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21 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
22 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filozofia2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filozofia•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
- philosophise* * *• koncepcia -
23 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) značka; značkové meno2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) druh, typ3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) značka2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) značkovať2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) vryť3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) poznačiť•* * *• vypálit znamenie• znacka• znacka tovaru• druh tovaru• oznacit• ohorok -
24 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) preklínať2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) kliať2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) prekliatie2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) kliatba•* * *• preklínat• kliatba -
25 hero
['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hrdina, -ka2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) hrdina, -ka•- heroic- heroically
- heroism
- hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) uctievať* * *• hrdina -
26 retirement
1) (the act of retiring from work: It is not long till his retirement.) odchod do dôchodku2) (a person's life after retiring from work: He's enjoying his retirement.) dôchodok* * *• ústranie• ústup• výslužba• vyplatenie• zaplatenie• zátišie• samota• súkromie• stiahnutie z obehu• preplatenie• dôchodok• penzia• penzionovanie• odchod do dôchodku• odchod na odpocinok• odlúcenost• odchod do výslužby• odchod do penzie• odpocinok -
27 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stúpať, vystupovať2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stúpať3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstávať4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstať5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) vychádzať6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvíhať sa, vzpriamiť sa7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) povstať, vzbúriť sa8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povýšiť9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) prameniť, začínať10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvíhať sa; silnieť11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) vyrastať12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstať z mŕtvych2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzostup2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) zvýšenie (platu)3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) návršie, kopec4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) počiatok, vzostup•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vychádzajúci, stúpajúci, nastupujúci, nádejný- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *• vstat• vdacne prijat• vzpriamit sa• vzchopit sa• vzniknút• vzdialenost od rozkroku p• vyvierat• vyplávat• vyplávanie k hladine• vzbúrit sa• vyjst• výstup• východ• vzostup• vyvýšenina• vyznamenat sa• vystupovat na hladinu• vznášat sa nahor• vykysnutie• vyskytnút sa• vzmáhat sa• vytiahnut sa• vzkriesenie• vynorit sa• výšinka• vychádzat• vyjst na obzor• zdvih• zdvíhat sa• zaciatok• zdroj• zbiehavost• zdraženie• zvýšenie hladiny• žriedlo• zosilnenie• zvýšenie• zosilnovanie• zvýšit sa• skoncit zasadanie• skocit na• stúpacia trubica• stúpnut• stúpat• stúpanie• stupnovat sa• stúpacka• urobit na povrchu• ukázat sa• ukázat sa schopný riešit• týcit sa• ukázat sa v práve• prihodit sa• prevyšovat• priplávat• prejavit nadšenie• prídavok• prilákat k hladine• dorást• dotiahnut• dosiahnut• íst nahor• kladne reagovat• kariéra• byt povznesený• cniet• pociatok• pahorok• plávat• postavit sa• pramenit• povýšenie• povstat• pôvod• pramen• postup• povzniest sa• kysnút• kopcek• kysnutie• malý kopec• naberat na intenzite• mohutniet• napriamit sa• naletiet• návršie• objavenie sa• odpovedat (niecomu)• nízky kopec• odmenit potleskom• objavit sa -
28 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) staroba -
29 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) prispôsobiť sa2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) upraviť, nastaviť•- adjustment* * *• usporiadat• vyšetrit• vyrovnat• zjednotit• zoriadit• urovnat sa• upravit• urovnat• upravit podla• prispôsobit• dat do poriadku• dat sa vyregulovat• regulovat• nastavovat• nastavit• odhadnút• odstránit -
30 assurance
1) (confidence: an air of assurance.) dôvera2) (a promise: He gave me his assurance that he would help.) sľub3) (insurance: life assurance.) poistenie* * *• sebadôvera• uistenie• dôvera• istota• poistka -
31 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) dochádzať2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) zmeniť•- commuter* * *• zamenit• zmenit• prichádzat -
32 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) ísť na bicykli2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicykel- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) cyklus2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) cyklus3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) perióda•- cyclic- cyclically* * *• takt• íst na bicykli• bicykel• cyklicky opakovat• chod• cyklus -
33 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mŕtvy; suchý2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) nefungujúci3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) úplný2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) úplne- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) strašne- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *• úplne• jednoznacne• bez napätia• bez prúdu• mrtvy• neživý -
34 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) sledovať- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *• skoba• transportná západka• pes• posuvná západka• nicomník (hovor.) -
35 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) rozmaznávať2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) uspokojiť, dožičiť (si), holdovať3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) dožičiť si•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *• vyhoviet• dožicit si• hoviet si• nadmerne pit alkohol• oddávat sa -
36 kiss
[kis] 1. verb(to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) pobozkať2. noun(an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) bozk* * *• dotknút sa• dotýkat sa• bozkávat• bozkat• pobozkat -
37 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) viesť; priviesť2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) viesť3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) spôsobiť4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) byť na čele5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viesť2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vedenie2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenstvo3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) príklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) vôdzka, remeň6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) tip (na)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavná úloha•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olovený2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vedenie• vodit• viest• vodcovstvo• zac(ín)at• žit• sonda• šnúra (i elektro)• sužovat• spravovat• tuha• tip• príklad• presviedcat• predbiehat• hlavná hloha (div.)• iniciatíva• byt v cele• byt prvý• prvenstvo• remienok• ovplyvnovat• pohnút• pokyn• olovnica• olovo -
38 lifetime
noun (the period of a person's life: He saw many changes in his lifetime.) život* * *• životnost• cas života• celoživotný -
39 marriage
['mæri‹]1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; ( also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) svadba; svadobný2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) manželstvo3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) spojenie•- marriage licence* * *• sobáš• sobášny• svadobný• svadba• tesný zväzok• mariáš• mariáš (kart.)• manželský• manželstvo -
40 memoirs
(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) pamäti* * *• zápisky• životopis• správy• spomienky• autobiografia• pamäti• memoáre
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