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61 veil
[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) závoj2. verb(to cover with a veil.) zahaliť závojom- veiled* * *• zachrípnutie• zámienka (pren.)• zastrenost• závoj• zakryt závojom• zahalit• zastriet• zastierat• skrývat (pren.)• ciastocne skryt• clona• plodová blana• opona• pláštik• plášt• maska• maskovat (pren.)• nosit závoj• ochrana -
62 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) múr2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) stena2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ohradiť / obohnať múrom- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) (vy)tapetovať- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *• val• stena• hradba• múr -
63 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) klin; klinový2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) kus2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) zakliniť (sa)* * *• vklinit• zaklinit• upevnit• upevnovat• klin -
64 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vážiť (sa)2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vážiť3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) zaťažiť•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) zaťažiť2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) zaťažiť•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *• uvážit• vážit (mat váhu)• váženie• vážit (sa)• významný• zapôsobit (na koho)• zavážit• zvažovat• zvážit• posúdit• posudzovat -
65 bottle up
(to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious: Don't bottle up your anger.) potlačiť -
66 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) zastrašiť -
67 do out of
(to prevent from getting, especially by using dishonest methods: My boss tried to do me out of a day's holiday.) pripraviť (o) -
68 fluoride
(any of several substances containing fluorine, especially one which helps to prevent tooth decay.) fluorid- fluorine -
69 galvanize
1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanizovať2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) podnietiť -
70 goalkeeper
noun ((also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.) brankár -
71 hygiene
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) hygiena- hygienic- hygienically -
72 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) brániť -
73 inoculate
[i'nokjuleit](to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) očkovať -
74 neighbourhood watch
(American neighborhood watch; also sentry watch) noun (a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime.) bezpečnostná strážna služba -
75 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) patent; patentový2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) dať si patentovať -
76 put a stop to
(to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) ukončiť, zastaviť -
77 put paid to
(to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do): The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo.) znemožniť -
78 refrigerate
verb (to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad: Meat should be refrigerated.) zmraziť -
79 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 -
80 safety measures
noun plural They took safety measures to prevent another accident) bezpečnostné opatrenia
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