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1 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) vodiť na motúze, manipulovať (kým) -
2 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) vodiť na motúze, manipulovať (kým) -
3 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) krídlo2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) krídlo3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) krídlo4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) blatník5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) krídlo6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) krídlo7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) krídlo8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) peruť•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *• perut (voj.)• letiet• krídlo• okrídlit• okrídlovat -
4 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držať2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držať3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držať4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržať5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržať6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovať; udržať7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konať (sa)8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) byť, držať sa9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) veriť; považovať; zachovávať11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržiavať (v napätí)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konať sa18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čakať (pri telefóne)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držať22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) hmat•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) sklad v podpalubí* * *• zachovávat• vydržat• zastavit• zastavenie• zadržat• slávit• prepadnút• držat• platit• pojat• lodný priestor• obsadit -
5 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vchod; východ; priechod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) cesta, smer, trať3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulica4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ďaleko; kúsok5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) spôsob, metóda6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ohľad, zreteľ7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) spôsob8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) cesta2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) ďaleko, dlho- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *• vzdialenost• zamestnanie• zvyk• sféra• smer• situácia• stav• spôsob• susedstvo• ulica• dosah• hladisko• cestovanie• cesta• chodník• rozsah• povolanie• postup• pokrok• metóda• mrav• okolie• odbor• odvetvie• okruh• oblast• ohlad• obycaj -
6 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) päta2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) päta3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) podpätok2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) dať nový podpätok2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) nakláňať sa•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *• päta• podpätok• opätok -
7 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) čuch3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos, predok2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) opatrne sa plaviť2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) čmuchať, hľadať•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) letieť strmhlav dolu- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *• vôna• ústie• vynuchat• výbežok• výstupok• vysliedit• výcnelok• zaoblit sa• šinút sa• špicka• strkat nos• predierat sa• predok• predný koniec• íst• celo (lode)• cuchat• cumák• cuch• dlžka nosu• rypák• rozrážat špicou• pliest sa• pach• pchat nos• plavit sa• nájst• nuchat• nos• nuch -
8 colony
['koləni]plural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) kolónia2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) kolónia3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) kolónia•- colonial- colonialism
- colonialist
- colonize
- colonise
- colonist
- colonization
- colonisation* * *• kolónia -
9 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) ovládanie, autorita2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) kontrola3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) riadiaca páka4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrola2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) riadiť, ovládať2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) ovládať sa3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) kontrolovať•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *• viest• vláda• dozor• riadiaci organ• regulovat• riadit• regulácia• riadenie• ovládat• ovládanie• kontrolný• kontrola• kontrolovat -
10 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) smer2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) vedenie3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) inštrukcia4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) orientácia* * *• vedenie• smer• správa• predstavenstvo• príkaz• presun• dozor• adresa• riadiaci orgán• riaditelstvo• riadenie• pokyn• kontrola• návod -
11 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) uvoľniť cestu, dať prednosť (v jazde)2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) prelomiť sa, povoliť, prasknúť3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ustúpiť* * *• ustúpit• povolit -
12 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 -
13 SHELL
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) škrupina, pancier, lastúra2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) kostra3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granát2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) (vy)lúpať2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) ostreľovať•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *• správca súborov (v DOSe) -
14 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) škrupina, pancier, lastúra2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) kostra3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granát2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) (vy)lúpať2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) ostreľovať•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *• vrstva zemskej kôry• vypadávat• vysolit peniaze• vylúpnut• vylupovat• zbierat mušle• zbavovat škrupinky• zemská kôra• shell• škrupinka• škrupina• schránka• skrina• strela• šupina• šrapnel• šupka• svetelná raketa• svetlica• trubicka• ulita• tvorit tvrdý povrch• drevená truhla• duté pecivo• dôstojnícka blúza• domcek slimáka• dutá maketa• golier žiarovky• kabát• bombardovat• delostrelecký granát• cínová truhla• dámska vesta• pukat• rucný granát• púzdro• rakvicka• perlet• ostrelovat• pancier korytnacky• patrón• osnova• plytká lyžica• plášt kotla• plášt s odopínacou podšív• pokryt lastúrami• praskat• potlacovací valec• pokovenie• lusk• krovka• lastúra• lastúrová hmota• kostra• korytnackovina• lúpat• lýra• lúpat sa• kukla• matrica• nábojnica• medená vrstva• mušla• mäso z rebra• nehasené vápno• nástroj na brúsenie• nárys• niklová vrstva• obloženie• obal -
15 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stav2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) štát; štátny3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) majestát, ceremónia; oficiálny, kráľovský, formálny•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) vyhlásiť* * *• uviest• vrstva• uvádzat• vyhlásit• vznosnost• vyjadrit• vysvetlit• zistit• skupenstvo• situácia• špecifikovat• stav• štádium• stat• stanovit• trieda• urcit• tvrdit• tvar• prinášat• prepych• prehlásit• predniest• formulovat• epocha• hodnost• jasne riect• ceremónia• rozpoloženie• oznámit• pódium• podoba• popísat• postavenie• podstavec• pozícia• lesk• konštatovat• nádhera• nebesá• neuveritelný stav• okázalost
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