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1 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) zmeniť sa2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) vymeniť3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) prezliecť sa4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) premeniť sa (na)5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) rozmeniť2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) zmena2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) zmena3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) výmena4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) drobné5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) (na)späť6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) zmena•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *• výmena• vymenit si• vystriedanie• vystriedat• zmena• zmenit• striedat• striedanie• prezliect sa• premena• prestúpit• menit• modifikácia• menit (sa) -
2 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) rozmeniť2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vymeniť si2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) výmena2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) výmena názorov3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) výmena4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurz5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) burza6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrála•* * *• ústredna• výmena• vymenovat• vymenit• zámena• zamenit• zmenit• sprostredkovanie• sprostredkovat• burza -
3 swop
[swop] 1. past tense, past participle - swopped, swapped; verb(to exchange one thing for another: He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.) vymeniť si2. noun(an exchange: a fair swop.) výmena* * *• vycarat• vymenit si -
4 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdiel2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nezhoda3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdiel•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• schodok• spor• rozpor• rozdielnost• rozdiel• manko• nezhoda• nejednotnost• odlišnost -
5 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) okraj2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) hranica3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) záhon2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) hraničiť s3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) hranica* * *• hranicit• hranica• pohranicie• ohranicit• obrúbit• okraj -
6 barter
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7 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) spliesť si2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) spliesť si2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) omyl, chyba- mistaken- mistakenly* * *• zle si vysvetlovat• zle pochopit• zle chápat• zmýlit sa• chyba• pomýlit sa• popliest si co• mýlit sa• nepochopit• nechápat• nerozumiet• omyl -
8 preference
['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) prednosť* * *• preferencia• prednost -
9 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) zaostávať2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) oneskorenie; interval* * *• väzen• uväznit• vliect sa• zaostávat• zaostávanie• zaostat• zotrvacnost• zmeškanie• trestanec• flákat sa• fázové oneskorenie• meškat• okúnat sa• oneskorenie• odsúdit na trest• oneskorit sa• oneskorovat sa• oneskorovanie -
10 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) časť2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) pomer, podiel•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to* * *• cast• proporcia• podiel• percento• pomer -
11 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) láska2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) zamilovanosť3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) láska4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) nula2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) milovať2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) milovať•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *• záluba• srdecný pozdrav• priazen• rád robit• rád urobit• láska• láskavost• lúbit• milá• milácik• milovat• mat rád• mat zálubu• milý• nic• nula (o tenise)
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