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1 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) zostať pri zemi2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) obmedziť3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) nevracať -
2 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosiahnuť2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosiahnuť3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natiahnuť ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojiť sa (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) siahať2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• získat• zastihnút• zasahovat• zahrnat• siahat• snažit sa• siahnut• spojit sa• usilovat• priplávat• preniknút• priletiet• príst• doplávat• dostat sa• dopísat• dospiet• doniest• dosah• dorazit• dosiahnut• dosahovat• docahovat• dôjst• chytit• docielit• doletiet• docítat• dolahnút• dohliadnut• dobehnút• rozkladat sa• podávat• podat• pamätat• letiet• natiahnut• natahovat• okruh• obzor -
3 deep
[di:p] 1. adjective1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) hlboký2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) hlboký3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) zahĺbený; (po uši) zadĺžený4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) sýty, hlboký5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) hlboký2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) hlboko- deepen- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) mraziť, zmraziť- deep-sea- in deep water* * *• velký• zhlboka• záludný• široký• skrytý• sýty• svet mrtvych• tajomný• temný• úskocný• tmavý• prílišný• príliš• hlbiny podsvetia• hlbiny vesmíru• hlbina• hlboký• hlboko• dômyselný• hlboko ponorený• do hlbky• chytrý• nadmerný• nadmerne• nekonecno• nevyspytatelný• nekonecný priestor -
4 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiť; predložiť2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiť3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviť4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položiť5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnať6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) zniesť7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviť•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) urobiť plastický účes- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laický2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neodborný•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epická báseň, balada* * *• vyrubovat• zasadit• zameranie• zniest• smer• stavit sa• ukladat• upokojit• umiestit• predkladat• pripravovat• prestierat• klást• dávat• rozmiestenie• pokrývat• poloha• pole• položit• laický• ležal• neodborne• nanášat• neodborný• naklást• niest -
5 kneel
[ni:l]past tense, past participle - knelt; verb((often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground: She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern.) kľaknúť si* * *• klacat• klaknút si -
6 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) potok2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) prúd3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) prúd4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) smer(ovanie)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) prúdiť; viať2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) rozdeľovať podľa schopností•- streamer- streamlined* * *• vanút• viat• vrhnút do vody• záplava• zväzok lúcov• sled• ryžovat• smer• stekat v prúdoch• tiahnut• tiect• tendencia• tok• prelievat• premývat• previevat• príval• prísun• beh• chod• prúd• prúdenie• prúdit• riecka• rieka• rad• ronit• plápolat• plynút• pohyb• poletovat• potok• pramienok• prat• posun• kolóna• morský prúd• natiahnut -
7 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) prísť2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) blížiť sa3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) patriť4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) prísť k (čomu)5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) dospieť6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) dosahovať2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) ale choďte!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *• pricestovat• príst• íst• pochádzat• poznat -
8 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dáma, pani; ženský2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dáma3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *• žena• dáma• pani• Lady (titul Lord)• milá• milovaná• milenka -
9 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) rovnaký2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) rovnaký3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) rovnaký, ten istý2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) to isté3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) rovnako- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage* * *• tá istá• to isté• ten istý• rovnaký• nejaký -
10 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) stupnica2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) stupnica3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) stupnica4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mierka5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) meradlo, mieraII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) liezť, šplhaťIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) šupina- scaly* * *• váženie• váha• velkost• vážit• vyšplhat sa• vymeriavat• vystúpit• vyliezt• vystúpit (po rebríku)• vylúpat• živá váha• zliezt• zbavit šupín• zmenšit• zväcšit• schodište• škála• šupka• šupina• sústava• stupen na stupnici• šupinka• stupnica• systém• šupinatost• šupinatiet• tvorit šupiny• tvorit zubný kamen• upravit mierku• tarifa• prispôsobit• byt súmeratelný• cielnik• rebrík• rozsah• rebrícek• oškriabat• povlak• pomer velikostí• pomerná velkost• pokryt sa zubným kamenom• pomerný rozmer• kotolný kamen• lúpat sa• kôra• logaritmické pravítko• lineár• mat váhu• meradlo• miska (váh)• miska• mierka• naladit• odstránit zubný kamen• odstupnovanie• olúpat• odstupnovat• odlupovat sa• odstránit kotolný kamen -
11 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sedadlo2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sedadlo3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) zadok4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) kreslo; miesto5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sídlo2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) posadiť2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) byť pre... osôb•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *• vidiecke sídlo• vysadit vzadu nohavice• vypliest• základ• získat poslanecké kreslo• zadok• zadnica• zvolit• sedlo ventilu• sídelné mesto• sadnút si• sídlo• sed• sedadlo• sídlit• sediet• stolicka• stolec• stredisko• stred• usadit• uložit• uloženie• usadit sa• umiestnenie• trón• dosadacia plocha• držanie tela v sede• hlavné mesto• kaštiel• inštalovat sedadlá• inštalovat• cast nohavíc, kde sa sedí• biskupské sídlo• clenstvo• clenstvo na burze• dejisko• dat sedadlá• rezidencia• rozsadit• panské sídlo• osídlit• opravit sedadlo• podložka• pole• posadit• pojat• posadenie• poloha• poslanecký mandát• lístok (do divadla)• lôžko• ložisko• kreslo• lavica• mandát• miesto na sedenie• miesto (na sedenie)• mat miest• mat sedadiel• nastolit• ohnisko -
