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21 commerce
['komə:s] 1. noun(the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale: He is engaged in commerce.) obchod2. noun(a TV or radio advertisement: I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me.) reklama- commercialise
- commercialism
- commercial traveller* * *• obchod -
22 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) byť v rozpore (s)2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) porovnať2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) kontrast2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) opak* * *• byt v rozpore• protiklad• rozdiel• postavit proti• kontrast• líšit sa• opak• odrážat sa -
23 covenant
(an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something: She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.) dohoda* * *• zmluva -
24 dealing
noun ((usually in plural) contact (often in business), bargaining, agreement etc made (between two or more people or groups): fair/honest dealing; dealing on the Stock Market; I have no dealings with him.) rokovanie, styky* * *• transakcia• jednanie• obchod -
25 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) diplomacia2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) diplomacia•- diplomat- diplomatic
- diplomatically* * *• diplomacia -
26 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) navzájom* * *• vzájomne• jeden druhého• navzájom -
27 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) málo- a few- few and far between* * *• tých pár• tých niekolko• menšina• málo• máloktorý• málokto• niekolko -
28 frontier
1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) hranica; pohraničný2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) pohraničie3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) hranica* * *• hranica -
29 intercourse
['intəko:s]1) (sexual act.) (pohlavný) styk2) (conversation, business dealings, trade etc between two or more people, countries etc.) styk* * *• styk -
30 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) uzol2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) hrča3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) hlúčik4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) uzol2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) zaviazať na uzol- knotty* * *• uzol• viazat na uzol• zaviazat na uzol• zápletka• zamotat sa• zauzlit• zamotat• zauzlit sa• zvraštit (celo)• zväzok• spájat• slucka• spojit• stužka• spojenie• tažkost• urobit uzol• problém• hrca• húf• jadro• robit uzol• puto• páska• mraštit -
31 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) zdvihnúť2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) odniesť3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) dvíhať sa4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) vzlietnuť2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) zdvihnutie2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) výťah3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) zvezenie4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) povzbudenie•- lift off* * *• vydvihnút (sa)• vykopat• výtah• vzdúvat sa• vydvihnút• vyberat• zdvihnút (sa)• zdvihnút• zdvihnutie• zdvih• dvíhat do výšky• dvíhanie• dvíhat (sa)• dvíhat• rozplývat sa• rozptylovat sa• povzniest (sa)• kradnút• odcudzit -
32 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) väčšina2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) väčšina* * *• väcšina• dospelost• hodnost majora• plnoletost -
33 marry
['mæri]1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) oženiť sa, vydať sa2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) zosobášiť3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) oženiť, vydať•- married* * *• vydat sa• získat sobášom• ženit sa• zosobášit• sobášit• brat si za ženu• brat si• brat si za muža -
34 meeting
1) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) stretnutie2) (a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose: to attend a committee meeting.) schôdza* * *• zhromaždenie• zhromaždenie veriacich• zasadanie• zápas• zraz• schôdza• schôdzka• súboj• stretnutie• sútok• preteky• rázcestie• križovatka -
35 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mlynček2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mlyn3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) továreň2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) mlieť2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) hemžiť sa•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *• valcovna• ušlahat• valchovat• vrúbkovat• valcovat• výrobný závod• závod• zomliet• zúbkovat• šlahat• továren• tvrdá škola• fabrika• drezúra• drvit• bit• ryhovat• rezat• rozomielat• rozdrvit• pästný zápas (slang.)• lúpat• mlyncek• mlyn• mliet• motor (slang.)• nepríjemná skúsenost -
36 scuffle
(a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc: The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.) bitka* * *• šarvátka• strkanie• tahanica• strkat sa• bitka• bit sa• cupotat• rozhrnat nohami• ruvacka• ruvat sa• potýcka• odfláknut prácu -
37 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenký2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) chudý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) riedky4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) riedky5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepresvedčivý2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) zrednúť- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *• vyziabnutý• z nicoho• zvädnút• skromný• slabý• schudnutý• schudnút• stencovat sa• stát na tenkom lade• tenký• úbohý• priehladný• preriedit• pretrhat• chudý• rednút• riedky• prostoduchý• plešatý• poloprázdny• lahký• letecký papier• lacný• málo kontrastný• nepocetný• nedostatocný• nemat sa dobre• neúrodný• obsadený -
38 common-law
adjective (referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife: a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband.) vo vzťahu druh a družka -
39 dialogue
((a) talk between two or more people, especially in a play or novel.) dialóg -
40 dyslexia
[dis'leksiə](a difficulty with reading or writing that some people have because they are unable to see words as meaningful shapes or the differences between letters.) dyslexia, porucha schopnosti čítať- dyslexic
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