Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

prychnąć in English:

1. spit


Tom ate only three or four bites then spit out the food.
In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
A gentleman would not spit on the street.
spit out
They often behave like pigs: swearing, spitting, starting fights.
spat/amer. spit
Wait a sec. She usually spits up after eating.
And now Ive just seen her spit at you, the mayor of our town.
He'd pop up and snatch the glasses off a classmate's face, or spit at the teacher.
Although a lickspit licks spit and an ass-kisser kisses asses, both expressions are used for people who are tarred with the same brush.
Please spit.
She spit out an angry reply.
Instead of slapping him in the face, she spit in it, and walked contemptuously away.
Upon explaining plosives to his class, the linguistics teacher instantly became covered in spit.

2. snort


Clarissa gave a snort of disgust.
Everyone except Percy and Mrs. Weasley snorted into their pudding.
... even suggested we should snort oxytocin... to become more...
The horse snorted.
Did you just snort at me?
The horse snorted and tossed its head
Rosie started snorting with laughter.
The waiter gave a snort of contempt at the tip we offered.
She snorted in disgust. The horse snorted and tossed its head. 'You!' he snorted contemptuously.
to snort with laughter/annoyance
to force breath through nostrils making a loud sounds to show contempt a snort of contempt

3. sniff


Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose.
The dog sniffed at my shoes.
bomb was sniff out by dog
I've got a runny nose and can't stop sniffing
Don't sniff! Get a handkerchief and blow your nose.
He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing.
‘Why’s the dog sniffing the fridge?’ ‘There’s fresh steak in there.’
I sniffed a little, and had myself in hand again.
I sniffed the flowers, they smelled so nice.
I got a sniff that he will betray us at some point.
a child with a runny nose sniffs

English word "prychnąć"(sniff) occurs in sets:

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