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1 upon
[ə'pɔn]prepna +loc* * *1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) natykać się2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) natykać się -
2 upon my word!
(an exclamation indicating surprise etc.) Słowo daję! -
3 upon wind
ostro do wiatru -
4 come upon
vt fusnatknąć się ( perf) na +acc* * *(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) natykać się na, odkrywać, znajdować -
5 enter on/upon
(to begin: We have entered upon the new term.) przystępować -
6 fall on/upon
(to attack: The robbers fell on the old man and beat him; They fell hungrily upon the food.) napaść na, rzucić się na -
7 set upon
( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) ruszyć na, rzucić się na -
8 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) przyjąć odpowiedzialność za (coś), podjąć się (czegoś) -
9 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) przyjąć odpowiedzialność za (coś), podjąć się (czegoś) -
10 thrust on/upon
(to bring (something or someone) forcibly to someone's notice, into someone's company etc: He thrust $100 on me; She is always thrusting herself on other people; Fame was thrust upon him.) -
11 frown on/upon
(to disapprove of (something): My family frowns (up) on smoking and drinking.) krzywo patrzeć na -
12 chance upon
(= chance on) vt fusnatykać się (natknąć się perf) na +acc -
13 enter upon
(= enter on) vt fus -
14 fasten upon
(= fasten on) vt fusidea, scheme uchwycić się ( perf) +gen -
15 happen upon
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16 hit upon
(= hit on) vt fus -
17 improve upon
(= improve on) vt fusone's own achievement robić (zrobić perf) postęp(y) w +loc; sb's achievement przewyższać (przewyższyć perf) -
18 put upon
vt fus -
19 seize upon
(= seize on) vt fus -
20 agree upon
uzgadniać
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