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1 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; výpadok; účes; zníženie2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) strih3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátok•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zlomyseľný- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohľadný- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *• znížit• zníženie cien• seknutie• škrabnutie• sekat• strihat• rezat• rana• rez• porezat• krájat -
2 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kus2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kus; jeden3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) dielo; článok4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) minca5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figúrka, kameň•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) postupný- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *• kúsok• kus -
3 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) červík2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) votrieť sa2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) vytiahnuť (z koho)* * *• vyvábit (tajomstvo)• závitnica• závit• zbavit hlístov• škrkavka• špirála• úbožiak (pren.)• hlísta• bedár (pren.)• cerv -
4 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) zrno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) zrno, obilie3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) zrnko4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) vlákno; rok(y); žilkovanie5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) zrnko•* * *• vlákno• zrno• jadro• chlp• povaha• letá (v dreve)• náklonnost• obilie -
5 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) rozsekať, rozkrájať2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) (pri)cupkať2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) sekaná- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *• vyslovovat afektovane• sekané mäso• sekat• hovorit zaobalene• afektovat• rozsekat• rozkrájat• rozomliet• krájat• nakrájat• nadrobno rozkrájaná hmota• mliet• nasekat -
6 crochet
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7 cubicle
['kju:bikl](a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) kabína* * *• skrina• kabína• komora -
8 fizz
[fiz] 1. verb((of a liquid) to release or give off many small bubbles: I like the way champagne fizzes.) šumieť2. noun(the sound made or the feeling in the mouth produced by this: This lemonade has lost its fizz.) šumenie, bublinky- fizzy* * *• vzruch• živost• šampus• šampanské• sykot• šumiet• šumenie• sycanie• sycat• horiet• odvaha -
9 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) palec2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) piaď2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) posúvať sa krok za krokom* * *• cól (dlžková miera)• palec• pohybovat sa kúsok po kús• pohybovat sa krok za krok• posunovat sa postupne• kúsocek• kúsok• malickost -
10 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) viesť; priviesť2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) viesť3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) spôsobiť4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) byť na čele5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viesť2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vedenie2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenstvo3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) príklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) vôdzka, remeň6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) tip (na)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavná úloha•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olovený2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vedenie• vodit• viest• vodcovstvo• zac(ín)at• žit• sonda• šnúra (i elektro)• sužovat• spravovat• tuha• tip• príklad• presviedcat• predbiehat• hlavná hloha (div.)• iniciatíva• byt v cele• byt prvý• prvenstvo• remienok• ovplyvnovat• pohnút• pokyn• olovnica• olovo -
11 lobby
['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) hala, vestibul2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) záujmová / nátlaková skupina2. verb(to try to influence (the Government etc).) vykonávať nátlak* * *• vestibul• predsien• foyer• intervenovat• ovplyvnovat• okruh záujmov -
12 mosquito
[mə'ski:tou]plural - mosquito(e)s; noun(any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.) moskyt, komár* * *• komár• malá stíhacka• moskyt -
13 retail
['ri:teil] 1. verb(to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) maloobchod2. adjective(relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) maloobchodný- retailer* * *• v malom• v drobnom• všade vyprávat• predaj v drobnom• predávat v malom• roznášat klebety• rozširovat reci• reprodukovat• roznášat• podrobne rozprávat rozhov• maloobchodný• maloobchod• obchod v malom• obchod v drobnom -
14 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) blikať2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) iskriť; ligotať (sa); žmurkať2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) (za)iskrenie, záblesk2) (the act of twinkling.) mihanie, blikanie* * *• záblesk• zaiskrit• žiarit• zamrkat ocami• žmurkat• svietit• preletiet• iskrit sa• kmitanie• iskra• iskrenie• blikat• blikanie• blikotat• blikotanie• blikot• blikotat sa• chviet sa• chvenie• rozžiarit sa• rýchly pohyb• ligotat sa• ligotanie• letiet• mrknutie• mihnút sa• mrkat• moment• mihotanie• mihotat sa• myknút sa -
15 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) dopravný ostrovček
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