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21 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) vrchol2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) vrchol3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) štítok2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) dosiahnuť vrchol- peaked- peaky* * *• vrchol• hrot• chudnút• obrys -
22 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) zaobliť2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) zavŕšiť, korunovať* * *• zaokrúhlovat -
23 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) pád, zánik2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) skaza3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) úpadok2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) zruinovať2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skaziť•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *• zánik• znicit• skazit• skaza -
24 scrapbook
noun (a book with blank pages on which to stick pictures etc: The actor kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings about his career.) kniha al. zošit na nalepovanie výstrižkov* * *• zápisník -
25 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) mať úspech, podariť sa2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) nastúpiť po; zdediť•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession* * *• zdedit• zdarit sa• skoncit• dosahovat• dopadnút• byt úspešný• dobre dopadnút• dokázat to• podarit sa• mat úspech• nasledovat• nastúpit -
26 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) úspech2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) úspešný človek* * *• úspech• výsledok• zdar• triumf• úspešný clovek• rezultát -
27 successful
[-'ses-]adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) úspešný* * *• úspešný -
28 theatrical
[-'æ-]1) (of theatres or acting: a theatrical performance/career.) divadelný, herecký2) ((behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic: theatrical behaviour.) teatrálny, strojený* * *• teatrálny• herecký• afektovaný• divadelný -
29 threshold
['Ɵreʃəuld]1) ((a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc: He paused on the threshold and then entered.) prah2) (beginning: She is on the threshold of a brilliant career.) prah* * *• vchod• zaciatok (pren.)• predvecer (pren.)• prah -
30 varied
adjective He has had a very varied career.) pestrý* * *• zmenený• zmiešaný• striedavý• premenlivý• rozmanitý• rôznorodý• rôzny• rozlicný• pestrý• pozmenený• meniaci sa -
31 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) smerovať (k čomu), znamenať (čo) -
32 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) dosiahnuť -
33 embark on
(to start or engage in: She embarked on a new career.) pustiť sa do -
34 frustrated
1) (disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied: She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher.) znechutený2) (unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like: Literary critics are often frustrated writers.) frustrovaný -
35 fulfilled
adjective ((of a person) satisfied, having achieved everything he or she needs to have and to do: With her family and her career, she is a very fulfilled person.) uspokojený -
36 go places
(to be successful, especially in one's career: That young man is sure to go places.) dotiahnuť to ďaleko -
37 height
[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) výška2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) vrchol3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) vrchol, najvyšší stupeň4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) výšina•- heighten -
38 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) vežička2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) štít3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) vrchol -
39 up-and-coming
adjective ((of eg a person starting a career) progressing well: an up-and-coming young doctor.) sľubný, nádejný
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