After three drinks, Brad needed to break the seal. |
| break the sound barrier v expr | (go faster than sound) | przekraczać barierę dźwięku ndk. + m |
| | | przekroczyć barierę dźwięku dk. + m |
| | When a plane breaks the sound barrier it produces a sonic boom that sounds like an explosion. |
| break the spell v expr | figurative (end the illusion or mood) | przerywać nastrój ndk. + m |
| | | przerwać nastrój dk. + m |
| | Don't say anything...I don't want to break the spell. |
| break the spell v | literal (witchcraft: disable a charm, curse) | zrywać zaklęcie ndk. |
| | | zerwać zaklęcie dk. |
| | The frog said that if I kissed him it would break the spell and he would turn into a handsome prince. |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | przebijać się przez coś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | przebić się przez coś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| break time n | (recreational period) | przerwa ż |
| | Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers. |
| break with the past v expr | (abandon tradition) | zerwać z przeszłością zwrot ndk. |
| | | zrywać z przeszłością zwrot dk. |
| | My cousin broke with the past and didn't cook a turkey for Thanksgiving. |
| break with the past n | (abandoning tradition) | zerwanie z przeszłością wyr. |
| | In a break with the past, young women's fathers no longer give them away during the wedding ceremony. |
| break [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (make [sb] sad) (przenośny) | łamać serce ndk. + n |
| | | złamać serce dk. + n |
| | It breaks my heart to hear you are quitting. |
| break your neck v | literal (fracture a bone in the neck) | skręcić kark dk. + m |
| | It's called breakneck speed because you will break your neck if you go that fast and fall off the motorcycle. |
| break your neck v expr | figurative (make effort) (przenośny) | pędzić na złamanie karku zwrot ndk. |
| | This project is so much work; I've been breaking my neck all week and I still don't feel like I'm getting anywhere! |
| break-in n | (burglary) | włamanie n |
| | There has been a break-in at the post office. |
| break-in n | US (engine: running in) (proces) | docieranie n |
| | (efekt) | dotarcie n |
| | Break-in of the engine is essential to ensure its correct functioning. |
| 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. |
breakeven,
break-even n | (equal income and expenses) | próg rentowności m + ż |
| | We have to increase sales if we want to reach breakeven this year. |
breakeven,
break-even adj | (with income and expenses equal) | na progu rentowności wyr. |
| | The company is struggling to reach the breakeven point of $500,000. |
breakout,
break-out n | (escape from jail) | ucieczka ż |
| | The breakout at the jail was captured on video. |
breakout,
break-out adj | (successful) | przełomowy przym. |
| | Her first breakout hit came in 2006. |
breakout,
break-out n | (disease: outbreak) | wybuch m |
| | Authorities have reported a breakout of cholera in the area. |
breakup,
break-up n | (romantic separation) | rozstanie n |
| | He's been renting an apartment downtown since the breakup. |
breakup,
break-up n | (political fragmentation) | rozbicie n |
| | The breakup of the Soviet Union began in the early 1990s. |
| cigarette break n | (pause from activity to smoke a cigarette) | przerwa na papierosa wyr. |
| | Since they introduced the law which bans smoking in public places, we have to take all our cigarette breaks outside ... in public. |
| coffee break n | (pause for coffee, tea, etc.) | przerwa na kawę wyr. |
| | Whenever I try to ask for her help, she's on a coffee break. |
| commercial break n | (TV, radio: pause for ads) | przerwa na reklamę wyr. |
| | I usually go to the restroom during commercial breaks so that I don't miss any of the program. |
| lunch break n | (pause from work to eat midday meal) | przerwa na lunch wyr. |
| | During my lunch break I often go to the tearoom next door for a sandwich. |