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1 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) zmrzačiť2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) ochromiť2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) invalid* * *• zmrzacit• mrzák• ochromit -
2 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) škoda; poškodenie2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) odškodné2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) poškodiť- damaged* * *• útrata• znicenie• škoda• strata• cena• postihnút• polámat• poškodit• poškodenie• odškodné -
3 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 -
4 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) skľúčiť2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) mierniť•- depressing
- depression* * *• zbavit odvahy• zoslabit• znížit• sklúcit• stisnút• stlácat• stlacit• pokorit -
5 allay
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6 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) tupý2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) neokresaný2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) otupiť- bluntly- bluntness* * *• tupý• otvorený• neokrôchaný -
7 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) skrátiť* * *• skrátit• oklieštit -
8 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) stlmiť* * *• spôsobit smrt• stlmit• tlmit• umrtvit• otupit -
9 disarm
1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) odzbrojiť2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) odzbrojiť3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) odzbrojiť•- disarming
- disarmingly* * *• odzbrojit -
10 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomôcť, pomáhať2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomôcť3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) pomôcť (proti, pri)4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) poslúžiť5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubrániť sa; zabrániť2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -čka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomôct (3.p.)• pomoc• pomáhat (3.p.)• poslúžit -
11 impair
[im'peə](to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) poškodiť* * *• oslabit• poškodit -
12 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) zatieniť* * *• zatienit -
13 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) znížiť2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) schudnúť3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) zmeniť; (do)nútiť•- reduction* * *• viest spät• uviest do správnej polohy• vytavit (kov)• zhrnút• zahnat• zhadzovat kilá• zatlacit• zlacnit• zjednodušit• zužovat• zrazit (cenu)• zúžit• zoslabit• zmenšit• zrazit (teplotu)• znížit• zmiernit• zredukovat• znížit (cenu)• skrátit• skrátit (vzdialenost)• snažit sa schudnút• štíhliet• stlmit hluk• spomalit (rýchlost)• spracovávat (komercne)• ubrat• urobit v menšom merítku• prinútit• primät• prepocítat• prikrátit• premienat• premenit• priviest• previest• donútit• degradovat• dobit• rozdrobit• robit redukciu diétou• rovnat sa• rozložit• rozomliet• redukovat• rozriedit• rozdrvit• rozpustit• podmanit si• podrobit si• krátit• narovnat (zlomeninu)• obmedzit• odkyslicovat• odpovedat -
14 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) obmedziť2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) obmedziť•- restriction
- restrictive* * *• obmedzit• ohranicit -
15 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) nálada2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) povaha3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) zlosť, podráždenosť2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliť2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mierniť•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *• vlhcit• zakalit sa (ocel)• zmiernit sa• zmes• smer• spravodlivost• trend• tvrdost (kovu)• prísada• dosiahnut žiadanú akost• charakter• rozcúlený• podráždenost• povaha• kompromis• miesit• nálada• namiešat -
16 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) zastrašiť -
17 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) uvoľniť (sa)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) zmierniť•* * *• uvolnit sa• uvolnit• uvolnit napätie• vypriahnut• vypnút• zoslabit• zmiernit• ukludnit• upokojit nervy• dat si pohov• rozjasnit sa• rekreovat sa• polavovat• polavit• povolit• popúštat• nabrat dych• odpocívat• ochabnút• odpocinút si -
18 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) povoliť2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) poľaviť* * *• zmiernit• zmenšit• spomalovat• polavit• popustit napnuté• polavovat• povolit• ochabnút -
19 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) vychladnúť2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) upokojiť sa -
20 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stáť2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstať3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stáť4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) platiť5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stáť6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stáť7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidovať8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviť9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) stáť; zniesť10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) zaplatiť2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stanovisko; postoj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojan3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stánok4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribúna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) svedecká lavica•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trvajúci dlho2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) postavenie•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) náhradný5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) ako náhradník- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *• vanút• ustálit sa• vystavovat• vzdorovat• vylúhovat sa• zaplatit• zastavenie• zastávka• zniet• znášat• sledovat kurz• stojan• stát• stanovisko• stanovište• stolcek• stojaté postavenie• strpiet• statív• stoj• stánok• trvat• úroda• usadit sa• tribúna• pripustit• prenajímat• hladisko• držat• expozícia• hrat z ruky• byt zoradený• byt v platnosti• byt k dispozícii• byt stály• byt pripravený• byt situovaný• byt platný• celit• byt chovaný v stajni• byt vysoký• byt stojatý• rozkladat sa• regál• rozhodovat• platit• oplodnovat• pódium• podstavec• pozícia• policka• poloha• pozícia v stoji• podriadit sa• požiciavat• postavit• kúpit• kotvište• mat platnost• mat polohu• neblednút• nepúštat• natiahnut• obrana• odolat
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