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1 the present
(the time now: Forget the past - think more of the present and the future!) prítomnosť -
2 future
['fju: ə] 1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; ( also adjective) his future wife.) budúcnosť; budúci2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) budúci čas2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) budúci* * *• budúcnost• budúci• nabudúce -
3 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) vzdušné zámky -
4 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) udávať krok -
5 second sight
(the power of seeing into the future or into other mysteries: They asked a woman with second sight where the dead body was.) jasnovidecké schopnosti* * *• jasnovidectvo -
6 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držať2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držať3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držať4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržať5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržať6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovať; udržať7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konať (sa)8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) byť, držať sa9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) veriť; považovať; zachovávať11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržiavať (v napätí)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konať sa18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čakať (pri telefóne)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držať22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) hmat•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) sklad v podpalubí* * *• zachovávat• vydržat• zastavit• zastavenie• zadržat• slávit• prepadnút• držat• platit• pojat• lodný priestor• obsadit -
7 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 -
8 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) sľúbiť2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) sľúbiť3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) sľubovať2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) sľub2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) prísľub•* * *• slub• slúbit• slubovat -
9 prophecy
['profəsi]plural - prophecies; noun1) (the power of foretelling the future.) prorocký duch2) (something that is foretold: He made many prophecies about the future.) proroctvo, veštba•- prophesy- prophet
- prophetic
- prophetically* * *• proroctvo -
10 in store
1) (kept or reserved for future use: I keep plenty of tinned food in store for emergencies.) v zásobe2) (coming in the future: There's trouble in store for her!) (čakať) v budúcnosti -
11 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitívny, kladný2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) jednoznačný3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) istý4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) úplný5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) kladný6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) pozitívny7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) kladný8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) kladný2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitív2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) prvý stupeň•- positively* * *• kladný• pozitív• pozitívny -
12 vision
['viʒən]1) (something seen in the imagination or in a dream: God appeared to him in a vision.) videnie, vízia2) (the ability to see or plan into the future: Politicians should be men of vision.) predvídavosť3) (the ability to see or the sense of sight: He is slowly losing his vision.) zrak* * *• vidina• videnie• vidiet• vízia• zjavit• zjavenie• zrak• ukázat• predvídanie• predstavivost• predvídavost• predstavovat si• prelud• predstava• halucinácia• en• extáza• chiméra• dohlad• pohlad• pohlad do budúcna• krásne zjavenie• nádhera• obraz• obrazotvornost -
13 accordingly
1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) podľa toho2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) a preto* * *• tak• taktiež• primerane• preto• adekvátne• podla toho -
14 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) neistý2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) nejasný3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) podozrivý4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) pochybný* * *• pochybný• nerozhodný -
15 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) plný nádeje2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) nádejný3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) sľubný* * *• plný nádeje• nádejný -
16 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) beznádejný2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) nemožný3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) beznádejný* * *• zúfalý• beznádejný -
17 mark out
1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) vyznačiť2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) predurčiť* * *• vyznackovat• znackovat• preškrtnút -
18 tomorrow
[tə'morəu]noun, adverb1) ((on) the day after today: Tomorrow is Saturday; The news will be announced tomorrow.) zajtra2) ((in) the future: tomorrow's world.) zajtrajšok* * *• zajtra• zajtrajšok -
19 envisage
[in'vizi‹](to picture in one's mind and consider: This was the plan that we envisaged for the future.) rátať s, predpokladať* * *• uvažovat o• predstavit si• celit -
20 Fate
[feit]1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) osud2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) záhuba•- fatalism- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
- fateful* * *• sudicka
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