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1 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) pôvab2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) kúzlo3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talizman4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) ozdoba2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) okúzliť2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) vyčarovať•- charming- charmingly* * *• caro• pôvab• kúzlo• okúzlit• ocarit -
2 superstition
[su:pə'stiʃən]1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) povera2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) povera•- superstitiously* * *• povera -
3 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) priať si, želať si2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) chcieť3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) priať2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) prianie, želanie2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) túžba, želanie3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) blahoželanie•- wishing-well* * *• želat (si)• želanie• žicit (si)• túžba• prianie• chciet -
4 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) náhoda2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) príležitosť3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) šanca4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riziko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskovať2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) mať šťastie3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) náhodný- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *• šanca• príležitost• náhodný• náhoda• možnost• nádej -
5 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolu2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupne4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolu5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) dolu, nižšie2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolu3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pozdĺž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodiť do seba- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) úplne, priamo, výslovne- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) páperie- downie®- downy* * *• vypnutý• duna• dolu• dole• dolný• páperie• piescitá pahorkatina• po• nadol -
6 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) chorý2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) zlý3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) nešťastný2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ťažko3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) zlo2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) zlo•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill* * *• zlé chovanie• zhubný• zlý• škodlivý• škaredý• škaredá povest• chorý• nevychovanost• nevhodný• neschopný• nemocný• onemocniet -
7 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) zľutovanie, súcit2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) šťastie, šťastná náhoda, dar nebies•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *• zlutovanie• štastná náhoda• štastie• štastlivá okolnost• súcit• úlava• dar nebies• požehnanie• láskavost• milosrdenstvo• milosrdný skutok• milost -
8 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) pevný2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tuhý3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) odolný4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) hrubý, neznesiteľný5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) ťažký2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) lotor- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *• silný• ulicník• tuhý• tvrdý• tažký• húževnatý• chuligán• nepoddajný• obtažný
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