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1 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) nájsť2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) zistiť3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) považovať2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) objav- find out* * *• uznat• vyhladat• zásobit• zistit• zaopatrit• zorganizovat• zohnat• spozorovat• prehlásit• hladat• poskytnút• nájst• nachádzat• obstarat• objav• objavit -
2 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) kritizovať* * *• vinit (koho)• vytýkat chyby (komu)• vytýkat (nieco)• stále kritizovat• stále vidiet (nieco)• stažovat si -
3 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) objaviť2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) pristihnúť* * *• vypátrat• zistit• prekuknút• rozlúštit• nájst• nález -
4 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) dostať sa do toho -
5 find against the accused
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6 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) zviesť zo stopyEnglish-Slovak dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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7 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) zviesť zo stopyEnglish-Slovak dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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8 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) tajne -
9 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) dostať sa do úzkych -
10 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) zmieriť sa s -
11 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) pokus2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) experimentovať- experimentally
- experimentation* * *• experiment• robit pokusy• pokus -
12 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vytiahnuť2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ťahať3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vliecť sa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) prečesávať5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ťahať sa2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) prekážka, záťaž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, vtiahnutie3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) preoblečenie za ženu* * *• vliect• tahat• tiahnut• presúvat (obraz)• natahovat -
13 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• velkost• vziat mieru• vyskúšat (si)• zmerat si• zobrat mieru• zmerat• šírka stlpca sadzby• rytmus• sebakázen• sebaovládanie• stupen• spolocný delitel• takt• spolocný menovatel• tempo• urcitá miera• umiernenost• prejst• premeriavat• premerat• jednotka (miery)• brat mieru• dlžka riadka• delitel• rozmer• porovnat (si)• porovnávat• kritérium• krokový tanec• merat• meracia sústava• merac• mat rozmery• merat (si)• merat sa• medza• meradlo• miera• nápev• odmeriavat• odmerka• odhadnút• opatrenie• odmerat -
14 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) rozmer2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) miera3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) meranie* * *• meranie• miera -
15 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) druhý2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ostatní3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) nedávno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inak- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
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16 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) vypínať, spínať2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) odbočenie3) (a thin stick.) prútik, palička2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) prepnúť, obrátiť- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *• vedlajšia kolaj• volic• výhybka• výhonok• vypínac• výhybka (amer.)• výmena• vypnutie• zahánat sa• zaradenie rýchlosti• zapnutie• zmenit farbu• zmenit• zmena farby• spínac• šlahat (bicom)• šlahnutie• spínat• švihat• strapec• urobit prudký pohyb• trstenica• presun• presunovanie• prepnút• previest• prícesok• prepnutie• previest na inú kolaj• prenos palby• presunovat• prepojovac• prípojka• preskocit• prepínat• prepínac• prestavenie výhybky• prechod• falošný vrkoc• kader vlasov• jazdecký bicík• iná orientácia• bicík• chvost• prút• rana• prútik• parameter• posunovat• kohútik• náhla zmena• odvedenie stranou• odbocenie• odbocka• obrat -
17 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vážiť (sa)2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vážiť3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) zaťažiť•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) zaťažiť2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) zaťažiť•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *• uvážit• vážit (mat váhu)• váženie• vážit (sa)• významný• zapôsobit (na koho)• zavážit• zvažovat• zvážit• posúdit• posudzovat -
18 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) stĺp2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) stĺpec3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) stĺpec4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) stĺpec5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) rubrika6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) kolóna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) kolóna•* * *• stlpec• stlp• kolóna -
19 locate
[lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) umiestniť2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) nájsť* * *• vložit• vyhladávat• vymedzit• zistovat• zistit polohu• umiestit• umiestnit• ubytovat sa• urcovat• urcit• usadit sa• položit• lokalizovat• nájst -
20 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) plný nádeje2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) nádejný3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) sľubný* * *• plný nádeje• nádejný
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