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lead+(verb)

  • 1 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) viesť; priviesť
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) viesť
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) spôsobiť
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) byť na čele
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viesť
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vedenie
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenstvo
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) príklad
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) vôdzka, remeň
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) tip (na)
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavná úloha
    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way
    II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olovený
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha
    * * *
    • vedenie
    • vodit
    • viest
    • vodcovstvo
    • zac(ín)at
    • žit
    • sonda
    • šnúra (i elektro)
    • sužovat
    • spravovat
    • tuha
    • tip
    • príklad
    • presviedcat
    • predbiehat
    • hlavná hloha (div.)
    • iniciatíva
    • byt v cele
    • byt prvý
    • prvenstvo
    • remienok
    • ovplyvnovat
    • pohnút
    • pokyn
    • olovnica
    • olovo

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  • 2 nose

    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) čuch
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos, predok
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) opatrne sa plaviť
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) čmuchať, hľadať
    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job
    3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) letieť strmhlav dolu
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose
    * * *
    • vôna
    • ústie
    • vynuchat
    • výbežok
    • výstupok
    • vysliedit
    • výcnelok
    • zaoblit sa
    • šinút sa
    • špicka
    • strkat nos
    • predierat sa
    • predok
    • predný koniec
    • íst
    • celo (lode)
    • cuchat
    • cumák
    • cuch
    • dlžka nosu
    • rypák
    • rozrážat špicou
    • pliest sa
    • pach
    • pchat nos
    • plavit sa
    • nájst
    • nuchat
    • nos
    • nuch

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  • 3 spear

    [spiə] 1. noun
    (a type of long-handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end: He was armed with a spear and a round shield.) oštep, kopija
    2. verb
    (to pierce or kill with a spear: He went out in a boat and speared some fish.) vrhnúť harpúnu
    3. verb
    (to lead (a movement, an attack etc).) byť na čele
    * * *
    • bodnút
    • oštep
    • prebodnút
    • kopija

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  • 4 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyraziť
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začať
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) naštartovať, uviesť do chodu
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) pustiť sa do, začať, založiť
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začiatok, štart
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) výhoda, výhodné postavenie, náskok
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočiť
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutie
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otras
    * * *
    • uvolnit sa
    • uvolnenie
    • vydat sa na cestu
    • zacat
    • výhoda
    • vypestovat
    • vyplašit
    • vyvolat
    • zahájenie
    • zaciatok cesty
    • zaciatok
    • zaviest rec
    • šklbnutie
    • štartovat
    • spustit
    • spúštat
    • štart
    • spustenie
    • strhávat sa
    • strhnutie
    • trhnutie
    • trhavý pohyb
    • úcast
    • trhnút sebou
    • rozbeh
    • pociatok
    • poplašit
    • povolenie
    • nadhodit
    • nárazová práca
    • náskok
    • odštartovat

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  • 5 conduct

    1. verb
    1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) sprevádzať
    2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) viesť
    3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigovať
    4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) správať sa
    5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) riadiť
    2. noun
    1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) správanie
    2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) riadenie
    - conduction
    - conductor
    * * *
    • vodit
    • viest
    • vedenie
    • správanie sa
    • prevádzat
    • chovanie
    • dirigovat
    • riadenie

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  • 6 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ísť
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) prejsť
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) pripadnúť; vyjsť
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) viesť
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) chodiť, ísť
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) zmiznúť
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) prebehnúť
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) odísť
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) zmiznúť
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ísť
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) pokaziť sa
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ísť, fungovať
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) stať sa
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) byť
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) dávať sa
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) plynúť
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) byť použitý (na)
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) byť dovolené
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) robiť
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) znieť
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) vydariť sa
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) pokus
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) elán
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) dobre fungujúci
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) bežný
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) zelená
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go
    * * *
    • úspech
    • viest sa
    • vmestit sa
    • vyvíjat sa
    • zrútit sa
    • zniet
    • skúška
    • príhoda
    • íst
    • byt bežný
    • chodit
    • cestovat
    • postupovat
    • pokus
    • pohybovat sa
    • povolit
    • mat svoje miesto
    • móda

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  • 7 guide

    1. verb
    1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) viesť, usmerňovať
    2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) viesť
    2. noun
    1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) sprievodca, -kyňa
    2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) sprievodca
    3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) skautka
    4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) radca
    - guideline
    - guided missile
    * * *
    • vodiaci
    • vodit
    • vodca
    • vodidlo
    • vodiaca lišta
    • vodiace zariadenie
    • vedenie
    • vlnovod
    • viest
    • smerovacie zariadenie
    • svetlovod
    • sprievodca
    • prírucka
    • riadit
    • oznamovací
    • návod

