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1 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) drobnosti* * *• zbytky -
2 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačiť (s peniazmi) -
3 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačiť (s peniazmi) -
4 make both ends meet
• vystacit s príjmom -
5 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) koniec, kraj; krajný2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) koniec3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrť4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) cieľ5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) zvyšok2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (s)končiť, zakončiť- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *• výsledok• záver• zakoncenie• zánik• zmysel• špicka• smrt• úcel• ciel• koncit• koniec• koncit (sa)• nakoniec -
6 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) hranol2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prizma•* * *• hranol -
7 academic year
noun (that part of the year when students go to school, college or university: The academic year ends in June.) (univerzitný) školský rok* * *• študijný rok -
8 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) deň2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) deň3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) deň4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) časy•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) snívať (o)- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day* * *• úsvit• den -
9 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) nekonečný2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) nekonečný* * *• ustavicný• nekonecný -
10 fray
[frei]((of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose: This material frays easily.) strapkať sa* * *• cár -
11 inverted commas
(single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) úvodzovky* * *• úvodzovky (") -
12 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) uzol2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) hrča3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) hlúčik4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) uzol2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) zaviazať na uzol- knotty* * *• uzol• viazat na uzol• zaviazat na uzol• zápletka• zamotat sa• zauzlit• zamotat• zauzlit sa• zvraštit (celo)• zväzok• spájat• slucka• spojit• stužka• spojenie• tažkost• urobit uzol• problém• hrca• húf• jadro• robit uzol• puto• páska• mraštit -
13 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) list2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) list3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) sklápacia doska•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *• sklopná doska• hárok• list• lístie -
14 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladený; zlý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, úbohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) stredný2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) priemerný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) stredIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) mieniť; znamenať2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamýšľať•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) významný- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *• želat si• zamýšlat• znacit• znamenat• slabý• sebecký• stredná cesta• stredný• urcovat• úbohý• urcit• priemerný• priemer• hodlat• biedny• byt dôležitý• byt významný• chciet• chatrný• prostredný• podlý• podradný• lakomý• mat význam• mat v úmysle• mysliet• mienit• nízky -
15 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) stred2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) pás2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) prostredný- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *• stred• stredný• umiestnit v centre• uložit do stredu• umiestit do stredu• prihrávat do stredu• prihrat do stredu• preložit na polovicu• driek• centrovat• prostredný• prostriedok• pás• polovica• mediálny -
16 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) necht2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) klinec2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pribiť- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• zachytit• zadržat• zaujat• zmocnit sa• stlct• spútat• upútat• prichytit• prikovat• pripichnút• pribit• pribíjat• priklincovat• pripevnit• presne umiestnit• pristihnút• pritlct• dráp• klincek• klinec• chytit• pazúr• lokalizovat• nachytat• necht -
17 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) zvláštny, výstredný2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nepárny3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) jednotlivý4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) voľný•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *• volný• výpomocný• výstredný• zastrcený• záhadný• zapadnutý• zvláštny• zvyšný• trochu• úder naviac v golfe• príležitostný• jednotlivý• bližšie neurcený• cudný• rôzny• roztrúsený• podivný• podivínsky• ostávajúci• nadpocetný• náhodný• nepravidelný• nepárny• nevysvetlitelný• naviac• nerovný• nemanželský• nestály• nesúvislý• neformálny• neobvyklý• niektorý• ojedinelý -
18 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrať si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhať3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zdvihnúť4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otvoriť2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výber, voľba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to najlepšie•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krompáč* * *• zbierat• trhat• budit• nabudit -
19 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pól2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pól3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pól4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pól•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) stĺp, tyč* * *• stlp• gulatina• jednoduchý rybársky prút• pól -
20 stubble
1) (the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut.) strnisko2) (short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin.) strnisko•- stubbly* * *• zbavovat strnisko• strnisko• tvorit strnisko• krátka srst• nechat ako strnisko
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