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21 sit up
1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) vstať2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) byť hore* * *• zastrihat ušami• zostat hore• spozorniet• cumiet• posadit sa vzpriamene• pozdvihnút• narovnat chrbát• neíst spat -
22 stalk
I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) stopkaII [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) kráčať2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) tiahnuť3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) stopovať•- stalker* * *• vykracovat si• vykracovanie• vysoký komín• vystopovat• vykracovat si(pyšne)• stopovanie• steblo• stvol• stopka• stopovat• precesávat• prikrádat sa• prehladávat• byl• co pripomína stopku• pochodovat• krácat• krácanie• krytý postup• krok• lepit sa na päty• obchádzat -
23 stick together
1) (to (cause to) be fastened together: We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.) zlepiť2) ((of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other: They've stuck together all these years.) držať spolu* * *• zlepit sa• držat pohromade -
24 straggle
['stræɡl]1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) rásť neporiadne, nepravidelne2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) oneskorovať sa•- straggly
- straggliness* * *• vzdalovat sa• dtrhnút• íst roztrúsene• byt v neporiadku• roztahovat sa• rást nepravidelne• rozrastat sa• rozptýlený• nedržat sa pohromade• neporiadny• oneskorovat sa• odpútat sa• odbiehat -
25 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) prežiť2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) prežiť•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *• zostat na žive• udržiavat sa• prežit• pretrvat -
26 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) počkať, čakať2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) čakať3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) obsluhovať2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) čakanie- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *• vyckat• vyckávat• slúžit• cakat• až• cakanie• cakat (4.p.)• pockat• pokial nie• postriežka• navštívit• obsluhovat -
27 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) starať sa o (cudzie) deti -
28 batik
['bætik](a method of dyeing patterns on cloth by waxing certain areas so that they remain uncoloured.) batik -
29 be at
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) pokoj, zastavenie -
30 be/keep on an even keel
(to be, keep or remain in a calm and untroubled state.) nestratiť hlavu -
31 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) (kino, kaviareň ap.) pre vodičov (ktorí nemusia vystúpiť z auta) -
32 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) vyviaznuť bez ujmy -
33 hold one's tongue
(to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.) držať jazyk za zubami -
34 keep abreast of
(to remain up to date with: keeping abreast of recent scientific developments.) držať krok s -
35 keep away
(to (cause to) remain at a distance: Keep away - it's dangerous!) nepribližovať sa -
36 keep one's hair on
(to remain calm and not become angry.) nerozčuľovať sa -
37 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) udržiavať sa v kondícii -
38 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) zachovať si chladnú hlavu -
39 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) nechať tak -
40 (not to) turn a hair
(to remain calm: He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.) ani okom nemihnúť
См. также в других словарях:
Remain — Re*main (r? m?n ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Remained} ( m?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remaining}.] [OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re re + manere to stay, remain. See {Mansion}, and cf. {Remainder}, {Remnant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stay… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remain — Re*main n. 1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which often, since my here remain in England, I ve seen him do. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is left; relic; remainder; chiefly in the plural. The remains of old Rome. Addison.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remain — I (continue) verb adhere, be constant, be permanent, be steadfast, be tenacious, carry on, continue, endure, exist, extend, go on, hang on, hold out, keep, keep going, keep on, last, linger, maintain, outlast, outlive, perdure, perpetuate,… … Law dictionary
remain — [ri mān′] vi. [ME remainen < OFr remaindre < L remanere < re , back, behind + manere, to stay: see MANOR] 1. to be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way 2. a) to stay while others go… … English World dictionary
remain — [v] stay, wait abide, be left, bide, bivouac, bunk*, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hang out, hold over, hold the fort*, hover, inhabit, keep on, last, linger, live, lodge, make camp, nest, outlast, outlive,… … New thesaurus
Remain — Re*main , v. t. To await; to be left to. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The easier conquest now remains thee. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remain — *stay, wait, abide, tarry, linger Antonyms: depart … New Dictionary of Synonyms
remain — ► VERB 1) be in the same place or condition during further time. 2) continue to be: he remained alert. 3) be left over after others or other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with. ORIGIN Latin remanere, from manere to stay … English terms dictionary
remain — 01. All that [remained] after Larry left the room was the smell of his cigar. 02. People with HIV can [remain] in good health for years. 03. The Prime Minister is expected to [remain] in office until the end of the year, at which time he will… … Grammatical examples in English
remain — re|main W1S1 [rıˈmeın] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere to stay ] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, linking verb] to continue to be in the same state or condition ▪ Please remain seated until … Dictionary of contemporary English
remain — {{11}}remain (n.) those left over or surviving, late 15c., from REMAIN (Cf. remain) (v.). But the more usual noun form in English has been REMAINDER (Cf. remainder) except in remains, euphemism for corpse, attested from c.1700, from mortal… … Etymology dictionary
