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  • 21 egg

    I [eɡ] noun
    1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) vajce
    2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) vajce
    3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) vajíčko
    - eggplant
    - eggshell
    - put all one's eggs in one basket
    - teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
    II [eɡ]
    * * *
    • vajce
    • vajícko
    • gula
    • granát
    • bomba
    • rybie ikry
    • mína

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  • 22 concentrate

    ['konsəntreit]
    1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) sústrediť sa
    2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) sústrediť
    3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) koncentrovať
    - concentration
    * * *
    • sústredit (sa)
    • sústredit
    • koncentrovat
    • koncentrovat (sa)

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  • 23 solvent

    ['solvənt] 1. adjective
    (having enough money to be able to pay all one's debts.) solventný
    2. noun
    (a substance, eg petrol, that dissolves grease etc.) rozpúšťadlo
    * * *
    • solventný
    • rozpúštací
    • rušivý cinitel
    • rozpúštadlo

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  • 24 worth

    [wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
    (value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) hodnota
    2. adjective
    1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) hodný
    2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) stojaci za
    - worthlessly
    - worthlessness
    - worthy
    3. noun
    (a highly respected person.) osobnosť
    - worthiness
    - - worthy
    - worthwhile
    - for all one is worth
    * * *
    • hodnotný
    • hodnota
    • cenný
    • cena
    • mravná hodnota

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  • 25 be at full stretch

    (to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something.) robiť naplno

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  • 26 heart and soul

    (with all one's attention and energy: She devoted herself heart and soul to caring for her husband.) telom a dušou

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  • 27 lose oneself in

    (to have all one's attention taken up by: to lose oneself in a book.) byť zahĺbený do

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  • 28 make the best of it

    (to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) zmieriť sa s

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  • 29 tooth and nail

    (fiercely and with all one's strength: They fought tooth and nail.) zubami-nechtami

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  • 30 wrapped up in

    (giving all one's attention to: She's very wrapped up in her work these days.) ponorený (do), zaujatý (čím), zahĺbený (do)

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  • 31 comprehensive school

    (one that provides education for children of all abilities.) stredná škola so všeobecným vzdelaním
    * * *
    • všeobecná stredná škola

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  • 32 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) guľatý
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) plný, bucľatý
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)späť
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) dookola; po celý
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) dookola
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) sem a tam
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) okolo
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) sem, k nám
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okolo
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okolo
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) za, spoza
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po celom
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runda; partia
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) pochôdzka, roznáška
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) náboj
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) kolo
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kánon
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zahnúť (za)
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) okľukou
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
    * * *
    • valcový
    • vrhnút sa
    • vedený celou pažou
    • vírenie
    • vojenská stráž
    • uzavriet
    • vyrást
    • vybrúsit štýl
    • vypilovat
    • výstrel
    • vyvinút sa
    • zaokrúhlený
    • zaoblit
    • zaokrúhlit
    • zaokrúhlovat
    • zaoblený
    • zagulatit
    • zaokrúhlovanie
    • zájazd
    • zakoncit
    • zagulatený
    • zložit
    • zvucný
    • znacný
    • zriet
    • zvinút
    • sférický
    • skocit
    • sem tam
    • séria
    • salva
    • silný
    • tanec dookola
    • štreka
    • stiahnut
    • svižný
    • sýty
    • strihat vlasy
    • turné
    • udat
    • trojrozmerný
    • približný
    • priecka
    • približne správny
    • dookola (2.p.)
    • dookola
    • doviest do konca
    • dovršit
    • dorobený
    • dozadu
    • gula
    • gulatý predmet
    • gulatý
    • gulatá veža
    • držadlo
    • dráha
    • dozriet
    • hliadka
    • dospiet
    • jasne zrozumitelný
    • inšpekcia
    • kánon
    • hotový
    • hromadný výstrel
    • baculatý
    • celých
    • baculatiet
    • beh
    • celý
    • byt na obchôdzke
    • cylindrický
    • dôkladný
    • cyklus
    • dokoncit
    • cestný
    • dokoncený
    • dávka striel
    • runda
    • rad
    • rana
    • prsten
    • roznáška
    • prstenec
    • plný
    • ostrihat vlasy
    • pekný
    • partia kariet
    • plných
    • otocit sa
    • plátok
    • plastický
    • otocenie
    • otvorený
    • pochôdzka
    • podla poradia
    • patrola
    • poctivý
    • orezávat
    • poriadny
    • pošepkat
    • korunovat
    • kružnica
    • krajec
    • kupírovat uši
    • krúžok
    • koleso
    • kruhovitost
    • kruhový
    • krúženie
    • kruh
    • koliesko
    • kolobeh
    • kolo
    • kompletný
    • na druhý stranu
    • náboj
    • našepkat
    • naspät
    • nepriamo
    • našpúlit
    • oboplávat
    • opakovaný dookola
    • oklukou
    • okolo (2.p.)
    • oblá tyc
    • okružný
    • opacným smerom
    • okružná cesta
    • okrúhly
    • obletiet
    • obklopovat
    • oblý
    • obchádzat
    • obchádzka
    • obchôdzka
    • obchádzkou
    • obíst
    • oblina
    • obrátka
    • okruh

