Formy złożone:
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| fancy for [sth] n | UK (liking) | upodobanie do czegoś n + przyim. |
| | He had a fancy for fast cars. |
| fear for your life v expr | (be afraid you are likely to be killed) | bać się o swoje życie zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | He feared for his life when the robber drew a gun. |
| feel for vtr | informal (have sympathy for) | współczuć ndk. |
| | I really feel for him since he lost his job. |
| feel for [sth] vi + prep | (search by touch) | szukać czegoś po omacku zwrot ndk. |
| | It was dark in the room; Alan felt for the light switch. |
| feel sorry for [sb] v expr | (feel pity, sympathy for [sb]) | żałować kogoś ndk. |
| | | współczuć komuś ndk. |
| | I feel sorry for the people who tried so hard but still didn't win. |
| fend for yourself v expr | (manage, cope alone) | troszczyć się o siebie zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | zatroszczyć się o siebie zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | Julian left home at 18 and learned to fend for himself. |
| ferret around for [sth] v expr | informal (search) | myszkować w poszukiwaniu czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | szperać za czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | The lawyer ferreted around for any evidence that the police might have missed. |
| ferret for [sth] vi + prep | (hunt with ferrets) | polować z fretką zwrot ndk. |
| | Brian took his spade and went out to ferret for some rabbits. |
| fiend for vi + prep | slang (crave, desire) | mieć ochotę na coś zwrot ndk. |
| | | pragnąć ndk. |
| | After a long night out, Peter started to fiend for some pizza. |
| fight for [sth] vi + prep | (struggle, defend oneself) | walczyć o coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | You have to fight for your rights. |
| file for [sth] vi + prep | (register legally for [sth]) | występować o coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | wystąpić o coś dk. + przyim. |
| | | składać wniosek o coś zwrot ndk. |
| | | złożyć wniosek o coś zwrot dk. |
| Uwaga: Commonly used with: adoption, bankruptcy, divorce |
| | Jeff's company failed and he was forced to file for bankruptcy. |
fired up about [sth],
fired up for [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (enthusiastic about [sth]) (slang) | podjarany czymś przym. |
| | (potoczny) | napalony na coś przym. + przyim. |
| | After an hour's practice on the tennis court, Isabel felt fired up for the tournament. |
| fish for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (seek: compliments, etc.) | domagać się zwr. ndk. |
| | She's fishing for compliments. Just ignore her. |
| fit for [sth] adj | (competent) | nadawać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | nadać się do czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | He's not fit for the job. |
| fit for [sb] adj + prep | (suitable) | godny przym. |
| | | odpowiedni przym. |
| | This meal is fit for a king. |
| fit for [sth] adj + prep | (suitable) | odpowiedni do czegoś przym. + przyim. |
| | The meat is fit for use as animal food. |
| fit for [sth] adj + prep | (ready) | odpowiedni przym. |
| | | nadawać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | nadać się zwr. dk. |
| | These old boots are fit for the rubbish bin. |
| | Te stare buty nadają się do śmieci. |
fit [sb],
fit [sb] for [sth]⇒ vtr | (prepare) | przygotowywać ndk. |
| | | przygotować dk. |
| | Experience will fit you for the job. |
| fitness for [sth] n | (appropriateness) | zdatność do czegoś ż + przyim. |
| | John had to examine and write a report on the boat's fitness for sea travel. |
| fodder for [sth] n | figurative (subject matter) (przenośny) | pożywka dla czegoś ż + przyim. |
| | Her experiences, good and bad, were all fodder for her novel. |
| fodder for [sth] n | figurative (person, people: expendable) | mięso armatnie n + przym. |
| | They were all just fodder for the emperor's army. |
| food for thought n | figurative ([sth] worth thinking about) | coś do pomyślenia wyr. |
| | Yes, your ideas have certainly given me food for thought! |
| a fool for [sth/sb] n | ([sb] enthusiastic) | szaleć na punkcie czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | I am a fool for basketball. |
| for a change adv | (contrary to the norm) | dla odmiany przyim. + ż |
| | It's nice to see her smile for a change. |
| for a count of three adv | (while counting to 3) | odliczając do trzech wyr. |
| | Abigail paused for a count of three before telling her husband why she was angry. |
| for a lifetime adv | (for the rest of one's life) | na całe życie wyr. |
| | The young lovers were sure their love would last for a lifetime. |
| for a little while adv | (for a short time) | przez chwilę przyim. + ż |
| | I'll stay for a little while. |
| for a long time adv | (at length) | przez długi okres wyr. |
