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1 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) navyše -
2 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) bežný2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) spoločný3) (publicly owned: common property.) verejný4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) hrubý5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) prostý6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) všeobecný (o podstatnom mene)2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) obecný pozemok- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *• všeobecný• spolocný• bežný• obycajný• obecný -
3 hundred
1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) sto2) (the figure 100.) sto3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) sto rokov4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) stovka2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) sto2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) sto rokov starý•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of* * *• stovka• sto -
4 many
['meni] 1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) mnoho, veľa2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) veľa- many-- many a* * *• vela• pocetní• pocetný• mnohí• mnoho -
5 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) možno2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) mohol by3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mohol by aspoň•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moc, sila- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *• smel by• sila• mohol by• moc -
6 several
['sevrəl] 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) niekoľko2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) niekoľko, pár* * *• vlastný• viacero• viacerí• samostatný• týkajúci sa každého zvláš• príslušný• individuálny• jednotlivý• rôzny• osobitný• pár• oddelený• niekolko -
7 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stlačiť2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) natlačiť (sa)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) vyžmýkať2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stisk2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) tlačenica3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) pár kvapiek4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) obmedzenie•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *• vlepit• úzky profil• vmacknút• vymackanie• vydierat• vymackat• vymackat sa• vytlacit• vtlacit• znížit• zmácknut• zovriet• zmacknutie• slabina• stlacit• stisnutie• štava• stlacenie• urobit odtlacok• tlacenie• tlak• tlacenica• tažká situácia• pretlacit (sa)• primacknút• financná tiesen• džús• hrdlo• bakšiš• recepcia• otlacok• pôsobit tiesen• koktail• lisovat• krk• mackanie• nával• nátlak -
8 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) taký, podobný2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) taký3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) taký4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) taký2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) to, ťo; ako taký- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *• taká• taký
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