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1 shortage
[-ti‹]noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) nedostatok* * *• schodík• úbytok• manko• nedostatok (niecoho)• nedostatok -
2 munition shortage
• nedostatok munície -
3 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akútny, náhly, prudký2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) kritický3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) bystrý4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) jemný5) (high, shrill s high sound.) ostrý, prenikavý•- acutely
- acuteness* * *• prenikavý• bystrý• akútny• prudký• ostrý• kritický• náhly• naliehavý -
4 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 -
5 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) nedostatok* * *• schodok• deficit• chyba• manko• nedostatok• nedokonalost -
6 famine
['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) hladomor* * *• hlad• hladomor• nedostatok -
7 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) (dočasne) vypovedať z práce* * *• prepustit• odpocinút si -
8 manpower
noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) pracovná sila* * *• pracovná sila• pracovné sily -
9 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) zamestnanie2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) okupácia3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) okupácia* * *• záber• zabranie• zamestnanie• druh práce• držba• držanie• povolanie• obývanie• obsadenie• okupovanie• okupácia -
10 ration
['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) prídel2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) (byť) na prídel- rations- ration out* * *• vydávat prídel• vydelit prídel• zaopatrit prídelom• zásobovat proviantom• prídel• dostávat potraviny na prí• dávka• dat na prídel• denná dávka• porcia -
11 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) nedostatok* * *• vzácnost• malé množstvo• nedostatok• núdza -
12 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krátky2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) malý3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krátky4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) menej5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) v tiesni6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) krehký2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) náhle, zrazu2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) pred cieľom•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) zaradiť do užšieho výberu- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *• vlácny• v tiesni• v núdzi• výsledok• zle sa rozpúštajúci• schodík• špekulacne• skratka• skratovat• stiahnutý• strucný• strucne• strohý• úplne• tvrdý• úsecný• úsecne• pred ciel• frtan• drobivý• jadro• hustý• bodka• blízko bránky• bez prostriedkov• deficit• cistý• cisto• rýchly• prudko• panák• ostrý• opis• podstata• krátkodobý• krátka slabika• krátka rana• krátky tón• lámavý• krehký• kusý• krátky• lahko výbušný• krátko• krátkodobý dlhopis• krátka nota• linecký• krátky film• krátkodobá pôžicka• manko• náhle• málo poddajný• malá velkost• náboj malého kalibru• malý• malý postavou• nekrytý• nevlastniaci tovar• nervózny• neprízvucný• nedostatocný• nedostacujúci• opakujúci sa v intervaloch -
13 suffering
noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) utrpenie* * *• utrpenie• útrapy• trápenie• bolest• chorý• nemocný
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