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1 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') hájiť sa; priznať sa2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) zastupovať; obhajovať3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) naliehať (na) -
2 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 -
3 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) pokúsiť sa2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) skúsiť3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) súdiť4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) pokúšať, napínať2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) pokus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) pokus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *• vyriešit• zúcastnit sa procesu• snažit sa• skúsit• spôsobit námahu• uchádzat sa• prepúštat• prejednávat• byt zatažkavácou skúškou• rozhodnút sa• pokus• pokúsit sa• namáhat sa• obhajovat -
4 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) na poslednú chvíľu* * *• v krátkom case• hned• narýchlo -
5 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) odchýlka od stanovenej dráhy2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) zaostávanie3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) časová rezerva* * *• zaostávanie• strata casu• odchýlka -
6 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) oblek, kostým2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) úbor3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) proces, žaloba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) požiadanie o ruku5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) farba2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) vyhovovať2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristať3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prispôsobiť•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *• vyhoviet• vyhovovat• žiadat• zavdacit sa• žiadost• šaty• slušat• služba pri dvore• súbor• súprava spodnej bielizne• súprava• sprievod• uchádzat sa o ruku• pristat• prispôsobit• farba (pri kartách)• dvorit• hodit sa (k niecomu)• hodit sa• prosba• plavky• požiadanie o ruku• obliect sa• oblek -
7 wear away
(to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) opotrebovať* * *• vydrat (sa)• zotriet (sa)• stierat (sa)• stratit sa (trením)• strácat sa (trením)• premárnit• ošúchat (sa)• plynút (cas)• pomaly sa vliect (o case) -
8 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
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