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Saturday, May 2, 2015

HOW -TO: Beer Pong


HOW TO: BEER PONG

Urban Dictionary definition:

A drinking game in which players attempt to throw ping pong balls across a table into an opponent's half-filled cups of beer. Players are required to drink the beer from any of their cups into which the opponent throws a ball. The first player to hit all their opponent's cups wins. The loser is required to drink whatever beer is left on the table (in opponent's cups). For sanitary reasons a cup of water is kept at either end of the table to wash the balls off after each throw, but if you've ever played you know it doesn't really help. 

to ATTEMPT – próbować (to try)

an opponent – przeciwnik (a rival)

to be REQUIRED to do something – musieć coś zrobić (to be supposed to do something according to the rules)

THE FIRST PLAYER TO DO SOMETHING – pierwszy z graczy, któremu uda się

FOR SANITARY REASONS – w celu zachowania higieny (to keep things safely clean)

AT EITHER END OF THE TABLE – po obu stronach stołu (at both ends of the table)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ1UKc5BnPQ

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

random word of the day: SWIPE RIGHT/ LEFT



random words of the day:

to SWIPE RIGHT/TO THE RIGHT – what you do when you are on Tinder (a dating app) and find someone attractive/ interesting (dosł. przesuwać palcem w prawo)

to/ SWIPE LEFT/ TO THE LEFT – what you do when you are on Tinder (a dating app) when you don’t feel attracted to someone (dosł. przesuwać palcem w lewo)

(1) On Tinder, swiping right means you approve of a male/female after judging them by a few picture and a short bio.

to APPROVE OF – aprobować, pochwalać (to have a positive opinion of someone or something)
to JUDGE – oceniać (to form an opinion of someone/something)
a BIO – short for ‘biography’ – życiorys, biografia

(2) I always swipe left for anyone looking for a manly man because I feel like I'd just be wasting both our time. What happens when she finds out I'm afraid of spiders?

MANLY – męski (having the qualities which people think a man should have)

(3) I always swipe left on Tinder for fat people. No exceptions. Been there, done that a few times. Not fun.
NO EXCEPTIONS – bez wyjątków (I don’t break this rule.)
BEEN THERE. DONE THAT. – Znam to dobrze. (I’ve tried it and I didn’t like it.)

(4) I never swipe right for a guy who is wearing sunglasses in every photo.

(5) To prove I’m really not picky I decided to swipe right to every man on Tinder for a week.

PICKY – wybredna (choosy, describes someone who is very careful about choosing only what they like)

(6) Tinder Is Launching An 'Undo' Button. No more missed opportunities because you swiped left too quickly.

to LAUNCH – wprowadzać, wypuszczać na rynek (to introduce)
to MISS – zmarnować, utracić, przegapić (not to use something well, to waste something)
an OPPORTUNITY – szansa (an occasion or situation which makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something)

(7) If they like what they see, they swipe to the right. If they want to pass, they swipe to the left. If they swipe right, and that person does the same thing with their image, they are officially matched by Tinder and can start exchanging texts with one another.

to PASS – pasować, mówić pas (to choose not to play)
to MATCH – dopasować, zeswatać (to put people in pairs)

to EXCHANGE – wymieniać się (when you give something to someone and they give you something else)

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

random word of the day: BAE




random word of the day: BAE

/bay/

POL:
twój chłopak/ dziewczyna, kochanie, osoba, w której się podkochujesz


ENG:
girlfriend, boyfriend, crush, significant other, baby
acronym that stands for: Before Anyone Else


A CRUSH – osoba, w której się podkochujesz (the person you are secretly in love with)

YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER – partner, chłopak, dziewczyna( your partner, BF, GF)

AN ACRONYM – skrótowiec (an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word)

TO STAND FOR – oznaczać (mean)


(1) She's my bae, I don't know what I would do without her.

(2) Bae, I love you so much! <3

(3) - Bae and I kissed yesterday and we used tongues.
- Oh my God, John!  I hope you didn’t get her pregnant.
-I know, Tom! My mom would kill me.

(4) I hate it when people use the word ‘bae’. They sound so ghetto.







