Polish English Dictionary
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porwać in English:
1. kidnap
Bandits kidnap people for ransom.
He kidnapped my dog.
A woman walked in and tried to kidnap a baby.
However men, seeking the contents of that safe, kidnap Hana. And those men were really detectives.
English word "porwać"(kidnap) occurs in sets:
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2. snatch
Somebody snatched my wallet.
Be careful that nobody snatches your bag while you're walking in the city.
Love is something that you can neither snatch away nor express.
He'd pop up and snatch the glasses off a classmate's face, or spit at the teacher.
There were six snatches in Las Vegas alone last night.
(snatch [sth] vtr) 1) to pull, grab or take sth away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement SYN grab (arrancar, arrebatar). 2) to quickly steal something from someone (coloquial) robar, afanar.
We have to protect him to prevent a snatch.
He snatched the letter from the man's hand. He snatched my wallet while I was out shopping.
He snatched the old man's briefcase and ran out of the cafe. We snatched the chance for a few hours together.
Sometimes I overheard snatches of their conversation.
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
She had her purse snatched from her arm / The little dog snatched the hotdog out of the boy's hand, and ran off.
Somebody might snatch your phone – snatch means to take something quickly
somebody just snatch your phone
You have to snatch at happiness when you can.
English word "porwać"(snatch) occurs in sets:
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3. purloin
One of my bus mates has purloined my French horn.
English word "porwać"(purloin) occurs in sets:
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4. hijack
They hijacked the truck outside the city.
The definition of hijack is to take over something that doesn't belong to you such as a plane, ship, bus or other vehicle
The terrorists hijacked the plane.
which can hijack your free will
English word "porwać"(hijack) occurs in sets:
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5. carry off
Both actors have the stylish self-confidence needed to carry off these roles.
English word "porwać"(carry off) occurs in sets:
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6. grab
Grab him.
I had to grab her to keep her from falling.
In case of fire, I would grab my flute and escape.
You have to grab every opportunity life gives you.
I was so late I only had time to grab my coat and rush out of the door.
Set to poke up through the ground and grab you.
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
It might grab you, it might engage you more than anything else. He grabbed my interest and I started listening to his story.
I'll just grab a coffee and be with you in a second.
Grab - Take something quickly in your hand. eg The rober grabbed Mary's purse.
On seeing the shark the young women grabbed the capitain's arm and held onto him
if you grab something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
Lucy grabbed at the ropes, burning red stripes across her hands.
grab (n),
English word "porwać"(grab) occurs in sets:
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7. capture
After months of a manhunt American soldiers captured Saddam Hussein.
They would capture as many people as possible.
The robber was finally captured.
capture people's imagination
I captured a video of a car accident. It was crazy.
He shot himself to avoid capture.
Terry was able to capture the beautiful sunset on camera.
The movie succeeded in capturing the atmosphere of Berlin in the 1930s; how to capture him alive... he captured our attention
this mountain capture my attention
We want to capture all the uniqueness of each language. And we as well want to capture their evolution through time.
Sirius Black, possibly the most infamous prisoner ever to be held in Azkaban fortress, is still eluding capture, the Ministry of Magic confirmed today
Sometimes the capture is made by an individual without help from others.
to capture
My husband captured our baby's first step on camera. Wildlife specialist Steve Nloom was feeling tired and sick when he captured this dramatic photo.
Among the comments, the message contained a reference to the way the force had captured the Yorkshire Ripper.
English word "porwać"(capture) occurs in sets:
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8. kidnapping
Tom is wanted by the FBI for kidnapping.
There has been a series of kidnappings in Africa.
I find it hard to believe that Tom was involved in the kidnapping.
Hearing about people kidnapping little children just makes my blood boil.
He's being accused of kidnapping.
The high-profile kidnapping has captivated the nation.
That was when I arranged the kidnapping.
Police said the group might have been responsible for the kidnapping.
This criminal offence is committed through the kidnapping of a person for the purpose of terrorism or the subversion of the democratic order.
The kidnapping of children is severly punished.
To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping.
The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.