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  • 8 marshal

    1. noun
    1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) ceremoniár
    2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) (federálnym súdom menovaný) úradník s výkonnou právomocou
    3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) veliteľ polície; veliteľ hasičov
    2. verb
    1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) usporiadať (si)
    2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) uviesť
    * * *
    • uvádzat
    • voviest
    • usporiadat
    • uviest
    • velitel požiarneho zboru
    • zoradit
    • súdny úradník
    • súdny pisár
    • ceremoniár
    • policajný prednosta
    • maršal
    • okresný šéf polície

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  • 9 retrieve

    [rə'tri:v]
    1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) opäť získať, nájsť
    2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) aportovať
    - retriever
    * * *
    • vytiahnut
    • vyberat
    • vydolovat
    • vystavovat
    • záchrana
    • vybranie lopty
    • zachránit od zabudnutia
    • vyoperovat
    • zachránit
    • vybrat
    • získat spät
    • znovu nadobudnút
    • skrátit šnúru
    • sprítomnit
    • pripomenút
    • aportovat
    • rehabilitovat
    • oživit
    • opravit
    • nájst
    • nahradit
    • možnost záchrany
    • nenahraditelný
    • napravit
    • navíjanie navijakom
    • opät získat
    • odstránit
    • odcinit
    • opät vytiahnut
    • obnovovat
    • opät nájst
    • obnovit
    • opät dostat

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  • 10 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) odrieť
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) oškrabať
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škrabať (si)
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) oškrieť sa
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) vyhrabať
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) škrabanie, škrípanie
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) odrenina, škrabanec
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nepríjemnosť, galiba
    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
    * * *
    • vyškrabnutie
    • vyškrabat
    • vyškrabané holé miesta
    • zhánat
    • zaškrípat
    • zoškrabat
    • zoškrabovat
    • škrabot
    • škrabka
    • škrabanie
    • škriabnutie
    • škrabat
    • škripot
    • ušetrit
    • trenie
    • pretlct sa
    • prejst s námahou
    • drhnút
    • galiba (pren.)
    • drhnutie
    • bitka
    • ciarka
    • riadok
    • oškrabat
    • poškriabat
    • poklona
    • prebehnút
    • poklonkovat
    • lahko rozotriet
    • mekotat
    • malér
    • odierat
    • odriet
    • odrenina

    English-Slovak dictionary > scrape

  • 11 shepherd

    ['ʃepəd] 1. feminine - shepherdess; noun
    (a person who looks after sheep: The shepherd and his dog gathered in the sheep.) pastier
    2. verb
    ((often with around, in, out etc) to guide or lead carefully: He shepherded me through a maze of corridors.) viesť
    * * *
    • uviest
    • zaviest
    • šerif
    • priviest
    • dozerat (na ovce)
    • duchovne viest
    • hnat ovce
    • dohnat
    • robit duchovného pastiera
    • ovciarsky pes
    • pást (ovce)
    • ovciak
    • pastor
    • pasák
    • pastier
    • odprevádzat

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  • 12 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) pošmyknúť sa
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) vyšmyknúť sa
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) vykĺznuť, urobiť chybu, (s)chybiť, zmýliť sa, prerieknuť sa
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) vytratiť sa
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) vykĺznuť
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vsunúť
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) pošmyknutie
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) chybička
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombiné; spodnička
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) prúžok
    * * *
    • vrazit
    • ústrižok
    • vsypat
    • uvolnit
    • vodítko
    • utiect
    • vyklbit
    • vynechat
    • vyšmyknút sa
    • vyvliect sa
    • vyhnút sa
    • vypustit
    • výhonok
    • vyhodit
    • vypadnút
    • zlom
    • zhrešit
    • zapadnút
    • zhodit
    • zásterka
    • zošmyknutie
    • zvliect
    • zmetat
    • zmenit sa
    • zošmyknút sa
    • zosuv
    • schovat
    • šmyk
    • sadenica
    • šmyknút sa
    • sklznut
    • sklz
    • slabnút
    • štíhly jedinec
    • strácat svoje schopnosti
    • stlpcová korektúra
    • ujst
    • uklznut
    • uklznutie
    • uhnút
    • upevnovacia lišta
    • upadat
    • tlct
    • urobit malú chybu
    • trochu sa spliest
    • prehliadnut
    • prehliadnutie
    • prejst
    • prerieknut
    • priesada
    • preklzovat
    • priesmyk
    • prepustit
    • hltat
    • hádzat do seba
    • fúknut ho tam
    • klzat sa
    • klesat
    • hrubá poleva
    • klzat
    • klzavost
    • íst dole
    • bit
    • cvicebný úbor
    • cúvnut
    • chybicka
    • pustit
    • rezat
    • rozviazat
    • riadit
    • roztieratelnost
    • pruh
    • pustit sa
    • prúžok
    • riadenie padáku
    • pás
    • otvorit
    • plynút
    • paragón
    • povlak
    • posun
    • poklznutie
    • pokles
    • potratit
    • pomýlit sa
    • pošmyknutie
    • posunút
    • lúc
    • krídelko
    • lišta
    • kupón
    • lodný výtah
    • kombiné
    • malá chyba
    • malý priestupok
    • mlátit
    • mostík
    • nedopatrenie
    • nasadit
    • nechat bez využitia
    • nasypat
    • nechat bez povšimnutia
    • odpojit sa
    • odpojit kotvu
    • odomknút
    • omyl
    • obliekat sa
    • odviazat
    • odviazat sa
    • odnož
    • obruba

