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1 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 -
2 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) pýtať sa na (koho)2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) privolať si (čo)* * *• požadovat -
3 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) dychtivosť* * *• silne túžiaci• silné prianie• silné želanie• túžba• túžobný• dychtivý• bažiaci -
4 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) opýtať sa2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) požiadať3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) pozvať•- ask for
- for the asking* * *• zadat• žiadat• spytovat sa• pýtat sa• prosit• pozvat -
5 covet
past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.)- covetous- covetously
- covetousness* * *• túžit• dychtit -
6 toast
I 1. [təust] verb(to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat: We toasted slices of bread for tea.) opekať2. noun(bread that has been toasted: He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast.) hrianka- toasted- toaster
- toaster oven
- toastrack II 1. [təust] verb(to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something): We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship.) pripiť2. noun1) (an act of toasting: Let's drink a toast to our friends!) prípitok2) (the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act.) zdravica; oslávenec* * *• pripit• prípitok• hrianka• opekaný chlieb• opekat chlieb -
7 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) vďačnosť2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) pochopenie pre3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) uvedomenie si4) (an increase in value.) získanie na cene5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) hodnotenie* * *• uznanie• prírastok• prírastok hodnoty• hodnotenie• ohodnotenie• ocenenie -
8 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) chcieť2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrebovať3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mať nedostatok2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) prianie, potreba2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) núdza3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) nedostatok•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *• spotreba• bieda• chciet• chýbat• potreba• potrebovat• postrádat• mat nedostatok• musiet• nevyhnutnost• nedostatok• nemat• núdza -
9 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlhý2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlhý3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlhý4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlho5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlho•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) túžiť- longing- longingly* * *• velmi si želat co• túžit po com• dychtit po com• dávno• dlho• dlhý• dlžka -
10 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) záznam, zápis2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) gramofónová platňa3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord; rekordný4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) minulosť, povesť2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) zapísať2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) nahrať3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) ukázať4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) zaznamenať, zapísať•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record* * *• venovat úvahu (comu)• usporiadavat vecierky• uvážit• veta• výkaz• vystupovat pred divákmi• zachytit• vziat do úvahy• zapisovat• zápis• zaoberat sa• zaznamenat• záznam• zaregistrovat• zapísat• zaniest• zachycovat• zaprotokolovat• spomienka• udržiavat• upomienka• urobit zápis• prechovávat• prepisovat• bavit hostí• dokument• doklad• rekord• registrovat• rekordný• pamiatka• pamiatka z minulosti• pocastovat• pestovat• opisovat• pohostit• nahrat• najlepší výkon• nahrávka -
11 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) hlasovanie; hlas; volebné právo2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) hlasovať2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) odhlasovať•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *• uznat• volic• volit• volby• vyslovenie• výraz• vyjadrenie• výsledok hlasovania• zasvätit• slub• schválit hlasovaním• túžobné prianie• priklonit sa k názoru• priviest k urnám• prehlásit• hlasovat• hlasovanie• hlasovací lístok• hlasovacie právo• hlasy• hlas• co sa hovorí• rozpocet• pocet hlasov• povest• modlitba• navrhnút• názor• odhlasovat
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