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1 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) v prípade pochybnosti dať za pravduEnglish-Slovak dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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2 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) v prípade pochybnosti dať za pravduEnglish-Slovak dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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3 give up as a bad job
(to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) vzdať to, považovať za beznádejné -
4 pushover
noun (a person or team etc who can be easily persuaded or influenced or defeated: He will not give in to pressure - he is not a pushover; We won the game so easily - it was a real pushover.) slabý protivník, padavka -
5 neglect
[ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) zanedbávať2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) zabudnúť2. noun(lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) zanedbanosť* * *• zabúdat• zabudnút• zanedbanost• zanedbávanie• zanedbanie• zanedbat• zanedbávat• prehliadat• prehliadnutie• opomínanie• opomenutie• opomenút• pozabudnút• nevšímat si• neupravenost• nedbanlivost• nevšímavost• nevziat na vedomie• neurobit• nedbalost• nevšimnút si• nedbat -
6 then
[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) potom2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) dovtedy3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) potom4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) potom5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) tak (teda)6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) potom; okrem toho2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) tak (teda)3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) vtedajší* * *• vtedy• vtedajší• už• v tom case• potom• nato• než -
7 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) sľúbiť2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) sľúbiť3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) sľubovať2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) sľub2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) prísľub•* * *• slub• slúbit• slubovat -
8 entitle
1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) mať právo2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) nazvať•* * *• titulovat• oprávnit• nazvat -
9 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) priamy, otvorený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rovný; upravený4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) jasný, usporiadaný5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) vážny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) normálny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) priamo, rovno2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovno3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivo3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• vodorovný• zarucený• rýdzi• strmý• spolahlivý• statocný• úprimný• uprataný• priamo• priamy smer• priamost• priamy úsek dráhy• priamy• priamka• hned• bez zábran• bezúhonne• cistý• cestný• cistý nápoj• cestne• cielová rovinka• cistá pravda• prvé miesto• rovno• rovnost• rovina• prosto• rovný• rovný smer• otvorený• pocestný• poctivý• kolmo postavený• nespútaný• normálny• okamžite• nezmiešaný -
10 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 -
11 go
[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ísť2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) prejsť3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) pripadnúť; vyjsť4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) viesť5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) chodiť, ísť6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) zmiznúť7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) prebehnúť8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) odísť9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) zmiznúť10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ísť11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) pokaziť sa12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ísť, fungovať13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) stať sa14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) byť15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) dávať sa16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) plynúť17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) byť použitý (na)18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) byť dovolené19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) robiť20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) znieť21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) vydariť sa2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) pokus2) (energy: She's full of go.) elán•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) dobre fungujúci2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) bežný•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) zelená- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go* * *• úspech• viest sa• vmestit sa• vyvíjat sa• zrútit sa• zniet• skúška• príhoda• íst• byt bežný• chodit• cestovat• postupovat• pokus• pohybovat sa• povolit• mat svoje miesto• móda -
12 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 -
13 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) odmietnuť2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) neprijať3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) nepovoliť•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) smeti, odpad(ky)- refuse collection vehicle* * *• vypovedat poslušnost• vzpierat sa• zavrhnút• zamietnut• zdráhat sa skocit (kôn)• dat košom• nedat sa• nepriznat farbu (karty)• neschválit• nechciet• neuposlúchnut• odopriet poslušnost• odmietnut• odopierat -
14 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) držať (sa) vzadu2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) skrývať, zatajiť3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) dávať bokom -
15 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) približný- approximation* * *• približný -
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 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vrátiť sa2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) vrátiť, doručiť, priniesť3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vrátiť sa4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) odplatiť5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) zvoliť6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) vyhlásiť7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) vrátiť2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) návrat; spiatočný2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) spiatočný lístok•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *• vrátenie• vrátit• volit• vedlajší• vrát sa• vrátit sa• výsledok• vynášat• výkaz• vyniest• výnos• výplata• výkaz zdanitelného majetk• zákrut• žliabok• záhyb• zápis• zisk• zoznam• zmenit sa• zvolit• spät• spiatocný• spiatocný lístok• spätné vedenie• spätný• správa• stojka• storno• týkajúci sa návratu• urcený termín• priznanie farby v kartách• predklz• premenit sa• priznanie k dani• predložit• presústružit• priniest zisk• prilahlý• prinášat• hlásenie• dávat• recidíva• return (šport.)• protokol• podávat správu• poskytovat• navrátit• navrátenie• návrat• navrátit sa• odplatit• odvetný• odbocenie steny• obnovenie• ohlas• obracat sa• odpovedat• odvetit• opätovný záchvat• odozva• opätovný príznak• opätovat• ohyb• odkopnutie• obnova• odsek v šerme• odplata• odsek• odpálenie• niest• odpoved• odmena -
18 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) dovoliť2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) počítať s, vziať do úvahy3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) poskytovať•- make allowance for* * *• uznat• vziat v úvahu• umožnit• pripustit• pripúštat• dovolit• dovolovat• povolit• môct -
19 honest
['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) čestný2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) úprimný3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) poctivý•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) vážne!- honesty* * *• úprimný• cestný• poctivý• pocestný -
20 waive
[weiv]1) (to give up or not insist upon (eg a claim or right): He waived his claim to all the land north of the river.) vzdať sa2) (not to demand or enforce (a fine, penalty etc): The judge waived the sentence and let him go free.) upustiť (od)* * *• vzdat sa• zriect sa• odstúpit
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