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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) skrátka a dobre -
2 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kus2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kus; jeden3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) dielo; článok4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) minca5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figúrka, kameň•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) postupný- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *• kúsok• kus -
3 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anekdota* * *• anekdota -
4 outline
1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) obrys2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) náčrt2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) načrtnúť* * *• vysvetlit• rysy• smernica• ukázat• prehlad• hranica• ciara• dat návod• kontúra• nacrtnút• nácrt• návod• naznacit• obrys -
5 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) štvorec2) (something in the shape of this.) štvorec3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) námestie4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) druhá mocnina2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) štvorcový; hranatý2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vyrovnaný3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) štvorcový4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) zastaraný3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) v pravom uhle2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rovno4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) upraviť do štvorca2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) vyrovnať3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) byť v súlade, zhodovať sa4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) umocniť•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *• v pravom uhle• uviest do súladu• ustálený• usporiadaný• vzor• vyrovnaný• vyrovnat do pravého uhla• zaplatit• zásada• zhodný• zregulovat• slušný• slušne• so štvorcovým prierezom• solídny• slušný clovek• štvorboký• štvorcová šatka• štvorcová záhrada• spracovávat do hrán• štvorihlan• štvorcový• štvorcový diagram• štvorcový kus• statocný• tabulka• štvorec• štvorhranný• štvorcek• štvorylka• štvorcovat• správny• umocnit• tvoriaci pravý uhol• uholník• upravit• tažkopádny• usmernit• trojuholník• prispôsobovat• presne nastavený• predpotopný• presný• príložník• priamo• príklad• presne umiestnovat• priecny• presne ukladat• príkry• priamy• primeraný• energický• dvojmocnina• hladký• druhá mocnina• hranatý• hranolový• jasný• kategorický• hranit• kocka• byt v kvadratúre• buzerák (hovor.)• blok domov• charakter• cestný• do štvorca• dat štvorcový tvar• rovno• rovný• poctivo• podla predpisov• otvorený• ostrý• osekávat• poctivý• pravidlo• postavit napriec• pravidelný• pole šachovnice• pokojný• pravouhlý• kolmý• konzervatívny• kosoštvorec• kvet bavlníka• merat na jednej strane• nemódny• narovnat• náprsenka• námestie• natocit napriec
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short short story — a very short piece of prose fiction, much more condensed than the average short story … Useful english dictionary
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short story — n a short written story about imaginary situations and characters … Dictionary of contemporary English
short story — noun count * a short piece of FICTION (=writing about an imaginary situation): a classic collection of short stories by Henry James … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
