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1 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) prepych; prepychový2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) zbytočnosť•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness* * *• prepych• luxusný• luxus -
2 manservant
plural - menservants; noun (a male servant (especially one employed as a valet): He has only one manservant.) sluha* * *• sluha -
3 summary
plural - summaries; noun(a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points: A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.) stručný obsah- summarise* * *• výtah - zhrnutie• výtah• zhrnutie• zhrnujúci• skrátený• súhrnný• súctový• strucný• prehladný• hromadný• chvatný• resumé• rýchly• krátky• okamžitý -
4 solo
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5 countable
1) (capable of being numbered: Millionths of a second are countable only on very complicated instruments.) počítateľný2) ((negative uncountable: also count) (of a noun) capable of forming a plural and using the definite or indefinite article: Table is a count(able) noun, but milk is an uncountable noun.) počítateľné* * *• spocítatelný• pocítatelný -
6 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) mrzutý- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kríž2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kríž3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kríž4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kríž5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kríženec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kríž7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kríž2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prejsť; pretínať2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) skrížiť3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) krížiť sa4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) krížiť sa5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) preškrtnúť6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) prekrížiť7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) (s)krížiť8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) odporovať•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) preskúmanie, preverenie, kontrola- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *• transverzálny• priecny• preciarknut• prejst• prekrocit• diagonálny• kríž• križovat• krížový• krížit• krízový -
7 due
[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) dlžný; patriaci2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) očakávaný3) (proper: Take due care.) náležitý2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) priamo3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) dlh2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) poplatky•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due* * *• splatný• spôsobený• presne• riadny• patricný• povinný• náležitý -
8 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) pol, polovica2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) napoly3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičný3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) napoly2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) napoly•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *• polovica• polovicný• napoly -
9 lunatic
[-tik]adjective, noun (( abbreviation (usually unkind) loony ['lu:ni] - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!) šialený; šialenec* * *• šialený• šialenec• blázon• bláznivý• pomätený -
10 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) kúsok2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) zvyšok3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) odpad, šrot; šrotový4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) výstrižok2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) vyradiť; odpísať, vylúčiť- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) bitka2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) biť sa* * *• útržok• výbor• vyradit• vyradený• výtah• vyhodit cez palubu• výstrižok• vyradený predmet• zápas• zlomok• zbavit sa• zošrotovat• zmätok• zvyšok• zo zvyškov• šrot• hádka• hádat sa• fragment• boj• cast• bitka• bit sa• dat do šrotu• ruvat sa• ruvacka• pobit sa• krmna múcka• kúsok• múcka na hnojivo• odpad• odpadky• odhodit• odpadový• odpadový kov• odpísat -
11 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) jednotné číslo2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) jednotné číslo* * *• význacný• vynikajúci• vzácny• výnimocný• zvláštny• singulárny• prekvapivý• indivíduum• jednotlivec• jedinec• individuálny• jedinecný• jednotlivý• jednotný• jednotné císlo• bezpríkladný• líšiaci sa od všetkých• mimoriadny• neobycajný• ojedinelý• odlišný -
12 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) pevný2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) stabilný3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) vyrovnaný4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stály•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) stajňa2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) stajňa; koniareň* * *• ustajnit• vytrvalý• zavriet do stajne• solídny• sada• skupina• stály• stajna• stabilný• trvalý• družstvo• chovat v stajni• chliev• rozhodný• rada• pevný• koniaren• mužstvo• nepremenlivý -
13 utility
[ju'tiləti]plural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) úžitok2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) (verejné) služby•* * *• užitocná vec• úžitková hodnota• úžitkové hladisko• úžitkovost• verejné služby• úžitok• úžitkový predmet• užitocnost• verejný• verejnoprospešné služby• úžitkový• štastie• spotrebný• štandardný• urcený pre bežnú potrebu• univerzálny• druhoradý• funkcný• funkcnost• druhej akosti• bežný• blaho• prospešnost• prospech• praktický• pomocný program• konzumný• obslužný program -
14 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) dvojhra2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) slobodný; pre slobodných -
15 trunks
noun plural (short trousers or pants worn by boys or men, especially the type used for swimming: swimming-trunks; He wore only a pair of bathing -trunks.) (pánske) plavky; trenírky
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