-
1 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) oveľa lepšíEnglish-Slovak dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
-
2 than
[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) ako* * *• ako• než -
3 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) mať (vlastný) rozum -
4 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) rozmyslieť si2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) mať lepšiu mienku o* * *• rozmysliet si -
5 second to none
(better than every other of the same type: As a portrait painter, he is second to none.) neprekonateľný* * *• neprekonatelný• neprekonaný -
6 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) vyšší, väčší2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) mimoriadny3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) povýšený2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) nadriadený, -á, predstavený* * *• väcší• ušlachtilejší• vyššie postavený• vyšší• šéf• skvelý• silnejší• predstavený• inteligentnejší• indexový• bohorovný• dokonalejší• pyšný• prvotriedny• povýšenecký• povýšený• povznesený• lepší• kvalitnejší• majúci prednost• mimoriadny• nadradený• nadriadený• namyslený• nóbl -
7 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) číry; obyčajný- merely* * *• skutocný• úplný• úplne• hlúpy• holý• hranica• jazero• bezvýznamný• círy• rybník• ozajstný• medza• mociar• obycajný -
8 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) akýkoľvek2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) žiadny, nejaký2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) každý3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) o trochu; o nič- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *• žiadny• každý• nejaký• niektorý -
9 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) zlomiť, rozbiť2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiť, odtrhnúť3) (to make or become unusable.) pokaziť (sa)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušiť; porušiť5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) prekonať6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prerušiť7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prerušiť8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámiť9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovať10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmierniť11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) začať2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza, prestávka2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmena3) (an opening.) otvor, prielom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šanca•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) krehký tovar- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• vypnút• zlomit (sa)• šetrne oznámit• prekonat rekord• príležitost• pretrhnút (sa)• prerušenie• prestávka• prerušit• rozbit (sa)• rozpojit• porušit• náhla zmena• nedodržat -
10 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) zatmenie2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) byť v zatmení2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) zatieniť* * *• zatmenie• zatienit• prekonat -
11 emulate
['emjuleit](to try hard to equal or be better than.) súťažiť* * *• vyrovnat sa• sútažit• súperit• imitovat• napodobnit• napodobit -
12 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) niekedy; nikdy; kedy2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) až do smrti; odvtedy3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) veľmi; vlastne•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) neopadavý ihličnatý strom- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *• vôbec• vždy• kedy• akokolvek• niekedy -
13 excel
[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.)2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.)•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently* * *• vynikat• prevyšovat -
14 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) lichotiť2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) lichotiť3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) lichotiť si•- flattery* * *• vela si o sebe mysliet• trúfat si tvrdit• gratulovat si• byt lichotivý• pochlebovat• lichotit• lahodit -
15 glorify
1) (to make (something) seem better than it is: That book glorified war.) idealizovať2) (to praise.) oslavovať* * *• velebit• oslavovat -
16 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) teraz2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) hneď teraz3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) (od) teraz4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) vtedy5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) tak teraz6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) tak (teda)2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) teraz keď- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *• vtedy• takto• terajšok• terajší• teda• urcite• teraz• pretože• prítomnost• hned teraz• ked• jasne• hned• ale• a teraz• potom• módny• nuž -
17 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) predstihnúť, prekonať* * *• prekonat• prevýšit• predstihnút -
18 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zatieniť* * *• zatienit -
19 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) rasizmus2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) rasizmus* * *• rasizmus -
20 street
[stri:t]1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) ulica2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) ulica•- street directory
- be streets ahead of / better than
- be up someone's street
- not to be in the same street as* * *• vírový• smer• urcený pre den• ulicka• ulicný• ulica• trend• financný svet• jazdná dráha• cesta• poulicný• obycajný clovek z ulice
См. также в других словарях:
Better Than Love (песня Hurts) — «Better Than Love» Сингл Hurts из альбома Happiness … Википедия
Better Than Today — «Better Than Today» Сингл Кайли Миноуг из альбома Aphrodite Выпущен 3 декабря 2010 Формат CD сингл, цифровая дистрибуция, 7 сингл Жанр поп, синтипоп Длительность 3:25 … Википедия
Better Than Love — Hurts Veröffentlichung 23. Mai 2010 Länge 3:32 Genre(s) Elektro Pop, Synthie Pop Autor(en) Hurts, Joseph Cross … Deutsch Wikipedia
Better Than Raw — Better Than Raw … Википедия
Better Than I Know Myself — «Better Than I Know Myself» … Википедия
Better Than Ezra — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Better Than Ezra es un grupo de rock alternativo de Nueva Orleans, Louisiana. Contenido 1 Historia 1.1 Formación y primeros éxitos 1.2 Año 2000 hasta la actualidad … Wikipedia Español
Better Than This — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Better Than This es el cuarto single de Perfect Symmetry, tercer disco de Keane. Se anunció que éste seria el próximo single vía e mail a todos los fans registrados en su web oficial, Keanemusic.com El single salió a … Wikipedia Español
Better Than This — «Better Than This» Сингл Keane … Википедия
Better Than Chocolate — Réalisation Anne Wheeler Acteurs principaux Wendy Crewson Karyn Dwyer Christina Cox Scénario Peggy Thompson Musique Graeme Coleman Photographie Gregory Middleton Production … Wikipédia en Français
Better than chocolate — Réalisation Anne Wheeler Acteurs principaux Wendy Crewson Karyn Dwyer Christina Cox Scénario Peggy Thompson Musique Graeme Coleman Photographie Gregory Middleton Production … Wikipédia en Français
Better than chocolate — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Better than Chocolate Título Better than Chocolate Ficha técnica Dirección Anne Wheeler Producción Sharon McGowan Peggy Thompson Gui … Wikipedia Español
