| Formy złożone: |
| apply make up | v | (put on cosmetics) | malować się ndk. |
| | | pomalować się dk. |
| I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin! |
| apply make up to | vtr | (put cosmetics on sth, sb) | nakładać makijaż B ndk. + m |
| | | nałożyć makijaż B dk. + m |
| She applied make up to the pimple to try to hide it. |
| kiss and make up | | | godzić się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | pogodzić się dk. + zaim. |
| make a bed | | | pościelić łożko B ndk. |
| make a beeline for | | | pójść prosto do ndk. + przys. + przyim. |
| | | iść prosto do dk. + przys. + przyim. |
| make a bet | | | zakładać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | założyć się dk. + zaim. |
| make a bid | | | składać ofertę B ndk. + ż |
| | | złożyć ofertę B dk. + ż |
| make a big name for yourself | v | (become successful, famous) | wyrabiać sobie nazwisko B ndk.+zaim.+n |
| | | wyrobić sobie nazwisko B dk.+zaim.+n |
| After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| make a break for | | | robić przerwę na B ndk. + ż + przyim. |
| | | zrobić przerwę na B dk. + ż + przyim. |
| make a breakthrough | v | (make an important advance) | robić dokonanie B ndk. + n |
| | | zrobić dokonanie B dk. + n |
| After years of study, they made an important breakthrough in cancer research. |
| make a brief assessment | v | (appraise or judge sth quickly) | dokonywać szybkiej oceny B ndk. + przym. + ż |
| | | dokonać szybkiej oceny B dk. + przym. + ż |
| make a call | | | telefonować ndk. |
| | | zatelefonować dk. |
| make a case | v | (argue in favour: of sth) | argumentować za B ndk. + przyim. |
| If you want to make a case for eating organic foods, you have to explain the impact of pesticides on the environment. |
| make a comeback | | | powracać ndk. |
| | | powrócić dk. |
| make a comparison | v | (compare and contrast) | porównywać ndk. |
| | | porównać dk. |
| People always make a comparison between me and Julia Roberts; they think we look alike. |
| make a confession without duress | v | (freely admit one's guilt) | przyznawać się z własnej woli |
| | | przyznać się z własnej woli |
| The police were surprised she made a confession without duress; the thought they would have to pressure her into admitting guilt. |
| make a date | | | umawiać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | umówić się dk. + zaim. |
| make a deal | v | (do business) | robić interes B ndk. + m |
| | | zrobić interes B dk. + m |
| The businessman took his partner out to lunch to make a deal. |
| make a deal | v | (agree on sth) | ugadzać się ndk. |
| | | ugodzić się dk. |
| We made a deal that I would do the laundry if he would do the dishes. |
| make a decision | v | (decide, choose) | podejmować decyzję B ndk. + ż |
| | | podjąć decyzję B dk. + ż |
| We could not agree on where to eat, so I had to make a decision. |
| I have to make a decision between buying the red car or the blue car. |
| make a demand | v | (insist on sth being done) | żądać ndk. |
| | | zażądać dk. |
| make a dent | | | uszczknąć ndk. |
| | | umniejszyć B ndk. |
| make a diagnosis | v | (diagnose) | diagnozować ndk. |
| | | zdiagnozować dk. |
| I am waiting for the doctor to make a diagnosis of my symptoms. |
| After many tests, the doctor still couldn't make a diagnosis. |
| make a difference | v | (have a significant impact) | mieć poważny wpływ ndk. + przym. + m |
| How does that make a difference? |
| Please give generously - your donations will make a difference to the life of an orphaned child. |
| make a distinction | v | (distinguish, differentiate) | rozróżniać ndk. |
| | | rozróżnić dk. |
| She called me cheap, but I think she needs to make a distinction between cheap and frugal. |
| Some people make a distinction between flowers and weeds, but they can all be beautiful in the right place. |
| make a fool of yourself | | | robić z siebie idiotę ndk. + przyim. + zaim. + m |
| | | zrobić z siebie odiitę dk. + przyim. + zaim. + m |
| make a fortune | | | robić majątek B ndk. + m |
| | | zrobić majątek B dk. + m |
| make a funny face | | | wykrzywiać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | wykrzywić się dk. + zaim. |
| make a fuss | v | informal (complain about sth) | narzekać ndk. |
| | | ponarzekać dk. |
| A client was making a fuss at the teller's counter. |
| make a fuss | v | informal (fret over trivial things) idiomatyczny | robić z igły widły |
| You've met George Clooney, so what? No need to make a fuss about it! |
| make a go of it | v | slang (make it successful) | odnosić sukces ndk. |
| | | odnieść sukces dk. |
| If we work hard on our relationship, we can make a go of it. |
| It takes a lot of work to make a go of a new business. |
| make a hole in | vtr | (puncture) | przedziurawiać B ndk. |
| | | przedziurawić B dk. |
| That piece of glass made a hole in your tyre. |
| That meal last night must have made a hole in your wallet. |
