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61 queer
[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) zvláštny2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) pociťujúci nevoľnosť3) ((slang) homosexual.) teplý2. noun(a homosexual.) teploš, buzerant, homoš- queerly- queerness* * *• zvláštny• homosexuálny• nesvoj -
62 sag
[sæɡ]past tense, past participle - sagged; verb(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) prehnúť sa* * *• prehnutie• priehyb• prehýbat sa• klesat• klesnút• pokles (cien) -
63 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) pokojný, rozvážny, vyrovnaný- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) po(dať) sedatívum- sedative* * *• vážny• vyrovnaný• usadený• pokojný -
64 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) ľudská spoločnosť2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) spoločnosť3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) združenie, klub4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) spoločnosť5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) spoločnosť* * *• združenie• spolok• spolocenstvo• spolocnost• družstvo• cirkevné spolocenstvo• kolónia• kolektív -
65 strike a balance
(to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes.) nájsť strednú cestu* * *• nájst strednú cestu -
66 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) pás, driek2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) bok, výkroj3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) pás, opasok•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *• živôtik• zúžená cast• stredopalubie• tielko• driek• bok• blúzka• detský kabát• pás• košela• objem v páse -
67 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) biely Američan anglosaského pôvodu USA- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *• osa -
68 amongst
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) uprostred2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) medzi -
69 belly-dance
noun (a Middle Eastern dance performed by a woman.) brušný tanec -
70 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) hlbina; uprostred -
71 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) vybrať2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) predĺžiť3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) rozbehnúť sa -
72 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) zanedbávať sa2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) upadať3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) vytvárať semeno (po odkvitnutí) -
73 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) semestrálne voľno -
74 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) stredná cesta -
75 mediaeval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) stredoveký -
76 mid-fielders
(in football etc, the players in the middle area of the pitch.) záložník -
77 midriff
['midrif](the middle of the body just below the ribs.) bránica -
78 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) lusknúť prstami -
79 the East
(the countries east of Europe: the Middle/Far East.) Východ -
80 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) dopravný ostrovček
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middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
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middle — n *center, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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