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1 to pieces
(into separate, usually small pieces, or into the various parts from which (something) is made: It was so old, it fell to pieces when I touched it.) na kusy -
2 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) rozsekať, rozkrájať2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) (pri)cupkať2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) sekaná- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *• vyslovovat afektovane• sekané mäso• sekat• hovorit zaobalene• afektovat• rozsekat• rozkrájat• rozomliet• krájat• nakrájat• nadrobno rozkrájaná hmota• mliet• nasekat -
3 chop
I 1. [ op] past tense, past participle - chopped; verb((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.) (na)sekať2. noun(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.) kotleta- chopper- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down II [ op] noun((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.) čeľusť* * *• sekat• štiepat• jedlo• kotleta• krájat• oddelit -
4 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; výpadok; účes; zníženie2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) strih3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátok•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zlomyseľný- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohľadný- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *• znížit• zníženie cien• seknutie• škrabnutie• sekat• strihat• rezat• rana• rez• porezat• krájat -
5 grate
I [ɡreit] noun(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.) rošty, mriežky (v peci)II [ɡreit] verb1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.) strúhať2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.) dráždiť•- grater- grating* * *• škrípat• strúhat• rošt• mriežka v krbe -
6 mash
[mæʃ] 1. verb(to crush into small pieces or a soft mass: Put in some butter when you mash the potatoes.) rozmliaždiť2. noun(mashed potato: sausage and mash.) zemiaková kaša* * *• zaparit• zaparovat• sladová zápara• secka• drvit• kaša• byt buchnutý (do koho)• rozdrvit• roztlacit (zemiaky)• roztlácat• pomyje• miešanina• miešanica -
7 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) drina- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *• prechádza• driet na skúšku• drina• jazda na koni• brúsit• rozomliet• mliet -
8 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) mrviť; rozpadnúť sa- crumbly* * *• drobit• rozpadat sa -
9 soap
[səup] 1. noun(a mixture containing oils or fats and other substances, especially formed into small regularly-shaped pieces and used in washing: He found a bar of soap and began to wash his hands.) mydlo2. verb(to rub with soap: She soaped the baby all over.) (na)mydliť- soapy- soapiness
- soap opera* * *• alkalická sol• peniaze• lichôtka• lichotenie• mydlit• mydlo -
10 grind up
(to grind into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds up rocks.) rozdrviť, roz(o)mlieť -
11 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) uháňať2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) hodiť; roztrieštiť3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) zmariť2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) trocha3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomlčka4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) verva•- dashing- dash off* * *• vrhnút• útek• zmarit• hodit• rýchly beh• rútit sa• rozbit• pomlcka -
12 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) steh; očko, oko2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) steh; oko3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) pichanie2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) zošiť, prišiť- in stitches
- stitch up* * *• vyšit• zošit• zostehovat• šit• šev• steh• stehovat• urobenie oka• prišit• bodnutie• pichnutie• pichanie• kúsocek• kúsok• kúsok látky• našit• nastehovat• ocko• nit• oko• nitka
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