random word of the day: TO HAVE A GO AT SOMEONE featuring Karl Pilkington

random word of the day: 

TO HAVE A GO AT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING – krytykować, atakować słownie, zbesztać, czepiać się (to criticize, attack verbally, to tell somebody off, to pick on someone)

(1) My Mum always has a go at me for not participating in the conversation at the dinner table. It’s like, I really don’t care if she’s low on cash or how someone complimented her nails at work today.

to participate – brać udział (to take part in an activity)

be low on something – wyczerpywać zapasy czegoś (to have nearly finished a supply of something)

(2) My girlfriend always has a go at me for pinching her stuff from the bathroom. Is there any real difference between men’s products and women’s products?

to pinch – zwinąć, zwędzić (to steal something, to take something without asking)

(3) Why are you having a go at me? I wasn't implying that what you said was a lie. Just that what you said had happened was strange.

to imply – sugerować, dawać do zrozumienia (to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly, to hint)

(4) Are you having a go at my woodworking skills? :D Yeah you are right, wood and me don’t get along well. I’m more of a metal and plastic man.

woodworking/ woodwork – stolarstwo (the activity of making objects such as furniture from wood)

Wood and I don’t get along well. – Drewno i ja to nie najlepsze połączenie. (I’m not got with wood// Wood and I don’t mesh well together.)

watch the vid and skip to 03:18

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(5) Steve: Many of our listeners, Karl, are aware that you’re sort of fascinated by smaller people.

Ricky: Well, he’s fascinated by difference, I think.

Steve: Yes …

Ricky: I don’t think he’s having a go at people. You know. When you sort of stare at someone cause they don’t look like you, and let’s face it, most people don’t look like you. You’re not having a go, are you?

Karl: Well, it’s like I said, the first time I saw Steve I was never having a go. I was just: “oh, that’s different.”

Ricky: /laughs/

Karl: You know, like, you know, Steve. I was never having a go. It’s just that thing of: “Oh, right, interesting.”

Ricky: What do you mean?

Karl: No, just, you know, with – I’ve said it before. I’ve got used to it. And

Ricky: He’s got used to it? What?

Steve: You know my feeling with this. I don’t really know where he’s coming from.

Karl: But Steve knows I’m not having a go either.

sort of – jakby (kind of)

to stare at someone – przyglądać , wpatrywać, gapić się (to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened or thinking )

cause – because

Let’s face it. – Spójrzmy prawdzie w oczy . (Let’s admit it.)

to get used to something – przyzwyczaić się (to have done something so many times that you accept it and don’t mind it/ don’t think it’s strange)

I don’t really know where he’s coming from. – I don’t really understand him.

I know where you are coming from. – I understand you./ I know what you mean

Hi guys!

I think I owe you an explanation for example (5) :) It’s a fragment of The Ricky Gervais Show, a cartoon TV show about three friends: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington having pointless discussions about life. The show was originally a podcast, but it proved so popular that animation was added and it became a TV show that ran on HBO and E4 for three seasons.  

to owe somebody an explanation – być komuś winnym wyjaśnienie (to feel the need to explain to someone why you have done something)

to prove – okazać się (to turn out to be)

Despite the name, the show centres around Karl and his unique way of perceiving the world, which Ricky and Steve like to mock mercilessly. If you watch it for the first time, you might think they are bullies and that poor Karl doesn’t deserve all the mean comments, but Karl is a really good sport about that and he doesn’t mind all the verbal abuse. If anything, it seems like the three of them are good chums off the show.

to perceive – postrzegać (to have a certain opinion about something)

to mock – kpić, wyśmiewać (to make fun of, to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way)

mercilessly – bezlitośnie (without pity/having no scruples)

a bully – oprawca, osoba znęcająca się nad słabszymi (someone who hurts or frightens someone who is smaller or less powerful than them, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do)

to be a good sport about something – nie mazgaić się i chętnie  brać udział w zabawie, nawet jeśli jest się wyśmiewanym/ nie za dobrze traktowanym  (to not complain about something unpleasant during an activity with others)

abuse – obelgi, wyzwiska (rude and offensive words said to another person, name-calling)

if anything – wręcz przeciwnie (on the contrary even)

a chum – kumpel (a friend, a pal)