| make a living | v | (earn money) | zarabiać pieniądze B ndk. + l.mn. |
| | | zarobić pieniądze B dk. + l.mn. |
| He made a living by trading in stocks and shares. |
| make a loss | v | (lose money) | ponosić straty B ndk. + ż, l.mn. |
| | | ponieść straty B dk. + ż. l.mn,. |
| My company made a loss last year, and had to fire three employees. |
| make a mark | | | robić znak B ndk. |
| | | zrobić znak B dk. |
| make a match | v | (pair sth with sth similar) | dopasowywać ndk. |
| | | dopasować dk. |
| I am trying to find two socks that make a match, but they all seem to be different. |
| make a mess | v | (create disorder or dirt) | robić bałagan B ndk. + m |
| | | zrobić bałagan B dk. + m |
| You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess. |
| make a mistake | v | (commit an error) | popełniać błąd B ndk. + m |
| | | popełnić błąd B dk. + m |
| Don't be afraid to make a mistake. |
| make a motion | | | poruszyć się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | poruszyć się dk. + zaim. |
| make a move | | | wykonać ruch ndk. + m |
| make a pass at sb | v | slang (make a sexual advance towards sb) | przystawiać się do ndk. + zaim. + przyim. |
| He was disciplined for sexual harassment, after he made a pass at one of the Secretaries. |
| make a plea | v | (plead, appeal for sth) | wnosić prośbę B ndk.+ż |
| | | wnieść prośbę B dk.+ż |
| The film star made a plea to the public on behalf of the earthquake relief fund and raised $1m. |
| They all made a 'not guilty' plea in court. |
| make a point | v | (say sth significant) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| make a practice of | | | mieć zwyczaj dk. + m |
| make a request | v | (ask for sth) | prosić o coś ndk. + przyim. + zaim. |
| | | poprosić o coś dk. + przyim. + zaim. |
| To make a request for a new website feature, click here. |
| make a sale | v | (salesperson: close a deal) | dokonywać sprzedaży B ndk. + ż |
| | | dokonać sprzedaży B dk. + ż |
| A good salesperson can make a sale even after the customer says no. |
| make a sound | v | (utter a noise) | wydawać dźwięk B ndk.+m |
| | | wydać dzwięk B dk.+m |
| Don't make a sound until he's gone - I don't want him to know we are here. |
| make a sound | v | (create a noise) | wydawać dźwięk B ndk.+m |
| | | wydać dzwięk B dk.+m |
| The cat makes a sound like a crying baby to attract its owner's attention. |
| make a special effort | v | (try very hard, be unusually conscientious) | dokonywać szczególnego wysiłku B ndk. + przym. + m |
| | | dokonać szczególnego wysiłku B dk. + przym. + m |
| I have to make a special effort to get along with my co-worker. |
| It's your mother's birthday, so please make a special effort to behave. |
| make a speech | v | (address an audience) | wygłaszać przemowę B ndk. + ż |
| | | wygłosić przemowę B dk. + ż |
| At the birthday party, everyone asked Grandpa to make a speech. |
| The father of the bride made a speech, welcoming his new son-in-law to the family. |
| make a visit | | | odwiedzać B ndk. |
| | | odwiedzić B dk. |
| make a will | | | sporządzać testament B ndk. + m |
| | | sporządzić testament B dk. |
| make allowance for | | | zostawiać margines na B ndk. + m + przyim. |
| | | zostawić margines na B dk. + m + przyim. |
| make allowances for | vtr | (sb: be lenient towards) | iść na ustępstwa |
| | | pójść na ustępstwa |
| You have to make allowances for him, he is still learning and can't work as fast as you can. |
| make allowances for | vtr | (sth: be lenient because of ) | brać poprawkę na |
| | | wziąć poprawkę na |
| make amends | | | poprawiać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | poprawić się dk. + zaim. |
| make an adjustment | v | (amend) | dopasowywać. Wyrównywać B ndk. |
| | | dopasować, wyrównać B dk. |
| I need to make an adjustment to this belt as it too loose round the waist. |
| make an announcement | v | (declare sth publicly) | ogłaszać ndk. |
| | | ogłosić dk. |
| The Prime Minister made an announcement about interest rates in the House of Commons yesterday. |
| May I have your attention? I'd like to make an announcement. |
| make an appearance | v | informal (be present, show up) | być obecnym posił. + przym. |
| The singer made a surprise appearance at the concert. |
| I wonder if the bride's ex-boyfriend will make an appearance at the wedding? |
| make an appearance | v | (perform: appear on stage, etc.) | pojawiać się ndk. |
| | | pojawić się |
| make an ass of yourself | | | robić z siebie osła ndk. + przyim. + zaim. + m |
| | | zrobić z siebie osła dk. + przyim. + zaim. + m |
| make an attempt | v | (try) | próbować ndk. |
| | | spróbować dk. |
| The French made an attempt to build the Panama Canal, but failed. |
| make an effort | v | (try hard) | bardzo próbować przys. + ndk. |
| | | bardzo spróbować przys. + dk. |
| You could give up smoking if you make an effort and don't keep putting it off. |
| Let's all make an effort to get along. |
