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race against time
We are working within very tight deadlines. It is a race against time.
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wyścig z czasem
rack one’s brains for something
I racked my brain for hours trying to recall her name.
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łamać sobie nad czymś głowę
raise one’s voice
Don’t raise your voice! There is really no need to get annoyed.
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podnosić głos
raise somebody’s hopes
The company raised my hopes for the job when they told me they would get back to me soon. Unfortunately they never did.
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robić komuś nadzieję
raise the alarm
We unnecessarily raised the alarm. It turned out there was no need to panic.
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wszcząć alarm
ranging from... to...
We have a number of different laptops to offer: ranging from very basic older models to the most modern developments.
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począwszy od..., a skończywszy na...
rate a mention
I am not sure if this new product rates a mention at our annual summary meeting.
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być wartym wspomnienia/wzmianki
rate of interest
What’s the rate of interest for the loan?
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stopa procentowa
reach an agreement on
After 3 days of animated discussion we managed to reach an agreement on the issue.
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osiągnąć porozumienie w
reach as far as
The mobile network signal only reaches as far as the centre of the village. I have no reception at home.
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sięgać aż do
read somebody’s mind
You read my mind! How did you know that I wanted this book for Christmas?
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czytać komuś w myślach
refresh somebody’s memory
I don’t remember. I have to refresh my memory and then I’ll be able to answer you.
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odświeżyć komuś pamięć
regular customer
Mr Brown is our regular customer. He has dined with us for the past 10 years.
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stały klient
remain a mystery
I lost my ring approximately a year ago, and where I left it remains a mystery.
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pozostawać tajemnicą
resort to force
Even though I didn’t want to I had to resort to force to solve the problem.
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uciekać się do użycia siły
result in failure
Their attempt to climb Mount Everest resulted in failure.
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zakończyć się niepowodzeniem
result in something
The advertising campaign resulted in increased sales of the book.
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kończyć się czymś, spowodować coś
retire from public life
I retired from public life at the age of 67.
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wycofać się z życia publicznego
return a call
Why are you not returning my calls? I have been trying to contact you for approximately two weeks now.
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oddzwonić
return to normal
I have to return to normal now after 3 weeks on holiday.
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wracać do normy
reveal a secret
I will tell you, however, make sure you don’t reveal my secret to anyone.
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zdradzić tajemnicę/sekret
right now
I can’t talk right now. Call me in 15 minutes.
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właśnie teraz, w tej chwili
right on the spot
Can we do it right on the spot? Unfortunately not, you have to book in advance.
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na miejscu, natychmiast
ring a bell
The name rings a bell. Let me think, I must have met him somewhere.
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brzmieć znajomo
rise to fame
She rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.
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zdobyć sławę
rise to the occasion
Sam rose to the occasion during the last presentation. I am really impressed with his recent work.
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stanąć na wysokości zadania
risk one’s neck
I have been risking my neck to help you, and you didn’t even say thank you.
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nadstawiać karku, ryzykować
run a test
We are currently running a test on the new TV model, and we hope it will be on sale in January.
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przeprowadzić test
run for office
Our president is running for office for the second time in a row.
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ubiegać się o urząd
run for one’s life
We have to run for our lives, that’s our only hope!
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ratować się ucieczką
run for shelter
There’s no point in walking, it’s pouring down rain. Let’s run for shelter!
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szukać schronienia
run of bad luck
Nothing was going right; he was having a run of bad luck.
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zła passa
run of good luck
My run of good luck has come to an end.
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dobra passa

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