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1 plural
['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) množné číslo -
2 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) jednotné číslo2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) jednotné číslo* * *• význacný• vynikajúci• vzácny• výnimocný• zvláštny• singulárny• prekvapivý• indivíduum• jednotlivec• jedinec• individuálny• jedinecný• jednotlivý• jednotný• jednotné císlo• bezpríkladný• líšiaci sa od všetkých• mimoriadny• neobycajný• ojedinelý• odlišný -
3 Messrs
['mesəz]( abbreviation) (the plural of Mr (used especially in the names of businesses).) páni -
4 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) ťažkosť, problém2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) prekážka3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) ťažkosti* * *• tažkost• prekážka• nelahkost -
5 goody
plural - goodies; noun ((usually in plural) any food (eg cake, ice-cream) which is particularly enjoyable to eat: the goodies at a children's party.)* * *• tetka• kmotra• bonbón -
6 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) život2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) život3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) život4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) život5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) roky6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) život7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) životopis8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) doživotie•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *• vitalita• životnost• život• životopis• skutocnost• spôsob života• trvanie• energia• ludia• nová možnost -
7 sky
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) obloha; nebo- sky-blue- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline - the sky's the limit* * *• vzdušný priestor• zdvihnút príliš vysoko• zavesit ku stropu• stav oblohy• horná vrstva ovzdušia• hodit do výšky• klíma• klenút sa• blankyt• pocasie• ovzdušie• podnebie• poveternost• mrak• najvyšší rad• nebesia• nebo• odpálit do výšky• oblak• obloha• oblacnost -
8 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.)2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.)3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.)•- countryman
- countryside* * *• vlast• vidiek• zem• kraj• krajina -
9 path
plural - paths; noun1) (a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals: There is a path through the fields; a mountain path.) chodník, cestička2) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) cesta•- pathway* * *• väzba• spojovacia cesta• stopa• trajektória• dráha• chodník• cesta• cesticka -
10 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) vyvrcholenie* * *• vyvrcholenie• klimax -
11 delivery
plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) dodávka2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) pôrod* * *• prednes• dorucenie• dorucovanie• dodanie• dodávka• roznáška• pôrod• odovzdanie -
12 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) častosť2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) kmitočet3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frekvencia* * *• frekvencia• kmitocet• casté opakovanie -
13 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.)2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.)•- ironical- ironic
- ironically* * *• irónia -
14 war-cry
plural - war-cries; noun (a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers: `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.) bojový pokrik* * *• vojnový pokrik• bojové heslo -
15 artery
plural - arteries; noun1) (a blood-vessel that carries the blood from the heart through the body.) tepna2) (a main route of travel and transport.) (dopravná) tepna•- arterial* * *• tepna -
16 boundary
plural - boundaries; noun1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) rozmedzie2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.) hod za pomedznú čiaru* * *• hranicný• hranica• pole• medzný• medza• okrajový -
17 harmony
plural - harmonies; noun1) ((of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination: The singers sang in harmony.) súzvuk2) (the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc: Few married couples live in perfect harmony.) harmónia•- harmonic- harmonious
- harmoniously
- harmoniousness
- harmonize
- harmonise
- harmonization
- harmonisation* * *• súlad• súzvuk• harmónia -
18 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.)* * *• zranenie• škoda• bezprávnost• poškodenie• krivda -
19 marksman
- plural marksmen - noun (a person who shoots well: The police marksman did not kill the criminal - he wounded him in the leg to prevent him escaping.) (elitný) strelec* * *• strelec• ostrostrelec• odstrelovac -
20 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) pastorstvo2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) ministerstvo* * *• vláda• služba• úrad• funkcné obdobie ministra• funkcia vyslanca• duchovenstvo• kabinet• knazský úrad• prostredníctvo• ministerstvo
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