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  • 13 surprise

    1. noun
    ((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) prekvapenie; neočakávaný
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) prekvapiť
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) prekvapiť (tak, že...)
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) prepadnúť
    - surprising
    - surprisingly
    - take by surprise
    * * *
    • útok
    • úžas
    • žasnút
    • zaútocit
    • údiv
    • prepadnút
    • prekvapovat
    • prekvapenie
    • premôct
    • prekvapivý pokrm
    • prepadnutie
    • prekvapit
    • byt prekvapením
    • byt prekvapený
    • divit sa
    • chytit
    • dobyt
    • nachytat
    • náhle zaútocit
    • napadnút
    • neocakávane sa objavit

    English-Slovak dictionary > surprise

  • 14 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točiť sa
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátiť sa
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčať sa, odchýliť sa, zabočiť
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zamerať
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zahnúť
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) premeniť (sa)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stať sa, zostať
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočenie
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) odbočka
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rad, poradie
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo, výstup
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
    * * *
    • vybrúsit
    • vykôstkovat
    • vzopriet sa
    • vyklbit
    • vyrobit na sústruhu
    • vytocit na sústruhu
    • zamierit
    • zbláznit sa
    • zahnút
    • zastavit
    • zatocit
    • zakrivit
    • zafarbit
    • zarazit
    • zákruta
    • zorat
    • zmenit farbu
    • služba (komu)
    • schopnost
    • sklon
    • skvasit
    • šok
    • špirálovito okrájat
    • spracovat
    • spôsobit kysnutie
    • stat sa
    • sústružit
    • úder
    • tocit sa
    • tocit
    • urobit obrat
    • úsek práce
    • prehnút
    • premýšlat
    • prispôsobit
    • prevrátit
    • prevracat
    • premienat
    • predat a kúpit nové
    • prekrocit
    • dosiahnut
    • blokovat
    • dobre formulovat
    • dat stranou
    • dat
    • docielit obratu
    • císlo
    • cítit závrat
    • chodit
    • pustit
    • rad
    • otupit sa
    • otocenie
    • otocit
    • otácat sa
    • otocit sa
    • otupit
    • otácka
    • otácat
    • otácanie
    • opracovat
    • otras
    • poradie
    • postavit sa na odpor
    • použit
    • pozriet sa
    • poslat
    • potreba
    • konvertovat
    • krátky výstup
    • krátka prechádzka
    • nahodit motor
    • menit
    • mat závrat
    • náklonnost
    • nasadit
    • nepustit dalej
    • naštartovat
    • namierit
    • nastavit
    • oboplávat
    • obchádzat
    • obracat
    • obracat sa
    • odpadnút
    • obíst
    • obrábat
    • odvracat
    • odvrátit
    • olúpat
    • obalit
    • odbocit
    • obrátit do protismeru
    • obrátit na svoju vieru
    • obrátit
    • ohnút

    English-Slovak dictionary > turn

  • 15 usher

    1. feminine - usherette; noun
    (a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.) uvádzač, -ka
    2. verb
    (to lead, escort: The waiter ushered him to a table.) uviesť
    * * *
    • uvádzat
    • uvádzac
    • usporiadatel
    • uviest
    • vrátnik
    • sluha
    • ucitelský pomocník
    • predchodca
    • byt uvádzacom
    • ceremoniár
    • ohlásit

    English-Slovak dictionary > usher

  • 16 pervert

    1. [pə'və:t] verb
    1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) skaziť
    2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zneužívať
    2. ['pə:və:t] noun
    (a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zvrhlík
    - perverted

    English-Slovak dictionary > pervert

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  • lead up — verb set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for (Freq. 4) Hitler s attack on Poland led up to World War II • Syn: ↑initiate • Derivationally related forms: ↑initiative (for: ↑initiate), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • lead — 1 vt led, lead·ing: to suggest the desired answer to (a witness) by asking leading questions lead 2 n: something serving as a tip, indication, or clue the police have only one lead in the murder investigation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

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