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  • 1 take up arms

    ( often with against) (to begin fighting: The peasants took up arms against the dictator.) pozdvihnúť zbrane proti

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  • 2 take sides

    (to choose to support a particular opinion, group etc against another: Everybody in the office took sides in the dispute.) podporovať (koho), byť na strane (koho)

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  • 3 take a scanner against

    • byt zaujatý proti

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  • 4 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) zápasiť
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bojovať (proti)
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádať sa
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnosť
    4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxe)
    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight
    * * *
    • vecierok
    • viest v boji
    • vybojovat
    • zápolenie
    • zápas
    • zápasit
    • premáhat
    • boj
    • bitka
    • bojovat
    • bojovný duch
    • bojachtivost
    • bojovnost
    • parta
    • manévrovat

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  • 5 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točiť sa
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátiť sa
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčať sa, odchýliť sa, zabočiť
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zamerať
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zahnúť
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) premeniť (sa)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stať sa, zostať
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočenie
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) odbočka
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rad, poradie
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo, výstup
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
    * * *
    • vybrúsit
    • vykôstkovat
    • vzopriet sa
    • vyklbit
    • vyrobit na sústruhu
    • vytocit na sústruhu
    • zamierit
    • zbláznit sa
    • zahnút
    • zastavit
    • zatocit
    • zakrivit
    • zafarbit
    • zarazit
    • zákruta
    • zorat
    • zmenit farbu
    • služba (komu)
    • schopnost
    • sklon
    • skvasit
    • šok
    • špirálovito okrájat
    • spracovat
    • spôsobit kysnutie
    • stat sa
    • sústružit
    • úder
    • tocit sa
    • tocit
    • urobit obrat
    • úsek práce
    • prehnút
    • premýšlat
    • prispôsobit
    • prevrátit
    • prevracat
    • premienat
    • predat a kúpit nové
    • prekrocit
    • dosiahnut
    • blokovat
    • dobre formulovat
    • dat stranou
    • dat
    • docielit obratu
    • císlo
    • cítit závrat
    • chodit
    • pustit
    • rad
    • otupit sa
    • otocenie
    • otocit
    • otácat sa
    • otocit sa
    • otupit
    • otácka
    • otácat
    • otácanie
    • opracovat
    • otras
    • poradie
    • postavit sa na odpor
    • použit
    • pozriet sa
    • poslat
    • potreba
    • konvertovat
    • krátky výstup
    • krátka prechádzka
    • nahodit motor
    • menit
    • mat závrat
    • náklonnost
    • nasadit
    • nepustit dalej
    • naštartovat
    • namierit
    • nastavit
    • oboplávat
    • obchádzat
    • obracat
    • obracat sa
    • odpadnút
    • obíst
    • obrábat
    • odvracat
    • odvrátit
    • olúpat
    • obalit
    • odbocit
    • obrátit do protismeru
    • obrátit na svoju vieru
    • obrátit
    • ohnút

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  • 6 action

    ['ækʃən]
    1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) čin, konanie, skutok
    2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) pohyb, činnosť
    3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) žaloba, opatrenie
    4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dej
    5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj, bitka
    - out of action
    * * *
    • žaloba
    • skutok
    • snímací
    • súd
    • súdny spor
    • funkcia
    • ideme
    • bitka
    • boj
    • akcia
    • cin
    • dej
    • cinnost
    • chod
    • pôsobenie
    • pohyb cien a tovaru
    • kroky
    • mechanika
    • opatrenie

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  • 7 campaign

    [kæm'pein] 1. noun
    1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) ťaženie
    2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) kampaň
    2. verb
    (to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) viesť kampaň
    * * *
    • vojenské taženie
    • vojnové taženie
    • sezóna
    • taženie
    • kampan
    • celková prevádzková doba

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  • 8 crusade

    [kru:'seid] 1. noun
    1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) križiacka výprava
    2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) križiacke ťaženie
    2. verb
    (to take part in a crusade.) viesť ťaženie (proti)
    * * *
    • križiacka výprava

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  • 9 dislike

    1. verb
    (not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) nemať rád
    2. noun
    (strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) averzia, nechuť, odpor
    * * *
    • nechut
    • nemat rád
    • nelúbost
    • odpor

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  • 10 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (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.) držať
    2) (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.) držať
    3) (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.) držať
    4) (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?) vydržať
    5) (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.) zadržať
    6) (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; udržať
    7) (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 sa
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávať
    10) (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; zachovávať
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platiť
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) prinútiť (koho) dodržať
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájiť
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávať
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržiavať
    16) (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 sa
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastniť
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržať
    20) ((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.) držať
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) strážiť
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystať
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopenie; držanie sa
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vplyv
    3) ((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

    English-Slovak dictionary > hold

  • 11 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt
    2. verb
    1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať
    2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať
    3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať
    4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať
    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up
    * * *
    • velkost
    • vziat mieru
    • vyskúšat (si)
    • zmerat si
    • zobrat mieru
    • zmerat
    • šírka stlpca sadzby
    • rytmus
    • sebakázen
    • sebaovládanie
    • stupen
    • spolocný delitel
    • takt
    • spolocný menovatel
    • tempo
    • urcitá miera
    • umiernenost
    • prejst
    • premeriavat
    • premerat
    • jednotka (miery)
    • brat mieru
    • dlžka riadka
    • delitel
    • rozmer
    • porovnat (si)
    • porovnávat
    • kritérium
    • krokový tanec
    • merat
    • meracia sústava
    • merac
    • mat rozmery
    • merat (si)
    • merat sa
    • medza
    • meradlo
    • miera
    • nápev
    • odmeriavat
    • odmerka
    • odhadnút
    • opatrenie
    • odmerat