    English-Slovak dictionary > round

  • 33 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držať
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držať
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držať
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržať
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržať
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovať; udržať
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konať (sa)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) byť, držať sa
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) veriť; považovať; zachovávať
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržiavať (v napätí)
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konať sa
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čakať (pri telefóne)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držať
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) hmat
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) sklad v podpalubí
    * * *
    • zachovávat
    • vydržat
    • zastavit
    • zastavenie
    • zadržat
    • slávit
    • prepadnút
    • držat
    • platit
    • pojat
    • lodný priestor
    • obsadit

    English-Slovak dictionary > hold

  • 34 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíľa, doba
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíľa
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) -krát
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) obdobie, časy
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (od)merať čas
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovať si
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again
    * * *
    • výpoved
    • rytmus (hud.)
    • stopovat
    • tah
    • urobit (nieco)
    • tempo
    • príležitost
    • hodina
    • hodiny
    • jednotka casu
    • casový úsek
    • cas
    • doba
    • chvíla
    • lehota
    • nacasovat
    • merat stopkami

    English-Slovak dictionary > time

  • 35 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) prst
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) prst
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pásik; plátok; jazyk
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) ohmatať
    - fingerprint
    - fingertip
    - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
    - have something at one's fingertips
    - have at one's fingertips
    - have a finger in the pie / in every pie
    - put one's finger on
    * * *
    • špicel
    • šlohnút
    • špiclovat
    • siahnut si
    • sledovat
    • ukradnút
    • uchopit
    • ukázat
    • fízel
    • doporucit
    • dotknút sa
    • hrat
    • byt v pätách
    • cvok
    • chytac
    • chápadlo
    • rucicka (tech.)
    • rucicka
    • prst
    • prúžok
    • oznacit za vhodného
    • palec
    • oznacit prstoklady
    • plátok
    • práskac
    • kúpit za pät prstov
    • ohmatat

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  • 36 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) záujem, pozornosť
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) záujem
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) úrok; úrokový
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) podiel
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) záujmová skupina
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) zaujímať
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vzbudiť záujem
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest
    * * *
    • úžitok
    • vplyv
    • význam
    • zaujímat
    • záujem
    • zaujímavost
    • úcast
    • úrok
    • dôležitost
    • podiel

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  • 37 through

    [Ɵru:] 1. preposition
    1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) cez
    2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) z jedného konca na druhý
    3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) od začiatku do konca
    4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) pre
    5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) prostredníctvom
    6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) až do... (vrátane)
    2. adverb
    (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) cez, naprieč
    3. adjective
    1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) priamy
    2) (finished: Are you through yet?) hotový
    4. adverb
    (in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) úplne
    - soaked
    - wet through
    - through and through
    - through with
    * * *
    • priamy (vlak)
    • až do
    • cez
    • prostredníctvom

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  • 38 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) štvrtina, štvrť
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) štvrťdolár
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) štvrť, časť
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milosť
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) štvrť
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) štvrť
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) štvrtina
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)štvrtiť
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deliť štyrmi
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovať
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) štvrťročne
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) štvrťročník
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    • štvrt
    • štvrtina
    • kvalita
    • kvartál

    English-Slovak dictionary > quarter

  • 39 square

    [skweə] 1. noun
    1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) štvorec
    2) (something in the shape of this.) štvorec
    3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) námestie
    4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) druhá mocnina
    2. adjective
    1) (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; hranatý
    2) ((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).) vyrovnaný
    3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) štvorcový
    4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) zastaraný
    3. adverb
    1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) v pravom uhle
    2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rovno
    4. verb
    1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) upraviť do štvorca
    2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) vyrovnať
    3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) byť v súlade, zhodovať sa
    4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) umocniť
    - 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

    English-Slovak dictionary > square

  • 40 hop

    I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb
    1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) skákať na jednej nohe
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) poskakovať
    3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) preskočiť; vyskočiť
    4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) nastúpiť; vystúpiť
    2. noun
    1) (a short jump on one leg.) skok na jednej nohe
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) poskok
    - catch someone on the hop
    - catch on the hop
    - keep someone on the hop
    - keep on the hop
    II [hop] noun
    (a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) chmeľ
    * * *
    • ionosferický skok
    • chmel
    • poskok
    • poskakovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > hop

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