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1 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) okraj; breh2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrie3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) prudkosť2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrúbiť2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) prisunúť; pretlačiť sa•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *• hreben (horský)• hrana• horkost• roh• prudkost• ostrie• lem• nabrúsit• okraj -
2 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) odraziť sa* * *• odskocit• odrazit sa -
3 shave
[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) (o)holiť (sa)2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) (o)hobľovať3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) zavadiť2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) holenie- shaven- shavings* * *• vyklznutie• vyviaznutie• zavadit• zlahka sa dotknút• zaškrabávanie• zaškrabávat• zostrihat• škrabka• strihat• stencenie• tesné prejdenie• tencit• tesne preplávat• tencenie• ubrat• preklznut• prejst• preklznutie• hoblovat• holit sa• holenie• ostrihat• plátok• podfuk• krátko ostrihat• krájat• kosa• odbúrat• olúpat• ohoblovat• oholit• okrajovat• oholit sa• oholenie• obrat -
4 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) obiť, puknúť2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) otlčené miesto2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) hranolky3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) žetón4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) čip, mikroprocesorová doštička•- chip in* * *• trieska• íver• integrovaný obvod• crepina• cip• konfeta• mikroobvod -
5 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; výpadok; účes; zníženie2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) strih3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátok•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zlomyseľný- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohľadný- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *• znížit• zníženie cien• seknutie• škrabnutie• sekat• strihat• rezat• rana• rez• porezat• krájat -
6 trimming
1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) ozdoba, lemovanie2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) odrezky* * *• výzdoba• upravovanie• úprava• dekorácia
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