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101 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) závej2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) zmysel2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) naviať; unášať2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) prechádzať•- drifter- driftwood* * *• víchor• závej• zámer• smer• tendencia• drift• hromadit• hnat• ciel• prúd• lejak• kolísanie• odchýlenie -
102 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) povzbudiť2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) povzbudenie•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *• vyzývat• doporucovat• podporovat• posmelovat• povzbudit• povzbudzovat -
103 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) let2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) let3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) schodište4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) kŕdeľ•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) útek* * *• útek• závody v strelbe do terca• skupina• schody• séria• strielat• tah• prehliadnutá vzdialenost• rada• rozlet• roj• rameno schodov• operit• poschodie• krdel• let• letka• letiet v krdli• koniec operenia• mracno -
104 generally speaking
(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) všeobecne povedané* * *• všeobecne povedané• celkom vzaté -
105 get over
1) (to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc): I've got over my cold now; I can't get over her leaving so suddenly.) pozbierať sa z2) (to manage to make (oneself or something) understood: We must get our message over to the general public.) objasniť3) ((with with) to do (something one does not want to do): I'm not looking forward to this meeting, but let's get it over (with).) mať to (už) za sebou/z krku* * *• prerazit• prekonat -
106 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) zrno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) zrno, obilie3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) zrnko4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) vlákno; rok(y); žilkovanie5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) zrnko•* * *• vlákno• zrno• jadro• chlp• povaha• letá (v dreve)• náklonnost• obilie -
107 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držať2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držať3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držať4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržať5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržať6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovať; udržať7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konať (sa)8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) byť, držať sa9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) veriť; považovať; zachovávať11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržiavať (v napätí)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konať sa18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čakať (pri telefóne)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držať22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) hmat•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) sklad v podpalubí* * *• zachovávat• vydržat• zastavit• zastavenie• zadržat• slávit• prepadnút• držat• platit• pojat• lodný priestor• obsadit -
108 humanity
[hju'mænəti]1) (kindness: a man of great humanity.) ľudskosť2) (people in general: all humanity.) ľudstvoSee also:- humane* * *• ludstvo• ludskost -
109 hush up
(to prevent from becoming known to the general public: The affair was hushed up.) ututlať* * *• ututlat -
110 idiom
['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idiom, fráza, ustálené slovné spojenie2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) jazyk•- idiomatically* * *• idiomatické spojenie• jazyková zvláštnost -
111 image
['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) socha, podoba2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) podoba3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) obraz; odraz4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) predstava5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) dojem, imidž* * *• vyobrazený• vyobrazit• znázornit• zobrazit• znázornený• zobrazenie• spodobený• symbolizovat• symbol• predstava• prirovnanie• predstavit si• farebne opisovat• idea• celková osobná prezentáci• akustický obraz• básnický obraz• optický obraz• pojem• podoba• podobenstvo• kreslit• myšlienka• malovat si (v duchu)• metafora• nádhera• obraz• odraz• odrážat (v zrkadle) -
112 invincible
[in'vinsəbl](that cannot be overcome or defeated: That general thinks that his army is invincible.) neporaziteľný- invincibility* * *• nepremožitelný• neprekonatelný -
113 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) správa2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) znalosť3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) poznanie•- general knowledge* * *• vedomie• veda• vedomosti• vedomost• vzdelanie• znalosti• znalost• poznanie -
114 lark
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115 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) strácať pôdu pod nohami* * *• strácat vplyv -
116 machinery
1) (machines in general: Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.) stroje2) (the workings or processes: the machinery of government.) mašinéria* * *• ústrojenstvo• strojné zariadenie• stroje• strojové zariadenie• aparát• mechanizmus• mašinéria -
117 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) veľký; väčší2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) hlavný študijný odbor, špecializácia3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) špecializovať sa (na), zvoliť si ako hlavný odbor (čo)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *• velký• väcší• významnejší• závažnejší• špecializovat sa• špecializácia• starší• študovat hlavný predmet• dur (hud.)• hlavný• dospelý clovek• dospelý• plnoletý• major• nadriadený -
118 maxim
(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) maxima* * *• mravná sentencia• maxima -
119 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) pohyb2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) pohyb3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) pohybová kultúra4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hnutie5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) chod6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) veta7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tendencia* * *• ústrojenstvo• veta• vývin• živost• rytmus• sklon• smerovanie• stroj• stolica• tendencia• tempo• trend• presun• dynamika• jazda• hnutie• aktivita• beh• chod• plavba• postup• posun• pohyb• posuv• let• krok• manéver• mechanizmus -
120 movie
[-vi]1) (a cinema film: a horror movie.) film2) ((in plural: with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies.) kino* * *• film• filmový• kino
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