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21 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) prečo2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) prečo* * *• ved• však• preco• akože -
22 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) hodnotný2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) hodný3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) hodný4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) hodný* * *• významná osobnost• výtecník• zasluhujúci si• primeraný• dôstojný• cnostný• chlapák• pocestný -
23 abandon
[ə'bændən]1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) opustiť, zanechať, zriecť sa2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) oddať sa, prepadnúť (čomu)•- abandonment* * *• vziat spät• vyprázdnit• vzdat sa• vzdanie sa vlastníc. práv• vzdat sa (coho)• zaujatie• zriect sa• prepadnút (niecomu)• prerušit• elán• bezstarostnost• dalej nesledovat• opustit• plná odovzdanost• pokoj• ponechat svojmu osudu• nepresadzovat• neviazanost• oddávat sa comu• oddat sa• odpadnút -
24 accord
[ə'ko:d] 1. verb1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) súhlasiť (s)2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) poskytnúť, preukázať2. noun(agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) zhoda, súhlas- accordingly
- according to
- of one's own accord
- with one accord* * *• uviest do zhody• vyváženost• zjednotit• zhoda• zladit• zmluva• samovolnost• súlad• súhlasit• súhlas• udelit• pripravit• harmónia• harmonovat• jednotnost• jednota• íst dohromady• byt v zhode• dohoda• povolit• požicat• poskytnút -
25 bribe
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26 brief
[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) krátky, stručný2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) správa3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dať inštruktáž- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief* * *• strucný• informovat• dat inštrukcie• krátky -
27 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) pri, vedľa2) (past: going by the house.) pozdĺž, vedľa3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po, cez, krížom4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) počas9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na, po12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) vedľa, blízko2) (past: A dog ran by.) okolo, tadiaľ3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) bokom•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obísť- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *• vedla• pri• blízko• do• cím• prostredníctvom• podla• pomocou• kým• od• okolo• o -
28 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) prenasledovať, hnať sa2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) odháňať2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) prenasledovanie2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) hon•* * *• stíhat• prenasledovat• lovit• nahánat -
29 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 -
30 damn
[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) zatratiť2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) odsúdiť2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) doparoma!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) ani za mak; je to fuk- damned- damning* * *• zatratit• znicit• sprostý• totálny• úplný• prekliato• prekliat• preklínat• chladne prijat• prostý• pekelne• poslat k certovi• nepriaznivo posúdit• nechat prepadnút• odsúdit k zániku• odmietnut• odsúdit k vecnému zatrate• odsúdit -
31 deny
1) (to declare not to be true: He denied the charge of theft.) poprieť2) (to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to: He was denied admission to the house.) odmietnuť•- denial* * *• zapriet• upriet• popriet• popierat• neprijímat• odopriet• odmietat -
32 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdiel2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nezhoda3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdiel•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• schodok• spor• rozpor• rozdielnost• rozdiel• manko• nezhoda• nejednotnost• odlišnost -
33 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) povzbudiť2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) povzbudenie•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *• vyzývat• doporucovat• podporovat• posmelovat• povzbudit• povzbudzovat -
34 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) všeobecný; celkový2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) všeobecný3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) celkový4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) generálny2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) generál- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *• všeobecne• všeobecnost• všeobecný• široká verejnost• taktik• stratég• generálsky• hlavný• generál• generálny• dievca pre všetko• obycajnost• obycajný• obycajný lud• obycajne• obecný -
35 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) sluch2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) dosluch3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) počúvanie4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) výsluch* * *• vypocúvanie• výsluch• sluch -
36 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) vydať; zverejniť2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) vychádzať2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) vydanie2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) číslo3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) sporná otázka, problém* * *• valit sa• výstup• vydávanie• vytekat• vydanie• výdaj• východ• vychádzat• výtažok• vytekanie• vydávat• vyplývat• výtok• výsledok• zásoby• zakoncenie• sporná otázka• spor• sporný bod• problém• predmet sporu• dôsledok• emisia• cenné papiere• císlo (casopisu)• pochádzat• otázka• potomstvo• koncit sa• kúdolit sa -
37 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) uchovať2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) ponechať si; zachovať3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) udržiavať4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) pokračovať v5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mať na sklade6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) udržiavať; chovať7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) vydržať, ostať (čerstvý), nepokaziť sa8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) viesť (si)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) udržiavať, zdržať, zdržiavať10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) živiť, podporovať, starať sa11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dodržať12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) oslavovať2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) obživa- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *• viest• vytrvat• výživa• vydržiavat• zachovávat• strava• starat sa• udržovat• držat• chovat• dodržiavat• oslavovat• ponechat• podporovat• krmivo• mat• nechat• nestratit• nepovolit• neprestávat -
38 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovoliť; nechať2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) dať vedieť3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) nechať•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) prenajať- to let* * *• prenajímat sa• prenajat sa• dopúštat• dopustit• dovolit• dovolovat• pustit• nechaný• nechat• nechal -
39 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) stiahnuť2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) sklamať3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) vypustiť4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) vypustiť* * *• spustit -
40 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) prepych; prepychový2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) zbytočnosť•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness* * *• prepych• luxusný• luxus
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