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1 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menší; menej2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menej- no less a person than* * *• bez• menší• menej (4.p.)• mínus -
2 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) viac-menej* * *• viacmenej• skoro -
3 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) čím menej... tým menej / viac(ej) -
4 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) čím viac... tým viac / menej -
5 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) skoro -
6 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) skoro to isté -
7 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) približne, asi* * *• približne -
8 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) utlmiť, zmierniť2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) tlmiť, mierniť* * *• stlmit• uhasit -
9 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lož2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) klamať- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) ľahnúť si; ležať2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ležať; spočívať3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) zostať4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) spočívať (v)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *• tiahnut sa• klamstvo• klamat• byt• byt klamný• rozprestierat sa• luhat• ležat• lož• nepravda• odpocívat -
10 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) možno2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) mohol by3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) mohol by aspoň•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moc, sila- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *• smel by• sila• mohol by• moc -
11 mug
I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) (vysoký) hrnček- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) ksichtIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.)- mugger* * *• hlupácik• drác• driet sa• džbán• hrncek• huba (slang.)• kanvicka• biflovat (sa)• bifloš• chladiaci nápoj• pysk (slang.)• papula (slang.)• ksicht (slang.)• krcah• neviniatko -
12 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) záporný2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) záporný3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) záporný4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) záporný2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) zápor2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negatív•* * *• veto• vetovat• vyjadrujúci zákaz• vyvrátit• vyvážit• záporný• zápor• záporka• zavrhnút• zákazový• záporná velicina• záporná vlastnost• zamietnut• zákaz• znicit• zmarit• spätný• anulovat• dokázat nepravdu• opozícia• oponent• právo veta• podnormálny• popriet• poprenie• lavotocivý• mínusový• marit• negatív• neutralizovat• neprítomnost• nesúhlas• negatívna hodnota• nepriaznivý• nedostatok• negatívny (pól)• negatívny materiál• negatívny• nepriznat• negatívne vyjadrenie• odmietnut• odmietat• odmietnutie• odmietavý• opak -
13 next to
1) (beside: She sat next to me.) vedľa2) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) hneď po3) (more or less; pretty well: His writing is next to illegible.) takmer* * *• skoro -
14 virtually
['və: uəli](more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) vskutku, vlastne, prakticky* * *• vlastne• v skutocnosti• prakticky -
15 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) osmeliť sa -
16 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) pobrežné duny2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) golfové ihrisko
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