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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. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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złamać (się), pękać, zerwać / trzask
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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. commencer à apprendre
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On behalf of all our members, I’d like to thank everybody for their support. noun - for, or in the interests of. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception. noun - the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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1. a cargo of oil. 2. a cargo ship/plane. noun - goods that are carried in a vehicle. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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We must take his illness into account when assessing his work. To consider (something which is part of the problem etc). commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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przedsięwzięcie (ryzykowne) / odważyć się
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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