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1 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) vysvetliť2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) vysvetliť•- explanatory
- explain away* * *• vysvetlit• vyložit -
2 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) (uspokojivo) vysvetliť -
3 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) záhadný* * *• záhadný• tajomný• tajuplný• tajnostkársky -
4 account for
(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) vysvetliť* * *• zúctovat• dolozit -
5 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) pozadie2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pozadie3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) pôvod, minulosť* * *• vzdelanie• výchova• príprava• informovat• prostredie• osobné predpoklady• podklad• pozadie• podrobne objasnit• minulost -
6 consequently
adverb (therefore: She didn't explain it clearly - consequently, he didn't understand.) následkom čoho* * *• v dôsledku toho• teda• preto -
7 elucidate
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8 expound
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9 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postava2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) obrazec3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) obrázok2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurovať2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) myslieť•- figuratively
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- figure of speech
- figure out* * *• usúdit• výplod• vzor• vyjadrit císelne• vyznacit císlicami• vyobrazit• vyskytovat sa• vyzdobit• vystupovat• výtvor• zamýšlat sa• zdat sa normálny• zobrazit• znacka• znázornit• znak• schéma• symbol• tabulka• suma• tvar• predstavovat si• príst k záveru• prehliadnut• figurovat• figúra• horoskop• cena• císlica• ciastka• diagram• cifra• robit figúru• pocítat• osobnost• pocty• považovat• podoba• postava• používat metafory• povinné cviky• nejaký clovek• odhadnút• obrázok• nieco podobné cloveku -
10 further
['fə:ðə] 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) ďalej2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) viac(ej); ďalší3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) podporovať- furthest* * *• vzdialenejší• ten druhý• další• dalej• podporovat• okrem toho• onen -
11 inexplicable
[inik'splikəbl](impossible to explain or understand: His inexplicable absence worried all of us.) nevysvetliteľný* * *• nevysvetlitelný -
12 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tlmočiť2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) vysvetliť3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretovať•- interpreter* * *• vyložit (si)• vykladat (si)• vysvetlovat (si)• tlmocit• predvádzat• prekladat• predviest• interpretovat• podat• podávat• popisovat -
13 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) tajomstvo2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) záhada•- mysteriously* * *• zamestnanie• záhada• tajomstvo• sviatost• tajnostkárstvo• umenie• remeslo• mystérium -
14 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) zmiasť* * *• uvádzat do pomykova• uviest do pomykova• zmiast• halit do tajomstva• klamat• robit záhadným• pliest• miast• mystifikovat• oklamat -
15 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) poloha2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) miesto, postavenie, hodnosť3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) miesto, postavenie, hodnosť4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) stanovisko2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) umiestniť- be in- out of position* * *• umiestenie• postavenie• pracovisko• poloha• pozícia• miesto -
16 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) (vy)riešiť2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) objasniť* * *• rozriešit• riešit -
17 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) nepatrný, jemný2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) bystrý•- subtlety- subtly* * *• vysoko vyvinutý• zákerný• slabunký• tajomný• prenikavý• drobný• jemný• bystrý• chúlostivý• citlivý• detailný• rafinovaný• ostrý• prchavý• lahký• nepatrný• nežný -
18 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram -
19 fall for
1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) naletieť2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) zamilovať sa, zaľúbiť sa -
20 none the wiser
(not knowing any more than before: He tried to explain the rules to me, but I'm none the wiser.) o nič múdrejší
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