36. Słówka

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término definición
handful / handful of sth
1. A handful of sweets. 2. Only a handful of people came to the meeting.
noun - 1. the amount of something that you can hold in one hand. 2. a small number of people or things.
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garść / garstka czegoś
snap
1. The twigs snapped as we walked on them. 2. She snapped the carrot in half (= into two pieces). / noun - I heard a snap as I sat on the pencil.
verb - If something long and thin snaps, it breaks making a short, loud sound, and if you snap it, you break it, making a short, loud sound. / noun - a sudden, short, loud sound like something breaking or closing.
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złamać (się), pękać, zerwać / trzask
taunt
noun - He did not seem to notice their taunts. / verb - 1. The children at school taunted him for being fat. 2. He was taunted by his classmates because of his size.
noun - cruel, unpleasant remarks. / verb - to repeatedly say unkind things to someone in order to upset them or make them angry.
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kpina / drwić, szydzić
on behalf of
On behalf of all our members, I’d like to thank everybody for their support.
noun - for, or in the interests of.
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w imieniu
stance
1. What's their stance on nuclear energy? 2. They are taking a very tough stance against drugs.
noun - an opinion or belief about something, especially if you say it in public.
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stanowisko
deception
He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.
noun - the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true.
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oszustwo
torrent
The rain fell in torrents. / She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.
noun - a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid. / A lot of something unpleasant.
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strumień, potok
ramp sth up
verb - 1. The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month. 2. Mitsubishi has ramped up the speed of its new microcontrollers.
noun - 1. If a business ramps up its activity, it increases it. 2. to increase the speed, power, or cost of something.
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przyśpieszać
desolate
1. A desolate landscape. 2. She felt desolate when he left.
adj - 1. a desolate place is empty and makes you feel sad. 2. lonely and unhappy.
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opuszczony
cargo
1. a cargo of oil. 2. a cargo ship/plane.
noun - goods that are carried in a vehicle.
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ładunek
prerequisite
Trust is a prerequisite for any sort of relationship.
noun - a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
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warunek wstępny
take sth into account
We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.
To consider (something which is part of the problem etc).
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brać coś pod uwagę
venture
noun - his latest business venture. / verb - 1. He ventured to kiss her hand. 2. I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.
noun - a new activity that may not be successful. / verb - to be brave enough to say something that might be criticized
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przedsięwzięcie (ryzykowne) / odważyć się
vicinity
1. Are there any cinemas in the/this vicinity? 2. The number of people living in the immediate was small.
noun - a neighbourhood/neighborhood or local area.
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sąsiedztwo, w okolicy
reception
1. She went to the hotel reception to check in. 2. His speech got a good reception. 3. We were given a very warm reception.
noun - 1. the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive. 2. the act of receiving or being received. 3. the way people react to something or someone.
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recepcja, przyjęcie

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