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1 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) objaviť2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) zistiť•* * *• vypátrat• odhalovat• objavit• odkryt -
2 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) objaviť2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) pristihnúť* * *• vypátrat• zistit• prekuknút• rozlúštit• nájst• nález -
3 check-up
noun (a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health: my annual check-up.) lekárska prehliadka* * *• preskúšanie• prekontrolovanie -
4 detect
[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) zistiť- detention* * *• zistit• zistovat• objavovat• odkryt• objavit• odhalit -
5 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) vystaviť2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) odhaliť3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) exponovať•- exposure* * *• vystavit• exponovat• odhalit -
6 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) nájsť2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) zistiť3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) považovať2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) objav- find out* * *• uznat• vyhladat• zásobit• zistit• zaopatrit• zorganizovat• zohnat• spozorovat• prehlásit• hladat• poskytnút• nájst• nachádzat• obstarat• objav• objavit -
7 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) opýtať sa2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) informovať sa (na)3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pýtať sa (na)4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) chcieť hovoriť (s)5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) vypytovať sa (na)6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vyšetrovať•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *• vypýtat sa• vyšetrovat• žiadat• skúmat• spýtat sa• dozvediet sa• informovat sa• informovat• bádat• pýtat sa• opýtat sa -
8 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) živý2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) žijúci* * *• život• živý• žijúci• živobytie• silný• súcasný• spôsob života• úcinný• existencia• benefícium• mocný -
9 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) zacítiť2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) tušiť, vycítiť3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) zavoňať2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) vôňa2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pach3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) voňavka•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *• vonavka• vôna• vetrit• vonat• vynuchat• zavánat• zápach• stopa• stopovat cuchom• tušit• tušenie• predvídat• predpokladat• byt cítit• cuch• cítit• cuchat• páchnut• parfumovat• pátrat• parfum• pach• náznak zdania• navonat• nos• nuchat -
10 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 -
11 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udrieť, zasiahnuť2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočiť3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapáliť; vykresať4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) štrajkovať5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naraziť na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozozvučať (sa), zaznieť7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) prekvapiť, napadnúť8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) raziť9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dať sa, pustiť sa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zložiť; stiahnuť2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) štrajk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objav•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• várka• uvolnit ciapocku• zabratie ryby• vytlacit• vydat sa• vyvinút úsilie• vynasnažit sa• vykresat• vypuknút• vynechat• vzplanút• zdat sa• zadebnit• zastavit• zbúrat• zarazit• zasadit úder• zaútocit• zaseknút rybu• zasadit ranu• zasiahnut• zasúvat• zastrelit• zložit• snažit sa• šikmo ryhovat• škrtnút• škrtnút(zápalku)• spustit• štrajkovat• štrajk• štastie• stiahnut• strelit• strhnút jadro• urobit záber veslom• udriet• upútat• uderenie• udelit• trafit sa• tvorit výboj• urezat• useknút• tlacit• úder• tlct• príst na co• prekvapit• pripadat• prilepit sa (k niecomu)• prestavat• dopadnút• handicap• harpunovat• hladit rukou• klást vajícka• hoblovat• bit• bicí stroj• buchnút• bitie• budit dojem• bit(o hodinách)• chumác• dat sa• razit(mincu)• razítko• razit razidlom• radit• rozobrat• rozškrtnút• radit spojku• razit• osvietit• ožiarit• pôsobit dojmom• požiadat• pohladit• pokus o vydieranie• poštípanie• postihnút• kresat• letecký úder• letka• nabodnút• náhodou príst• nastat• nasadnút na plytcinu• naniest tenký povlak• narazit• narazit na• nálet• nevýhoda• naplnit• naplnat• odstránit bednenie• odbíjat• objavit sa• odbíjanie• odrezat• odseknút• objavit -
12 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) stopa2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) stopa2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) (vy)stopovať2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) (od)kopírovať•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *• vystopovat• vyhladávat• vytýcit• zistit• zápis• sledovat• šlapaj• skica• stopovat• stopa• graf• hladat• íst po stope• cesta• rozlíšit• rozlišovat• plán• pobocnica• kolaj• krivka• kópia• nájst• nacrtnút• odvodzovat od• objavit -
13 unearth
(to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) vyhrabať* * *• vyhrabat• vykutat• vyhrabat zo zeme• vyhnat (z brloha)• vykopat zo zeme• vykopat• vytiahnut zo zeme• vyhnat z nory• odkryt• odhalit• objavit -
14 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) náhodou stretnúť2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) náhodou získať* * *• pozícia• na -
15 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) náhodou stretnúť2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) náhodou získať -
16 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) pripadnúť na -
17 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) prísť na koreň -
18 sniff out
(to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell): The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives.) vyňuchať
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