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1 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) vydať sa na2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) prinútiť (k čomu), vyvolať3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) odpáliť -
2 set-off
• vyrovnávanie pohladávok• vyrovnaný• protiváha• ornament• ozdoba• kompenzácia• kontrast• kontrastný• odpojený vagón -
3 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položiť2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prestrieť3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) určiť4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dať5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) prinútiť6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadať7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stuhnúť8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nastaviť9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) upraviť10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadiť11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) napraviť2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) premyslený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) ustrnutý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhranený6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) vykladaný3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, súbor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) prijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) úprava (vlasov)5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scéna6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• vsadit• vyregulovat• vyhasnút• zasychat• zatlct• zasadit• zapadnút (o slnci)• zošlachtit• situovat• skupina• sada• sformovat• súbor• súprava• stuhnút• stavat• umiestnit• usadit sa• primontovat• pritlacit• prístroj• pripravit sa• garnitúra• klesnút na obzor• aparát• dat niekde• dat• rozmiestnit• postavit• položit• množina• nastavit (hodiny)• nastavenie• nastavit• narovnat -
4 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) podnecovať (proti) -
5 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) pár2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pár2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) spojiť- couplet- coupling* * *• viazat• spájat (sa)• spájat• dvojica• pár -
6 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) pre2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) do3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) za, počas4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) o; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) na7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za, kvôli9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) pre10) (because of: for this reason.) pre, z11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) na12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) na13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za; s14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) na15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) napriek2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pretože* * *• za• smerom do• pretože• hoci• co sa týka• pocas• po (dobu)• pre• lebo• na -
7 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) plece2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) úbočie3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) plece4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) rameno2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) dať si na plece2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) vziať na seba3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) predrať sa•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder* * *• vrazit• vrch• výstupok• vziat na plecia• vziat na svoje bedrá• výcnelok• vziat na seba• zakrivenie• záhyb• zvažovat sa• svah• strcit• úbocie• pretlacit sa• predrat sa• prevziat• hlava• drat sa• íst po boku• hreben hory• byt tesne• banket• cniet• chrbát• razit si cestu• rameno• ramienko• ramienko tlacového písmen• pliecko• plece• osadzovat• osadenie• pätka• pokojné celo vlny• krajnica• korunka• kužel• krivka• kuželovitá cast flaše• odstrcit• odsadenie -
8 at full pelt
((running) as fast as possible: They set off down the road at full pelt.) plnou rýchlosťou -
9 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) pozemná mína -
10 make tracks (for)
(to depart, or set off (towards): We ought to be making tracks (for home).) odísť -
11 make tracks (for)
(to depart, or set off (towards): We ought to be making tracks (for home).) odísť -
12 no sooner ... than
(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) len čo... už -
13 porter
['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) nosič2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) nosič3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) vrátnik, -čka -
14 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) robotník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) päsť (dĺžková miera 10,16 cm)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podať; vrátiť2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) prepojiť späť•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• smer• strana• rukopis• rucicka• ruka• podat• pracovná sila -
15 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) svetlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) svetlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvetliť2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapáliť•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ľahký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ľahký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ľahký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ľahší5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ľahký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ľahký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ľahký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) ľahký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) (náhodou) natrafiť na* * *• viest• zápalka• zapálit• zapalovat• zažat• známost• slabý• svetelný• svetlo• svetlý• štastný• príst• hladisko• jas• jemný• bledý• rozsvecovat• rozsvietit• osvecovat• osvetlovat• osvetlenie• povrchný• lahký• lampa• natrafit• ohen -
16 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) skóre, stav2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitúra3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) dvadsať2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) zaznamenať2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) preškrtnúť, vyškrtnúť3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) zapisovať body•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores* * *• útrata• úspešná krádež• vrúbkovat• vrub• vyhodnotit• vyhrat• výsledok• vyhrávat• vyryt ryhy• vynadat• vyznacit• získat bod• žliabkovat• zárez• zapisovat• zaznamenávat• znamenie• znamienko• znackovat vrubom• znacka• skórovat• sledovat• skóre• štartovacia ciara• umiestnenie• urobit zárezy• urobit pruhy• urobit ciaru• úcet• úder• prícina• pripísat• preciarknut• dôvod• gól• drážka• filmová hudba• drážkovat• dosiahnut• dlh• docielit• choreografický zápis• ciara• ciarka• puklina• pruh• robit zárezy• ryha• rana• ryhovat• partitúra• pocet bodov• platit• oznacit• podliatina• pocítat• popreciarkovat• prasklina• posúdit• poškriabat• linkovat• nakupovat drogy• nalinajkovat• narezat• odsúhlasit• notový zápis• ohodnotit• ocenit -
17 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
18 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kvapka2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) troška3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) pokles4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spád2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) vypadnúť2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) spadnúť3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustiť, zanechať4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) vysadiť5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) naznačiť•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *• utrúsit poznámku• vývod• zahodit• zaskocit• upustit• úbytok• prestat• klesnút• padnút• padat• pokles• kvapka• navštívit• napísat pár riadkov• odhodit -
19 ensure
[in'ʃuə](to make sure: Ensure that your television set is switched off at night.) zaistiť* * *• zabezpecit• zarucit• zaistit -
20 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiť; predložiť2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiť3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviť4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položiť5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnať6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) zniesť7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviť•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) urobiť plastický účes- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laický2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neodborný•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epická báseň, balada* * *• vyrubovat• zasadit• zameranie• zniest• smer• stavit sa• ukladat• upokojit• umiestit• predkladat• pripravovat• prestierat• klást• dávat• rozmiestenie• pokrývat• poloha• pole• položit• laický• ležal• neodborne• nanášat• neodborný• naklást• niest
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