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1 expensive
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2 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) prepych; prepychový2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) zbytočnosť•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness* * *• prepych• luxusný• luxus -
3 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) vedľa, pri2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) vedľa, oproti•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) okrem- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *• vedla• pri -
4 ceramic
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5 cloth
[kloƟ]plural - cloths; noun((a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made: a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.) látka* * *• súkno• plátno• látka• obrus -
6 clothe
[kləuð]past tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) šatiť2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) obliekať sa•- clothes- clothes-peg
- clothing* * *• pokryt• odiet• obliekat• obliect -
7 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) súťaživý2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) konkurenčný3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) športy, v ktorých sa súťaží* * *• sútažný• konkurencie schopný• konkurencný -
8 exclusive
[ik'sklu:siv]1) (tending to exclude.) výlučný2) ((of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in: a very exclusive club.) exkluzívny3) (given to only one individual or group etc: The story is exclusive to this newspaper.) výhradný4) (fashionable and expensive: exclusive shops/restaurants.) vybraný•- exclusiveness
- exclusive of* * *• uzavretý• výhradný• výlucný• rezervovaný• neprístupný -
9 expend
[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) minúť- expense
- expenses
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- at the expense of* * *• vydat• vynaložit• spotrebovat -
10 first-class
1) (of the best quality: a first-class hotel.) prvotriedny2) (very good: This food is first-class!) prvotriedny3) ((for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc: a first-class passenger ticket; ( also adverb) She always travels first-class.) prvá trieda* * *• prvotriedny -
11 flaunt
[flo:nt](to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) pýšiť sa* * *• stavat na obdiv• ukazovat a• predvádzat• blýskat sa• chválit sa• chovat sa nápadne• dávat okázale najavo• pyšne odmietat• opovrhovat• pohrdat• mávat• okázalo predvádzat• ohánat sa -
12 footwear
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13 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) rozmaznávať2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) uspokojiť, dožičiť (si), holdovať3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) dožičiť si•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *• vyhoviet• dožicit si• hoviet si• nadmerne pit alkohol• oddávat sa -
14 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dáma, pani; ženský2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dáma3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *• žena• dáma• pani• Lady (titul Lord)• milá• milovaná• milenka -
15 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovať2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieť2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) núdza3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) dôvod•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *• vyžadovat• žiadat si• byt v núdzi• bieda• chudoba• potrebovat• potrebný• potreba• požiadavka• musiet• nedostatok• nutný• núdza• nutnost -
16 nowadays
adverb (at the present period of time: Food is very expensive nowadays.) dnes* * *• v týchto dnoch• v dnešnej dobe• teraz• prítomný cas• dnešok• dnes• po tieto dni -
17 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) pilot2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) lodivod2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) skúšobný3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) pilotovať, viesť* * *• skúšobný• riadiaci• kontrolný -
18 rich
[ri ]1) (wealthy; having a lot of money, possessions etc: a rich man/country.) bohatý2) ((with in) having a lot (of something): This part of the country is rich in coal.) bohatý (na)3) (valuable: a rich reward; rich materials.) bohatý4) (containing a lot of fat, eggs, spices etc: a rich sauce.) hustý, výdatný5) ((of clothes, material etc) very beautiful and expensive.) drahocenný, ťažký•- richly- richness
- riches* * *• veselý• velký• výdatný• významovo bohatý• vzácny• žírny• žartujúci• slávnostný• silný• štavnatý• sýty• tucný• tucné mäso• tažký• úrodný• umelecky zdobený• prenikavý• prenikavo zapáchajúci• drahocenný• drahý• hlucný• hutný• k popukaniu• hustý• hojný• cenný• bohato zdobený• bohatý• bujný• plný• oplývajúci nutricnou kval• oplývajúci bohatstvom• korenený• majetný• nádherný• okázalý• obsahujúci množstvo -
19 snobbish
adjective She always had a snobbish desire to live in an area of expensive housing.) snobský* * *• snobský -
20 sumptuous
(expensive and splendid: They live in sumptuous surroundings.) prepychový* * *• prepychový• nákladný
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