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1 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) chcieť2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrebovať3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mať nedostatok2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) prianie, potreba2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) núdza3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) nedostatok•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *• spotreba• bieda• chciet• chýbat• potreba• potrebovat• postrádat• mat nedostatok• musiet• nevyhnutnost• nedostatok• nemat• núdza -
2 be gasping for
(to want (something) very much: I'm gasping for a cigarette.) umierať túžbou -
3 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) borovica2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) borovica: z borovice, borovicovýII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) chradnúť2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) túžiť (po)* * *• borovica -
4 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) to posledné -
5 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomôcť, pomáhať2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomôcť3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomôcť (proti, pri)4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) poslúžiť5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubrániť sa; zabrániť2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -čka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomôct (3.p.)• pomoc• pomáhat (3.p.)• poslúžit -
6 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) dúfať2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) nádej2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) nádej3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nádej•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *• dúfat• nádej -
7 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) pravý2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) správny3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) správny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) vhodný2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) právo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) pravda3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) napravo4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) pravica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) presne, priamo2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) hneď3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tesne, blízko4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) úplne5) (to the right: Turn right.) vpravo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) správne4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) narovnať (sa)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) napraviť5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobre- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) pravicový- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *• v pravom uhle• vhodný• uviest do poriadku• velmi• v dobrom stave• vhodne• vpravo• vonkajší• vzpriamit sa• vztýcený• vzpriamený• vyrovnat• zdravý• skutocný• rýdzi• správne• spravodlivý• spravit• správny• spolocensky vyhovujúci• ten pravý• upravit• úplne• presný• priamo• presne• príslušne• priamy• predplatený• prednostné právo• dostatocný dôvod• doprava• ihned• hodiaci sa• hned• dobre• docista• rovno• rovný• reakcný• reakcionársky• opravit• originálny• pocestne• oprávnenie• poctivo• patricný• pravý• postavit• pravdepodobnost• právo• povinnost• práve• pravdivý• pravá topánka• pravá strana• pravá ruka• pravá cast• právoplatný• poriadny• pravdivo informovat• pravý hák• podplatený• pravicový• pravé krídlo• pravica• pravotocivý• konzervatívny• kompletne• lícny• kolmý• možnost• napravit• narovnat• nárok• nefalšovaný• náležitý• napravo• náležite• okamžite• normálny• ohromne -
8 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robiť6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) urobiť7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robiť8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačiť9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) (u)robiť; študovať10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dariť sa11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dať si do poriadku12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) robiť13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) preukázať14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) urobiť, narobiť15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) prezrieť2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) oslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *• vycerpat• zábava• zaoberat sa• zapnút• zašlost• zbit• zmlátit• splnenie objednávky• slezina• splnenie nároku• solmizacná slabika• švindel• stacit• urobit znova• urobit• unavit• upravit• prepracovat• prerobit• prerezat• boj• (pom.sloves.)• akcia• cinnost• cinit• robit• renovovat• opravit• operácia• podiel• podvod• podraz• konat• mat úspech• mejdán• obliect -
9 hurry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) ponáhľať sa; naháňať (koho)2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) urýchlene dopraviť2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) náhlivosť, chvat2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) zhon, časová tieseň•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up* * *• chvat• naponáhlo -
10 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) svrbenie2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) svrbieť2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) robiť si chúťky•- itchy- itchiness* * *• zálusk• svrbiet• svrbenie• dráždit• horiet• chut• rozrušenie• maškrty• nervozita• nepokoj -
