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1 redress the balance
(to make things equal again.) obnoviť rovnováhu* * *• obnovit rovnováhu -
2 at all events / at any event
(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) v každom prípade -
3 mix
[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) (z)miešať2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) namiešať3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) zmiešať4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) stýkať sa2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) zmes2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) zmes•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up* * *• zacat si (nieco)• vychádzat• zhromaždit• zapojit sa• zamiešat• zmiešat (sa)• znášat sa• zmes• zmetok• zmiešat sa• schádzat sa• spájat (sa)• spojit (sa)• stýkat sa• pridat• pripravit• primiešat• dve na tri• chaos• dat dohromady• rozdat si to• pobit sa• pomiešat (sa)• popliest• krížit• miešat sa• miešanie• miešat (sa)• nažívat• namiešat (sa)• namiešat -
4 bundle
1. noun(a number of things bound together: a bundle of rags.) zväzok2. verb1) ((often with up or together) to make into bundles: Bundle up all your things and bring them with you.) zbaliť (si)2) (to go, put or send (away) in a hurried or disorderly way: They bundled him out of the room.) vypadnúť; vyhodiť von* * *• uzlík (batoh)• batôžtek• otiepka• noša -
5 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) postava2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) typ; druh3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulár4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalita5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) trieda2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) utvoriť2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) sformovať sa3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) rozčleniť sa4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) tvoriť časť•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) lavica* * *• utvorit sa• vytvárat• vytvárat sa• zajací brloh• zorganizovat• znak vychovania• zostavit• sformovat sa• štýl• spôsob• tvár• tvorit sa• tvar• tvary• trieda (v škole)• trieda• technika• formálnost• figúra• formulár• etiketa• formula• formalita• formovat• forma• formovat sa• formalizmus• bednenie• blanketa• dat tvar• rozclenit• rozvinút• postava• podoba• krajcírska panna• mrav -
6 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) nôtiť si, pohmkávať2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bzučať3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) hýbať sa2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hukot; šum* * *• bzucat• mrmlat -
7 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) svetlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) svetlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvetliť2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapáliť•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ľahký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ľahký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ľahký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ľahší5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ľahký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ľahký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ľahký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) ľahký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) (náhodou) natrafiť na* * *• viest• zápalka• zapálit• zapalovat• zažat• známost• slabý• svetelný• svetlo• svetlý• štastný• príst• hladisko• jas• jemný• bledý• rozsvecovat• rozsvietit• osvecovat• osvetlovat• osvetlenie• povrchný• lahký• lampa• natrafit• ohen -
8 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknúť sa2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknúť sa3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojať4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mať čo spoločné2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) dotyk3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) ťah4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý štýl5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *• vzrušovat• vzrušit• záchvat• zapôsobit• znak• skúška• skúšat• styk• spojenie• stopa• štipka• susedit• úder• týkat sa• trošicka• prejav• pristat• príchut• dotknút sa• hmat• dotýkat sa• dotyk• dojímat• crta• ovplyvnit -
9 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) volať, nazvať2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) považovať3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) (za)volať, (za)kričať4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) zavolať, privolať5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) zastaviť sa (u niekoho), zájsť (k niekomu)6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolať, zatelefonovať7) ((in card games) to bid.) hlásiť2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volanie2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) spev3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) návšteva4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) hovor5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volanie6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) dopyt7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) dôvod, príčina•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *• volanie• volat• volaj• výzva• vyvolávat• vyzvat• vykonaj• zahájit• zavolat• zvolat• spojenie• telefonovat• telefónny hovor• ukoncit• privolat• hovor• pomenovat• kricat• návšteva• nazývat• navštívit• odhadovat -
10 cement
[sə'ment] 1. noun1) (a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.) cement2) (any of several types of glue.) tmel3) (a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.) zubný cement2. verb(to join firmly with cement.) cementovať* * *• tmel• cement -
11 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) liezť2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) plaziť sa3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) vliecť sa4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) hemžiť sa2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) krokom2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraul* * *• hemžit sa• plazit sa -
12 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) mrzutý- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kríž2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kríž3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kríž4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kríž5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kríženec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kríž7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kríž2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prejsť; pretínať2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) skrížiť3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) krížiť sa4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) krížiť sa5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) preškrtnúť6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) prekrížiť7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) (s)krížiť8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) odporovať•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) preskúmanie, preverenie, kontrola- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *• transverzálny• priecny• preciarknut• prejst• prekrocit• diagonálny• kríž• križovat• krížový• krížit• krízový -
13 example
1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) ukážka2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) príklad3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) vzor4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) výstraha•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example* * *• vzor• príklad -
14 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 -
15 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) teplota2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) horúčava, teplota, žiara3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) horúčava4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) vzrušenie, zlosť5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) kolo2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) ohriať (sa); otepliť sa- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *• žiar• žiara• žeravit• zahriatie• zohrievat• teplo• horúcava• rozohriat• rozžeravenost• kúrit -
16 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 -
17 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojiť2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojiť3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) vstúpiť do4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) pripojiť sa, spojiť sa5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) pripojiť sa2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) spoj- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *• vstúpit• viazat• vlievat sa• ústit• zjednotit (sa)• zaviazat• zlúcit (sa)• zlúcit• zviazat• zúcastnit sa• spájat (sa)• spoj• susedit• spojit (sa)• švík• splynút• spojit sa• spojovací bod• spútat• spojit• spojnica• stat sa clenom• stretnút sa• spojenie• pridat sa (k niecomu)• pridat sa• pripojit sa• pripojit (sa)• prihlásit sa• priliehat• pripojit• dotýkat sa• hranicit• íst• dat sa• dohonit• dat sa zapísat• pútat• podat prihlášku• podielat sa• postavit sa• nadviazat• mat spolocnú hranicu• mat hranicu• mat sútok• nastavenie• naviazanie -
18 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model; modelový2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manekýn, -ka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model, -ka5) (something that can be used to copy from.) model6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor; vzorný2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) predviesť2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) robiť (foto)modelku3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelovať4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelovať; brať si vzor (z)•* * *• utvárat (sa)• utvorit (sa)• verná podoba• vytvorit• vzor• vyformovat• vzorný• vymodelovat• sformovat• šablóna• upravit• typ• príklad• predloha• predvádzat• presná kópia• fotomodel• formovat• dokonalý• prototyp• osnovat (sa)• pracovat ako modelka• postavit model• modelovat• manekýnka• nacrtnút• modelka• maketa• modelový oblek• model• obraz -
19 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) kopa, hromada2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) more, kopa2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) naukladať/dať na kopu- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) kôlIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) vlas; srsť* * *• stoh• hromada• kopa -
20 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prax2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) zvyk3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) cvičenie; tréning4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) prax•- make a practice of
- put into practice* * *• precvicovat• cvicit• cvicenie• prax
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