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1 send off for
(to send away for.) objednať si poštou -
2 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) pre2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) do3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) za, počas4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) o; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) na7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za, kvôli9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) pre10) (because of: for this reason.) pre, z11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) na12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) na13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za; s14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) na15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) napriek2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pretože* * *• za• smerom do• pretože• hoci• co sa týka• pocas• po (dobu)• pre• lebo• na -
3 off one's hands
(no longer needing to be looked after etc: You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks.) mať z krku -
4 off one's head
(mad: You must be off your head to work for nothing.) blázon -
5 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) vyzliecť2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) odštartovať3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) vziať si voľno4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) napodobniť* * *• karikatúra• odraz• odber• odštartovanie -
6 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) vyhrešiť (koho)* * *• vyberat• vyclenit• vybrat• vyhrešit• hrešit• oddelit -
7 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) zvoziť -
8 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) zvoziť -
9 rope off
(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) ohradiť / oddeliť lanom -
10 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) zvoziť -
11 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) zvoziť -
12 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) zhasnúť, vypnúť2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odložiť3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) odsunúť4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) znechutiť* * *• vyzliect• odložený• odložit -
13 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) držať sa stranou2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) chrániť pred* * *• nevstupovat -
14 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) predviesť2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) vystatovať sa -
15 knock off
(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) skončiť prácu* * *• zrazit• spustit• prestat• dokoncit• nechat tak• narýchlo zložit• odrátat• odrazit -
16 level off
(to make or become flat, even, steady etc: After rising for so long, prices have now levelled off.) ustáliť sa -
17 one-off
noun, adjective ((something) made, intended etc for one occasion only: It's just a one-off arrangement.) špecialita; jedinečnosť; špeciálny, individuálny -
18 pension off
(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) penzionovať -
19 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) zviesť zo stopyEnglish-Slovak dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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20 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) zviesť zo stopyEnglish-Slovak dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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