11 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vrátiť sa2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) vrátiť, doručiť, priniesť3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vrátiť sa4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) odplatiť5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) zvoliť6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) vyhlásiť7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) vrátiť2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) návrat; spiatočný2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) spiatočný lístok•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *• vrátenie• vrátit• volit• vedlajší• vrát sa• vrátit sa• výsledok• vynášat• výkaz• vyniest• výnos• výplata• výkaz zdanitelného majetk• zákrut• žliabok• záhyb• zápis• zisk• zoznam• zmenit sa• zvolit• spät• spiatocný• spiatocný lístok• spätné vedenie• spätný• správa• stojka• storno• týkajúci sa návratu• urcený termín• priznanie farby v kartách• predklz• premenit sa• priznanie k dani• predložit• presústružit• priniest zisk• prilahlý• prinášat• hlásenie• dávat• recidíva• return (šport.)• protokol• podávat správu• poskytovat• navrátit• navrátenie• návrat• navrátit sa• odplatit• odvetný• odbocenie steny• obnovenie• ohlas• obracat sa• odpovedat• odvetit• opätovný záchvat• odozva• opätovný príznak• opätovat• ohyb• odkopnutie• obnova• odsek v šerme• odplata• odsek• odpálenie• niest• odpoved• odmena -
12 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rival; konkurent; konkurenčný2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) súperiť; konkurovať- rivalry* * *• vyrovnat sa• závodiaci• sok• súper• súperiaci• súperský• súperit medzi sebou• súperivý• súperit• byt v nepriatelstve• protivník• konkurujúci• konkurencný• konkurencia• konkurovat• konkurent -
13 hanker
['hæŋkə]((with after or for) to want (something): He was hankering after the bright lights of the city.) túžiť (po)* * *• túžit• bažit -
14 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovať2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieť2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) núdza3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) dôvod•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *• vyžadovat• žiadat si• byt v núdzi• bieda• chudoba• potrebovat• potrebný• potreba• požiadavka• musiet• nedostatok• nutný• núdza• nutnost -
15 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) riziko2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) riskovať2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) riskovať•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *• dat do stávky• riskovanie• riziko• risk• riskovat• podstúpit riziko• nebezpecie ohrozenia• nebezpecenstvo• nebezpecie• nasadzovat• odvážit sa -
16 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) keď, kým2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) pretože3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) ako4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) ako5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aj keď6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) tak ako, rovnako ako2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) ako2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) ako3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) ako4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ako... aj ako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *• zatial co• tak• trebárs• pretože• hoci aj• ked• aj ked• ako -
17 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) scéna, dejisko2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) výjav3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) výstup4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) scenéria5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) výstup6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) dekorácia7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) prostredie•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene* * *• záber• vzhlad krajiny• výstup• výjav• životný štýl• šot• scenéria• scéna• udalost• príbeh• epizóda• javisko• javisková výprava• ária• dejisko• dekorácia• divadlo• prostredie• pohlad• kulisa• krajina• miesto deja• nechutný výstup (scéna)• obraz• oblast -
18 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) riskovať, podstúpiť riziko -
19 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) riskovať, podstúpiť riziko
См. также в других словарях:
for want of something — formal phrase because someone lacks something She could not go on holiday for want of money. Thesaurus: lacking and not having somethingsynonym Main entry: want … Useful english dictionary
for want of something — formal because someone lacks something She could not go on holiday for want of money … English dictionary
for (the) want of something — for (the) want of sth idiom because of a lack of sth; because sth is not available • The project failed for want of financial backing. • We call our music ‘postmodern’ for the want of a better word. • We went for a walk for want of something… … Useful english dictionary
for want of a better word — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
for want of a better phrase — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
for want of a better term — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
for want of — because of a lack of (something) for want of a better location we ate our picnic lunch in the cemetery * * * for (the) want of : because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available For want of a better name… … Useful english dictionary
what does someone want with something? — phrase used for saying that you cannot understand why someone wants the thing mentioned What do you want with that old tyre? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: want … Useful english dictionary
not for want of — not because of not having or doing (something) Her failure to get the information was not for want of trying. [=was not because she did not try] • • • Main Entry: ↑want … Useful english dictionary
it is not for want of trying — it is not for want/lack/of trying phrase used for saying that someone is trying very hard to do something even though they might fail If we lose this match, it won’t be for want of trying. Thesaurus: words used to describe effortsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
want — want1 W1S1 [wɔnt US wo:nt, wa:nt] v [not usually in progressive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(desire)¦ 2¦(need)¦ 3¦(offer)¦ 4¦(should)¦ 5 what do you want? 6¦(ask for somebody)¦ 7¦(lack)¦ 8 if you want 9 who wants ...? … Dictionary of contemporary English
