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1 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vážny2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) opravdivý, úprimný, skutočný, seriózny3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) náročný4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vážny•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *• velký• vážny• závažný• zbožný• seriózny• skutocný• striedmy• úprimný• tažký• opravdivý• podstatný• pravý• kritický• nábožný• nárocný• nebezpecný• nenápadný -
2 serious music
• vážna hudba -
3 serious warning
• vážne varovanie -
4 earnest
['ə:nist]1) (serious or over-serious: an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.) vážny2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) vážny•- earnestly
- in earnest* * *• vážny• skutocnost• signál• predzvest -
5 grave
I [ɡreiv] noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) hrob- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) vážny2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) závažný3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) vážny•- gravely- gravity* * *• vážny• vštepit• vryt• slávnostný• tupý• tmavý• hlboký• dôstojný• hrob• prostý• pochovat -
6 seriously
adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) vážne* * *• vážne• tažko• bez žartov• nebezpecne -
7 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) klesnúť2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) prudko klesnúť2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) náhly pokles2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) kríza* * *• vyprchat• zosuv pôdy• zosunút sa• zrútit sa• sklesnút• sadnutie• spadnút• sadnút si• stagnácia• spôsobit pokles• prevalenie• prepadnút sa• prevalit sa• prepadnutie• klesnutie cien• klesnút• depresia• prudko klesnút• padnút• kríza• náhly pokles• opadnút -
8 ailment
noun (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) ľahšia choroba* * *• choroba -
9 airy
1) (with plenty of (fresh) air: an airy room.) vzdušný2) (light-hearted and not serious: an airy disregard for authority.) ľahkomyseľný* * *• vzdušný• bezprostredný• prostoreký• povrchný• lahkomyselný• nenútený -
10 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) zlý2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) zlý, skazený3) (unpleasant: bad news.) zlý4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pokazený5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) škodlivý6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) chorý, boľavý7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) zle8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) vážny, ťažký9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) nevymožiteľný•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *• zle• zlý• skazený• škaredý• škodlivý• hrubý• katastrofálny• chorý• chybný• pochybný• nedobytný• nekrytý• nevhodný• nepríjemný -
11 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) zle2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) nutne; vážne, naliehavo* * *• vážne• zle• silne• intenzívne• chorý -
12 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) rinčanie2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) konflikt3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) zrážka4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) kolízia2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) udierať o seba2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) stretnúť sa3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) odporovať (si)4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) kolidovať5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) biť sa* * *• zrazit sa• zrážka• štrngot• štrngat• cvendžat• kolidovat• konflikt -
13 constitute
['konstitju:t](to form; to make up; to be: Nuclear waste constitutes a serious danger.) tvoriť- constitutional
- constitutionally* * *• ustavit• ustanovit• zriadit• znamenat• tvorit• predstavovat -
14 consultant
1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) konzultant2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) špecialista, -ka* * *• poradca• konzultujúci lekár• konzultant -
15 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) kritický2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritický3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) kritický* * *• kritický -
16 dabble
['dæbl]1) (to play, or trail, in water: He dabbled his feet in the river.) plačkať sa, močiť sa2) (to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby: He dabbles in chemistry.) fušovať* * *• špliechat• fušovat• cvachtat sa• pliest sa• pohybovat• postriekat• namocit -
17 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mŕtvy; suchý2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) nefungujúci3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) úplný2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) úplne- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) strašne- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *• úplne• jednoznacne• bez napätia• bez prúdu• mrtvy• neživý -
18 deadly
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) smrteľný2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) smrteľný3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) nudný* * *• vraždiaci• vražedný• smrtelný• smrtelne vážny• smrtiaci• strašne• úhlavný• totálne• umrtvujúci• hrozne• otravný• pekelne• mrtvolný• mrtvo• neživo• nudný -
19 dignified
((negative undignified) stately, serious or showing dignity: She decided that it would not be dignified to run for the bus.) dôstojný* * *• dôstojný -
20 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) rušivý moment, odvrátenie (pozornosti)2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) rozrušenie* * *• rozptýlenie
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