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1 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) narastať2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) prírastok, vzostup- on the increase* * *• vzostup• vzrást• vzrast• zvýšit• zväcšovat sa• zvyšovat• zväcšovanie• zväcšit sa• zvyšovanie• zvýšit sa• stúpat• pribúdat• pribúdanie• pridat na oko• prírastok• rozmnožit sa• rast• rást -
2 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) vzrastať2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) vybudovať* * *• vybudovat• vytvorit• zriadit -
3 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) stúpať2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) vyrastať* * *• vyletiet do povetria• stúpat• íst hore -
4 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• velkost• vziat mieru• vyskúšat (si)• zmerat si• zobrat mieru• zmerat• šírka stlpca sadzby• rytmus• sebakázen• sebaovládanie• stupen• spolocný delitel• takt• spolocný menovatel• tempo• urcitá miera• umiernenost• prejst• premeriavat• premerat• jednotka (miery)• brat mieru• dlžka riadka• delitel• rozmer• porovnat (si)• porovnávat• kritérium• krokový tanec• merat• meracia sústava• merac• mat rozmery• merat (si)• merat sa• medza• meradlo• miera• nápev• odmeriavat• odmerka• odhadnút• opatrenie• odmerat -
5 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) špirálový; točitý2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) špirálovitý2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) špirála2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) špirála3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) špirálovito stúpať- spirally* * *• veža• špirála• špirálovitý -
6 augment
[o:ɡ'ment](to increase in amount or make bigger in size or number.) zvýšiť, zväčšiť* * *• zväcšit• rozšírit -
7 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosk2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušný maz3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosk4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voskový5) (sealing-wax.) pečatný vosk2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) voskovať- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) dorastať2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) narastať* * *• vosk• voskový• voskovat• pribúdat• dorastat (o mesiaci)• rást (o mesiaci)
См. также в других словарях:
increase in size — index development (progression) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase of size — index extension (expansion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase the size of — index magnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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increase — noun / ɪnkri:s/ 1. an act of becoming larger ● There have been several increases in tax or tax increases in the last few years. ● There is an automatic 5% increase in price or price increase on January 1st. ● Profits showed a 10% increase or an… … Dictionary of banking and finance
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increase — 1. verb 1) demand is likely to increase Syn: grow, get bigger, get larger, enlarge, expand, swell, rise, climb, mount, intensify, strengthen, extend, spread, widen 2) higher expectations will increase user dem … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
size — Nui. ♦ Increase in size, ho onui, ho oulu, lalahū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
