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1 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fakt2) (reality: fact or fiction.) skutočnosť•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *• vlastne• skutkový stav• skutková podstata• skutocnost• skutok• tvrdenie• udalost• dôraz• fakt• dôkaz• cin• pravda• naozaj -
2 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) posledná kvapka -
3 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) vecný* * *• vecný• všedný• suchý• držiaci sa faktu• obycajný -
4 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) preteky; dostihy2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) pretekať2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) bežať o preteky (s)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) uháňať, ísť plnou parou•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa; rasový2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kmeň•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *• vrtulový prúd• závodit• sútaž• ulicka• preteky• pretekat sa• druh• drážka• dráha• kasta• beh• bežat• cesta• rýchlo dopravovat• rasový• rýchlo sa otácat• riava• prúd• rasa• plemeno• pokolenie• pôvod• postavit do pretekov• náhlit sa• odroda -
5 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) ujsť2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) uniknúť3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uniknúť4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uniknúť2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) útek; únik- escapism- escapist* * *• útek• vyhnút sa• ujst• únik• uniknút• autoregister -
6 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) pohlavie2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) pohlavie; pohlavný•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *• zmyselnost• sex• sexualita• sexus• sexuálnost• eroticnost• erotika• penis• pohlavie• pohlavný život• pohlavný pud -
7 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) správa2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) znalosť3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) poznanie•- general knowledge* * *• vedomie• veda• vedomosti• vedomost• vzdelanie• znalosti• znalost• poznanie -
8 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) vzťah2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) spojitosť3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) príbuzenstvo* * *• vztah• príbuzenstvo• pomer -
9 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) prebudiť sa2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) uvedomiť si -
10 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) kedy2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) keď2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) keď•- whence- whenever* * *• zatial co• hoci• ked• kedy• až• len co -
11 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) alibi -
12 although
[o:l'ðəu](in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) aj keď* * *• hoci• aj ked -
13 even though
(in spite of the fact that: I like the job even though it's badly paid.) napriek tomu* * *• aj ked -
14 gloss over
(to try to hide (a mistake etc): He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.) zastierať -
15 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) bagatelizovať -
16 make allowance for
(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) vziať do úvahy* * *• vziat do úvahy -
17 though
[ðəu] 1. conjunction((rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although: He went out, (even) though it was raining.) hoci, aj keď2. adverb(however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) avšak, napriek tomu* * *• však• predsa• predsa len• i ked• hoci• ale• avšak• lež• no -
18 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) v nevýhodnom postavení -
19 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) vzhľadom na to, že -
20 in that
(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) pretože
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