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1 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) pískať (si)2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)pískať3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) (za)hvižďať, (za)svišťať4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvízdať2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) hvizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) píšťala3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) píšťalka* * *• zahvízdat• zapískat• hvizd• hvízdat• pískat• piskot• píštala• pískanie -
2 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) zástrčka2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) zátka2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) upchať- plug in* * *• zástrcka• zapojovat -
3 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) para; parný2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) para; parný2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) vypúšťať paru2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) plaviť sa3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) variť nad parou•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *• varit nad parou• varit v pare• výpary• vyparovat sa• vypúštat paru• zahmliet sa• sila• s parným pohonom• staromódny• predpotopný• energia• hmla• elán• dusit• dymit• íst plnou parou• íst parníkom• hnat sa• chut• rútit sa• para• orosit sa• parit• parný• plavba parníkom• pohánaný parou• pohánat parou• pokryt sa výparmi• naparovat• opar -
4 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) striekať2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) recitovať2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) pyštek2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) prúd* * *• vodný stlp• vodopád• vychrlit zo seba• vyprýštit• výpust• vytrysknút• vysypat zo seba• vychrlit• vybavit chrlicom• výtokový otvor• výlevka• striekat• strešný žlab• trysk• prednášat• premen• klzacka• hrdlo• kaskáda• hubica• chrlit vodu• dat krhlicku• chrlic• delová hlaven• recitovat• prýštit• krhlicka• násypný žlab• odkvapová rúra -
5 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) základná súčasť2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) prvok3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) živel4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) nádych5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) teliesko•- elements
- in one's element* * *• živel• súciastka• castica• cast• clen• clánok• prvok• podstatná súciastka -
6 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) opraviť, napraviť2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) opraviť3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) nariadiť4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) vyviesť z omylu5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) vyliečiť -
7 plug in
(to connect up (an electrical apparatus) by inserting its plug into a socket: Could you plug in the electric kettle?) zapojiť
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