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1 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) byť uzavretý (do seba) -
2 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) uchovať2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) ponechať si; zachovať3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) udržiavať4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) pokračovať v5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mať na sklade6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) udržiavať; chovať7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) vydržať, ostať (čerstvý), nepokaziť sa8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) viesť (si)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) udržiavať, zdržať, zdržiavať10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) živiť, podporovať, starať sa11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dodržať12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) oslavovať2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) obživa- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *• viest• vytrvat• výživa• vydržiavat• zachovávat• strava• starat sa• udržovat• držat• chovat• dodržiavat• oslavovat• ponechat• podporovat• krmivo• mat• nechat• nestratit• nepovolit• neprestávat -
3 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) mať / nemať informácie / spojenie -
4 keep from
(to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) zdržať sa -
5 keep on the right side of
(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) vyžehliť si to u -
6 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) nechať si pre seba -
7 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) nechať si pre seba -
8 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držať2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držať3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držať4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržať5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržať6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovať; udržať7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konať (sa)8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) byť, držať sa9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) veriť; považovať; zachovávať11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržiavať (v napätí)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konať sa18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čakať (pri telefóne)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držať22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) hmat•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) sklad v podpalubí* * *• zachovávat• vydržat• zastavit• zastavenie• zadržat• slávit• prepadnút• držat• platit• pojat• lodný priestor• obsadit -
9 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) žiť2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) prežiť3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bývať4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) žiť5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) žiť (z)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) živobytie- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živý2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) priamy3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) nevybuchnutý4) (burning: a live coal.) horiaci2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) priamo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *• užívat (si) život• žeravý• živý• žit• trvat• prežit• pretrvat• dožit sa• horúci• bývat• aktívny• aktuálny• dockat sa• culý• pálcivý• pod napätím• podnikavý• nabitý• neupotrebený• nepoužitý• nevybuchnutý -
10 absent
1. ['æbsənt] adjective(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) neprítomný2. [əb'sent] verb(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) nezúčastniť sa- absence- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
- absent-mindedness* * *• v neprítomnosti• zamyslený• stránit sa• pri nedostatku• chýbajúci• roztržitý• neexistujúci• nepríst• nedostavit sa• neprítomný• nepozorný -
11 live on
1) (to keep oneself alive by eating: He lives on fish and potatoes.) žiť na2) (to be supported (financially) by: He lives on $40 a week.) žiť z* * *• žit na (6.p.) -
12 skulk
(to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) skrývať sa* * *• vyhnút sa povinnostiam• vziat nohy na plecia• vyhýbat sa• zmiznút• skrývat sa• simulovat nemoc• schovávat sa• striehnut• tajne utiect• stratit sa• ulievat sa• chúlit sa zo strachu• plazit sa• krcit sa -
13 tread water
(to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms).) šliapať vodu -
14 Reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovať2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovať2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) rezerva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervácia3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanosť4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• záložné vojsko -
15 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovať2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovať2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) rezerva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervácia3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanosť4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• utvorit zásobu• utvorit zálohu• výhrada• vyhradit si• vyhradit• vyhradit si právo• zaistit• zálohy• zdržanlivost• záložný• zahovorit• zadržanie• záloha• zamlcanie• zatajenie• závislost• zásoba• zásobný• zadat• šetrit si• šetrit• urcovat• uschovat• urcit• prebytok• pripravovat• prírodná rezervácia• cakat• cenový limit• chystat• chránené územie• chladnost• dat stranou• chránidlo• rezervovat• rezervovat si• rezervuj• rezerva• rezervný• rezervácia• pockat• ponechat si• ponechat v zálohe• ponechat vo svätostánku• limit• náhradná cena• nadbytok• náhrada• náhradník• náhradný• napred objednat• nechat si právo• nechat si• nechat• obozretnost• nezverejnenie• opatrnost• odrocit• obložit si• odsunút• odmeranost• obmedzenie -
16 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) ovládanie, autorita2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) kontrola3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) riadiaca páka4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrola2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) riadiť, ovládať2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) ovládať sa3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) kontrolovať•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *• viest• vláda• dozor• riadiaci organ• regulovat• riadit• regulácia• riadenie• ovládat• ovládanie• kontrolný• kontrola• kontrolovat -
17 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) objať, vziať do náručia2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) držať sa (pri)2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) objatie* * *• maznat sa• objat• objatie -
18 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miesto, oblasť, kraj2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miesto3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) miesto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miesto, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miesto, pozícia, umiestnenie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miesto, stav, postavenie7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miesto, pasáž8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) povinnosť9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miesto, postavenie10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom, domov11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica, námestie12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desatinné) miesto2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položiť, umiestniť; menovať2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) zaradiť, spomenúť si•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• umiestnenie• umiestnovat• miesto -
19 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) stanica2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) stanica, zbrojnica, základňa3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) stanovisko2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) umiestniť* * *• vojenské letisko• ústav• základna• zastavenie krížovej cesty• zastavenie• zastávka• skladisko• služba• stavat (stráže)• stanovisko• stacionárna bohoslužba• strážnica• stav• stáž• stanicná budova• stanica• úrad• umiestnit• ubytovat• umiestovat• umiestit• prikazovat• farma• hodnost• depo• rádiová stanica• rajón• rozmiestnit• rozostavit• ranc• ovcia farma• pociatocný bod pri meraní• pracovisko• postavenie• pošta• posádka• postavit• postoj• poštová služobna• požiarna stanica• pôsobisko• policajná stanica• krátky pobyt• kotvište• lokalita• misie• miesto• misijná stanica• miesto výskytu• nádražie• nálezisko -
20 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humor, vtipnosť, duchaplnosť2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vtipný človek3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) dôvtip; inteligencia•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *• vtipnost• vtipný• vtip• dôvtip• duchaplný• inteligencia• chápavost• rozum
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