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1 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) sklon* * *• zámer• smer• snaha• sklon• tendencia• trend• beh• pokles• náchylnost• nálada -
2 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) ozdobený3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mať chuť (na)2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mať pocit, nazdávať sa3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) priťahovať•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *• vrtošivý• úsudok• vrtoch• vkus• uverit (slepo)• vzorovaný• výplod fantázie• zalúbenie• záluba• zdobený• snívat• svojrázny• uskutocnený dokonalou tech• prízrak• prepychový• predstavit si• predstava• predstavivost• fantastický• fantázia• ilúzia• chovat• domnienka• chut• chciet• pestovatelia• pestovat• podivný• ozdobný• podivínsky• považovat za pravdepodob.• pomysliet si• luxusný• mat chut• mat dojem• nadšenci• módny• náklonnost• nápad• nezmyselný• oblúbený šport• obrazotvornost -
3 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) zvyk2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) zvyk, návyk3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) habit•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of* * *• zvyk• habit• dispozícia• rast• konštitúcia• návyk• obycaj -
4 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) sklon; chuť2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) naklonenie, sklonenie* * *• záluba• sklon• sklonenie• inklinácia• dispozícia• náchylnost• náklonnost• naklonenie -
5 instinct
['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) inštinkt- instinctively* * *• inštinkt• pud -
6 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) pohyb2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) pohyb3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) pohybová kultúra4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hnutie5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) chod6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) veta7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tendencia* * *• ústrojenstvo• veta• vývin• živost• rytmus• sklon• smerovanie• stroj• stolica• tendencia• tempo• trend• presun• dynamika• jazda• hnutie• aktivita• beh• chod• plavba• postup• posun• pohyb• posuv• let• krok• manéver• mechanizmus -
7 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) naťahovať (sa); mykať2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) namáhať3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) prepínať, skúšať4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pre)cediť2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napätie2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypätie3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) presilenie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) veľká námaha•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) sklon, dispozícia3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melódia* * *• verš• vyklbenie• výbuch• vypätie• vymknutie• vypnút• zdráhat sa• záplava• zvierat• znicit• sklon• skrivit sa• snažit sa odpútat• skrivenie• spôsob vyjadrovania• stlácat• tah• stlacit• tlak• tón• trhat• tiect• úryvok• premáhanie• pritlacit• prefiltrovat• pretvorenie• prekrútit• prepätie• príliš namáhat• prílišná námaha• prekrútenie• prepínat• pretažovat• presilnovat• pretaženie• duch• filtrovat• básen• deformovat• deformácia• rod• rasa• rodina• pasírovat• pnutie• pachtit• plemeno• pokazit• pokolenie• poškodenie• poškodit prepínaním• kvapkat• mat námietky• náklonnost• motív• namáhat sa• napínat• násilne vykladat• napnút• nálada• napnutie• napätie• namáhanie• námaha• našponovat -
8 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) zatúlať sa2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) túlavé zviera3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) zatúlaný2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) jednotlivý* * *• volne sa pást• zablúdenec• zabehnút sa• zablúdit• vypadaný• zabudnutý• zblúdilý• zatúlaná vec• zatúlaný• zatúlaný kus• zatúlat sa• zíst omylom• zblúdený• stratený• sporadický• stratené dieta• spolocná pastvina• túlavý pes• jednotlivý exemplár• individuálny• bludná duša• blúdit• rušivý• rozsypaný• náhodný• nechcený• odíst• odbehnút• odchýlit sa• odbiehat• odlúcit sa -
9 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) nálada2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) povaha3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) zlosť, podráždenosť2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliť2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mierniť•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *• vlhcit• zakalit sa (ocel)• zmiernit sa• zmes• smer• spravodlivost• trend• tvrdost (kovu)• prísada• dosiahnut žiadanú akost• charakter• rozcúlený• podráždenost• povaha• kompromis• miesit• nálada• namiešat -
10 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) starať sa; dávať pozor- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) byť náchylný2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) smerovať•- tendency* * *• viest• sklánat sa• slúžit• smerovat• stácat• starat sa• pritahovat• pripravit• dozerat• íst• byt náchylný• byt v službe• bdiet(nad niecím)• cielit• dávat pozor• dohliadat• dbat• ošetrovat• pestovat• pohybovat sa• krúžit• mat sklon• mat za následok• mierit• mat na starosti• mat zámer• mat tendenciu• mat vo zvyku• odprevádzat• opatrovat• obsluhovat -
11 trend
[trend](a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) trend- trendy* * *• zameranie• sklon• smer• tendencia• trend• mat tendenciu• mat sklon -
12 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) mať sklon k2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) mať chuť -
13 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) eskapizmus -
14 hesitancy
noun (the tendency to hesitate.) váhavosť -
15 tendencies
plural; see tendency -
16 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) stádový inštinkt
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