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The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles. "Not now, I'm busy," he growled. rozpocznij naukę
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a low guttural sound made in the throat by a hostile dog or other animal. to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger:
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If your stomach growls, it is making a low, continuous noise because you are hungry.
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Thunder rumbled in the distance. Convoys of tanks rumbled (= moved while rumbling) through the city streets. My stomach is rumbling. rozpocznij naukę
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to make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound:
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rumble noun [C] (FIGHT) Australian English or US informal Everyone around here knew that there was going to be a rumble between the two groups. rozpocznij naukę
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one of a set of raised strips on a road that makes a low sound when vehicles drive over it to warn drivers to slow down or change direction because they are getting close to something
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The dispute rumbled on for months. rozpocznij naukę
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If something such as a disagreement rumbles on, it continues for a long time without being resolved:
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She was invited to become a trustee for her local wildlife charity. rozpocznij naukę
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a person or organization legally chosen to work alone or as part of a group to manage money or property for others:
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gut verb [T] (EMPTY A BUILDING) The warehouse was gutted – only the charred walls remained. rozpocznij naukę
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to destroy the inside of a building completely, usually by fire:
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fiber made from the intestines of animals, used especially for violin or racket strings or for surgical use.
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gut verb [T] (REMOVE ORGANS) She gutted the fish and cut off their heads. rozpocznij naukę
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to remove the inner organs of an animal, especially in preparation for eating it:
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Grill the peppers until the skin starts to char. rozpocznij naukę
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to burn and become black or to burn something so that it becomes black:
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Sit still and allow your meal to digest. rozpocznij naukę
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to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use:
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This chapter is so difficult to digest, I'll have to read it again later. rozpocznij naukę
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to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it:
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A digest of the research findings is now available. The company publishes a monthly digest of its activities. rozpocznij naukę
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a short written report providing the most important parts of a larger piece of writing, or one containing recent news:
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a small, circular tower that is part of a castle or a large building
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turret noun [C] (GUN PART) rozpocznij naukę
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a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun or guns and can be moved to face any direction
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The earth revolves around the sun. The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers. rozpocznij naukę
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to move or cause something to move around a central point or line:
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a piece of leather or other strong material at the back of a boot that you use to help you pull the boot on
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He bootstrapped the company, pouring all his energy into it. rozpocznij naukę
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to start a business, especially an internet one, with little money:
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a strong strip of material hanging from the roof of a bus, train, or other public vehicle for passengers to hold onto if they are standing
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Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust. rozpocznij naukę
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a period of slow economic activity and lack of growth:
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I couldn't find any blouses in my bust size. rozpocznij naukę
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a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back:
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a model of the head and shoulders of a person:
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Alice accidentally knocked the pot off the table. The blast knocked him off his feet. rozpocznij naukę
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to push into something or someone, often forcefully, causing the thing or person to move:
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His downbeat assessment knocked the company's share price enough to ensure that it failed to rejoin the FTSE 100. rozpocznij naukę
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to cause a sudden and unexpected change in something such as prices: to affect someone or something badly: Manufacturing redundancies in the area are knocking buyers' confidence.
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the stone had been cracked and crudely rejoined rozpocznij naukę
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to return to a person or group:
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Harry said that he longed for a bath and soft towels, to which his father rejoined that he was a gross materialist rozpocznij naukę
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say something in answer to a remark, typically rudely or in a discouraging manner.
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Despite the surging share price, analysts were downbeat about the company's prospects. rozpocznij naukę
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assess verb [T] (ASK FOR MONEY) In order to complete the new clubhouse, all members will be assessed an additional $200 a year. rozpocznij naukę
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to charge someone an amount of money as a special payment:
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assess sb/sth on sth You will be assessed on all your income, including any interest you have earned. rozpocznij naukę
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to decide how much tax someone must pay on something:
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The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand. The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall. The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player. His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free. rozpocznij naukę
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to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position:
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He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey. rozpocznij naukę
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to twist part of your body badly, such as your arm or leg, and injure it:
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wrench [TAKE FROM PEOPLE] At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family. rozpocznij naukę
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to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness: a feeling of unhappiness when you have to leave a person or place that you love: She found leaving home a real wrench.
