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1 whine
1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) kňučať, fňukať, stonať2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) škrípať3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) nariekať, jajkať2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) fňukanie, bedákanie* * *• skucanie• fnukanie• jajkanie• knucanie• knucat• bedákanie• mrncat -
2 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) ťažký2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) ťažký3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) hustý; silný; rozbúrený; ťaživý4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) veľký5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) zamračený; dusný6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) ťažký7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) ťažký8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) ťažký, ťažkopádny•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *• silný• tažký• tažkopádny -
3 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) vniknúť do (čoho)
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