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1 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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2 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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3 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) stred2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) pás2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) prostredný- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *• stred• stredný• umiestnit v centre• uložit do stredu• umiestit do stredu• prihrávat do stredu• prihrat do stredu• preložit na polovicu• driek• centrovat• prostredný• prostriedok• pás• polovica• mediálny -
4 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) okraj; breh2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrie3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) prudkosť2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrúbiť2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) prisunúť; pretlačiť sa•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *• hreben (horský)• hrana• horkost• roh• prudkost• ostrie• lem• nabrúsit• okraj -
5 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) hlbina; uprostred -
6 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) diera2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) diera3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) jamka2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) urobiť dieru2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) zahrať loptičku do jamky•- hole out* * *• jamka• dierka• diera• otvor -
7 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 -
8 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladený; zlý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, úbohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) stredný2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) priemerný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) stredIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) mieniť; znamenať2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamýšľať•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) významný- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *• želat si• zamýšlat• znacit• znamenat• slabý• sebecký• stredná cesta• stredný• urcovat• úbohý• urcit• priemerný• priemer• hodlat• biedny• byt dôležitý• byt významný• chciet• chatrný• prostredný• podlý• podradný• lakomý• mat význam• mat v úmysle• mysliet• mienit• nízky -
9 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prvý; najdôležitejší2) (best: in prime condition.) najlepší2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) najkrajšie obdobie- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) reklama vysielaná v najsledovanejšom časeII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) nabiť; natrieť podklad- primer* * *• dat prednost -
10 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) pás, driek2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) bok, výkroj3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) pás, opasok•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *• živôtik• zúžená cast• stredopalubie• tielko• driek• bok• blúzka• detský kabát• pás• košela• objem v páse -
11 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) prostredie2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) prostriedok3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) prostredie2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) stredný* * *• stred• spôsob• stredná cesta• stredná akost• stredný stupen• stredný• stredná velkost• priemerný• prostredníctvo• rozriedovac• prostredie• prostredný• roztok• prostriedok• kompromis• medián• mierny• médium• materiál
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