-
1 above the ground
• nad zemou• nad povrchom -
2 down to the ground
• úplne• celkom -
3 fall to the ground
• zlyhat• padnút• nepodarit sa• odpadnút -
4 kiss the ground
• preukázat poctu• byt ponížený -
5 on the ground of
• z dôvodu• pretože -
6 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) strácať pôdu pod nohami* * *• strácat vplyv -
7 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolu2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupne4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolu5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) dolu, nižšie2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolu3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pozdĺž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodiť do seba- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) úplne, priamo, výslovne- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) páperie- downie®- downy* * *• vypnutý• duna• dolu• dole• dolný• páperie• piescitá pahorkatina• po• nadol -
8 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) liezť2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) plaziť sa3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) vliecť sa4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) hemžiť sa2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) krokom2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraul* * *• hemžit sa• plazit sa -
9 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pevnina2) (a country: foreign lands.) zem3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pôda4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) (poľnohospodársky) pozemok2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristáť2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristáť; vyloviť (na breh)3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) dostať (sa)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *• vlastníctvo pôdy• vyhrat• vytiahnut (rybu)• vylodit• vystúpit• vysadit• vyložit• vysadnút• zem• zosadit• zosadnút• súš• pristat• dopadnút (na nohy)• dosiahnut (ciel)• pevnina• pôda• pozemok• krajina• ocitnút sa -
10 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) koreň2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) koreň3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) koreň4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korene2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakoreniť; zasadiť- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryť2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabať sa* * *• vrtat sa• vykorenit• vyhladat v zemi• vydolovat• vykynožit• vyhrabat• vytiahnut koren• vytiahnut• základ• zakorenit sa• žliabok• zasadit• zapustit korene• ryt• tahat• ujat sa• primrazit• pribit• prepichovat• hluza• hladat rytím• fandit• fundament• jadro• hrabat• aspekt• bulva• dolovat• pustit korienky• radix• pustit korene• rozrývat• povzbudzovat• povzbudzovat výkrikmi• pramen• podstata• koren jazyka• lôžko• koren• korenová zelenina• korienok vlasu• kopanec• odmocnina -
11 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vytiahnuť2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) ťahať3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vliecť sa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) prečesávať5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) ťahať sa2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) prekážka, záťaž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, vtiahnutie3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) preoblečenie za ženu* * *• vliect• tahat• tiahnut• presúvat (obraz)• natahovat -
12 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) vkradnúť sa2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) zakrádať sa3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) popínať saII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) hnusoba- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *• hrúza• plížit sa• plazit sa• liezt -
13 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) rastlina2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) zariadenie3) (a factory.) továreň2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) (za)sadiť2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) vysadiť3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) postaviť (sa)4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) podstrčiť•- planter* * *• vkladat• vložit• závod• zariadenie• továren• prevádzka• prevádzkáren zariadenia• agregát• regulovaná sústava• rastlina• podnik -
14 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) podzemný2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) pod zemou2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) do podzemia3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metro* * *• v ilegalite• v podzemí• skrytý (pren.)• spodná pôda• tajný (pren.)• týkajúci sa hippies• hlbinný• ilegálna cinnost• ilegálny (pren.)• ilegálny• do podzemia• do ilegality• protestný• pod zem• pod zemou• podzemie• podzemné hnutie• podzemný• podzemná dráha• nekonvencný -
15 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pumpa2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumpa, čerpadlo2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) čerpať, pumpovať2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) vypytovať sa•- pump up* * *• pumpovat• pumpa -
16 thud
-
17 ridge
[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) hrebeň2) (a long narrow row of hills.) hrebeň, chrbát, vrchol3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) hrebeň4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) hrana* * *• záhon• zvraštit celo• tiahla vyvýšenina• horská vyvýšenina• hreben• chrbát velryby• podmorský chrbát -
18 layer
1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) vrstva2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) nosnica* * *• vrstva• výhonok• sloj• hrác• rez• rozmnožit• množit• nosnica• odnož -
19 quake
-
20 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sneh2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snežiť- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *• vlasy ako sneh• zima• snehová pokrývka• snehová plán• sneženie• snežit• sneh• striebro• chumelica• ovocný sneh• pena• koks
См. также в других словарях:
The Ground Beneath Her Feet — infobox Book | name = The Ground Beneath Her Feet title orig = translator = author = Salman Rushdie cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Henry Holt Company release date = 1999 media type =… … Wikipedia
To bite the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To come to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To fall to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off the Ground — Studio album by Paul McCartney Released 1 February 1993 … Wikipedia
have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
Sounds from the Ground — Nick Woolfson and Elliot Jones in 2009. Background information Origin London, United Kingdom … Wikipedia
