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1 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) (člen určitý) ten, tá, to1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *• že• tá• tým, cím• ten• to -
2 duke
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3 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) mať úspech, podariť sa2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) nastúpiť po; zdediť•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession* * *• zdedit• zdarit sa• skoncit• dosahovat• dopadnút• byt úspešný• dobre dopadnút• dokázat to• podarit sa• mat úspech• nasledovat• nastúpit -
4 mausoleum
[mo:sə'liəm](a very fine tomb, often with a monument: They buried the duke in the mausoleum.) mauzóleum* * *• mauzóleum -
5 duchess
1) (the wife of a duke.) vojvodkyňa2) (a woman of the same rank as a duke.) vojvodkyňa* * *• vojvodkyna -
6 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) pôvab, elegancia2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) slušnosť3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) modlitba pri jedle4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) odklad5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) milosť6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milosť•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) preboha!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *• priazen• pocta• ozdoba• pôvab• požehnanie• láskavost• lúbeznost• lehota z milosti (obch.)• milost• odpustenie -
7 nickname
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