Translations for „engulfing“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] VB trans

1. engulf flames, sea:

engulf

pochłaniać [perf pochłonąć]

2. engulf panic, war:

engulf

ogarniać [perf ogarnąć]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Shortly before 2 a.m, the roof of the castle was no longer visible, engulfed by the flames.

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A conflict of ideas is set to engulf their five-year-old marriage.

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The wooden hangar was engulfed, and eventually burned down to the ground.

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The extensible lips protude and engulf the fruit.

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The fire and smoke engulfed the aircraft before it could be completely evacuated.

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He usually allows his entire body to be engulfed in flames considering his body can sustain the highest levels of heat.

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Most of the stairway exits were locked or jammed as workers tried to flee the fire which engulfed the top three floors of the building.

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Those areas were engulfed by those two towns once they became incorporated municipalities of several small villages and developments.

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The fuselage and one of the wings was broken off and the plane became engulfed in flames.

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As with most other types of cell membrane modulation, phagocytosis requires the actin cytoskeleton in order to engulf other items.

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