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unusually large, powerful, or damaging
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massive
Pol. potężny, ogromny, rozległy,
Massive storm in Brazil leaves 3 dead
to make a place look tidier by putting things back where they belong
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clear up
Pol. posprzątać, zrobić porządek,
A clear-up is under way after storms caused flooding and travel disruption
very heavy rain
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torrential rain
Pol. ulewny deszcz,
The torrential rain and thunderstorms swept across Scotland overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.
if winds, waves, fire etc ... or sweep through, across etc a place, they move quickly and with a lot of force
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sweep a place
The downpour swept all our crops into the river.
a rough path across countryside or through a forest
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trail
Pol. szlak, smuga, ślady
Pol. pozostawić ślady spustoszenia
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leave a trail of devastation
thunderstorms leave a trail of devastation - girl is killed by a tree.
the track made behind a boat as it moves through the water
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wake
The wake spread out in a v-shape behind the ship.
a wall or embankment built to prevent encroachment or erosion by the sea or to serve as a breakwater
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sea wall
Pol. falochron
It has a very strong sea wall which has cost a considerable amount of money.
if a boat ____, it turns over in the water
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capsizes
Pol. wywracać się (dnem do góry)
a fishing boat that uses a trawl net
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trawler
a wide net that is pulled along the bottom of the sea to catch fish
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trawl net
if a chance or possibility of something happening is _____, it is not very likely to happen [= slight]
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remote
Pol. (o szansy) odległa
to make it difficult for someone to do sth
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hamper
Pol. przeszkadzać, utrudniać
Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.
very unpleasant and shocking [= terrible]
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appalling
Pol. przerażający, okropny
appalling weather
to officially stop something from continuing, especially for a short time
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suspend
to suspend train services.
rom now until another change is announced
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until further notice
Pol. do odwołania
The building is closed until further notice (until another official announcement is made).
to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems
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disrupt
Pol. zakłócić, pokrzyżować, spowodować przerwę. If something is underway, it is happening now:
A clear-up is under way after storms caused flooding and travel disruption in east and central Scotland.
Pol. spowodować przerwę w dostawie energii elektrycznej
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disrupt electricity supplies
A heavy fall of snow disrupted traffic during the rush hour.
the act or instance of suddenly falling down
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collapse
Pol. zawalenie się, runięcie
far from the centre of a city, town etc or from a main building;
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outlying
Many of the students travel in by bus from outlying areas.

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