8. Słówka

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stocky
A short, stocky man.
noun - having a wide, strong, body.
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krępy
gallant
A gallant soldier.
adj - brave.
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dzielny
sprout
The seeds I planted are just beginning to sprout.
cerb - If a plant sprouts, or if it sprouts something, it begins to produce leaves, flowers, etc.
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kiełkować
sibling
My father has always supported my siblings and me.
noun - a sister or brother.
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rodzeństwo
forge
noun - Steel is manufactured in a forge. / verb - He forged a horse-shoe out of an iron bar.
noun - a place where metal objects are made by heating and shaping metal. / verb - to shape metal by heating and hammering.
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kuźnia / wykuwać
rustle
1. Outside, the trees rustled in the wind. 2. She rustled her papers.
verb - If things such as paper or leaves rustle, or if you rustle them, they move about and make a soft, dry sound.
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szeleścić
poke
1. Nell kept poking me in the arm. 2. He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.
verb - 1. to quickly push your finger or other pointed object into someone or something. 2. to push something into; to prod.
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szturchać, trącać
lurk
Someone was lurking in the shadows.
verb - to wait somewhere secretly, especially before doing something bad.
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przyczaić się, czaić się
loathe
1. she loathed him on sight. 2. I loathe having to get up early in the mornings.
verb - feel intense dislike or disgust for. / To hate very much.
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brzydzić, czuć odrazę
sling - slung - slung
verb - a hammock was slung between two trees. / noun - He had his broken arm in a sling.
verb - to put something in a position where it hangs loosely. / noun - a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm.
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podwiesić / temblak
squat
He squatted down beside me.
verb - to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position.
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kucać
peer (verb)
She peered at me over her glasses.
verb - to look carefully or with difficulty.
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spoglądać na/w/przez
wallop
1. He walloped the desk with his fist. 2. I’ll wallop you if you do that again!
verb - to hit someone or something hard.
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pobić
revolt
noun - a slave/peasant revolt. / verb - Many were killed when nationalists revolted against the new government.
noun - a situation in which people try to change a government, often using violence, or in which they refuse to accept someone's authority. / verb - to try to change a government, often using violence, or to refuse to accept someone's authority.
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bunt / buntować
redundant
Many of the old skills had become redundant.
adj - not needed or used any more because there are other similar or more modern things.
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zbędny
skim
1. She began skimming through the reports on her desk. 2. Birds skimmed the surface of the pond.
verb - 1. to read or look at something quickly without looking at the details. 2. to move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of something.
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przejrzeć / musnąć
cuddle
1. The mother cuddled the child until he fell asleep. 2. The mother cuddled the child until he fell asleep.
verb - to put your arms around someone to show them that you love them.
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przytulać
brush of sth / brush against/past sb/sth
noun - She felt the brush of his lips against her cheek. / verb - He brushed past me as he went up the stairs.
noun - the feeling of something touching you lightly. / verb - to lightly touch someone or something as you move past.
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muśnięcie czegoś / musnąć
hatred
1. Racial hatred. 2. He developed an intense hatred of all women.
noun - a very strong dislike of someone or something.
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nienawiść
mane
He had a mane of white hair.
noun - the long, thick hair that grows on the necks of animals such as horses or lions.
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grzywa

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