When I was first introduced to Ricky’s podcasts by a friend (who’s probably gloating now :P), I wasn’t very impressed. British humour had never done it for me. A few years later, though, when, after watching Ricky’s Golden Globes performance, I saw the show in my YouTube suggestions, I gave it a try and now I think that both Ricky and his show are hilarious. You simply must check it out if you haven’t!!!

be (first) introduced to something – być zapoznanym z czymś (to be shown or recommended something by someone else)

to gloat – napawać się, tryumfować (to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck)

It doesn’t do it for me – I don’t like it. It doesn’t excite/impress me.

Hope you enjoyed the post :)

Have a great weekend!

Karola

random word of the day: MOSH PIT

 

random word of the day: MOSH PIT – miejsce pod sceną, gdzie ludzie tańczą agresywnie obijając się o siebie (the area near the front of the stage at punk rock and metal concerts where fans dance pushing and running into one another)

(1) I took my girlfriend to her first heavy metal concert a few years ago. I didn't want to put her in harm's way, so we stood off to the side. I'm usually in the mosh pit, but for the first time I was off to the side and watching. I was amazed at what I saw.

to put somebody in harm’s way – narażać się na niebezpieczeństwo (to do something potentially dangerous)

to stand off to the side – stać z boku (not to stand in the centre)

(2) Whether in the mosh pit or out, you need to keep your hands and more specifically, your arms prepared. Don't look like you're ready to strike someone, but certainly don't put yourself in a position where your hands are going to be stuck to your sides. You may accidentally get your face knocked by someone's skull flying at you and you weren't ready for it.

to strike (struck, struck) – uderzać (to hit)

be stuck to – być przyklejonym (to be fixed to) (stick-stuck-stuck)

to knock – uderzać (to hit, especially forcefully, and cause to move or fall)

a skull – czaszka (the bones of the head, which surround the brain and give the head its shape)

 (3) Moshing, also known as slam dancing, is a style of dance whose participants push or slam into one another, usually while moving in a circle. Moshing usually happens in a mosh pit and is intended to be energetic, not hurtful.

a participant – uczestnik (a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity)

to slam – ciskać, rzucać (to move forcefully)

to slam into one another – obijać się o siebie (to collide with one another)

a circle – koło 

intended – zamierzony (planned)

hurtful – bolesny (causing injury or suffering)

(4) Babes surf above the crowd up to the stage while metal heads slam dance in the mosh pit.

babes – laseczki (pretty girls)

metal heads – metale (heavy metal fans)

(5) Remember when we used to slam dance in the mosh pit at Slayer concerts? Kids are such pussies these days.

a pussy (offensive/obraźliwe) – mięczak (a cowardly person)

these days – obecnie, w dzisiejszych czasach (nowadays)

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Hi guys!

I would like to dedicate this post and this random word of the day to my friend Monika, whom I met at a summer festival in Płock, Poland two years ago. Ever since then I’ve been trying to convince her that I am NOT one of those cool people who go to parties every week and plan their summer around music festivals. (I am one of those uncool people who spend hours in front of their computer screen or curled up in bed with a good book.)

ever since then – od tamtego momentu (starting from that moment)

to convince – przekonać (to persuade)

to plan something around something else – planować z uwzględnieniem (to plan something while taking into consideration something else)

curled up – zwinięta w kłębek (sitting or lying in a position with your arms and legs close to your body)

Monika has asked me for a word that would be a bit rock 'n' roll. I hope I did well :D  

To be honest, I've never followed the rule: Less is more :D

I can’t post a picture of us two from the festival. (Monika would kill me if I ever did that :D). But here are a couple of pretty innocent ones :)

to follow the rule – kierować się zasadą (to do what the rule says)

to do well – odwalić dobrą robotę (to do a good job)

innocent – niewinne (not intended to harm anyone)

I hope we can go somewhere this year too!

Have a great week!

Karola