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21 delicatessen
[delikə'tesn]((a shop selling) foods prepared ready for the table, especially cooked meats and usually unusual and foreign foods: I bought some smoked sausage at the delicatessen.) lahôdkarstvo* * *• lahôdkárstvo -
22 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) diplomacia2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) diplomacia•- diplomat- diplomatic
- diplomatically* * *• diplomacia -
23 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) zamaskovať (sa)2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) skryť2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) prestrojenie2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) maska* * *• zamaskovanie• zakryt• zamaskovat• zmenit• skryt• preoblecenie• preobliect sa -
24 domestic
[də'mestik]1) (of or in the house or home: a domestic servant; domestic utensils.) domáci2) (concerning one's private life or family: domestic problems.) rodinný3) ((of animals) tame and living with or used by people.) domáci4) (not foreign: the Government's domestic policy.) vnútorný•- domestication
- domesticity
- domestic help* * *• vnútroštátny• sluha• súkromný• tuzemský• domáci• krotký -
25 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) úsilie2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) úsilie, snaha3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) pokus•- effortlessly* * *• snaha• usilovat• úsilie• program• program prací• námaha -
26 envoy
['envoi](a messenger, especially one sent to deal with a foreign government: He was sent to France as the king's envoy.) vyslanec, -kyňa* * *• vyslanec• posol -
27 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) emigrant, -ka2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) exil2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) poslať do vyhnanstva* * *• vyhnanec• vyhnanstvo• exil• poslat do vyhnanstva -
28 immigrant
['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) prisťahovalec; prisťahovalecký* * *• pristahovalec -
29 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pevnina2) (a country: foreign lands.) zem3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pôda4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) (poľnohospodársky) pozemok2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristáť2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristáť; vyloviť (na breh)3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) dostať (sa)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *• vlastníctvo pôdy• vyhrat• vytiahnut (rybu)• vylodit• vystúpit• vysadit• vyložit• vysadnút• zem• zosadit• zosadnút• súš• pristat• dopadnút (na nohy)• dosiahnut (ciel)• pevnina• pôda• pozemok• krajina• ocitnút sa -
30 obstacle
['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) prekážka* * *• prekážka -
31 passport
(a document of identification, necessary for foreign travel: a British passport.) pas* * *• cestovný pas -
32 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 -
33 reader
1) (a person who reads books, magazines etc: He's a keen reader.) čitateľ, -ka2) (a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc: The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.) čitateľ, -ka3) (a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language: a Latin reader.) čítanka* * *• výber textov• snímac• cítacie zariadenie• citatel• korektor -
34 rule
[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) vláda2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) poriadok; predpis3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) pravidlo4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) zásada5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) skladací meter2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) vládnuť2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) rozhodnúť3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) narysovať•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) nariadenie; rozhodnutie- rule off
- rule out* * *• vládnut• vláda• predpis• ovládnut• pravidlo• linajkovat -
35 stamp
[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) dupnúť2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) opečiatkovať, označiť3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) oznámkovať2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) dupnutie2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) pečiatka3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) poštová známka4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) nálepka•* * *• vryt• vlepit známku• vložit• výrazná známka• vtlacit trvalý rys• vytvorit dupaním• vtlácat• vtlacit• zaplatit kolkovné• známka (poštová)• znackovadlo• znacka• znackovac• šliapat kapustu• šliapnut• štempel• tip• tlac• trvalý vplyv• tlacit• dupat• etiketa• dupnutie• dupnút• dupat zlostou• frankovat• druh• dupanie• dupot• kladivo• karta• byt charakteristickou znám• dat• dodat ráz• charakter• dodat povahu• punc• razítko• raznica• razidlo• puncovat• opuncovat• opatrit peciatkou• peciatka• peciatkovat• oznámkovat• opeciatkovat• poštová známka• povaha• kolok• lisovat• nálepka• natlacit• nalepit známku• ofrankovat• odtlacok• odtisk• okolkovat -
36 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) cudzí, neznámy2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) zvláštny•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *• zdržanlivý• zvláštne• zvláštny• cudzí• divno• divný• cudný• cudzozemský• chladný• cudzo• podivno• podivný• neznámy• neobycajný• neobvyklý• nezvyklý• nezrozumitelný -
37 subtitle
1) (a second or explanatory title to a book.) podtitul2) (on a cinema film etc, a translation of foreign speech appearing at the bottom of the screen: I found it difficult to read the subtitles.) titulok* * *• podtitul -
38 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jazyk2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jazyk3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jazyk4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jazyk* * *• rýchly prúd vody• srdce zvonu• jazýcek (váh)• jazyk• dialekt• pružina• rec• pereje• lud• ladovcový jazyk• kosa• nárecie• národ -
39 travel
['trævl] 1. past tense, past participle - travelled; verb1) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.)2) (to move: Light travels in a straight line.)3) (to visit places, especially foreign countries: He has travelled a great deal.)2. noun(the act of travelling: Travel to and from work can be very tiring.) cesta- travelogue
- travels
- travel agency
- travel bureau
- travel agent
- traveller's cheque* * *• šírit sa• stýkat sa• precestovat• prejst• preletiet• prehliadnut• hnat si to• jazdit• íst• hnat sa• kalit to• byt dopravovaný• cestovanie• cestovat• cesta• dlhá cesta• pohybovat sa• potulovat sa -
40 tyrant
(a cruel and unjust ruler: The people suffered under foreign tyrants.) tyran, despota- tyrannically
- tyrannously
- tyrannize
- tyrannise
- tyranny* * *• tyran• despota• krutovládca
См. также в других словарях:
Foreign — For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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foreign — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one s own. 2) dealing with or relating to other countries. 3) coming or introduced from outside. 4) (foreign to) strange and unfamiliar to. 5) (foreign to) not… … English terms dictionary
foreign — (adj.) mid 13c., ferren, foreyne out of doors, from O.Fr. forain strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out of the way (12c.), from M.L. foranus on the outside, exterior, from L. foris outside, lit. out of doors, related to for1s… … Etymology dictionary
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foreign — alien, extraneous, *extrinsic Analogous words: external, outside, Cuter: Unconsonant, inconsistent, incongruous, incompatible: *repugnant, repellent, obnoxious, distasteful: adventitious, *accidental Antonyms: germane Contrasted words: *relevant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
