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1 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) ospravedlniť2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) oslobodiť (od povinnosti), ospravedlniť (že nie)2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) ospravedlnenie* * *• výhovorka• prepácit• ospravedlnenie• ospravedlnit -
2 excuse me
• prepácte mi• ospravedlnte ma -
3 excuse me for
• prepácte mi, že -
4 excuse my being late
• prepácte, že som sa onesk -
5 it admits of no excuse
• na to nie je ospravedlnen -
6 invent
[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) vynájsť2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) vymyslieť si•- inventive
- inventiveness
- inventor* * *• vynájst• vymysliet si -
7 condone
[kən'dəun](to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) prepáčiť* * *• prehliadnut• nahradit• odpustit -
8 fabricate
['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) vymyslieť si* * *• vymýšlat• vyrábat• stavat• falšovat -
9 feeble
['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) slabý- feebly* * *• slabý• mdlý -
10 gratuitous
1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) bezdôvodný, zbytočný2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) bezplatný* * *• svojvolný• bezdôvodný• dávaný zadarmo• dobrovolný• nezaslúžený -
11 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) opodstatniť, oprávniť, ospravedlniť2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) ospravedlniť•- justification* * *• vyrovnat• vyplnovat na formát• vyplnovat• zarovnávat• zarovnat• formátovat• dosvedcit• doložit• dat rozhrešenie• oprávnovat• opodstatnit• oprávnit• ospravedlnovat• ospravedlnit• podopriet• nastavit• odpustit hriechy -
12 lame
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) krívajúci2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) chabý2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) ochromiť- lamely- lameness* * *• zmrzacit• skalicit• chromý• krivý• krivkajúci• nepravidelný• nepresvedcivý• neuspokojený• ochromit -
13 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) zvädnutý; chabýII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) krívať2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) krívanie* * *• slabý• chabý• krívat• krívanie• mäkký• nepevný• ohybný -
14 manufacture
[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) vyrábať2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) vymyslieť si2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) výroba* * *• velkovýroba• výroba• výrobok• vymýšlat• vymysliet• vyrobit• vyrábat• tovar• fabrikovat -
15 Miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) slečna2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dievča* * *• slecna -
16 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) slečna2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dievča* * *• vynechat• vyhnút sa• vyhnutie sa• zlyhat• zlyhanie• zmeškat• slecinka• únik• uniknút• prehra• prepást• premeškat• dievca• chýbat• chyba• pani ucitelka• postrádat• potrat• královná krásy• mladá žena• minút• minutie ciela• minutie sa ciela• minút ciel• netrafenie• nezachytit• nezdar• nechytit• nechápat• nepocut• nezasiahnut• nestretnút sa• nemat• netrafit• neplatný pokus• nezasiahnutie• neúspech• nepochopit -
17 Sir
[sə:]1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs,...'.) pán2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) Sir* * *• pán• pane -
18 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenký2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) chudý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) riedky4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) riedky5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepresvedčivý2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) zrednúť- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *• vyziabnutý• z nicoho• zvädnút• skromný• slabý• schudnutý• schudnút• stencovat sa• stát na tenkom lade• tenký• úbohý• priehladný• preriedit• pretrhat• chudý• rednút• riedky• prostoduchý• plešatý• poloprázdny• lahký• letecký papier• lacný• málo kontrastný• nepocetný• nedostatocný• nemat sa dobre• neúrodný• obsadený -
19 valid
['vælid]1) ((of reasons, arguments etc) true; reasonable or acceptable: That is not a valid excuse.) presvedčivý2) (legally effective; having legal force: He has a valid passport.) platný•- validly* * *• zdravý• silný• skutocný• správny• úcelný• prijatelný• presvedcivý• efektívny• rozumný• reálny• pádny• opodstatnený• platný• oprávnený• právoplatný• legálny• odôvodnený -
20 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) byť práve uprostredEnglish-Slovak dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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