Earning a living
UNEMPLOYMENT
Being unemployed these days is not a shame. In the face of rapid technological progress and economic changes, people are often made redundant.
Workers who lose their jobs have a right to receive Unemployment Benefits after they register in the Employment Office. Some people cannot claim this money. Instead, they can get Income Support but this is usually too little money to live on. Therefore, many people try to find a new job while they are “on the dole”.
Most of them look for the same sort of job as they have done in the past. Others have to move to another area. The problem is, however, that they often do not have the relevant qualifications for a dofferent occupation. In such cases they can receive special professional training provided by the Employment Office. This system enables more people to requalify or to retrain. The unemployed may also look for a full-or part-time job on their own account. To be successful, they may use such sources as the local or national newspapers and journals, private employment agencies, previous work contacts, professional associations and trade unions.
Production and Sale of Goods and Services
Trade
Money
Transport
Communications
Education
Travel and Tourism
aeroplane/aircraft/airplane |
samolot |
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bicycle/bike |
rower |
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boat |
statek/łódka |
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bus |
autobus |
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double decker bus |
autobus piętrowy |
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car |
samochód |
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farry |
prom |
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liner |
liniowiec |
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lorry/truck |
ciężarówka |
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minibus |
mikrobus |
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motorbike/motorcycle |
motocykl |
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taxi/cab |
taksówka |
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train |
pociąg |
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tube/undergroun/subway |
metro |
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van |
furgonetka |
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yacht |
żaglówka |
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arrive in/at |
przybyć do |
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ask the way |
pytać o droge |
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be on one's way |
być w drodze |
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business trip |
podróż służbowa |
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cover a distance |
pokonać odległóść |
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cruise |
rejs wycieczkowy |
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depart |
odjechać/odlecieć/wyruszyć |
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drive a car |
prowadzić samochód |
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drive away |
odjechać |
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fill up with petrol |
zatankować benzyne |
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find one's way |
znależć droge |
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flight |
lot |
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fly |
latać |
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get lost |
zgubić |
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get stuck in traffic |
utknąć w korku |
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go/travel |
jechać/podróżować |
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travel by train |
podróżować pociągiem |
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travel by plane |
podróżować samolotem |
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travel by boat |
podróżować statkiem/łódką |
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travel by car |
podróżować samochodem |
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show the way |
pokazać droge |
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get a lift |
zostać podwiezionym |
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give sb a lift |
podwieżć kogos |
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travel by rail |
podróżować koleją |
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travel by sea |
podróżować drogą morską |
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travel by air |
podróżowaćdrogą powietrzną |
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have a good trip/journey |
mieć dobrą podróż |
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have a safe trip/journey |
mieć bezpieczną podróz |
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hitch-hike |
podróżować autostopem |
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leave for |
wyjechać do jakiegoś miejsca |
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make/go on a journey/a tour/a trip |
pojechać w podróż |
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make/go on an excursion |
pojechać na wycieczke |
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meet sb at the station |
wyjść po kogoś na dworzec |
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meet sb at the airport |
wyjść po kogoś na lotnisko |
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miss a train |
spóźnić sie na pociąg |
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miss a plane |
spóźnić sie na samolot |
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miss a flight |
spóźnić sie na lot |
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motorway |
autostrada |
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reach one's destination |
przybyć do miejsca przeznaczenia |
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ride |
przejażdżka |
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ride a bike |
jechać rowerem |
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ride a motorbike |
jechać motorem |
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ride a horse |
jechać konno |
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ride a camel |
jechać na wielbładzie |
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main road |
główna droga |
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minor road |
boczna droga |
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route |
trasa |
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run out of petrol |
benzyna się skończyła |
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see sb off |
odprowadzić kogoś |
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set off/set out for |
wyruszyć do jakiegoś miejsca |
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take/catch a flight |
polecieć/złapać lot |
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take/go for a ride |
pojechać na przejażdżke |
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take/go on a cruise |
popłynąć w rejs |
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tour |
wycieczka objazdowa |
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traffic |
ruch uliczny |
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be in a traffic jam |
być w korku |