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  • 12 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrať sa
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrať
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrať
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrať
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrať
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrať to (na)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrať (proti)
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihať sa
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) namieriť
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrať
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
    * * *
    • hrat
    • hra

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  • 13 proceed

    [prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]
    1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) pokračovať
    2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) postupovať
    3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) prikročiť (k)
    4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) pochádzať (z)
    5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) zakročiť (proti)
    - proceeds
    * * *
    • zaoberat sa
    • prechádzat
    • pristúpit
    • postupovat
    • pokracovat
    • konat dalej (vo veci)

    English-Slovak dictionary > proceed

  • 14 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odpočinok, oddych
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spánok
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) podstavec, podpera
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) pokoj, prestávka
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) odpočinúť (si), dopriať odpočinok
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) odpočívať, spať, ležať
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) spočívať, oprieť (sa)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) mať pokoj, upokojiť
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) závisieť
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) byť (na)
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
    * * *
    • útulok
    • vecné odpocinutie
    • utkviet
    • útocisko
    • vypnút
    • zastávka
    • záležat
    • zbavit únavy
    • zbytok
    • zastavit
    • zostatok
    • zostávat
    • zostávajúci
    • zostat
    • zostat stát
    • zostávajúca cast
    • zvyšok
    • šetrit
    • skoncit obhajobu
    • skoncit obžalobu
    • spocívat
    • spocinút
    • spat
    • smrt
    • spoliehat
    • stát v pohove
    • suport
    • ubytovna
    • upokojit
    • úhorovat (pole)
    • tkviet
    • úkryt
    • prestávka
    • dopriat odpocinok
    • druhá cast
    • domov
    • hostinec
    • hotel
    • kobylka (oblúk na okuliar
    • aktívne saldo
    • byt odôvodnený
    • aktívny zostatok
    • byt necinný
    • bankové rezervy
    • byt v pokoji
    • byt podoprený
    • byt založený
    • byt i nadalej
    • den odpocinku
    • dat si pohov
    • dat vecné odpocinutie
    • dat si pokoj
    • rezervné fondy
    • pauza
    • ostatný
    • podložka
    • opora
    • ostatná cast
    • ostatní
    • pomlcka
    • pohoviet si
    • pohovenie
    • podstavec
    • pohov
    • poskytnút odpocinok
    • pokoj
    • podpera
    • kútik
    • ležat
    • miesto pre odpocinok
    • motel
    • miesto odpocinku
    • mat pokoj
    • neunavovat
    • nechat odpocinút
    • odmlka
    • odpocinút si
    • odpocinutie
    • noclaháren
    • odpocinok
    • odpocívat
    • oddýchnutie
    • oddýchnut si
    • oddychovat
    • oddych

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  • 15 abduct

    (to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap: The president has been abducted.) uniesť
    * * *
    • uniest
    • abdukovat
    • odtahovat
    • odchylovat

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  • 16 appeal

    [ə:pi:l] 1. verb
    1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) dovolávať sa
    2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) odvolať sa
    3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) (za)páčiť sa
    2. noun
    1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) žiadosť, odvolanie
    2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) príťažlivosť
    * * *
    • výzva
    • žiadost
    • prítažlivost
    • prosba
    • odvolanie

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  • 17 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) chrbát
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) chrbát
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) zadná časť
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) obranca
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) zadný
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) späť, naspäť
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) preč, ďalej
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) dozadu
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) odpovedať, odvrávať
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) späť (do minulosti)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (vy)cúvať
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podporiť
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviť (na)
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) bekhendom; so sklonom doľava
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
    * * *
    • ustupovat dozadu
    • vsadit
    • veslovat dozadu
    • vziat na seba
    • vzadu
    • zastaralý
    • zadný
    • zadná strana
    • zlý
    • spätný
    • spät
    • susedit vzadu
    • tvorit pozadie
    • kada
    • investovat
    • byt obrátený zadnou stran
    • chrbát
    • cúvat
    • rub
    • podložitspodšitsvystužit
    • otocit sa proti smeru
    • podporovat
    • pohybovat sa dozadu
    • koza (telovýchovná)
    • naložit si na seba
    • nasadnút
    • nazad
    • operadlo
    • oneskorený
    • niest na chrbáte
    • opatrit chrbátom
    • obranca
    • opatrit operadlom

    English-Slovak dictionary > back

  • 18 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) znechutiť
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) zabrániť (niečomu)
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) odradiť (od)
    * * *
    • zbavit odvahy
    • zastrašit
    • odradit

    English-Slovak dictionary > discourage

  • 19 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udrieť (sa); naraziť; vraziť
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpáliť
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnúť
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasiahnuť; dosiahnuť
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspešný zásah
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, šláger; populárny
    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with
    * * *
    • zásah
    • zasiahnut
    • stlac
    • úder
    • trafit
    • udriet
    • hit

    English-Slovak dictionary > hit

  • 20 in case

    (in order to guard against a possibility: I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains).) pre prípad
    * * *
    • v tom prípade
    • ak

    English-Slovak dictionary > in case

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