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1 door
[do:]1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) dvere2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) cesta•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep* * *• dvere• brána -
2 trap-door
noun (a small door, or opening, in a floor or ceiling: A trap-door in the ceiling led to the attic.) príklop, padacie dvere* * *• padacie dvere -
3 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) z mosadze2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) plechové hudobné nástroje•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *• drzost• generalita• mosadz• mosadzný• neokrôchanost -
4 contrivance
1) (the act of contriving.) dôvtip2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) zariadenie* * *• vynález• vynaliezavost• zámer• dôvtip• pasca -
5 doorman
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6 doorway
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7 intruder
noun (a person who intrudes, eg a burglar: Fit a good lock to your door to keep out intruders.) votrelec* * *• votrelec• dotieravec -
8 keyhole
noun (the hole in which a key of a door etc is placed: The child looked through the keyhole to see if his teacher was still with his parents.) kľúčová dierka* * *• klúcová dierka -
9 knocker
noun (a piece of metal etc fixed to a door and used for knocking.) klopadlo* * *• klopadlo• klopajúci -
10 latchkey
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11 lettering
1) (the way in which letters are formed: the art of lettering.) písmo2) (letters which have been drawn, painted etc: He repainted the lettering over the shop door.) nápis* * *• oznacenie• popis• popísanie -
12 opening
1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) otvor; rúbanisko2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) premiéra; úvodný3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) otvorenie4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) voľné miesto* * *• úvodný• vhodná príležitost• vernisáž• úvod• volné miesto• zaciatok• záliv• zahajovací• zahájenie• premiéra• príležitost• dvojstránka• diera• otvor• pracovná príležitost• medzera -
13 archway
noun (an arched passage, door or entrance.) klenutý priechod / vchod -
14 doorknob
noun (a knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a door.) kľučka -
15 doormat
noun (a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on.) rohožka -
16 doorstep
noun (a raised step just outside the door of a house.) schod pri dverách -
17 estate-car
noun ((American station wagon) a car with a large area behind the seats for luggage etc, and a rear door.) kombi -
18 letterbox
1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) poštová schránka2) (a postbox.) poštová schránka -
19 nameplate
noun (a piece of metal, plastic etc with a name on it: You will know his office by the nameplate on the door.) menovka -
20 parlour-maid
noun (a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc.) slúžka
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door chain — noun : a chain serving as an inside lock for preventing a door from opening more than a few inches until one end is withdrawn from a slide fitting * * * a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a… … Useful english dictionary
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