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41 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) gombík2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) gombík, tlačidlo2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapnúť3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zdržať* * *• tlacidlo• tlacítko• gombík -
42 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) pri, vedľa2) (past: going by the house.) pozdĺž, vedľa3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po, cez, krížom4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) počas9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na, po12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) vedľa, blízko2) (past: A dog ran by.) okolo, tadiaľ3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) bokom•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obísť- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *• vedla• pri• blízko• do• cím• prostredníctvom• podla• pomocou• kým• od• okolo• o -
43 cable-car
noun (a vehicle that moves up and down a mountain, cliff etc by means of a cable.) kabínková lanovka* * *• kabína lanovej dráhy• lanovka -
44 carbon copy
(a copy of writing or typing made by means of carbon paper.) prieklep* * *• verne napodobnit• urobit presnú kópiu• prieklep• presne opakovat• preklep• duplikát• kópia -
45 catechism
['kætikizəm]1) (a book (especially religious) of instructions by means of question and answer.) katechizmus2) (a series of searching questions on any subject.) katechizmus•* * *• katechizmus -
46 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) príčina2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) dôvod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) vec2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) spôsobiť, zapríčiniť* * *• vec• zaprícinit• súdny spor• spôsobit• prícina• dôvod -
47 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) kanál2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanál3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) prieliv4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) cesta5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanál2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) vykopať kanál2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) zamerať* * *• prieplav• prieliv• kanál• riecište -
48 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) zachytiť sa2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) zvierať2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) pazúr2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) spojka•* * *• výsuvná spojka• siahnut• spojka• spojit• spojka (motor.)• uchopit -
49 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) spojenie2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) správa* * *• správa• spojovanie• spojenie• prejav• dorozumenie• dopravná cesta• dorozumievanie• oznámenie• komunikácia -
50 communications
noun plural (means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies).) spoje* * *• spojovanie -
51 computer
[kəm'pju:tə](a usually large electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations: The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program.) počítač- computerise* * *• pocítac -
52 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) styk2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) spojenie3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) známosť4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) podozrivý z nákazy6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) spojenie2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) spojiť sa* * *• spoj• styk• dotyk• dat sa do styku• kontakt• kontaktovat -
53 convection
[kən'vekʃən](the passing of heat through liquids or gases by means of currents.) prúdenie* * *• vedenie• prevod• prúdenie• konvekcia -
54 convenience
1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) výhoda2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) vymoženosť3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) toaleta* * *• vhodnost• výhoda• vymoženost• príslušenstvo• pohodlie -
55 convey
[kən'vei]1) (to carry: Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.) dopraviť2) (to transfer the ownership of (property by legal means).) previesť•- conveyancing
- conveyor
- conveyor belt* * *• vyjadrit• zabrat• vyjadrovat• transportovat• prepravovat• dopravit• dopravovat• rozvádzat• poskytovat -
56 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) prasknúť2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozlúsknuť3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) zapraskať4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) robiť žarty5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) vylúpiť6) (to solve (a code).) rozlúštiť7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zlomiť sa2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) puklina2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) škára3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) prasknutie4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) plesnutie5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vtip6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) prvotriedny- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack* * *• výstrel• trhlina• rana• puknút• rozbit• prasknút• praskat• lusknút -
57 dam
[dæm] 1. noun1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) hrádza; priehrada2) (the water kept back.) priehradné jazero2. verb(to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) prehradiť* * *• samica• prehradit• priehrada• hrádza• matka (u zvierat) -
58 door
[do:]1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) dvere2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) cesta•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep* * *• dvere• brána -
59 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ucho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) sluch•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *• sluch• ucho• klas• pútko -
60 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) zabiť elektrickým prúdom2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) popraviť na elektrickom kresle* * *• popravit (na elektr. kres
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