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1 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) štvrtina, štvrť2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) štvrťdolár3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) štvrť, časť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milosť6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) štvrť7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) štvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) štvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)štvrtiť2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deliť štyrmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovať•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) štvrťročne4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) štvrťročník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• štvrt• štvrtina• kvalita• kvartál -
2 below
[bə'ləu] 1. preposition(lower in position, rank, standard etc than: She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard.) pod2. adverb(in a lower place: We looked at the houses (down) below.) dolu* * *• dalej v texte• dole• pod• nižšie -
3 graft
I 1. verb(to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body: The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back.) transplantovať2. noun(a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted: a skin graft.) transplantátII noun1) (dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position.) korupcia2) (hard work.) drina* * *• štep• štepit• úplatky• transplantovat -
4 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) naťahovať (sa); mykať2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) namáhať3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) prepínať, skúšať4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pre)cediť2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napätie2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypätie3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) presilenie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) veľká námaha•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) sklon, dispozícia3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melódia* * *• verš• vyklbenie• výbuch• vypätie• vymknutie• vypnút• zdráhat sa• záplava• zvierat• znicit• sklon• skrivit sa• snažit sa odpútat• skrivenie• spôsob vyjadrovania• stlácat• tah• stlacit• tlak• tón• trhat• tiect• úryvok• premáhanie• pritlacit• prefiltrovat• pretvorenie• prekrútit• prepätie• príliš namáhat• prílišná námaha• prekrútenie• prepínat• pretažovat• presilnovat• pretaženie• duch• filtrovat• básen• deformovat• deformácia• rod• rasa• rodina• pasírovat• pnutie• pachtit• plemeno• pokazit• pokolenie• poškodenie• poškodit prepínaním• kvapkat• mat námietky• náklonnost• motív• namáhat sa• napínat• násilne vykladat• napnút• nálada• napnutie• napätie• namáhanie• námaha• našponovat
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