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1 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.) jablko sváru, príčina nepriateľstva- upset the apple cart* * *• jablko sváru -
2 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) podiel2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) účasť, podiel3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) akcia2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) (roz)deliť2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) deliť sa (o)3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) podieľať sa (na)•- share and share alike* * *• zdielat• zúcastnit sa• úcast• prídel• príspevok• dostat podiel• dostat diel• byt rozdelený• akcia• cast• diel• dat podiel• delit sa• dat diel• rozdelit• rozkrok• rozobrat si podiely• rozdelit sa• podielat sa• podelit sa• podielat sa na• podiel• podiel zo zisku• lemeš• kvóta• kontingent -
3 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) číslo2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) množstvo3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) číslo4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) číslo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) očíslovať2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) počítať3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) mať dohromady•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *• výtvor• výrobok• zrátat• spocítat• šaty• urcitý pocet• prežit• isté množstvo• císlovat• císlica• císlo• cítat• rátat• pocet• pocítat• kúsok• kus• kus odevu• množstvo• obsahovat• ocíslovat• niekolko -
4 acne
['ækni](a common skin disease with pimples: Acne is common among young people.) uhrovitosť* * *• uhry• trudovitost• úhor• akné -
5 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) nespokojnosť- discontentedly
- discontentment* * *• nespokojnost -
6 distribute
[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) rozdať2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) rozmiestniť•* * *• distribuovat• rozložit• rozdelovat• rozmiestnit• rozdelit -
7 estate
[i'steit]1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) pozemky2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) zástavba3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) majetok•- estate-car* * *• statok• stav• hodnost• pomery• majetok• nemovitost -
8 following
noun (supporters: He has a great following among the poorer people.) prívrženci* * *• v dôsledku• v smere plavby• sledovanie• stúpenci• prívrženci• druhý• další• podla• na základe• nasledovný• následkom• nasledujúci• nasledujúce -
9 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) z2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) mimo3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) z4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) z6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) z* * *• mimo -
10 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) vybrať si2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) rozoznať3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) vyťukať* * *• vybrat -
11 prevailing
1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) prevládajúci2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) panujúci, bežný* * *• vládnúci• prevládajúci• prevažujúci• bežný• panujúci• obycajný -
12 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) vystrašiť2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) strach2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panika•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *• vzbudzovat hrôzu• vylakat sa• vyplašit• strašiak• strašit• strach• dostat strach• hrôza• hrôzostrašný• plašit• panika• postrašit• polakat• postrašit sa• laknutie• mat strach• odstrašit -
13 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) vybrať (si)2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) vybraný2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) výberový•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *• volit• vyberat• vyvolený• vybrat (si)• výberový• výber• výlucný• vybraný• vyberavý• zvolený• snobský• exkluzívny -
14 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozprávať (sa), hovoriť2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) ohovárať3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) diskutovať o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozhovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) prednáška3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) klebeta4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) plané reči•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *• prehovorit• prejav• prednáška• hovorit• kecat• hovor• hovorenie• diskutovat• debatovat• rozprávat• rozhovor• reci -
15 unrest
(a state of trouble or discontent, especially among a group of people: political unrest.) nepokoj* * *• rozrušenie• nepokoj -
16 dialect
(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) nárečie -
17 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) uprostred2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) uprostred -
18 widespread
adjective (spread over a large area or among many people: widespread hunger and disease.) rozšírený
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