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1 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miesto, oblasť, kraj2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miesto3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) miesto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miesto, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miesto, pozícia, umiestnenie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miesto, stav, postavenie7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miesto, pasáž8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) povinnosť9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miesto, postavenie10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom, domov11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica, námestie12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desatinné) miesto2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položiť, umiestniť; menovať2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) zaradiť, spomenúť si•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• umiestnenie• umiestnovat• miesto -
2 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiť; predložiť2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiť3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviť4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položiť5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnať6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) zniesť7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviť•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) urobiť plastický účes- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laický2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neodborný•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epická báseň, balada* * *• vyrubovat• zasadit• zameranie• zniest• smer• stavit sa• ukladat• upokojit• umiestit• predkladat• pripravovat• prestierat• klást• dávat• rozmiestenie• pokrývat• poloha• pole• položit• laický• ležal• neodborne• nanášat• neodborný• naklást• niest -
3 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) zlomiť, rozbiť2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiť, odtrhnúť3) (to make or become unusable.) pokaziť (sa)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušiť; porušiť5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) prekonať6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prerušiť7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prerušiť8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámiť9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovať10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmierniť11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) začať2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza, prestávka2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmena3) (an opening.) otvor, prielom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šanca•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) krehký tovar- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• vypnút• zlomit (sa)• šetrne oznámit• prekonat rekord• príležitost• pretrhnút (sa)• prerušenie• prestávka• prerušit• rozbit (sa)• rozpojit• porušit• náhla zmena• nedodržat -
4 blow out
(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) sfúknuť* * *• zahasit• sfúknut• prasknút -
5 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) šantiť2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) kutiť3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) motať sa okolo4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) rozstrapatiť -
6 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) päta2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) päta3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) podpätok2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) dať nový podpätok2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) nakláňať sa•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *• päta• podpätok• opätok
См. также в других словарях:
put the wind up — put (or have) the wind up Brit., informal alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened) he was trying to put the wind up him with stories of how hard teaching was * * * put the wind up (someone) Brit informal : to make (someone) afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
put the wind up — ► put the wind up Brit. informal alarm or frighten. Main Entry: ↑wind … English terms dictionary
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put the wind up somebody — put the ˈwind up sb idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb frightened • Tell him that the police have been informed that ll put the wind up him. Main entry: ↑windidiom … Useful english dictionary
put the wind up someone — (Brit. informal) SCARE, frighten, make afraid, make nervous, throw into a panic, alarm. → wind * * * put the wind up someone (informal) To make someone apprehensive or agitated • • • Main Entry: ↑wind * * * put the wind up someone informal … Useful english dictionary
put the wind up someone — get/put the wind up (someone) British & Australian, informal to make someone feel anxious about their situation. Say you ll take him to court if he doesn t pay up that should put the wind up him … New idioms dictionary
put the wind up someone — informal to make someone feel nervous or frightened The talk of redundancies has put the wind up us … English dictionary
put the wind up — verb To frighten or disturb. See Also: get the wind up, have the wind up … Wiktionary
Put the wind up ya! — to frighten someone or to intimidate … Dictionary of Australian slang
put the wind up ya! — Australian Slang to frighten someone or to intimidate … English dialects glossary
put the wind up — scare, frighten … English contemporary dictionary