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a tool for holding and turning objects, especially one that can be made larger and smaller to hold different sized objects:
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She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs. rozpocznij naukę
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to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this:
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She looked stunning as she tripped down the stairs in her ball gown. rozpocznij naukę
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to move with quick, gentle steps:
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A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike. rozpocznij naukę
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to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch:
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a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
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They barged through the crowds. You ought to knock instead of just barging into my office. rozpocznij naukę
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to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way:
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It was the most wrenching decision of the president’s life. rozpocznij naukę
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ratchet noun [C] (DEVICE) rozpocznij naukę
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a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a cog or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only.
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ratchet noun [C] (DEVICE) (also ratchet wrench) The bolts can be removed with a ratchet. I had almost every ratchet and wrench in the tool catalogue at my disposal. rozpocznij naukę
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a tool consisting of a metal handle and a socket, used for turning objects in one direction only:
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ratchet noun [C] (NOISE-MAKER) US (also rattle) rozpocznij naukę
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a wooden device that when turned around and around produces a noise like a series of knocks
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ratchet noun [C] (SITUATION) a one-way ratchet of expanding entitlements rozpocznij naukę
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something that makes a situation change or develop in one direction only, for example by being able to rise but not fall or the other way round:
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to increase/reduce something in controlled stages over a period of time: to change an activity, amount, or feeling by degrees:
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The sale has been rewarding for the chief executive, whose original 20% stake grew to 30% under a ratchet arrangement. rozpocznij naukę
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an arrangement by which managers are given increasing numbers of shares in a company in relation to increases in its profits or success:
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The car rattled over the cobblestones. rozpocznij naukę
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to (cause something to) make a noise like a series of knocks:
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The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me. rozpocznij naukę
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to worry someone or make someone nervous:
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a toy that makes a noise like a series of knocks:
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This agency regulates the disposal of hazardous substances. rozpocznij naukę
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the act or process of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away:
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disposal [SOLD BY A COMPANY] The company has launched a disposal programme to generate cash. rozpocznij naukę
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something that is sold by a company, such an asset, property, or part of its business, or the act of doing this:
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at sb's disposal - formal Having sold the house she had a large sum of money at her disposal (= to spend as she wanted). rozpocznij naukę
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available to be used by someone:
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Employee discount is seen as an entitlement and not necessarily a benefit. All income and cash entitlements will be paid promptly into your account. rozpocznij naukę
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something that you have the right to do or have:
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entitlement [RIGHT] disapproving a classic case of male entitlement rozpocznij naukę
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the feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are:
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Social Security and Medicare are popular entitlement programs in the US. rozpocznij naukę
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a type of financial help provided by the US government for members of a particular group:
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The accusations of fraud prompted an angry response from the company's CEO. rozpocznij naukę
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to do something that causes a reaction or makes someone do or think something:
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prompt sb to do sth After you've downloaded the program, you will be prompted to restart your PC. rozpocznij naukę
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if a computer prompts you to do something while performing a task, it gives you a message that tells you what action to take next:
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prompt payment/delivery/service The message at the top of the bill is intended to encourage prompt payment. rozpocznij naukę
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(of an action) done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the arranged time: done quickly, without delay, or arriving at the arranged time:
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prompt verb [T] (HELP REMEMBER) I forgot my line and had to be prompted. rozpocznij naukę
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to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do: PROMPTER - a person whose job is to help actors, during a performance, to remember words that they have forgotten
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prompt [AT THE TIME STATED] We'll be leaving at six o'clock prompt. rozpocznij naukę
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at the time stated and no later:
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What prompted you to say that? rozpocznij naukę
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to cause someone to say or do something:
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prompt [COMPUTER] (also computer prompt) Type your username and password when you see the prompt. rozpocznij naukę
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a symbol, usually a flashing line, or message on a computer screen that tells you that the computer is ready for you to give it an instruction:
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inquiry noun (DISCOVER THE FACTS) Citizens have demanded a full inquiry into the government's handling of the epidemic. hold/launch/open an inquiry into sth The Competitions Commission will hold an inquiry into the incident. rozpocznij naukę
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an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened:
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line of inquiry plural lines of inquiry The company is pursuing its own lines of inquiry into the fraud. rozpocznij naukę
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a way of finding out information:
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Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes. rozpocznij naukę
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to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, at a temperature slightly below boiling: a temperature slightly below boiling: Bring the potatoes to a simmer. When the mixture is at a simmer, reduce the heat to low.
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simmer [NEGATIVE EMOTION] The strike has been simmering for weeks. She's been simmering with resentment ever since the meeting. rozpocznij naukę
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If a disagreement or negative emotion simmers, it grows slowly stronger over a period of time and could become more serious at any moment: . Something that is simmering is controlled but may burst out at any time, often violently: - simmering tensions
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