Czasowniki złożone
around | about |
| bandy [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) (przenośny) | rzucać czymś ndk. |
| | | rzucić czymś dk. |
bang around,
also UK: bang about vi phrasal | (move about clumsily) | hałasować ndk. |
| | (potoczny) | tłuc się zwr. ndk. |
| | The baby woke up in the middle of the night, crying, because Joe was banging around in the kitchen. |
bat [sth] around,
also UK: bat [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discuss casually) | omawiać ndk. |
| | | omówić dk. |
| | (potoczny) | obgadywać ndk. |
| | | obgadać dk. |
boss [sb] around,
boss around [sb],
also UK: boss [sb] about,
boss about [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (order about) (potoczny) | komenderować kimś, dyrygować kimś ndk. |
| | My manager likes to boss people around. |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (be idle) | lenić się zwr. ndk. |
| | Over the holidays, I just bummed around and watched TV. |
| cat around vi phrasal | slang (look for sex) (potoczny: o mężczyźnie) | łajdaczyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | (slang: o kobiecie) | puszczać się zwr. ndk. |
| | Wives don't want their husbands to cat around with other women. |
| | Żony nie chcą, żeby ich mężowie łajdaczyli się z innymi kobietami. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | koncentrować się wokół czegoś zwr. ndk. |
clown around,
also UK: clown about vi phrasal | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) (potoczny) | wygłupiać się zwr. ndk. |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around. |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | zbliżać się zwr. ndk. |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes round. |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | (visit [sb]) | przychodzić ndk. |
| | | przyjść dk. |
| | (potoczny) | wpadać ndk. |
| | (potoczny) | wpaść dk. |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
come around (US),
come round (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | przekonywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | przekonać się zwr. dk. |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | odzyskiwać przytomność ndk. + ż |
| | | odzyskać przytomność dk. + ż |
| | | ocknąć się zwr. dk. |
| | The patient came round soon after his operation. |
come around to [sth] (US),
come round to [sth] (UK) vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | przekonywać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | przekonać się do czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
| drag around vi phrasal | (move, act slowly) (potoczny) | ciągać się, włóczyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | She didn't feel like doing anything, so she just dragged around all day. |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) (wulgarny) | opierdalać się zwr. ndk. |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (potoczny) | marnować czas na głupoty zwrot ndk. |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | bawić się czymś zwr. ndk. |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) (potoczny) | majstrować przy czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | wygłupiać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | wygłupić się dk. + zaim. |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) (przenośny, potoczny) | obijać się zwr. ndk. |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) | wygłupiać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | wygłupić się dk. + zaim. |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) (potoczny, przenośny) | zabawiać się z kimś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zabawić się z kimś dk. + przyim. |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| fool around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) (potoczny, przenośny) | szaleć z czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | poszaleć z czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (waste time) (wulgarny, obraźliwy) | opierdalać się zwr. ndk. |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (have casual sex) (wulgarny, obraźliwy) | pierdolić się z kim popadnie zwrot ndk. |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | zbierać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zebrać się dk. + zaim. |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| get around vi phrasal | (move about) | poruszać się zwr. ndk. |
| | His arthritis makes it difficult for him to get around. |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) (potoczny) | kręcić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | krążyć ndk. |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | zabierać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zabrać się do czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
get around to doing [sth],
also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | zbierać się do robienia czegoś zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | zebrać się do robienia czegoś zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) | krążyć ndk. |
| | | panować ndk. |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | chodzić ndk. |
| | He goes around looking filthy. She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | On ciągle chodzi brudny. |
go around,
UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (potoczny) | wpadać do kogoś, wstępować do kogoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | (potoczny) | wpaść do kogoś, wstąpić do kogoś dk. + przyim. |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
go around,
UK: go round vi phrasal | informal, figurative (circulate, spread) | krążyć ndk. |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | czekać ndk. |
| | | zaczekać ndk. |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
hang around,
UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | kręcić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pokręcić się zwr. dk. |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) (potoczny) | trzymać z kimś ndk. + przyim. |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) | gościć kogoś ndk. |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
| horse around vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | brykać ndk. |
| | | pobrykać dk. |
| | While the parents made dinner the kids horsed around at their feet. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) (potoczny) | kręcić się w pobliżu zwrot ndk. |
| joke around vi phrasal | informal (speak lightheartedly) | żartować sobie ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zażartować sobie dk. + zaim. |
kick [sth] around,
kick around [sth],
kick [sth] about,
kick about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | przedyskutować dk. |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | poniewierać kimś ndk. |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) | żartować sobie ndk. + zaim. |
| | (zaźartować sobie) | dk.+zaim. |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | lenić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | polenić się zwr. dk. |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) | wylegiwać się zwr. ndk. |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) (potoczny) | wylegiwać się zwr. ndk. |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) | leniuchować ndk. |
| | (potoczny) | obijać się zwr. ndk. |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | rozglądać się za zwrot ndk. |
