Vocabulary from 'Dinner for Two' by Mike Gayle

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms from the lecture notes on 'Dinner for Two' by Mike Gayle.

Squint

To partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly, zmrużyć oczy

Rummage

To search for something that is difficult to find among other things, grzebać

Vying for something

To strive for or seek attention, zabiegać o

To Soar into the air

To take off into the air, wzbić się w powietrze

Ecstatic

Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement, pełen zachwytu

Cooing over someone

To talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively about someone, mówić pieszczotliwie

Bode well for

To be a sign that something good will happen in the future, wróżyć coś dobrego

To Writhe

To make large twisting movements with the body, wić się

Kneel down

To go down in a position where your knees are on the ground, klęknąć

Counterpart

Something that has the same job or position as something else, odpowiednik

Churn out

To produce large amounts of something, wydawać

Lumber something

To get something out of something, wydobyć coś

Extoll

To praise or glorify, wychwalać

Attired

Dressed in clothes of a particular type, ubrany

Neatly

Carefully; in a tidy way, starannie

To Divulge

To reveal or make something well known, ujawnic

Forthright

Honest and clear in expressing one's thoughts, szczery

Conquer

To defeat someone, zwyciężyć

Ensconced

Positioned safely or comfortably,usadowieni

Roam

To move about or travel aimlessly, wędrować

Adorned with

Decorated with, ozdobione

Lodge in something

To become stuck in a place, utkwić

Clutch

To grasp something tightly, trzymać się czegoś

Fully-fledged

Completely developed; of full status, pełnoprawny

Foreseeable

Able to predict, przewidywalna

Merely

Only; just, jedynie, tylko

Nocturnal

Occurring during the night, nocny

Ride out the lull

To survive or endure a temporary period of calm, przetrwać trudny okres

To Eke out a living

To earn enough money to survive, zarabiać na życie

Hefty

Large in size or amount, wysoki

Byline

Signature, a line at the top of a magazine giving the writer's name, podpis

Grind

To smile widely, szczerzyć zęby

Flit across

To move quickly and lightly, przesunąć się

Wind someone up

To make someone angry, zdenerwować kogoś

Trim something

To make something shorter, skrócić coś

Blokey

Masculine; acting like a man, Męski

Bugger up something

To ruin or destroy something, zepsuć coś

Bewildered

Confused and uncertain, zdezorientowany

Ailing

Falling or struggling, upadające

Anguish

Feeling pain, z cierpienim

Cover-mounted

Attached to the cover of a magazine, umieszczony na okładce

Rub off on someone

A characteristic quality or emotion is transferred to another, udzielic sie komuś

Topple over

To fall over, przewrocic sie

Be sacked

To be fired or dismissed, byc zwolnionym

Sullen

Gloomy or in a depressed mood, ponury

Frisson

A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear, dreszczyk

Scoff

To make fun of or mock, wyśmiewać sie

Impishly

In a way that takes pleasure in causing trouble, figlarnie

Obtuse

Slow to understand; lacking sharpness, tępy

Surly

Unfriendly or bad-tempered, opryskliwi

Haggard

Very skinny and exhausted, wychudzony

Churish

Rude or unkind, chamski

Felt-tip pen

A pen with a point made of a soft material, flamaster

Scattergun approach

A disorganized way of dealing with multiple things, niezorganizowane podejście

Tide

The rise and fall of the sea occurring twice a day, przyplyw

Corkscrew

A tool used to pull corks out of bottles, korkociąg

Confide in someone

To share your feelings and secrets with someone you trust, zwierzać się

Stern

Strict or uncompromising, surowe

Bunk off

To stay away from school or leave early, uciec

Knee jerk reaction

An automatic or impulsive reaction, odruch

Stop-gap

A temporary job, praca tymczasowa

Sulk

To take offense and be silent due to disappointment, obrazić się

Ambiguity

A word that can be understood in two or more ways,dwuznaczność

Verge

On the edge or border of something,skraj

Aptly

In a suitable or appropriate manner, zręcznie

Doting

Loving or adoring, kochający

Rein someone in

To control or limit someone, powstrzymać

Lark

A thing said to cause laughter; joke, żart

Loathe something

To feel strong hate or dislike for something, nienawidzić czegoś

Wacky

Crazy or unusual in a silly way, szalony

Woozy

Dizzy or feeling weak, mający zawroty głowy

Frenzy

A state of uncontrollable or wild behavior,szał

Rummage

To search unsystematically, przeszukać

Witty

Showing quick and inventive verbal humor, dowcipny

Acute

Strong or intense, ostry

Raging

Fierce or extreme, zaciekłe

Harangue

To harass someone or give an aggressive speech, nękać

Feckless

Irresponsible or lacking determination, nieodpowiedzialny

To Dissect

To analyze in detail, analizować

Branch out

To extend or expand one's activities, poszerzyć horyzonty

Pensive

Deeply and seriously thoughtful, zamyślony

Beady

Small, round, and gleaming, paciorkowate

Rave about something

To express enthusiastic praise or admiration, zachwalac cos

Pertinence

Relevance or being appropriate, trafność

Rigid

Stiff or fixed; unable to bend, sztywne

Grim

Very serious or gloomy, ponury

Come to a halt

To stop moving or no longer happen, stanąć w miejscu

To sulk

To refuse to speak because you're angry, obrazić się

Evaporate

To disappear, wyparowac

Pew

A long bench in a church, lawka w kosciele

Gobsmacked

Overwhelmed with shock or surprise, oszolomieni

Loop

To form something into a circle, zrobic petelke

Prick someone's conscience

To make someone feel guilty or ashamed, poruszyć czyjeś sumienie

Rubble

Waste or rough fragments of stone, gruzy

Shrug

To raise shoulders to express doubt, wzruszyć ramionami

Job hopping

The practice of changing jobs frequently, zmiana pracy

Pull the plug

To back out, To do sth that prevents an action from continuing, wycofac sie

To Summon

To collect or call together, zebrać

Surplus

An amount left over when requirements have been met, nadmiar, zbedne

Gloss over something

To avoid considering something, zatuszować