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1 make certain
(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) uistiť sa, presvedčiť sa -
2 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) istý2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) istý3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) nejaký; niekto4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) istý•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') iste(že), pravdaže- for certain
- make certain* * *• spolahlivý• urcitý• istý• nezrelý -
3 Make sure
(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) byť si istý* * *• prever -
4 make sure
(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) byť si istý* * *• ujasni si• urcite urobit• urcite preverit• preverit -
5 persuade
[pə'sweid]1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) prehovoriť2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) presvedčiť•- persuasive
- persuasively
- persuasiveness* * *• presvedcit -
6 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filter; filtrový2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrovať2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) presakovať•* * *• sitko• preniknút• presiaknut• prenikat• presakovat• filtrovat• filter• cigareta s filtrom• cistic -
7 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) (za)mrznúť2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) mrznúť3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) zamrznúť4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) zmraziť5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stuhnúť6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) zmraziť2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) mráz- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *• zamrznút• zamrazit• zmrazit• mrznút -
8 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) to•- its- itself* * *• to• ono -
9 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) žiadať2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) vyžadovať2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) požiadavka2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) nárok3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) dopyt•- on demand* * *• vyžadovat• záujem• žiadat• dopyt (hospodársky)• prosba• otázka• požadovaná dodávka• potreba• požiadavka• nárok -
10 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 -
11 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) istý2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) istý3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) spoľahlivý2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') samozrejme- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *• zarucený• spolahlivý• presvedcený• istý• istotne• iste• bezpecný -
12 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) hlava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hlava3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dĺžka (hlavy)4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) hlava; hlavný, čelný5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) hlavička6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) prameň7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) záhlavie; čelo8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) hlava, zmysel10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) vedúci, -a, šéf11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osobu12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) mys13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) čiapočka2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) byť na čele2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) stáť na čele3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) smerovať4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) začínať, nadpísať5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) hlavičkovať•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *• vedúci• záhlavie• spád (vodnej elektrárne)• prednosta• hlava• hlavica• horná cast• celo• riaditel• magnetická hlava -
13 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) plávať2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) plavák2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) valník•- floating restaurant* * *• volne sediet• uviest do chodu podnik• valník• volne ležiaca nit• volne sa otácat• uvolnit sa• uviest do obehu• vypudit• vznášat sa• vzorková nit• záchranný pás• vzplývanie• zaplavit• zavlažit• zavodnit• založit• získat podporu• sediet bez upevnenia• spustit na vodu• splavovat• striedavý osový pohyb• túlat sa• uhladit• premenlivý• prístavný mostík• duša ryby• hrubý pilník• alegorický voz• byt nestály• bója• byt rozkolísaný• chodit z miesta na miesto• plochý vozík• plávajúce prístavisko• plavit• plávajúce kryhy• plavák• plávat• plavidlo• plynutie• plt• plavenie• plávacia vesta• poliat• pohyblivý• kolísat• ležat• kus žiloviny• lopatka• menlivý• nadnášat• murárske hladítko• nemat pokoja• obuvnícka rašpla• niest• obiehat• obrúsit• niest sa -
14 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)škrabať (sa)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) rozškrabať3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) vyškriabať4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) vyškriabať5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) odvolať2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) ryha, škrabanec; škripot2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) škrabnutie3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) štartovacia čiara•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *• vryp• vzdat sútaž pred zacatím• vyryt• vymazat• vyhrabávat• zdrsnit• zohnat• zmiešaný• skúšobný• skúška odvahy• škrabanec• škriabnutie• škripot• škriabat sa• šetrit• škrabnutie• škrabat• škriabanie• škrtnút• šum• štartovacia ciara• štartujúci bez zvýhodneni• preškrtnút• driapat• hladat hrabaním• improvizovaný• carbanica• dat dohromady• cistit drôteným kartácom• rozškrabat• ryha• rôznorodý• rozryt• pocmárat• pestrý• pozhánaný (narýchlo)• poškrabat• poškrabat sa• náhodný• nesúrodý• narobit ryhy• nedostavit sa• neúmyselný• narýchlo pripravený• nula• odvolat (z pretekov)• nic• odvolat• obrobit pôdu -
15 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastaviť (sa)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabrániť; zastaviť (sa)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prestať4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zapchať5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stlačiť, pritlačiť6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zostať, zdržať sa2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavenie; zastávka2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) bodka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, register5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klin, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• ustat• utesnit• viezt• utesnenie• uzáver• uviazat• zabránit• zachytit• zablokovat• zapchat• záchyt• zapchanie• zaplombovat• zaplombovat(zub)• záverný• zahradit• zastavenie• zarážka• zasadrovanie• zdržanie• zátka• zakotvit• zastavovat• zapriet• zastávka• zadržat• zazátkovat• zastavit• zastavenie sa• závora• zatarasit• zastavit(sa)• zarazit sa• znacka stop• znamenie• zostat bývat• skoncovat• siahat• stanica• strhnút• stlacit• stát v ceste• upevnit• upchat• upchávka• prestávat• prehradit• prestávka• prestat• priviazat• priehrada• priviest do rozpakov• prerušit cinnost• doraz• klapka• blokovat• register• pauza• pokoj• popúštat• kohútik• kolík• koncit• medzipristátie• narážka -
16 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udrieť, zasiahnuť2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočiť3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapáliť; vykresať4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) štrajkovať5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naraziť na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozozvučať (sa), zaznieť7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) prekvapiť, napadnúť8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) raziť9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dať sa, pustiť sa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zložiť; stiahnuť2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) štrajk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objav•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• várka• uvolnit ciapocku• zabratie ryby• vytlacit• vydat sa• vyvinút úsilie• vynasnažit sa• vykresat• vypuknút• vynechat• vzplanút• zdat sa• zadebnit• zastavit• zbúrat• zarazit• zasadit úder• zaútocit• zaseknút rybu• zasadit ranu• zasiahnut• zasúvat• zastrelit• zložit• snažit sa• šikmo ryhovat• škrtnút• škrtnút(zápalku)• spustit• štrajkovat• štrajk• štastie• stiahnut• strelit• strhnút jadro• urobit záber veslom• udriet• upútat• uderenie• udelit• trafit sa• tvorit výboj• urezat• useknút• tlacit• úder• tlct• príst na co• prekvapit• pripadat• prilepit sa (k niecomu)• prestavat• dopadnút• handicap• harpunovat• hladit rukou• klást vajícka• hoblovat• bit• bicí stroj• buchnút• bitie• budit dojem• bit(o hodinách)• chumác• dat sa• razit(mincu)• razítko• razit razidlom• radit• rozobrat• rozškrtnút• radit spojku• razit• osvietit• ožiarit• pôsobit dojmom• požiadat• pohladit• pokus o vydieranie• poštípanie• postihnút• kresat• letecký úder• letka• nabodnút• náhodou príst• nastat• nasadnút na plytcinu• naniest tenký povlak• narazit• narazit na• nálet• nevýhoda• naplnit• naplnat• odstránit bednenie• odbíjat• objavit sa• odbíjanie• odrezat• odseknút• objavit
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