| | | rozejrzeć się za zwrot dk. |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | relaksować się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | zrelaksować się dk. + zaim. |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
mess around,
UK: also mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | grzebać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | wygrzebać się zwr. dk. |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
mess around,
UK: also mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) (potoczny) | wydurniać się zwr. ndk. |
| | (potoczny) | wydurnić się zwr. dk. |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | grzebać się w czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) (potoczny) | kombinować z czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | (potoczny) | manipulować przy czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) (slang) | podpuszczać kogoś ndk. |
| | | podpuścić kogoś |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) (potoczny) | zadawać się z kimś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | (potoczny) | zadać się z kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) (potoczny) | zawracać komuś głowę zwrot ndk. |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) | wygłupiać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | bawić się zwr. ndk. |
| | He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug. |
Formy złożone:
around | about |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) (przenośny) | kamień u szyi wyr. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (everywhere) | wszędzie zaim. |
| | Prices have increased all around. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (in all aspects) | pod każdym względem wyr. |
| | This is a better solution all round. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) | wszechstronny przym. |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (comprehensive, overall) | całościowy przym. |
| | | ogólny przym. |
| | | kompleksowy przym. |
| | The school aims to provide an all-around education for its students. |
| around fifty adj | (about 50 in number) | około pięćdziesiąt przys. + licz. |
| | There were around fifty different tables at the job fair. |
| around the clock adv | (all the time) | przez całą dobę wyr. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The engineers are working around the clock to get the project finished on time. |
| around-the-clock adj | (constant) | bez przerwy przyim. + ż |
| | | ciągły przym. |
| | His mother is very sick and needs around-the-clock care. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) | w niedalekiej przyszłości wyr. |
| | It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) | w pobliżu przyim. + n |
| | A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| around the world adv | (in many countries) | prawie na całym świecie wyr. |
| | The Internet allows people around the world to share information. |
| around the world adv | (circumnavigating the world) | przez cały świat wyr. |
| | Ferdinand Magellan's ship sailed around the world in the 1500s. |
| ask around v expr | (consult many people) | popytać się zwr. dk. |
| | | popytać ludzi dk. + m, l.mn. |
beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) (przenośny) | owijać w bawełnę zwrot ndk. |
| | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
| carry around vtr | (take everywhere) | brać wszędzie ze sobą |
| cart [sth] around vtr + adv | (move by cart) | wozić wózkiem ndk. + m |
change [sth] around (US,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round (UK),
change round [sth] (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | przestawiać ndk. |
| | | przestawić dk. |
| | You can change around the icons on your computer to make them more convenient. The coach changed the players around to balance out the teams. |
change around,
changearound,
change round n | (rearrangement, shift) | zmiana ż |
| | The change around in the team's coaching has helped them win many more games this year. |
| chauffeur [sb] around⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (transport: [sb] by car) | obwozić kogoś ndk. |
| | | obwieźć kogoś dk. |
| | Mike's mom chauffeured him around to all of his activities.. |
| dab [sth] around [sth] vtr + prep | (apply by dabbing) | nakładać coś na coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | nałożyć coś na coś dk. + przyim. |
| | Dab the pieces of butter around the top of the pie. |
| diddle around v expr | informal (waste time) | marnować czas zwrot ndk. |
| diddle around with [sth] v expr | informal (waste time on [sth]) | marnować czas na czymś zwrot ndk. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) (potoczny) | myszkować, szperać ndk. |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| 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. |
| get around vi | informal (travel, move about) | podróżować ndk. |
| | I certainly get around a bit on my job because, this year, I've had to go to Korea, Australia, Turkey and South Africa. |
| get around vtr | (circumvent, avoid) | unikać ndk. |
| | | uniknąć dk. |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
get around doing [sth],
also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr | (avoid doing) (przenośny) | obchodzić coś ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | obejść coś dk. |
| | The politician got around answering the question by changing the subject. |
| | The businessman got around paying his taxes by using a loophole in the law. |
get your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) (potoczny, przenośny) | ogarniać coś ndk. |
| | (potoczny, przenośny) | ogarnąć coś dk. |
| Uwaga: Often used in the negative |
| | I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it. |
| go around vtr | (encircle, surround) | otaczać ndk. |
| | | otoczyć dk. |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would any longer go around my waist. |
| go around vtr | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | omijać ndk. |
| | | ominąć dk. |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| go around vi | (be sufficient when distributed) | wystarczać ndk. |
| | | wystarczyć dk. |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| haul around vtr | (carry: [sth] heavy or cumbersome) | wlec ndk. |
| | We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) (potoczny) | dużo widzieć przys. + ndk. |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| | Dużo już widział i wie, czego oczekiwać. |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | zaraz za rogiem wyr. |
| | The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) (przenośny) | czający się za rogiem wyr. |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | rozglądać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozejrzeć się zwr. dk. |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | rozglądać się po czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | rozejrzeć się po czymś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | rozglądać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | rozejrzeć się dk. + zaim. |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| messing around n | informal (silly or frivolous behaviour) | wygłupy m, l.mn. |
| | Stop your messing around and eat your dinner! |
| messing around n | slang (being sexually unfaithful) | rozwiązłość ż |
| | He hired a private detective to follow his wife and find out whether she was messing around. |