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| be up to [sth] v expr | informal (be capable of) (przenośny) | dawać radę zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | dać radę zwrot dk. |
| | | podołać dk. |
| | Are you sure you are up to this job? |
| be up to doing [sth] v expr | informal (be capable of doing) | podołać czemuś dk. |
| | (przenośny) | dawać radę z czymś zwrot ndk. + przyim. |
| | (przenośny) | dać radę z czymś zwrot dk. + przyim. |
| | Alice should apply for the manager's job; I think she is up to running the department. |
| be up to [sth] v expr | (be fit enough for) | być w stanie podołać zwrot posił. |
| | We can go for a walk after lunch, if you think you are up to it. |
| be up to doing [sth] v expr | (be fit enough to do) | podołać czemuś dk. |
| | (przenośny) | dawać radę z czymś zwrot ndk. + przyim. |
| | (przenośny) | dać radę z czymś zwrot dk. + przyim. |
| | I can run 5K, but I'm not yet up to running a marathon. |
| be up to [sth] v expr | informal (be busy with) | zajęty przym. |
| | What have you been up to since I last saw you? |
| be up to [sth] v expr | informal (be doing: [sth] suspicious) (potoczny) | kombinować coś ndk. |
| | The shopkeeper asked the mischievous little boy what he was up to. |
| be up to [sth] v expr | informal (be scheming) (potoczny) | kombinować coś ndk. |
| | I don't know what he's planning, but he's definitely up to something! |
| be up to [sb] adv + prep | (be [sb]'s choice) | zależny od kogoś przym. + przyim. |
| | I don't care where we eat – it's up to you. |
| be up to [sb] to do [sth] adv + prep | (be [sb]'s responsibility) | zależeć od kogoś dk. + przyim. |
| | It's up to you to decide where we go tonight. |
Czasowniki złożone
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| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (total) | dawać łącznie ndk. + przys. |
| | | dać łącznie dk. + przys. |
| | The opposite sides of a die add up to seven. |
| add up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (indicate, lead to) | wskazywać na coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | The evidence adds up to a clear attempt to steal the goods. |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) (przenośny) | zmierzać ku czemuś ndk. + przyim. |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | doganiać kogoś ndk. |
| | | dogonić kogoś dk. |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| come up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (approach [sb]) | podchodzić do kogoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podejść do kogoś dk. + przyim. |
| | He came up to me in the street and tried to bum a dollar. |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reach as high as) | dosięgać do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | dosięgnąć do czegoś dk. + przyim. |
| | Don't worry if you can't swim; the water will only come up to your knees. |
| come up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (meet: standards, expectations) | spełniać coś ndk. |
| | | spełnić coś dk. |
| | No matter what he did, he wasn't able to come up to his father's expectations. |
| face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant) | przyjmować coś do wiadomość zwrot ndk. |
| | | przyjąć coś do wiadomości zwrot dk. |
| | You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly. |
| face up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (confront) | konfrontować się z kimś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | skonfrontować się z kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards. |
fess up to [sth],
'fess up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang, abbreviation (admit) | przyznawać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | przyznać się do czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| gear up to do [sth] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (increase work rate) (przenośny, potoczny) | wchodzić na wyższe obroty zwrot ndk. |
| | | wejść na wyższe obroty zwrot dk. |
| | This business needs to gear up to beat our competitors. |
| get up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do: [sth] mischievous) (potoczny) | kombinować coś ndk. |
| | | wykombinować coś dk. |
| | Katie has locked her bedroom door; what's she getting up to in there? |
hook [sth/sb] up to [sth],
hook [sb/sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (connect, attach) | podłączać coś/kogoś do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podłączyć coś/kogoś do czegoś dk. + przyim. |
| | I had to hire an expert to hook up my computer to the office network. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | poprzedzać coś ndk. |
| | | poprzedzić coś dk. |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) | zmierzać do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | The speaker led up to the topic by telling the audience about some of the historical background. |
| | Tessa kept beating about the bush and her brothers wondered what she was leading up to. |
| make up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (fawn) (przenośny, potoczny) | podlizywać się komuś zwr. ndk. |
| | (przenośny, potoczny) | podlizać się komuś zwr. dk. |
| | That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss. |
| match up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (be as good as) | dorównywać czemuś/komuś ndk. |
| | | dorównać czemuś/komuś dk. |
| measure up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (match, be equal to) | sprostać komuś/czemuś dk. |
| | Rodgers has proved that he is capable of measuring up to the demands of the job. |
| put [sb] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (persuade [sb] to do [sth]) | namawiać kogoś do zrobienia czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | namówić kogoś do zrobienia czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | (potoczny) | podpuszczać kogoś, żeby coś zrobił zwrot ndk. |
| | | podpuścić kogoś, żeby coś zrobił zwrot dk. |
| | Rick was questioned by police but would not reveal who put him up to the crime. |
roll up to [sth],
roll up at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (arrive somewhere) | podjeżdżać do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podjechać do czegoś dk. + przyim. |
| | The drivers rolled up to the starting line and waited for the race to begin. |
| round [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as next whole number) | zaokrąglić dk. |
| | Round the answer up to the nearest 10. |
| run up to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (run to [sth/sb] and stop) | podbiegać do kogoś/czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podbiec do kogoś/czegoś dk. + przyim. |
| | The boys ran up to the front of the church. |
| stand up to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (confront) | konfrontować ndk. |
| | | skonfrontować dk. |
| | Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. |
| stand up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | wytrzymywać ndk. |
