ROBACZKI słówka na sprawdzian

JAYWALKING

crossing the street in the wrong place – nieprawidłowe przechodzenie przez jezdnię

SLANDER

publicly lying about sb – {speaking} zniesławienie, oszczerstwo, potwarz

LIBEL

publishing lies about sb – {writing} zniesławienie, paszkwil

LOITERING WITH INTENT

remaining in a public place without obvious reason – podejrzane zachowanie

TRESPASSING

illegally entering sb’s property – wkraczanie bez pozwolenia na czyjś grunt, naruszenie czyjejś własności

TO ACT ON A TIP-OFF

if the police act on a tip-off, they use information they have been given to try to prevent a crime or seize a criminal/illegall goods – działać na podstawie informacji (o policji)

TO BE CONVICTED OF A CRIME

to be found guilty in a court of law of a crime you have been accused of committing – być skazanym

TO BE ON THE LOOSE

to have escape from prison and not been captured by the authorities – chodzić wolno po ucieczce z więzienia

TO RULE PUT (THE POSSIBILLITY OF) STH

to say that sth is not possible – wykluczyć możliwość

TO BE SENTENCED TO (A NUMBER OF YEARS IN PRISON)

if the judge sentences sb, he or she states in court what their punishment is going to be – być skazanym na

TO STAND UP (IN COURT)

to be accepted as true or satisfactory when it is carefully examined in court – obronić się w sądzie (o alibi, o dowodzie)

TO TESTIFY AGAINST SB

to provide the court with information that shows that sb is guilty of the crime that they have been accused of committing – zeznawać przeciwko

TO TIP (SB) OFF

to tell the police where and when a crime will be committed or where a criminal or illegal, stolen goods can be found – dać cynk policji

TO PURSE YOUR LIPS

to press your lips together – zaciskać usta

DEATH ROW

the cells in a prison for prisoners who are waiting to be killed as punishment for a serious crime – cele, w których przebywają więźniowie skazani na śmierć

TO WHIMPER

to make weak crying sounds, especially with fear or pain – kwilić, piszczeć, skomleć

DRAWN AND QUARTERED

łamany kołem

AN ELECTROCUTION

execution by electricity – śmiertelne porażenie prądem, krzesło elektryczne

TO STRANGLE

TO THROTTLE - dusić

TO ENLIGHTEN

to give sb information so that they understand sth better – oświecić, objaśniać

ENLIGHTENMENT

oświecenie

GHASTLY

extremely unpleasant or bad; terrible – okropny, przerażający, potworny, koszmarny

GRISLY

extremely unpleasant and frightening and usually connected with death and violence – przerażający, makabryczny

LOOP

a curved or round shape made by a line – pętla

NOOSE

a circle like this in a rope that is used for hanging a person – stryczek

TO BOTCH

to do sth badly – spartaczyć

TO INSERT

to put sth into sth or between two things – wkładać, umieszczać

TO SUSTAIN

to experience, to suffer – odnieść

TO BLUNDER

to make a stupid mistake – popełnić gafę

LENIENT

not as strict as expected – łagodny, pobłażliwy, wyrozumiały

TO SOAR

to rise very fast/to fly high in the air – szybować/wzbijać się, zwyżkować

TO SQUIR

TO WRIGGLE – wiercić się, wić się

A ROOKIE

a person who is new to an organization or an activity

A BADGE

a small piece of metal, cloth or plastic with a design or words on it that you wear on your clothing – odznaka, znaczek

A DAGO

a person from Spain, Portugal, Italy or South America

A HUG-A-THUG

liberals who cuddle and comfort murdererers, rapists and child molesters

FOOLPROOF

not capable or going wrong or being wrongly used – nie do zepsucia, niezawodny

A GLITCH

a small problem or fault that stops sth working successfully – usterka

TO ENCOMPASS

to include, especially different types of things – obejmować

A PROSECUTOR

a legal representative who officialy accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a court of law – oskarżyciel publiczny, prokurator

A CONSTABLE

a police officer of the lowest level - posterunkowy

A SOLICIATOR

a lower – ranking lawyer

A BARRISTER

a higher – ranking lawyer

TO MAKE AMENDS FOR

wynagradzać szkodę

TO DO ONE’S BIT

spełnić swój obowiązek, wnieść swój wkład

TO LAY DOWN THE LAW

ustanawiać prawo

TO DITCH

to leave sb/sth – rzucać, porzucać

TO COMBAT CRIME

walczyć z przestępczością

SPOOKY

SCARY, straszny, z dreszczykiem

A BEGGAR

żebrak

A REVOCATION

odebranie, pozbawienie przywileju

TO REVOKE

to officialy cancel sth so that is no longer valid – unieważniać, uchylać

A MINOR

nieletni

WITHOUT A PRIOR RECORD

nienotowany

TO CLEAR OF ALL CHARGES

uwolnić się z zarzutów