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1 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) zhromaždiť sa2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) dozvedieť sa, usúdiť3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) trhať, zbierať4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) nariasiť2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) záhyby- gather round
- gather together* * *• usúdit• vyberat dane• zhromaždit sa• zhrnovat sa• získavat• zbierat• zhromaždovat• zbiehat sa• zosilnit• zvraštit• hnisat• rozumiet• plavit• nabrat• nahromadenie• narastat -
2 by heart
(from memory; by memorizing: The children know their multiplication tables by heart; Actors must learn their speeches (off) by heart.) naspamäť* * *• naspamät -
3 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sať2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) cmúľať3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vysať, vsať4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) unavovať, otráviť, nudiť2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) liznutie- sucker- suck up to* * *• sat• satie• srkat• pridájat• hlt• cmúlat• cumlat• cucat• cicat• dojcit• lízat• kojit• nasávanie• odsávanie -
4 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) pochytiť2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) naložiť, vziať3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) objaviť, natrafiť na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) vstať5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) vyzdvihnúť si6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) (za)chytiť7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) nájsť; zadržať* * *• vyzdvihnút• zdvihnút -
5 subtract
[səb'trækt](to take one number or quantity from another: If you subtract 5 from 8, 3 is left; In their first year at school, most children learn to add and subtract.) odpočítať* * *• odcítaj• odcítat• odrátat -
6 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) pochopiť, (po)rozumieť2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) rozumieť3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) pochopiť•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) inteligencia2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) porozumenie3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) zhoda•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *• uzatvárat• vediet• vidiet• vyznat sa• vyložit si• súdit• dozvedat sa• dozvediet sa• byt informovaný• domnievat sa• chápat to• chápat• rozumiet• pochopit to• ovládat• pocut• pochopit• porozumenie• poznat• mat ten dojem• nahliadnut• mlcky predpokladat• mat pochopenie• nazdávat sa -
7 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) mladá opatrovkyňa detí v cudzej krajine
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