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1 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dôstojnosť2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) vážnosť3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) hodnosť4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) dôstojnosť* * *• dôstojnost• hodnost -
2 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) pýcha2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) hrdosť3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) svorka•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in* * *• hrdost• pýcha -
3 upstart
(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) karierista, povýšenec, zbohatlík* * *• zbohatlícky• zbohatlík• prišelec• karierista• arogantný clovek• povýšenecký• povýšenec• nadutec• nafúkanec• nedávny• nový clovek• nový -
4 comedown
noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) úpadok -
5 majesty
['mæ‹əsti]plural - majesties; noun1) (greatness; impressive dignity: the majesty of God.) majestát2) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty.) Veličenstvo•- majestic- majestically* * *• velicenstvo• vznešenost• majestát• majestátnost -
6 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stav2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) štát; štátny3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) majestát, ceremónia; oficiálny, kráľovský, formálny•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) vyhlásiť* * *• uviest• vrstva• uvádzat• vyhlásit• vznosnost• vyjadrit• vysvetlit• zistit• skupenstvo• situácia• špecifikovat• stav• štádium• stat• stanovit• trieda• urcit• tvrdit• tvar• prinášat• prepych• prehlásit• predniest• formulovat• epocha• hodnost• jasne riect• ceremónia• rozpoloženie• oznámit• pódium• podoba• popísat• postavenie• podstavec• pozícia• lesk• konštatovat• nádhera• nebesá• neuveritelný stav• okázalost -
7 poise
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