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1 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodniť2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekať3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) odkvapkať; odtiecť4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypiť5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpať2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) stoka, kanál2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávanie•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *• vysušit• vyprázdnit• odtok• odvodnit• odvodnovacia stoka -
2 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) viesť auto2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) odviezť3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnať4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatĺcť; odpáliť5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) poháňať2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) jazda (autom)2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) príjazdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň, akcia5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika (disku)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vozovka• vychádzka• zariadenie• jednotka• jazdit• hnat• jazda• budit• budenie• cesta• riadit (auto)• pohon• pohánat• mechanika• nápor• odíst -
3 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) tvrdý2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) ťažký3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) prísny4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) drsný5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) ťažký6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) tvrdý2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) usilovne2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) silno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) uprene4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) úplne•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *• tvrdý• tažký• usilovne• tvrdo• tažko• prísny• pevný• krutý• namáhavý• namáhavo -
4 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) hadica2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) pančuchy2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) postriekať, poliať hadicou- hosiery- hose reel
- hose down* * *• hadica• pancucha -
5 splash
[splæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) pofŕkať2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) striekať3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) špliechať (sa)4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) vystaviť2. noun1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) šplechnutie, čľapot2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) fľak3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) škvrna* * *• uverejnit• špliechat• špliechanie• špliechat vodu• škvrna• senzácia• striekat• preplávat• preplávat špliechaním• prejst• brodit sa• clapot• clapotat• rozstrekovat• rozruch• oznámit• ošpliechat• plieskat• pošpliechat• prebrodit sa• postriekat• kvapka• nahodit• mláka• naznacit• nastriekat -
6 antifreeze
['æntifri:z](a substance which is added to a liquid, usually water (eg in the radiator of a car engine), to prevent it from freezing.) nemrznúca zmes* * *• protimrazová zmes -
7 ditch
[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) priekopa2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) zbaviť sa* * *• vyhlbit• vykopat• zákop• stoka• ukryt• priekopa• jama• kanál• jarok• odhodit -
8 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kresliť2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) vytiahnuť, pritiahnuť, ťahať3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdialiť sa; blížiť sa4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remízovať5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) poberať6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztiahnuť; zatiahnuť7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritiahnuť2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcia3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) žrebovanie4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) tasenie (zbrane)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *• vydat• vybrat peniaze• zatiahnut• zostrojovat• rysovat• tahat• capovat• remíza• kreslit• losovat• nerozhodná hra• nerozhodný výsledok -
9 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) vysoký2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) vysoký3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) vysoký; veľký4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) hlavný; najvyšší; vysoký5) (noble; good: high ideals.) vznešený6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) prudký7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) vysoký8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) vysoký9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) páchnuci10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) vysoký2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) vysoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) poukázať (na), zdôrazniť- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) moderný- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *• vysoko• vysoký• vznešený• silný• hlavný• horný• dôležitý• mocný -
10 mangle
['mæŋɡl] 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) rozbiť2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) pokaziť3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) mangľovať2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) mangeľ* * *• zmrzacit• znetvorit• kalicit• kazit• dokalicit• rozsekat• rozbit• roztrhat• mangel• manglovat• mrzacit• okyptovat -
11 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) olej2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) naolejovať- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *• tuk• premazat• ropa• rozpustit sa• mazadlo• mastit• mazivo• nafta• naolejovat• naložit do olova• namazat• napustit olejom• namastit• natankovat• olejovat• olejová farba• olej -
12 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) násoska, sifón2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifón2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) stočiť* * *• vypumpovat žalúdok• vyprázdnovat• vypúštat• vyprázdnit• vycerpávat násoskou• sifón• sosák• stácat• stocit• stahovat• trubica• kanálik• kvapalinový uzáver• násoska -
13 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) kmeň2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) (lodný) kufor3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) chobot4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) trup5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) kufor•- trunks* * *• zbernica• trup• kmen• chobot(slona)• kufor -
14 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) mokrý, vlhký2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) daždivý2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) namočiť, premočiť; pomočiť (sa)3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) vlhkosť2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) dážď, daždivé počasie•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through* * *• vlhko• vlhkost• vlhký• zmácat• zvlhnutý• slopanica• daždivé pocasie• daždivý• chlast• dážd• pijatika• mokro• mokrý• navlhcit• namocit -
15 hose down
(to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose.) umyť striekaním
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