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1 break new ground
(to deal with a subject for the first time.) urobiť prvé kroky -
2 recreation ground
(a piece of land for playing sports, games etc on.) ihrisko -
3 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 -
4 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pumpa2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumpa, čerpadlo2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) čerpať, pumpovať2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) vypytovať sa•- pump up* * *• pumpovat• pumpa -
5 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolu2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupne4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolu5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) dolu, nižšie2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolu3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pozdĺž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodiť do seba- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) úplne, priamo, výslovne- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) páperie- downie®- downy* * *• vypnutý• duna• dolu• dole• dolný• páperie• piescitá pahorkatina• po• nadol -
6 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pevnina2) (a country: foreign lands.) zem3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pôda4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) (poľnohospodársky) pozemok2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristáť2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristáť; vyloviť (na breh)3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) dostať (sa)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *• vlastníctvo pôdy• vyhrat• vytiahnut (rybu)• vylodit• vystúpit• vysadit• vyložit• vysadnút• zem• zosadit• zosadnút• súš• pristat• dopadnút (na nohy)• dosiahnut (ciel)• pevnina• pôda• pozemok• krajina• ocitnút sa -
7 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) oblek, kostým2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) úbor3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) proces, žaloba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) požiadanie o ruku5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) farba2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) vyhovovať2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristať3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prispôsobiť•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *• vyhoviet• vyhovovat• žiadat• zavdacit sa• žiadost• šaty• slušat• služba pri dvore• súbor• súprava spodnej bielizne• súprava• sprievod• uchádzat sa o ruku• pristat• prispôsobit• farba (pri kartách)• dvorit• hodit sa (k niecomu)• hodit sa• prosba• plavky• požiadanie o ruku• obliect sa• oblek -
8 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vytiahnuť2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ťahať3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vliecť sa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) prečesávať5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ťahať sa2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) prekážka, záťaž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, vtiahnutie3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) preoblečenie za ženu* * *• vliect• tahat• tiahnut• presúvat (obraz)• natahovat -
9 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) koreň2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) koreň3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) koreň4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korene2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakoreniť; zasadiť- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryť2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabať sa* * *• vrtat sa• vykorenit• vyhladat v zemi• vydolovat• vykynožit• vyhrabat• vytiahnut koren• vytiahnut• základ• zakorenit sa• žliabok• zasadit• zapustit korene• ryt• tahat• ujat sa• primrazit• pribit• prepichovat• hluza• hladat rytím• fandit• fundament• jadro• hrabat• aspekt• bulva• dolovat• pustit korienky• radix• pustit korene• rozrývat• povzbudzovat• povzbudzovat výkrikmi• pramen• podstata• koren jazyka• lôžko• koren• korenová zelenina• korienok vlasu• kopanec• odmocnina -
10 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) podzemný2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) pod zemou2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) do podzemia3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metro* * *• v ilegalite• v podzemí• skrytý (pren.)• spodná pôda• tajný (pren.)• týkajúci sa hippies• hlbinný• ilegálna cinnost• ilegálny (pren.)• ilegálny• do podzemia• do ilegality• protestný• pod zem• pod zemou• podzemie• podzemné hnutie• podzemný• podzemná dráha• nekonvencný -
11 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) dvor2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) lodenica; skladisko; ohrada* * *• uzavriet v ohrade• voznové depo• vo voznovom depe• yard (91 cm)• výbeh• zhromaždit sa v obore• zahnat do obory (polov.)• záhrada• zahnat do ohrady• zoradisko vlakov• dvor• kilo (100 dolárov pren.)• remíza• pole• nádvorie• na zoradišti• obora pre vysokú zver (po• ohrada -
12 playable
adjective ((negative unplayable) (of a ground, pitch etc) not good enough for a game to be played on it: Because of the rain the referee decided the ground was not playable.) vhodný na hru -
13 strike oil
(to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) naraziť na ropu -
14 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) svah2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) breh3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) plytčina2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) naviesť2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) nakloniť saII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banka2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banka2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) uložiť do banky- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) rad* * *• banka• breh• rozsah• násyp -
15 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) (drevená) guľa2. verb1) (to play bowls.) hrať bowls2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) nadhadzovať (loptičku)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) vyradiť z hry•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) misa2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) lyžica na naberačke* * *• caša• kvas• miska• misa -
16 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurz, kúra2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) chod3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) ihrisko4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) kurz5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) priebeh, chod6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) priebeh•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *• školenie• smer• priebeh• dráha• beh• chod• kurz• kurz (ucebný) -
17 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) domov2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) vlasť3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) domov4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) internát, ubytovňa5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domáci2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) tuzemský3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domáci3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domov, doma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) hlboko•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *• vnútrozemský• vnútorný• domov• domovský• domovina• domáci• pociatocná poloha -
18 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) železo; železný2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) žehlička3) (a type of golf-club.) kovová golfová palica2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) žehliť- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *• vyžehlit• vyhladit• vypalovacie železo• žehlicka• železná podpera protézy• žehlit• železo• spájkovacka• sputnat• hladit• harpúna• hladicka• revolver (slang.)• putá• peniaze (slang.)• kovaná golfová palica• kulma• okovy -
19 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) spustiť na vodu; vypustiť2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) priniesť3) (to throw.) hodiť2. noun((an) act of launching.) spustenie na vodu; vypustenie- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) motorový čln* * *• vrhat• uvádzat do života• vrhnút• vydávat• zacínat• vypustit• zahájit• spustenie lode• spúštat lod• spustit• spustit na vodu• hádzat• hodit• dat do chodu• lod• metat• najväcší cln lodi -
20 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nízky2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tichý3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nízky, hlboký4) (small: a low price.) nízky5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) malý, slabý, chabý6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nízky, nižší2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nízko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) jednoduchá technológia, primitívna technológia- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) bučať* * *• vulgárny• zlý• slabý• surový• tichý• hlboký• bucanie (kravy)• bucat• dekoltovaný• dolný• prostý• malý• necivilizovaný• nepriaznivý• nízky
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