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travel around the world |
podróżować dookoła świata |
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travel across |
podróżować przez |
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trip |
wycieczka, krótka podróż |
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voyage |
długa podróż |
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walk/go on foot |
iść piechatą |
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cross the border |
przekraczać granice |
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customs |
cło |
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customs officer |
celnik |
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duty-free zone |
strefa wolnocłowa |
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exchange office |
kantor wymiany waluty |
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foreign currency |
obca waluta |
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go/travel abroad |
jechać/podróżować za granice |
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green card |
zielona karta |
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immigration officer |
urzędnik imigracyjny |
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passport control |
kontrola paszportowa |
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permission to stay |
zezwolenie na pobyt |
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permanent visa |
wiza stałego pobytu |
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tourist visa |
wizy turystyczna |
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valid/invalid passport |
ważny/nieważny paszport |
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airline |
linia lotnicza |
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arrival |
przyjaz/przylot |
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board a plane |
wchodzić na pokład samolotu |
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boarding card |
karta pokładowa |
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book/reserve a ticket |
zarezerwować bilet |
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book/reserve a seat |
zarezerwować miejsce |
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booking office |
rezerwacja |
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business class |
klasa biznes |
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cabin crew |
personel pokładowy |
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change trains |
przesiadać sie z pociągu do pociągu |
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charter flight |
lot czarterowy |
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check in |
zgłosić sie do odprawy |
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check-in desk |
stanowisko odprawy |
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departure |
odjazd/odlot |
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departure lounge |
poczekalnia |
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excess baggage charge |
opłata za nadbagaż |
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fast train |
ekspres |
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fare |
opłata za przejazd |
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gate |
bramka(wyjście do samolotu) |
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get on the train |
wsiąść do pociągu |
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get off the train |
wysiąść z pociągu |
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hand luggage |
bagaż podręczny |
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land |
wylądować |
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left-luggage office |
biuro rzeczy znalezionych |
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luggage/baggage |
bagaż |
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passenger |
pasażer |
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passenger train |
pociąg pasażerski |
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boat crew |
załoga łodzi |
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railway platform |
peron kolejowy |
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runway |
pas startowy |
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sleeping carriage/car |
wagon sypialny |
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suitcase |
walizka |
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take off |
wystartować(o samolocie) |
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terminal |
terminal |
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trough train |
pociąg bezpośredni |
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ticket office |
kasa biletowa |
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timetable |
rozkład jazdy, lotów |
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train compartment |
przedział w pociągu |
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plane/train ticket |
bilet na samolot/pociąg |
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monthly ticket |
bilet miesięczny |
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one-way/single ticket |
bilet w jedną strone |
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period ticket |
bilet okresowy |
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return ticket |
bilet powrotny |
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season ticket |
bilet sezonowy |
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valid for |
ważny do |
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accommodation |
zakwaterowanie |
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B&B(bed and breakfast) |
pokoje gościnne ze śniadaniem |
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book/reserve a room |
zarezerwować pokój |
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chambermaid |
pokojówka |
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check in |
zameldować sie |
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check out |
wymeldować się |
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en suite |
połączony(o pokoju np. z łazienką) |
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full/half board |
pełne/niepełne wyżywienie |
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fully booked |
całkowiecie zarezerwowany, zajęty |
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guest house |
pensjonat |
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including breakfast |
śniadanie wliczone w cene pokoju |
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live entertainment |
rozrywka na żywo |
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lounge |
salon, hol |
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make a reservation |
zrobić rezerwacje |
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reception |
recepcja |
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receptionist |
recepcjonista |
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single room |
pokój jednoosobowy |
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double room |
pokój dwuosobowy |
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stay at/in hotel |
mieszkać w hotelu |
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suite |
apartament hotelowy |
