1. The boy who lived Flashcards
tantrum
Dudley was now having a tantrum…
napad złości
peculiar
He noticed the first sign of something peculiar.
dziwny, osobliwy
jerked
then he jerked his head around to look again.
gwałtowanym ruchem głowy
tabby
There was a tabby cat.
pręgowany
cloaks
People in cloaks.
peleryna
getups
Mr. Dusrsley couldn’t bear people who dressed in funny clothes - the getups you saw on young people!
dziwaczny strój
huddle
His eyes fall on a huddle of these weirdos.
grupka
enraged
Mr. Dursley was enraged.
wściekły
uneasy
They made him uneasy.
zaniepokojony
bunch
This bunch were whispering excitedly, too.
grupa, grono
tin
He couldn’t see a single collecting tin.
puszka
snapped at
Snapped at his secretary.
warknąć na kogoś
seized
Seized his telephone.
chwycić
stroked
.. and stroked his mustache, thinking…
pociągnął
grunted
“Sorry”, he grunted.
chrząknąć
stumbled
…, as the tiny old man stumbled and almost fell.
potknął się
On the contrary
On the contrary, his face split into a wide smile…
Wręcz przeciwnie
passerby
He said in a squeaky voice that made passerby stare.
przechodzień
Rejoice
Rejoice, for You-Know-Who was gone at last!
uradować się
stern
It just gave him a stern look.
srogi
downpour
They’ve had a downpour of shooting stars!
ulewa
folks
It’s not until next week, folks!
lud, ludzie
mumbled
“Funny stuff on the news”, Mr. Dursley mumbled.
mamrotać
dared
Mr. Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he’d heard the name “Potter”.
odważyć się
stiffly
“I suppose so”, said Mrs. Dursey stiffly.
sztywno
nasty
“Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me”
wstrętny, nieprzyjemny
crept
Mr. Dursley crept to the bedroom window.
zakraść się
swooped
…, nor when two owls swopped overhead.
pikować
twitched
The cat’s tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.
drgnął
buckled
He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots.
odkształcone
crooked
His nose was very long and crooked.
kręty, przekrzywiony
rummaging
He was busy rummaging in his cloak.
szukać
chuckle
He chuckled.
stłumiony chichot
muttered
He muttered, “I should have known”.
mamrotać
pinpricks
The only lights left on the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance.
punkcik
beady-eyed
If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn’t be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement.
paciorkowate oczy
pavement
If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn’t be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement.
chodnik
distinctly ruffled
She looked distinctly ruffled.
wyraźnie wzburzony
dozen
I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here.
tuzin
flocks
Flocks of owls…
gromady, stada
downright
People are being downright careless.
skończenie
wręcz nieostrożni, skończenie niostrożni
flinch
Professor McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice.
wzdrygnąć się
flatter
You flatter me.
pochlebiać
noble
“Only because you’re too – well – noble to use them.”
szlachetny
earmuffs
I haven’t blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs.
nauszniki
tremble
Professor McGonagall’s voice trembled as she went on.
drżeć
nod
Dumbledore nodded glumly
skinąć głową
glumly
Dumbledore nodded glumly
ponuro
astounding
It’s just astounding.
zdumiewający
lace
Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
koronkowy
handkerchief
Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
chusteczka
dab
Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
musnąć
beneath
Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
pod, poniżej (czegoś)
grudginly
“I’m not saying his heart isn’t in the right place,” said Professor McGonagall grudgingly,
niechętnie
rumbling
A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them.
dudnienie
swell
it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky.
falować, narastanie dźwięku
astride
the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it.
okrakiem
vast
In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets.
ogromny
howl
Then, suddenly, Hagrid let out a howl like a wounded dog.
wycie, ryk
hiss
“Shhh!” hissed Professor McGonagall, “you’ll wake the Muggles!”
syknąć
murmur
“Good luck, Harry,” he murmured.
pomruk
breeze
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.
wiaterek
ruffle
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.
zmierzwił
neat
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.
schludny, czysty
hedge
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.
żywopłot
inky
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen.
atramentowy
prod
he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley…
szturchać
pinch
he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley…
szczypać
