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1 distress
[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) starosť; ťažkosť2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) trápenie2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) zarmútiť- distressingly* * *• úzkost• vycerpanost• zábavný tovar• zábavné veci• vycerpanie• vycerpat• strach• spôsobit bolest• tažkost• tiesen• bieda• rozrušit• nebezpecie• neštastie• núdza• obtažovat -
2 suffocate
(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) (za)dusiť (sa)* * *• zahrdúsit• zadusit• udusit• dusit sa -
3 afflict
[ə'flikt](to give pain or distress to (a person etc): She is continually afflicted by/with headaches.) trápiť, postihnúť* * *• sužovat• súžit (sa)• postihnút (cím) -
4 harm
1. noun(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) škoda; zlo; ublíženie; ujma2. verb(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) ublížiť- harmful- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- out of harm's way* * *• škoda• uškodit• poškodit -
5 vex
[veks](to annoy or distress (a person): There were no other problems to vex us.) znepokojovať, trápiť- vexation* * *• znepokojovat• súžit• sužovat• spôsobit starosti• týrat• trýznit• trápit• hnevat• hnevat sa• bit• bicovat• rozbúrit (more)• rozbúrit• rozculovat• otravovat• pôsobit bolest• mucit
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