Saturday, February 21, 2015

random word of the day: TO WILD (OUT) (WILDIN’, WILDING)

random word of the day: TO WILD (OUT), WILDIN’, WILDIN

POL:
szaleć, wariować, tracić panowanie nad sobą etc.

ENG:
to do something crazy, extreme, strange, over the top or wild

OVER THE TOP – ekstremalne, przesadzone (too extreme and not suitable)

(1)  Me and the boys had consumed enough Klonopin to relax all of our inhibitions and go wilding all around the neighbourhood, chucking eggs at store windows and kicking kittens.

TO CONSUME – spożywać (to eat or drink)

AN INHIBITION – zahamowanie (a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want)

TO CHUCK – ciskać, rzucać (to throw)

Klonopin – lek psychotropowy o silnym i długotrwałym działaniu przeciwdrgawkowym i przeciwlękowym. (medicine used to treat seizure disorders or panic disorder)

(2) The newly single and ready to mingle rapper has only been divorced for a few months, and since then he's been wilding out a little.

NEWLY SINGLE – od niedawna bez partnerki (who has been single for a short time)

SINGLE AND READY TO MINGLE –  gotowy na romans (no longer in a committed relationship to one other person and so is now looking for another partner)

(3) Anyway, ever since she found this man 9 months ago, she's been wilding out!!!

(4) Los Angeles is pretty incredible too; it’s always quite an experience to play there. They aren’t scared of anything; they’re wilding from beginning to end.

(5) I be wilding 'cause I'm young and I be wilding 'til I'm chill and old. (Kid Cudi lyrics)

CHILL= CHILLY – chłodny, zimny (cold)


(6) Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin' (Rihanna lyrics)

Monday, February 16, 2015

Books and Movies: Fifty Shades of Grey - The Hardware Store Scene







Hi guys!

You can hate all you want, but this scene is very cute. Awkward but cute. And the acting is not half bad :D

NOT HALF BAD – nie takie złe (not as bad as you expected)

CHRISTIAN: I thought it was you.
ANASTASIA: What the....
CHRISTIAN: What a pleasant surprise, Ms Steele.
ANASTASIA: Ana, just Ana, just Ana. You’re in here…
CHRISTIAN: I was in the area on business. Needed to pick up a few things. Are you free?
ANASTASIA: Yeah, what can I help you with?
CHRISTIAN: Do you stock cable ties?
ANASTASIA: Cable ties. Yes, they do. I can show you if you want.
CHRISTIAN: Please lead the way, Ms Steele.
ANASTASIA: Just Ana.

TO PICK UP – kupić (to buy)
TO STOCK – posiadać w asortymencie (have for sale)
A CABLE TIE – opaska zaciskowa (a type of fastener, for holding items together)

ANASTASIA: Is that it?
CHRISTIAN: Masking tape.
ANASTASIA: Are you redecorating?
CHRISTIAN: No.
ANASTASIA: We have two-inch and one-inch, but the truly self-respecting handyman will have both in his toolbox.
CHRISTIAN: Of course, he will.
ANASTASIA: It’s rare to find a connoisseur these days. Do you want anything else?
CHRISTIAN: Yes, rope…. That’s impressive. You’re a girl scout?
ANASTASIA: No, organised group activities aren’t really my thing.
CHRISTIAN: So, what is your thing?
ANASTASIA: I don’t know, books? … Ok, rope, tape, cable ties… You’re the complete serial  killer.
CHRISTIAN: Not today :)

MASKING TAPE – taśma maskująca ( tape used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted)
TO REDECORATE – robić remont (to do things such as painting the inside of a house or putting paper on the inside walls)
TRULY – prawdziwie (really)
SELF-RESPECTING – szanujący się (who takes his/her work seriously)
A HANDYMAN – pan złota rączka (a man who is skilled at repairing and making things inside or outside the house and who does this in his own home or as a job)
A TOOL BOX – skrzynka na narzędzia (a container in which you keep and carry small tools, especially those used in the house or for repairing a car)
A CONNOISSEUR – koneser (an expert, a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill in that subject)
ROPE – lina (strong, thick string made of long twisted threads)
A GIRL SCOUT – harcerka (a girl who can survive in the woods by making a fire and other things)