Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

szarpnąć in English:

1. jerk


Lucy jerked awake from a nightmare.
She dumped him because she thought he was a jerk.
The car made a strange noise and then jerked to a halt.
He's such a jerk! He told us we were the worst class he's ever taught.
Ern jerked the steering wheel so hard that a whole farmhouse had to jump aside to avoid the bus.
Tell him I'm not home. I don't wanna talk to that jerk.
What a bunch of incompetent jerks.
... to have someone else jerk the strings that tie...
He's such a shameless jerk.
He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.
Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.
You're a jerk.
Get lost, stupid jerk!
The jerk factory called. They want their product back.

English word "szarpnąć"(jerk) occurs in sets:

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2. tug


He felt a tug of jealousy.
She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
When stay-at-home parents gather at the school gate to collect their little ones and your daughter sees them go on for tea at each other’s homes, such a request as Emily’s tugs at the heart strings
All you need to do is tug the strip as shown below.
Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
I can take a fellow's head clean off with just a little tug.
I would tug it like Reksio would tug ham.
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

English word "szarpnąć"(tug) occurs in sets:

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3. wrench


Do you have a wrench in your tool box?
Hand me the wrench.
A wrench is a commonly used tool.
The shark looked at him and wrenched the meat loose.
His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.
Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.
The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.

English word "szarpnąć"(wrench) occurs in sets:

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4. to lurch



English word "szarpnąć"(to lurch) occurs in sets:

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5. yank


We don't want any yanks in our country!
When I was ready to jump off the plane, I felt a small yank on my shoulder. 'You've forgotten your parachute' my instructor said.
and i was suddenly yanked upward
She yanked ​open the ​cupboard ​door and everything ​fell out.
My new boss keeps yanking me. I guess I have to find myself a new job.

English word "szarpnąć"(yank) occurs in sets:

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