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21 taboo
[tə'bu:]plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.) tabu* * *• zakázaný• tabu -
22 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) ponúkať (tovar), lákať zákazníkov* * *• vychvalovat• zhánat zákazníkov• špiclovat• špehún• špehovat• dotieravo ponúkat• propagovat• otravovat• obchodník(dotieravý) -
23 tradition
[trə'diʃən]1) ((the process of passing on from generation to generation) customs, beliefs, stories etc: These songs have been preserved by tradition.) tradícia2) (a custom, belief, story etc that is passed on.) tradícia, zvyk, obyčaj•- traditionally* * *• tradícia -
24 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) podporiť2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) potvrdiť3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) udržiavať* * *• zastat sa• zdvihnút• schvalovat• schválit• udržovat• pridržiavat• držat• potvrdit• pozdvihnút• povzbudzovat• povzbudit• podporovat• podopierat• niest -
25 age-old
adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) prastarý, odveký -
26 tabu
[tə'bu:]plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.) tabu
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custom- — [kʌstəm] prefix custom made/custom built/custom designed etc made, built etc for a particular person ▪ He always wore custom made suits ▪ custom ordered vehicles … Dictionary of contemporary English
Custom — Cus tom, n. [OF. coustume, F. coutume, tax, i. e., the usual tax. See 1st {Custom}.] 1. The customary toll, tax, or tribute. [1913 Webster] Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom. Rom. xiii. 7 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
custom — /ˈkastom, ingl. ˈkʌstəm/ [vc. ingl., accorc. di custom made, custom built «fatto su misura»] agg. inv. fatto su misura, personalizzato … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione