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1 down the river
• po rieke• po prúde -
2 sell down the river
(to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) zradiť -
3 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosiahnuť2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosiahnuť3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natiahnuť ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojiť sa (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) siahať2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• získat• zastihnút• zasahovat• zahrnat• siahat• snažit sa• siahnut• spojit sa• usilovat• priplávat• preniknút• priletiet• príst• doplávat• dostat sa• dopísat• dospiet• doniest• dosah• dorazit• dosiahnut• dosahovat• docahovat• dôjst• chytit• docielit• doletiet• docítat• dolahnút• dohliadnut• dobehnút• rozkladat sa• podávat• podat• pamätat• letiet• natiahnut• natahovat• okruh• obzor -
4 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) potok2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) prúd3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) prúd4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) smer(ovanie)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) prúdiť; viať2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) rozdeľovať podľa schopností•- streamer- streamlined* * *• vanút• viat• vrhnút do vody• záplava• zväzok lúcov• sled• ryžovat• smer• stekat v prúdoch• tiahnut• tiect• tendencia• tok• prelievat• premývat• previevat• príval• prísun• beh• chod• prúd• prúdenie• prúdit• riecka• rieka• rad• ronit• plápolat• plynút• pohyb• poletovat• potok• pramienok• prat• posun• kolóna• morský prúd• natiahnut -
5 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostať2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) priniesť3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostať sa; zložiť4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) dostať5) (to become: You're getting old.) stávať sa6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) presvedčiť7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) prísť8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) dospieť; dokončiť9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostať, chytiť10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) chytiť11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pochopiť•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *• vystúpit• získat• stat sa• dostávat• dostat• dôjst• obstarat (si) -
6 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) bežať2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) posúvať sa3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) tiecť4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) bežať, spustiť5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) riadiť6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) pretekať7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) chodiť, ísť8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) pokračovať, trvať9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) mať, jazdiť (na)10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) rozpíjať sa, púšťať11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) (do)viezť12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) prejsť13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stať sa2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) beh2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) prechádzka, výlet3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobie4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) pustené očko5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) voľné použitie, k dispozícii6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.)7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) ohrada, výbeh•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) nepretržite- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *• výpocet• spust• spustit• bežat• beh -
7 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) závej2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) zmysel2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) naviať; unášať2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) prechádzať•- drifter- driftwood* * *• víchor• závej• zámer• smer• tendencia• drift• hromadit• hnat• ciel• prúd• lejak• kolísanie• odchýlenie -
8 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) poschodie3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) rovnako vysoký, rovnaká úroveň3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) bezvýrazný3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnať2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnať3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namieriť4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) vyrovnať•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *• vodováha• vyrovnaný• vyrovnat• vyrovnávat• zacielit• zarovnat• zamierit• stupen• urobit rovnakým• úroven• prispôsobit• cielit• rovnaký• rovný• rovná plocha• rozumný• robit rovnakým• rozvážny• plochý• mierit• odstránit rozdiely -
9 overlook
[əuvə'luk]1) (to look down on: The house overlooked the river.) mať výhľad na2) (to take no notice of: We shall overlook your lateness this time.) prehliadnuť* * *• prehliadnut• preskúmat• prepácit• nedbat -
10 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) priechod; chodba2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) úryvok3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) míňanie, plynutie4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) plavba* * *• prechod• chodba -
11 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) postaviť, (u)táboriť (sa)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) hodiť3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) padnúť, dopadnúť, zletieť4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) húpať sa5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) nasadiť2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) ihrisko2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) výška3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stupeň4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stanovište5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) hod, vrh6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) hojdanie•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) asfalt- pitch-dark* * *• výška tónu• rozstup• postavit (stan)• krok• odstup -
12 sell
[sel]past tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) predať2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) predávať3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) predávať sa4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) predávať•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
- sell up* * *• zapredat• získat• zradit• sklamanie• predávat• predávat sa• predat• byt na predaj• dobehnút• dávat za úplatky• dávat za peniaze• prostituovat• podviest• napálit -
13 shout
1. noun1) (a loud cry or call: He heard a shout.) (vý)krik2) (a loud burst (of laughter, cheering etc): A shout went up from the crowd when he scored a goal.) rev, (z)volanie2. verb(to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) kričať* * *• volanie• volat• výkrik• vyvolávat• výkricník• vykrikovat• vyvolávanie• zavolat• zakricat• zaplatit nápoj• zvolania• privolat• hlasito podporovat• hostit nápojom• rituálny tanec s pokrikom• runda• pokrik• kúpit nápoj• kricat• krik• napájat• nápoj zdarma -
14 swollen
['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) rozvodnený; opuchnutý* * *• opuchnutý• napuchnutý -
15 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) skočiť2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) vraziť, zaboriť2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) skok- plunger- take the plunge
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