12 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) z mosadze2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) plechové hudobné nástroje•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *• drzost• generalita• mosadz• mosadzný• neokrôchanost -
13 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) účtovať2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pripísať (na konto)3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obžalovať4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) napadnúť5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hnať sa6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) nabiť7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) obviniť2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) poplatok2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obvinenie3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) výpad4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) náboj5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) dohľad, dozor6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) náplň•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *• výdavok• zatažovat• zátaž• úctovat• tvrdit• dozor• poplatok• poverit• nabíjat• náboj• nálož• obvinenie• obvinit -
14 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umrieť, odumrieť2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) zhasnúť3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) umierať túžbou•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *• strácat sa• umierat• umriet• túžit• dychtit• odumriet• odumierat -
15 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robiť6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) urobiť7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robiť8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačiť9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) (u)robiť; študovať10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dariť sa11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dať si do poriadku12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) robiť13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) preukázať14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) urobiť, narobiť15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) prezrieť2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) oslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *• vycerpat• zábava• zaoberat sa• zapnút• zašlost• zbit• zmlátit• splnenie objednávky• slezina• splnenie nároku• solmizacná slabika• švindel• stacit• urobit znova• urobit• unavit• upravit• prepracovat• prerobit• prerezat• boj• (pom.sloves.)• akcia• cinnost• cinit• robit• renovovat• opravit• operácia• podiel• podvod• podraz• konat• mat úspech• mejdán• obliect -
16 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vytiahnuť2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ťahať3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vliecť sa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) prečesávať5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ťahať sa2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) prekážka, záťaž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, vtiahnutie3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) preoblečenie za ženu* * *• vliect• tahat• tiahnut• presúvat (obraz)• natahovat -
17 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodniť2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekať3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) odkvapkať; odtiecť4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypiť5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpať2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) stoka, kanál2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávanie•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *• vysušit• vyprázdnit• odtok• odvodnit• odvodnovacia stoka -
18 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) noha2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) päta3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) stopa•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *• zatancovat• základ• zaplatit• šliapat• spodok• stopa• stopa (30,5 cm)• spodná cast• úpätie• uhradit• priesecník• íst• chodidlo• chôdza• podklad• pechota• podložie• päta• pätka• krok• kopnút• koniec• krácat• nakopnút• opatrit novým chodidlom• noha -
19 go
[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ísť2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) prejsť3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) pripadnúť; vyjsť4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) viesť5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) chodiť, ísť6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) zmiznúť7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) prebehnúť8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) odísť9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) zmiznúť10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ísť11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) pokaziť sa12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ísť, fungovať13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) stať sa14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) byť15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) dávať sa16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) plynúť17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) byť použitý (na)18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) byť dovolené19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) robiť20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) znieť21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) vydariť sa2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) pokus2) (energy: She's full of go.) elán•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) dobre fungujúci2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) bežný•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) zelená- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go* * *• úspech• viest sa• vmestit sa• vyvíjat sa• zrútit sa• zniet• skúška• príhoda• íst• byt bežný• chodit• cestovat• postupovat• pokus• pohybovat sa• povolit• mat svoje miesto• móda -
20 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (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.) držať2) (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.) držať3) (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.) držať4) (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?) vydržať5) (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.) zadržať6) (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; udržať7) (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 sa9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať10) (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; zachovávať11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať16) (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 sa18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať20) ((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.) držať22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv3) ((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
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