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1 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) vyznať sa v -
2 make nothing of
(not to understand: I can make nothing of this letter.) nerozumieť -
3 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) zmieriť sa s -
4 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) zmysel2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) pocit3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) zmysel4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dobrý vkus5) (a meaning (of a word).) zmysel, význam6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) výklad2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) cítiť- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *• vedomie• vnímat• vycítit• výtah• vtip• zdravý rozum• zmysel(pre nieco)• zmysel• zmysly• snímat• súhrn• prehlad• dôvtip• inteligencia• chápat• dojem• rozum (zdravý)• pocit• pochopenie• pochopit• porozumenie• mienka• nálada• názor• obsah• ohmatávat -
5 invisible
[in'vizəbl](not able to be seen: Only in stories can people make themselves invisible.) neviditeľný- invisibility* * *• neviditelný -
6 at all events / at any event
(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) v každom prípade -
7 hypnosis
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8 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomôcť, pomáhať2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomôcť3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomôcť (proti, pri)4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) poslúžiť5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubrániť sa; zabrániť2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -čka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomôct (3.p.)• pomoc• pomáhat (3.p.)• poslúžit -
9 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) pískať (si)2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)pískať3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) (za)hvižďať, (za)svišťať4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvízdať2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) hvizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) píšťala3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) píšťalka* * *• zahvízdat• zapískat• hvizd• hvízdat• pískat• piskot• píštala• pískanie -
10 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) (pre)hovoriť2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) hovoriť (s)3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) hovoriť4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) vravieť, povedať5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) (pre)hovoriť (k), mať prejav•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *• vediet hovorit• vediet• vytknút• vyslovovat• vyjadrovat sa• vyjadrovat• vykríknut• zaspievat• žiadat• zazniet• zahovorit si• zmienit• svedcit• prehovorit si• prehovorit• prednášat• dosvedcit• dosvedcovat• doviest• hovorit cudzím jazykom• hovorit• kázat• diat sa• recnit• rozprávat• recitovat• ozvat sa• ozvat• oslovit• pozdravit• potvrdit• požiadat• povedat• kricat• mat prednášku• nahovorit• mat prejav -
11 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stáť2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstať3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stáť4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) platiť5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stáť6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stáť7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidovať8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviť9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) stáť; zniesť10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) zaplatiť2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stanovisko; postoj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojan3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stánok4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribúna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) svedecká lavica•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trvajúci dlho2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) postavenie•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) náhradný5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) ako náhradník- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *• vanút• ustálit sa• vystavovat• vzdorovat• vylúhovat sa• zaplatit• zastavenie• zastávka• zniet• znášat• sledovat kurz• stojan• stát• stanovisko• stanovište• stolcek• stojaté postavenie• strpiet• statív• stoj• stánok• trvat• úroda• usadit sa• tribúna• pripustit• prenajímat• hladisko• držat• expozícia• hrat z ruky• byt zoradený• byt v platnosti• byt k dispozícii• byt stály• byt pripravený• byt situovaný• byt platný• celit• byt chovaný v stajni• byt vysoký• byt stojatý• rozkladat sa• regál• rozhodovat• platit• oplodnovat• pódium• podstavec• pozícia• policka• poloha• pozícia v stoji• podriadit sa• požiciavat• postavit• kúpit• kotvište• mat platnost• mat polohu• neblednút• nepúštat• natiahnut• obrana• odolat -
12 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) (za)mrznúť2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) mrznúť3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) zamrznúť4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) zmraziť5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stuhnúť6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) zmraziť2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) mráz- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *• zamrznút• zamrazit• zmrazit• mrznút -
13 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosiahnuť2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosiahnuť3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natiahnuť ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojiť sa (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) siahať2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• získat• zastihnút• zasahovat• zahrnat• siahat• snažit sa• siahnut• spojit sa• usilovat• priplávat• preniknút• priletiet• príst• doplávat• dostat sa• dopísat• dospiet• doniest• dosah• dorazit• dosiahnut• dosahovat• docahovat• dôjst• chytit• docielit• doletiet• docítat• dolahnút• dohliadnut• dobehnút• rozkladat sa• podávat• podat• pamätat• letiet• natiahnut• natahovat• okruh• obzor -
14 realise
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) uvedomiť si2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) uskutočniť (sa)3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) utŕžiť•- realisation* * *• uskutocnovat• uvedomit si• utržit• zachytit• vyniest (peniaze)• vykonat• získat• zarobit• spenažit• splnit• urobit si predstavu• uskutocnit• predstavit si• prinášat• predat• priniest• hrat• dat reálnu podobu• docielit• chápat• dodat zdanie skutocnosti• cítat• realizovat• pochopit• mat zisk• odpredat -
15 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdravý, zachovaný2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) tvrdý3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) dôkladný4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) dobrý, bezchybný5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozumný•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvuk; zvukový2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) hluk3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) spôsob2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) rozozvučať (sa)2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) zvoniť3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) znieť4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) vysloviť5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) vyšetrovať•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvukovo izolovaťIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) (od)merať hĺbku- sounding- sound out* * *• verný• v poriadku• vhodný• zachovaný• vyslovit• vzdialenost• výhodný• vysondovat• význam• zaznievat• zistovat• zistit• zdravý• zákonitý• zvest• znenie• zvucný• zniet• zvuk• solventný• schopný• solídny• správny• spolahlivý• stopercentný• správa• tuhý• tvrdý• tón• primeraný• prieliv• hlboký• duševne zdravý• hluk• hlas• fundovaný• hláska• hlboký spánok• financne silný• celý tvrdý• charakter• cestný• charakterný• dokonalý• dobrý• dôkladný• dobre prevedený• rybí mechúr• rámus• rachot• rozumný• rozozvucat• ortodoxný• platný• poctivý• podtext• ponárat sa• pravoverný• prázdny zvuk• korektný• majúci zdravé názory• morálny• neporušený• nesporný• náležitý• nepoškodený• normálny• odtien• novina• opatrný -
16 realize
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) uvedomiť si2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) uskutočniť (sa)3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) utŕžiť•- realisation -
17 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) váhy2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) rovnováha3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) vyrovnanosť4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) zostatok, saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) vyrovnať2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balancovať•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *• uvážit• vážit• váženie• váhy• váha• vyváženie• vyrovnávat• vyrovnat• vyvažovat• vyrovnanie• vyvažovanie• vyvážit• zostatok• saldovat• saldo• súvaha• udržovat v rovnováhe• bilancovat• bilancia• robit bilanciu• rovnováha• porovnávat -
18 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdiel2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nezhoda3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdiel•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• schodok• spor• rozpor• rozdielnost• rozdiel• manko• nezhoda• nejednotnost• odlišnost -
19 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) odlišovať2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) rozoznať3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) rozlíšiť4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) vyznačovať sa•- distinguished* * *• vyznamenat sa• rozoznávat• rozlišovat -
20 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udrieť (sa); naraziť; vraziť2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpáliť3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnúť4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasiahnuť; dosiahnuť2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspešný zásah3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, šláger; populárny•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *• zásah• zasiahnut• stlac• úder• trafit• udriet• hit
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