| | | wytrzymać dk. |
| | | sprostać dk. |
| | They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions. |
| suck up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang, figurative (be obsequious to [sb]) (potoczny) | podlizywać się komuś zwr. ndk. |
| | The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise. |
| wake up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (become aware of) (przenośny) | budzić się zwr. ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | obudzić się zwr. dk. |
| | After seeing the note in his pocket, Marsha woke up to the fact that her husband was having an affair. |
| wise up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, US (realize) | orientować się w czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zorientować się w czymś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | I hope you wise up to his tricks before you get hurt. |
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buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | przygotowania n, l.mn. |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
dressed to the nines,
dressed up to the nines adj | informal (dressed formally or elegantly) | elegancko ubrany przys. + przym. |
| | Everyone was dressed to the nines at the inauguration ball. |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | mieć po dziurki w nosie zwrot ndk. |
| Uwaga: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | czuć się na siłach, żeby coś zrobić zwrot ndk. |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
| gear up to do [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | nastawiać się psychicznie, aby coś zrobić zwrot ndk. |
| | | nastawić się psychicznie, aby coś zrobić zwrot dk. |
| | Palmer is gearing up to play in the Denver Broncos' season opener vs. the Indianapolis Colts. |
| go up to vtr | (approach, accost) | podchodzić do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podejść do dk. + przyim. |
| | Don't be shy, just go up to him and say hi! |
| go up to vtr | (reach as high as) | sięgać do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | dosięgać do dk. + przyim. |
| | I want some boots that go up to my knees. |
| It's up to you interj | informal (it is your decision) | zależy to od ciebie zwrot |
| | | ty decydujesz zwrot |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| keep [sb] up to date v expr | (inform regularly) | informować kogoś na bieżąco zwrot ndk. |
| | We'll keep you up to date with the latest business news. |
| keep [sth] up to date v expr | (update) | aktualizować ndk. |
| | | zaktualizować dk. |
| | It's important to keep your business website up to date. |
| keep up to date v expr | (stay informed) | mieć aktualne informacje zwrot posił. |
| | | być na bieżąco zwrot posił. |
| | I read Vogue magazine to keep up to date with all the latest fashions. |
| leading up to prep | (preceding) | poprzedzający przym. |
| | Investigators are attempting to piece together the events leading up to the murder. |
| leading up to prep | (preparatory to) | przygotowujący do przym. + przyim. |
| | Leading up to Christmas, the shops are heaving with customers. |
link [sth] up with [sth],
link [sth] up to [sth] v expr | (connect: two things) | połączyć coś z czymś zwrot dk. |
| | | podłączyć coś do czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | We were able to link the computer up to a huge TV screen. |
| live up to vtr | (be as good as) | sprostać dk. |
| | | spełniać oczekiwania ndk. + n, l.mn. |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| look up to vtr | (admire, esteem) | podziwiać ndk. |
| | Ideally, children should look up to their parents. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | wynagradzać ndk. |
| | | wynagrodzić dk. |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| sidle up to [sb/sth] v expr | (move furtively) | przemykać gdzieś/do kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | przemknąć gdzieś/do kogoś zwrot dk. |
| | The cowboy sidled up to the bar and ordered a whiskey. |
| | Kowboj przemknął do baru i zamówił whisky. |
| sign [sb] up to do [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] to do [sth]) | zapisywać kogoś na coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zapisać kogoś na coś dk. + przyim. |
| | Amanda signed her mother up to do a six-week computer course for beginners. |
| sign up to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (agree to do [sth]) | zapisywać się na coś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zapisać się na coś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | | zgłaszać się do czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zgłosić się do czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Brian signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. |
| snuggle up to [sb] v expr | (curl up close to) | przytulać się do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | przytulić się do dk. + przyim. |
| | Little Bess snuggles up to her favorite teddy bear when she naps. |
| up to a point adv | (to a limited extent) | do pewnego stopnia wyr. |
| | I liked the film, up to a point, but the gratuitous violence spoiled it for me. |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (current, modern) | współczesny, nowoczesny przym. |
| Uwaga: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Is your operating system up to date? |
up to date,
up-to-date adj | (person: informed) | aktualny przym. |
| | Jen was always up to date on her celebrity gossip. |
| up to now adv | (thus far, to this point in time) | do tej pory wyr. |
| | Up to now, I have been successful in my career. No news up to now. |
| up to snuff adj | slang (acceptably good) | do zaakceptowania przyim. + n |
| | His work's always up to snuff. |
| up to speed expr | (know the current situation) | być na bieżąco zwrot posił. |
| up to standard adj | (acceptably good) | na odpowiednim poziomie wyr. |
| up to the mark adj | (acceptably good) | na odpowiednim poziomie wyr. |
| | My teacher told me that my work wasn't up to the mark. |
up to the minute,
up-to-the-minute adj | (extremely current) | najświeższy, najnowszy przym. |
| | | z ostatniej chwili |
| Uwaga: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This TV network claims to provide the most up-to-the-minute news. |
| up to the present adv | (until now) | do tej pory |
| | I've worked for six weeks but haven't been paid up to the present. |
| up to the time of prep | (before or until the era of) | do czasów przyim. + m, l.mn. |
| up to this time adv | (until now) | do tej pory |
| | | do tego czasu |
| up to this time adv | (until a specified point in the past) | do tej pory |
| | | do tego czasu |
| wake [sb] up to v expr | figurative (make aware of) | uświadamiać komuś coś ndk. |
| | | uświadomić komuś coś dk. |
| | He woke her up to the joys of yoga. |
| walk up to vtr | (approach: on foot) | podchodzić do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | podejść do dk. + przyim. |
| | He walked up to me and told me how much he enjoyed my presentation. |