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1 couldn't
['kudnt]negative short form; = could -
2 couldn't you
• nemohli by ste -
3 could
[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) môcť, vedieť2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) môcť•* * *• mohol by som• mohol som• mohol -
4 semicolon
[semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən](the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) dvojbodka* * *• bodkociarka (;) -
5 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) myslieť na2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) spomenúť si3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) pomyslieť na* * *• mysliet na -
6 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) zniesť2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) uniesť3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) porodiť4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) niesť5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) mať6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zatáčať sa•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medveď- bearskin* * *• znášat• strpiet• rodit sa• rodit (sa)• porodit (sa)• medved• nosit• niest -
7 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) starostlivosť, pozornosť2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) opatera, ochrana3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) starosť4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) starostlivosť2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) starať sa o, dbať2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) mať chuť•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *• vec• starostlivost• starat sa• starost• dbat• dohlad• opatrnost• pozornost• mat záujem -
8 combination
[-bi-]1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) zostava, spojenie2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) kombinácia* * *• združenie• spolcovanie• súhra• spojenie• kombinácia -
9 compartment
(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) oddelenie* * *• kabína• kupé• oddelenie -
10 distinct
[di'stiŋkt]1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) zreteľný2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) odlišný•- distinctness
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinctively* * *• zretelný• zvláštny• jednoznacný• odlišný -
11 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) rozptýlený2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) šialený3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) rozrušený* * *• zmätený -
12 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) závej2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) zmysel2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) naviať; unášať2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) prechádzať•- drifter- driftwood* * *• víchor• závej• zámer• smer• tendencia• drift• hromadit• hnat• ciel• prúd• lejak• kolísanie• odchýlenie -
13 during
['djuəriŋ]1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) cez2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) cez, v čase* * *• v priebehu• za chodu• pocas -
14 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) chyba2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) chyba; nedostatok3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) zlom2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) nájsť chybu- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *• vina• usvedcit z neprávosti• vytýkat• zlom• závada• skazit• strata stopy• stratená stopa• upozornit na závadu• udelit zlú známku• urobit chybu• priesmyk• presun• priestupok• dopustit sa chyby• hriech• kaz• dislokovat• chyba• chybné podanie (tenis)• dislokácia• rýpat• porucha• poškodenie• pokles• kritizovat• nájst chybu• nedopatrenie• nedostatok• nízko ohodnotit• omyl -
15 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) nájsť2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) zistiť3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) považovať2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) objav- find out* * *• uznat• vyhladat• zásobit• zistit• zaopatrit• zorganizovat• zohnat• spozorovat• prehlásit• hladat• poskytnút• nájst• nachádzat• obstarat• objav• objavit -
16 for love or money
(in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) za nič na svete* * *• za nijakú cenu• za každú cenu• za nic na svete -
17 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostať2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) priniesť3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostať sa; zložiť4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) dostať5) (to become: You're getting old.) stávať sa6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) presvedčiť7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) prísť8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) dospieť; dokončiť9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostať, chytiť10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) chytiť11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pochopiť•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *• vystúpit• získat• stat sa• dostávat• dostat• dôjst• obstarat (si) -
18 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomôcť, pomáhať2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomôcť3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomôcť (proti, pri)4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) poslúžiť5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubrániť sa; zabrániť2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -čka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomôct (3.p.)• pomoc• pomáhat (3.p.)• poslúžit -
19 instinctive
[-tiv]adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) inštinktívny* * *• inštinktívny• pudový -
20 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) to•- its- itself* * *• to• ono
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couldn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ could not … English terms dictionary
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