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41 well-nigh
(nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) skoro* * *• skoro• takmer• temer• bezmála -
42 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) skoro úspech -
43 artificial respiration
(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) umelé dýchanie -
44 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) blízko2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) temer -
45 do for
(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) zabiť -
46 ebony
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47 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) vystrašiť na smrťEnglish-Slovak dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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48 indistinguishable
[indi'stiŋɡwiʃəbl](not able to be seen as different or separate: This copy is indistinguishable from the original; The twins are almost indistinguishable.) nerozoznateľný -
49 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) vystrašiť na smrťEnglish-Slovak dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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50 peninsula
[pə'ninsjulə](a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water: the Malay peninsula.) polostrov -
51 practically
1) (almost: The room was practically full.) prakticky2) (in a practical way: Practically, it's more difficult than you think.) v skutočnosti -
52 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 -
53 stone-cold
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) chladný ako kameň; mŕtvy; hluchý ako peň -
54 stone-dead
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) chladný ako kameň; mŕtvy; hluchý ako peň -
55 subcontinent
(a mass of land almost the size of a continent, forming part of a larger mass of land: the Indian Subcontinent (= India, Pakistan and Bangladesh).) subkontinent
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