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1 behave
[bi'heiv]1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) dobre sa správať2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) správať sa, reagovať•- well-
- badly- behaved* * *• fungovat• chovat sa -
2 human being
(a person: Animals may behave like that, but human beings shouldn't.) ľudský tvor, človek -
3 in one's right mind
(sane: No-one in his right mind would behave like that.) pri zmysloch -
4 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) keď, kým2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) pretože3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) ako4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) ako5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aj keď6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) tak ako, rovnako ako2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) ako2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) ako3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) ako4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ako... aj ako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *• zatial co• tak• trebárs• pretože• hoci aj• ked• aj ked• ako -
5 imitate
['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) napodobniť2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) napodob(n)ený, nepravý- imitativeness
- imitator* * *• napodobit -
6 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) stádový inštinkt
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like father, like son — This idiom is used when different generations of a family behave in the same way or have the same talents of defects … The small dictionary of idiomes