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1 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) jednoduchý2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasný3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) úprimný4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) jasný5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nepekný2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) očko pletené hladko•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *• škaredý• jednoduchý• rovina• prostý• planina -
2 plain clothes
ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; (also adjective) (a plain-clothes job.) civilné šaty -
3 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) úprimne (priamo, otvorene) hovoriaci -
4 plain carbon
• homogénny uhlík -
5 plain lead-covered cable
• kábel s oloveným pláštom -
6 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) úplná hračka* * *• jednoduchá záležitost -
7 plain chocolate
(dark chocolate not containing milk.) horká čokoláda -
8 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) v zrozumiteľnej angličtine -
9 flat and plain
• bez okolkov -
10 in plain terms
• proste a jasne -
11 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) prostý, jednoduchý* * *• spartanský• prísný• prostý -
12 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) plešivý2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) holý3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) strohý, suchý•- baldness- balding
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13 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) ozdobený3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mať chuť (na)2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mať pocit, nazdávať sa3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) priťahovať•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *• vrtošivý• úsudok• vrtoch• vkus• uverit (slepo)• vzorovaný• výplod fantázie• zalúbenie• záluba• zdobený• snívat• svojrázny• uskutocnený dokonalou tech• prízrak• prepychový• predstavit si• predstava• predstavivost• fantastický• fantázia• ilúzia• chovat• domnienka• chut• chciet• pestovatelia• pestovat• podivný• ozdobný• podivínsky• považovat za pravdepodob.• pomysliet si• luxusný• mat chut• mat dojem• nadšenci• módny• náklonnost• nápad• nezmyselný• oblúbený šport• obrazotvornost -
14 severe
[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) vážny; ťažký2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) prísny, ostrý3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) strohý•- severely- severity* * *• vážny• satirický• sarkastický• silný• strohý• surový• tažký• tvrdý• úplný• prísny• drsný• jedovatý (pren.)• bolestný• bolestivý• prudký• ostrý• pôsobiaci bolest• krutý• namáhavý• nedovolujúci výnimku• nárocný• nepriaznivý -
15 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) ľahký2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) jednoduchý3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) prostý4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) čistý, holý5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) dôverčivý, naivný6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) prostoduchý•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *• základný• skromný• sprostucký• sprostý• úprimný• priamy• primitívny• hlúpy• dvojdobý• jednoduchý sviatok• jednoduchý• bylina• detinský• prostoduchý• prostý• prostý clovek• liecivá rastlina• naivný• naivka• obycajný clovek• obycajný -
16 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) natiahnuť (sa)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozkladať sa2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) natiahnutie2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) plocha; úsek; obdobie•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *• uvelebenie• vypnutie• vypätie• vytiahnut• zložit• zneužitie výsady• zrazit• šetrit• šikovne rozdelit• smer• spojitá ciara• úsek• uložit sa• tiahnut(sa)• trvat• príliš volne vyložit• prekrocenie• priestor• pretahovanie• predlžovanie• prechádzka• prehánat• elastická pancucha• finiš• dosahovat• elastický• byt pružný• cast• cielová rovinka• rozšírit• rozšliapnut• rozkladat(sa)• rovina• pružnost• rozpätie• roztiahnutie• roztiahnut(sa)• rozsah• plavebný úsek• pás• perovat• položit sa• krepsilónka• najvyššie vypätie• námaha• napínanie• natiahnut• natiahnutie tela• natiahnutie• nastavit• napnút kožu• natahovat sa• napnút• neprerušovaná doba• oddiel -
17 -spoken
(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.) hovoriaci -
18 baldly
adverb (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) stroho -
19 clear-cut
adjective (having a clear outline; plain and definite: clear-cut features.) výrazný -
20 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) nepríjemná pravda
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