| | After a hard day's work, I'm always ready to sleep for a long time. |
| for a moment adv | (for a very short time) | przez moment przyim. + m |
| | I almost believed you for a moment then! |
| for a rainy day expr | figurative (in case of future need) | na gorsze czasy wyr. |
| | I put the extra money in my emergency fund for a rainy day. |
| | It's important to put some money aside for a rainy day. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | przez krótki okres wyr. |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for a song adv | (at a bargain price, cheaply) | za grosze przyim. + m, l.mn. |
| | The seller was very motivated so I managed to buy it for a song. |
| for a start adv | informal (to begin with, in the first place) | na początek przyim. + m |
| | | najpierw przys. |
| | We'll take names and phone numbers for a start, then later on we can get more details. |
| for a while adv | (for some time) | przez jakiś czas |
| | I'm going down to the pub for a while. |
| for ages adv | (for a long time) | od dawna |
| | I waited for ages but he never showed up. |
| for all adv | (for everyone) | dla wszystkich |
| | When running for club president, Jason promised free cookies for all, but unfortunately didn't deliver. |
| for all prep | (in spite of [sth]) | mimo, pomimo przyim. |
| | For all his bluster, he is a cowardly man. |
| for all practical purposes adv | (effectively, in effect) | w celach praktycznych wyr. |
| | For all practical purposes my shares are now worthless. |
| for all that adv | (even so, in spite of this) | mimo tego przyim. + zaim. |
| | He was a scoundrel and a wastrel but, for all that, she still loved him. |
| for all time adv | (forever, for eternity) | za zawsze przyim. + przys. |
| | The invention of the car changed transportation for all time. |
| for all you know adv | (it is possible that) | możliwe jest, że |
| | For all you know there could have been other lovers before you. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | tak czy siak |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| for centuries adv | (for hundreds of years) | przez stulecia przyim. + n, l.mn. |
| | The Arabs ruled Spain for centuries. |
| | Christianity has been the main religion of many Western countries for centuries. |
| for certain adv | (with certainty, definitely) | z pewnością przyim. + ż |
| | Is she sick for certain, or are you guessing? |
| for crying out loud interj | (exasperation) | na litość boską |
| | For crying out loud, how many times do I have to tell you to clean your room? |
| for ever and ever adv | (for eternity) | na zawsze przyim. + przys. |
| | Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever. |
| for example adv | (for instance) | na przykład przyim. + m |
| | He's always very thoughtful. For example, he buys her flowers whenever she feels depressed. |
| for fear of prep | (because one is frightened by the prospect of) | przez strach przyim. + m |
| | She didn't pick up her friend's new baby for fear of dropping it. |
| for fear that conj | (fearing that) | z obawy na wyr. |
| | She stayed home all week for fear that she would catch the swine flu. |
| for free adv | informal (free of charge, without paying) | za darmo przyim. + przys. |
| | Joe somehow managed to get hold of some concert tickets for free. |
| for fun adv | (purely for enjoyment) | dla rozrywki przyim. + ż |
| | Let's take this road just for fun and see where it leads us. |
| for God's sake! interj | possibly offensive (expressing anger or frustration) | na Boga! |
| | For God's sake! Leave me alone when I am trying to read.. |
| for good adv | (permanently) | na dobre przym. + przys. |
| | His severe injury ended his sports career for good. |
for goodness sake,
for goodness' sake interj | (expressing frustration) | na miłość boską, na litość boską wykrz. |
| | Stop being mean to your sister, for goodness sake. |
| for heaven's sake interj | (expressing frustration) | na miłość boską, na litość boską wykrz. |
| | For heaven's sake, why do you keep doing that? |
| for hire adj | (available for rental) | do wynajęcia przyim. + n |
| | The company has a wide range of boats for hire. |
| for instance adv | (before an example) | na przykład przyim. + m |
| | There are still sizable populations of bears in Europe, for instance in the Balkans. |
| for lack of [sth] prep | (due to not having [sth]) | z braku przyim. + m |
| | For lack of anything more interesting to do, the kids did their homework. |
| for life adv | (for the rest of your life) | na całe życie wyr. |
| | Marriage is a commitment for life. |
| for long adv | (a considerable time) | na długo przyim. + przys. |
| Uwaga: used in questions and negatives |
| | Will he be gone for long? |
| for love adv | (motivated by love) | dla miłości przyim. + ż |
| | When I marry, I'll marry for love and nothing else. |
