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1 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) hundrať2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) rachotiť2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) hundranie2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) rachot* * *• vrcat• rachotit• reptat• nadávat -
2 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) nálada2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) povaha3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) zlosť, podráždenosť2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliť2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mierniť•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *• vlhcit• zakalit sa (ocel)• zmiernit sa• zmes• smer• spravodlivost• trend• tvrdost (kovu)• prísada• dosiahnut žiadanú akost• charakter• rozcúlený• podráždenost• povaha• kompromis• miesit• nálada• namiešat -
3 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladený; zlý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, úbohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) stredný2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) priemerný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) stredIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) mieniť; znamenať2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamýšľať•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) významný- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *• želat si• zamýšlat• znacit• znamenat• slabý• sebecký• stredná cesta• stredný• urcovat• úbohý• urcit• priemerný• priemer• hodlat• biedny• byt dôležitý• byt významný• chciet• chatrný• prostredný• podlý• podradný• lakomý• mat význam• mat v úmysle• mysliet• mienit• nízky -
4 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 -
5 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) kyslý2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) skysnutý3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) mrzutý2. verb(to make or become sour.) okysliť- sourly- sourness* * *• zatrpknút• zatrpknutý• skysnút• skýšit sa• trpký• kyslý• mrzutý
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