33. Słówka

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follow-up
noun - 1. was there any follow-up to the letter you wrote to the newspaper? 2. a follow-up meeting.
noun - a continuation or repetition of something that has already been started or done.
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kontynuacja, ciąg dalszy
enforce
1. It is the duty of the police to enforce the law. 2. The new teacher failed to enforce discipline.
verb - 1. to make people obey a rule or law. 2. to make a particular situation happen, or to make people accept it.
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egzekwować, wprowadzać w życie
ravage
1. The whole area has been ravaged by war. 2. The hurricane ravaged the US Gulf Coast.
verb - to damage or destroy something.
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dewastować, pustoszyć
denounce
The UN Assembly denounced the use of violence.
verb - to publicly criticize someone or something, or to publicly accuse someone of something.
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potępiać
hover
She hovered between leaving and staying. / A helicopter hovered overhead.
verb - (with between) to be undecided. / (of a bird, insect hover) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.
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wahać się / unosić się
plunge
1. The car came off the road and plunged down the hillside. / He plunged into the water. 2. Temperatures plunged below zero.
verb - 1. jump or dive quickly and energetically. 2. to become lower in temperature, value, etc very suddenly and quickly.
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runąć, rzucić się, gwałtownie spadać
relatively
1. Eating out is relatively cheap. 2. He seems relatively happy now.
adv - when compared to someone or something else.
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stosunkowo, względnie
inflate / pump up
He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball. / These tyres/tires need pumping up a bit.
verb - to fill something with air or gas, or to become filled with air or gas. / to inflate (tyres/tires etc) with a pump.
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nadmuchiwać, napompować
enrol / enrolment
1. Can we enrol/enroll for this class? 2. You must enrol/enroll your child before the start of the school term.
verb, noun - to become or make someone become an official member of a course, college, or group.
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zapisać (się) / zapisanie (się)
trample
1. She shouted at the boys for trampling on her flowers. 2. Two people were trampled to death in the panic.
verb - to walk on something, usually damaging or hurting it.
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deptać (zadeptać)
reverberate / resound
The sound of the shots reverberated around the building. / The whole hall resounded with applause.
verb - If a sound reverberates, it is heard for a long time as it is sent back from different surfaces. / To make a loud sound, or to be filled with a loud sound.
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rozbrzmiewać
crumble
1. Buildings crumbled as the earthquake struck. 2. His first marriage crumbled after only a year.
verb - 1. to break into small pieces, or to make something break into small pieces. 2. If a relationship, system, or feeling crumbles, it fails or ends.
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kruszyć się, rozpadać się, rozsypywać się
utilise
1. The vitamins come in a form that is easily utilized by the body. 2. The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.
verb - to use something in an effective way.
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spożytkować, wykorzystać
opt for sth / opt out
1. Mike opted for early retirement. 2. Consumers will opt for low-priced goods. / He's decided to opt out of the company's pension scheme.
verb - to choose something or to decide to do something. / To choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it.
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decydować się na coś, optować za czymś / wycofać się (zrezygnować)
resemble
She resembles her father.
verb - to look like or be like someone or something.
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przypominać, być podobnym

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