| make an entrance | | | robić wejście ndk. + n |
| make an entry | | | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| make an example of sb | v | (punish sb severely to deter others) | dawać kogoś na przykład |
| | | dać kogoś na przykład |
| Whenever I misbehaved in class the teacher made an example of me by keeping me behind after school. |
| make an impression | | | robić wrażenie B ndk. + n |
| | | zrobić wrażenie B dk. + n |
| make an offer | v | (bid) | składać ofertę B ndk. + ż |
| | | złożyć ofertę B dk. + ż |
| I am going to the agent to make an offer for that house. |
| Let me make you an offer on that car. |
| make as if | | | robić jak gdyby ndk. + przyim. + przyim. |
| make available | vtr | (provide) | zapewniać B ndk. |
| | | zapewnić B dk. |
| The government will make £50 million available to support the project. |
| make aware | vtr | (notify, tell) | powiadamiać B ndk. |
| | | powiadomić B dk. |
| I don't know how to make him aware of how much he is hurting her feelings. |
| make believe | vi | (pretend) | udawać ndk. |
| | | udać dk. |
| make better | vtr | (heal) | leczyć B ndk. |
| | | zaleczyć, wyleczyć B dk. |
| Let me rub your aching back and make it better. |
| make certain | vtr | (ensure) | upewniać się ndk. |
| | | upewnić się dk. |
| Let's make certain we get there early. |
| I always book in advance at the theatre to make certain of getting a good seat. |
| make clear | vtr | (clarify, state clearly) | wyjaśniać B ndk. |
| | | wyjaśnić B dk. |
| Let me make clear that I don't object to the person, only to his policies. |
| I just want to make it clear that I won't accept any swearing. |
| make common cause with | | | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| make concessions | v | (concede) | ustępować ndk. |
| | | ustąpić dk. |
| We can only prevent the strike if we make concessions. |
| make contact with | vtr | (contact, communicate with) | kontaktować się z ndk. + przyim. |
| | | skontaktować się z dk. + przyim. |
| I've been trying to make contact with him all day. |
| Perhaps one day aliens will make contact with the Earth. |
| make do | | | wystarczać ndk. |
| | | wystarczyć dk. |
| make do with | | | wystarczać ndk. |
| | | wystarczyć dk. |
| make ends meet | v | figurative (have enough money to live on) | wiązać koniec z końcem |
| | | związać koniec z końcem |
| In the current economic crisis, families are finding it hard to make ends meet. |
| I can't make ends meet on what you pay me. |
| make for | vtr | (head towards) | kierować się do B ndk. + przyim. |
| | | skierować się do B dk. + przyim. |
| We turned the boat around and made for the nearest harbour. |
| make for | vtr | (produce, create: situation) | tworzyć B ndk. |
| | | stworzyć B dk. |
| Good teamwork makes for greater productivity in the workplace. |
| make friends | v | (get to know people) | poznawać B ndk. |
| | | poznać B dk. |
| When you move to a new city, it can be difficult to make friends. |
| The young girl was so shy that she found it difficult to make friends at school. |
| make friends | v | informal (be reconciled after a quarrel) | godzić się ndk. |
| | | pogodzić się dk. |
| After the teacher intervened in the fight, she told the kids to shake hands and make friends. |
| make friends with | | | zaprzyjaźniać się z ndk. + zaim. + przyim. |
| | | zaprzyjaźnić się z dk. + zaim. + przyim. |
| make fun of | | | wyśmiewać B ndk. |
| | | wyśmiać B dk. |
| make good | | | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| make good use of | | | mieć dobry użytek z dk. + przym. + m + przyim. |
| make happy | vtr | (please, satisfy) | uszczęśliwiać B ndk. |
| | | uszczęśliwić B dk. |
| I agreed to attend the wedding to make my mother happy, although I utterly detest her new husband. |
| make haste | | | śpieszyć się ndk. + zaim. |
| make headway | | | robić postęp B ndk. + m |
| | | zrobić postęp B dk. + m |
| make him see | | | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| make history | vi | (do sth of great significance) | tworzyć historię B ndk. + ż |
| Neil Armstrong made history as the first man to set foot on the moon. |
| make innocuous | vtr | (render harmless or inoffensive) | unieszkodliwiać B ndk. |
| | | unieszkodliwić B dk. |
| Stella used nearly half a can of air freshener to make the stale smell innocuous. |
| make it | | | udawać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | udać się dk. + zaim. |
| make it clear | | | wyjaśniać ndk. |
| | | wyjaśnić dk. |
| make it happen | vi | informal (turn sth into a reality) | sprawiać ndk. |
| | | sprawić dk. |
| I had the original idea, but you made it happen. |
| make it quick | | | śpieszyć się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | pośpieszyć się dk. + zaim. |
| make it up | v | (invent sth) | wymyślać B ndk. |
| | | wymyślić B dk. |
| This really happened: I didn't make it up. |
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