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three-star hotel |
hotel trzygwiazdkowy |
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twin-bedded room |
pokój z dwoma łóżkami |
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vacancy |
wolny pokój |
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youth hostel |
schronisko młodzieżowe |
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break down |
zepsuć się |
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call an ambulance |
wezwać karetke |
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car crash |
wypadek samochodowy |
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plane crash |
wypadek samolotowy |
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train crash |
wypadek kolejowy |
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casualty |
ofiara wypadku, katastrofy |
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collide with |
zderzyć się z |
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collision |
zderzenie |
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emergency |
awaria, krytyczna sytuacja |
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emergency landing |
lądowanie awaryjne |
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emergency services |
służby ratownicze |
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evacuate a building |
ewakuować budynek |
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fatality |
ofiara śmiertelna |
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injury |
rana |
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life boat |
łódź ratunkowa |
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life jacket |
kamizelka ratunkowa |
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rescue sb |
uratować kogoś |
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run into sth |
wjechać w coś |
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run sb over/down |
przejechać kogoś |
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shipwreck |
wrak |
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sink |
zatonąć |
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be on/have a holiday |
mieć wakacje |
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take a holiday |
wziąć urlop |
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buy souvenirs |
kupować pamiątki |
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camp |
obóz, biwak |
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campsite |
kemping |
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caravan |
przyczepa, samochód kempingowy |
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do/go sightseeing |
zwiedzać |
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go backpacking |
podróżować z plecakiem |
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go camping |
pojechać na kemping/pod namiot |
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go on holiday |
pojechać na wakacje |
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go walking |
pójść na spacer |
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go cycling |
pojechać na przejażdżke rowerową |
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high season |
pełnia sezonu |
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mid season |
połowa sezonu |
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low season |
martwy sezon |
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holiday resort |
miejscowość wczasowa |
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holidaymaker |
wczasowicz |
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package holiday |
zorganizowane wczasy |
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put up a tent |
postawić namiot |
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take down a tent |
zwinąć namiot |
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set up camp |
rozbić obóz |
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tent |
namiot |
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tourist |
turysta |
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travel agent |
agent biura podróży |
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travel agency |
biuro podróży |
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visit tourist attractions |
zwiedzać atrakcje turystyczne |
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People have travelled all over the world from the very beginning of their existence. In the remote past they only travelled on foot, but later they started to use donkeys, horses, camels, elephants, and even dogs for travel, depending on the place they lived in. In the course of time and the development of technology we now have many forms of travel. We can use bikes and motor-bikes, cars, trains that travel under the ground and the surface, aeroplanes, helicopters and ships. We can also go on foot.
You have time to know places better and make friends with the people met on the way.If you want to cover very long distances in the shortest time, air travel is the best solution. It is a perfect way of travelling for politicians, businessmen, and VIPs whose every moment is worth thousands of dollars or is socially significant, and of course holiday makers and those who live on other continents and want to visit their families occasionally.
During flights of more than one hour duration usually a meal or refreshments are served, and one has the possibility to watch in flight movies or have a bird’s-eye view of the land over which he is flying. Quite an unforgettable experience.
Cars, trains, and buses are all quite common, you have a chance to get off wherever you want and spend day or more in places worth seeing. So although you are obsessed with the urge to go on and on, you can always decide when and where you want to stop. When travelling by car you are independent. You can pack your whole family and all the holiday luggage such as water skis, boats, balls, clothes, tents etc. into the car and move from one place to another.
You can see a lot, meet many friendly people, experience many adventures and find time for rest and leisure. If your car is in good working condition and you have money to pay for fuel you are free and happy to chase future adventures and teach the children how to fish, make an open fire, cook outdoors, put up a tent, and listen to the sounds of forests and lakes. When you are bored with this, you just move on.
You can also travel by ships. Although the bulk of ships are built for cargo transport, many provide passenger accommodation for a small number of passengers or alternatively there are the cruise liners which are purpose built vessels for passenger transport. These ships can often be compared to floating cities: you can visit restaurants, cafes, discos and night clubs, borrow books from the ship’s library, lie in the sun, swim in the swimming-pool, play deck games or dance in the night clubs. These ships travel slowly and often stop for one or two days in exotic ports to enable the passengers to go sightseeing.
Modern means of transport make the world very small. It is possible to visit many countries, get familiar with many exotic cultures, and meet people of different nationalities. It is up to you what you choose: the cheap and slow travelling on foot or by bike or the more expensive but comfortable air flights or sea voyages.