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21 pitfall
noun (a possible danger: She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.) pasca* * *• jama• pasca -
22 precaution
[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) opatrnosť, predbežné opatrenie* * *• predbežný zákrok• predbežné opatrenie• bdelost• obozretnost• opatrnost -
23 refrain
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24 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) škandál2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) škandál3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) klebety•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *• škandál• urážlivé chovanie• hanebné chovanie• hanba• klebety• rozhorcenie• osocenie• pošpinenie• pohoršenie• ocernenie• ohováranie -
25 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) ledva preliezť* * *• pretlct sa životom -
26 shirk
[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) vyhnúť sa- shirker* * *• vyhnút sa• vyhýbat sa• uhýbat (niecomu)• ticho odíst• ticho príst• uhnút do strany• uliat sa• nepozorovane príst -
27 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) zraziť (sa)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) cúvať (pred)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) zdráhať sa•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psychiater* * *• vtiahnut• zatiahnut• zbehnút sa• zrazenie• zmenšovat sa• zmrštit sa• zrazit sa• zrazit• zmenšit• skrcit sa• schúlit sa• sadnút• schúlenie• stiahnut• stratit na objeme• uhýbat• cúvat• krcit sa• obmedzit• odtahovat sa -
28 shun
past tense, past participle - shunned; verb(to avoid or keep away from.) vyhýbať sa* * *• varovat sa• vyhýbat sa• bocit -
29 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) povoliť2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) poľaviť* * *• zmiernit• zmenšit• spomalovat• polavit• popustit napnuté• polavovat• povolit• ochabnút -
30 slink
[sliŋk]past tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) zakrádať sa* * *• blížit sa• kradnút sa -
31 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) chliev, stajňa2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stánok•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zastaviť sa2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) stratiť rýchlosť3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovať2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) preťaženieIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) odložiť* * *• ustajnovat• ustajnit• uviaznut• vyhýbat sa• vykrúcat• vykrúcat sa• vykrmovat v chlieve• vykrmovat• vytácat sa• vytácka• zdržovat hru• zahltit• zdržovací manéver• zastavit sa• zdržovat• zapadnút• sedadlo• stánok• stanicné kníhkupectvo• stanovište• spolocník• stratit rýchlost• strácat rýchlost• strata rýchlosti• stajna• trón• trik• uhýbat• predajný stôl• pretažit• predajný vozík• prevádzat zdržovací manév• pretahovat• kabína• kanonická hodnost• kiosk• box v stajni• byt pomalší• búdka• chliev• chovat v stajni• dat do chlieva• podfuk• parkovacie miesto• postavenie• lavica• kreslá• komora• kút• kostolná lavica• kreslo• koterec• murivo• miesto• maštal• oddiel• oddalovat• novinový stánok• odkladat -
32 swerve
[swə:v] 1. verb(to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly: The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.) uhnúť2. noun(an act of swerving: The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats.) zabočenie, stočťenie* * *• zmenit smer• uhnút• odbocit• odchýlit sa -
33 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) takt, jemnocit, vkus- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness* * *• vkus• takt• taktnost• cit -
34 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nenamáhať sa* * *• brat veci na lahkú váhu• nerobit si tažkú hlavu• nepripúštat si starosti -
35 veer
[viə](to change direction suddenly: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.) stočiť sa* * *• zmenit náhlady (pren• zmenit smer (lod)• tocit sa (o vetre)• otácat sa• popúštat• povolovat• krútit sa• menit smer• odvracat sa -
36 -proof
(able to withstand or avoid something: waterproof covering.) -vzdorný, odolný -
37 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) zabezpečiť sa -
38 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) zbabelo cúvnuť -
39 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) dopustiť sa menšieho zla -
40 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) vyhýbať sa
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