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1 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) ťah; prievan2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) dúšok3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) ponor•- draughts- draughty* * *• skica• tah• prievan• dúšok -
2 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• velkost• vziat mieru• vyskúšat (si)• zmerat si• zobrat mieru• zmerat• šírka stlpca sadzby• rytmus• sebakázen• sebaovládanie• stupen• spolocný delitel• takt• spolocný menovatel• tempo• urcitá miera• umiernenost• prejst• premeriavat• premerat• jednotka (miery)• brat mieru• dlžka riadka• delitel• rozmer• porovnat (si)• porovnávat• kritérium• krokový tanec• merat• meracia sústava• merac• mat rozmery• merat (si)• merat sa• medza• meradlo• miera• nápev• odmeriavat• odmerka• odhadnút• opatrenie• odmerat -
3 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) uháňať2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) hodiť; roztrieštiť3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) zmariť2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) trocha3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomlčka4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) verva•- dashing- dash off* * *• vrhnút• útek• zmarit• hodit• rýchly beh• rútit sa• rozbit• pomlcka
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