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1 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) skvele pohostiť -
2 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) skvele pohostiť -
3 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) pyšný2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) namyslený3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) hrdý4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) nádherný•- proudly- do someone proud
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) zraziť niekomu hrebienokEnglish-Slovak dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) zraziť niekomu hrebienokEnglish-Slovak dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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6 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) zraziť niekomu hrebienokEnglish-Slovak dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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7 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) zraziť niekomu hrebienokEnglish-Slovak dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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8 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) zametať2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) zmiesť3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) prehnať sa cez4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) prehnať sa; vtrhnúť2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zametenie2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) mávnutie, (kruhový) pohyb3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominár4) (a sweepstake.) p. sweepstake•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *• vanút• viest• vinút sa• vliect sa• vlácit sa• vtrhnút• vycistit• vymiest• vychylovat• vyhrat• výhlad• zhrabnút• zákruta• zaplavit• zhromaždit• zatopit• zhrnút• zaliat• zachvátit• zametanie• zametat• zamiest• zozbierat• zmiest• zúrit• strhnút na svoju stranu• tocit sa• tok• tiahnut sa• urobit rýchly pohyb• tvorit ostrý uhol• prehnat• prejst rukou• preletiet• prehladávat dno• predbiehat• prejst• dotknút sa prstmi• dosah• klenút sa• hnat• chodit• rozhlad• putovat• rozmach• prúd• ovládat• pohybovat sa• pohánat• pohybovat sa po oblúku• majestátne sa pohybovat• krácat• máchnutie• máchanie• mávnutie• nazbierat• odstránit
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do someone proud — (informal) 1. To make someone feel flattered 2. To treat lavishly • • • Main Entry: ↑do do someone proud (informal) 1. To provide lavish entertainment for someone 2. To honour someone, give someone cause for pride • • • … Useful english dictionary
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do someone proud — informal to do something good that makes people you are connected with feel proud The team has done the fans proud today … English dictionary
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proud — /praʊd / (say prowd) adjective 1. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something conceived as highly honourable or creditable to oneself: proud of her achievements; proud to be Australian; proud that we reached the final. 2. having or cherishing …
proud — adjective 1》 feeling pride or satisfaction in one s own or another s achievements. ↘literary imposing; splendid. 2》 having or showing a high opinion of oneself. ↘conscious of one s own dignity. 3》 slightly projecting from a surface.… … English new terms dictionary
proud — W3S2 [praud] adj comparative prouder superlative proudest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pleased)¦ 2 proudest moment/achievement/possession 3¦(too high opinion)¦ 4¦(great self respect)¦ 5 do somebody proud 6¦(impressive)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; … Dictionary of contemporary English
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