| for money adv | (in exchange for money) | dla pieniędzy przyim. + m, l.mn. |
| | I'm in this business for money, not because I like it. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | prawie za darmo wyr. |
| | | bardzo tanio przys. + przys. |
| | When we were first married, we bought an old couch for next to nothing. |
| | At a yard sale you can buy anything you want for next to nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (freely, free) | bezpłatnie przys. |
| | | za nic przyim. + zaim. |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | bez przyczyny przyim. + ż |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | bez przyczyny przyim. + ż |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| for now adv | (temporarily, for the moment) | na razie przys. |
| | For now, we'll just have to make do with the car we've got. |
| for once adv | (for a change, for the first time) | chociaż raz |
| | Maybe I should do my work a little at a time for once, instead of putting it off. |
| for one thing expr | informal (the first reason is) | po pierwsze przyim. + licz. |
| | No, you can't go out! For one thing, you can't afford it. |
| for pennies adv | (very cheaply) | za grosze przyim. + m, l.mn. |
| | She saved money by baking her own bread for pennies. |
| for practical purposes adv | (effectively) | dla celów praktycznych wyr. |
| | He isn't a licensed mechanic but his work's good for practical purposes. |
| for public consumption adj | (intended for the general public) | dla publiczności przyim. + ż |
| | The report was not intended for public consumption. |
| for real adv | (genuinely) | naprawdę przys. |
| for sale adj | (available for purchase) | na sprzedaż przyim. + ż |
| | There's a "For Sale" sign in Richard's garden. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | w skrócie przyim. + m |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| for show adv | (in order to impress) | na pokaz przyim. + m |
| | The recent series of police raids were only really for show. |
| for some reason adv | (for an unknown reason) | z jakiejś przyczyny wyr. |
| | For some reason my computer's started crashing whenever I log on to the internet. |
| for sure adv | (certainly, definitely) | zdecydowanie przys. |
| | Do you know that for sure or are you just guessing? |
| for that matter adv | (intensifier: what is more) | z tego względu |
| | I know she doesn't like his music - for that matter, neither do I. |
| for that reason adv | (consequently) | z tej przyczyny |
| | She's always so much fun at parties. For that reason, I'm sorry she can't come tonight. |
| for the birds adj | (inferior, undesirable) | gorszy przym. |
| | This cheap paper's for the birds: it keeps tearing and jamming in the printer. |
| for the fun of it expr | (purely for enjoyment) | dla zabawy, dla rozrywki przyim. + ż |
| | They love taking a drive in the country just for the fun of it. |
| for the hell of it adv | (for no particular reason) | bez szczególnej przyczyny wyr. |
| | He often says hello to strangers in the street just for the hell of it. |
| for the love of prep | (out of love for) | z miłości do wyr. |
| | I like gardening just for the love of seeing things grow. |
| for the love of God interj. | (expression of frustration) | na miłość boską |
| | John, for the love of God, can you please just sit quietly for a minute and let me think? |
| for the moment adv | (for now) | na razie przyim. + m |
| | Well, I think we're OK for the moment. |
| for the most part adv | (mostly, largely) | w większości przyim. + ż |
| | I agree with you for the most part, but still have a problem with the timing of the plan. |
| for the nth time adv | (yet again) | n-ty raz wyr. |
| | For the nth time, please don't slam the door! |
| for the people adj | (populist, popular) | dla ludzi przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| | Politicians always tell us they are for the people. |
| for the period of prep | (between: specified dates) | na okres przyim. + m |
| | He is to be incarcerated for the period of no less than five years. |
| for the purpose of prep | (so as to, in order to) | aby |
| for the purpose of expr | (in regards to) | na potrzeby przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| | Let us assume, for the purpose of this discussion, that the mayor will be reelected. |
| for the record adv | (officially, openly) | oficjalnie przys. |
| | For the record, it wasn't me who left the back door open when we went out. |
| for the sake of [sb/sth] prep | (for the good of) | ze względu na wyr. |
| | Some couples stay together for the sake of their children. |
| | She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. |
| for the sake of [sth] prep | (because of, for) | ze względu na wyr. |
| | The mugger attacked the old man for the sake of a few pounds. |
| for the time adv | (for that era's attitudes) | na ten czas wyr. |