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I . lurch [lɜːrtʃ, Brit lɜːtʃ] VB intr

lurch car, train

lurch people

lurch ship

II . lurch <-es> [lɜːrtʃ, Brit lɜːtʃ] N

lurch

lurch

to leave sb in the lurch inf

deixar alguém em apuros

Usage examples with lurch

to leave sb in the lurch inf

deixar alguém em apuros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His escape ladder lands him safely on the ground; however, he slips on an old spaghetti (which he threw beforehand) and lurches. en.wikipedia.org

The creature, seemingly badly wounded, was only briefly visible as it lurched into the water. en.wikipedia.org

It lurches about impulsively and has thrilling momentsbut also some pretty distressing examples of shoddy ensemble, particularly in the scherzo and finale. en.wikipedia.org

The chaotic conditions usually left the commuters in a lurch. en.wikipedia.org

Shortly after midnight when a new watch came on duty, the ship was heeling over eighteen degrees and was felt to lurch to starboard twice. en.wikipedia.org

It lurched across the road towards the loch 20yd m away, leaving only a trail of broken undergrowth in its wake. en.wikipedia.org

Once the two meet, the man is horrified to observe that his date is masculine, grunting, and lurching. en.wikipedia.org

When gluteus maximus is weak, trunk lurches backward (gluteus maximus lurch) at heel-strike on weakened side to interrupt forward motion of the trunk. en.wikipedia.org

Nothing could exceed the beauty of her plunges fore and aft, and lurches from port to starboard; but the party were sadly lacking in enthusiasm. en.wikipedia.org

The car lurched to the side of the highway and stopped. en.wikipedia.org

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