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1 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) smiešny- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) posmech -
2 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) na účet; na úkor2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) na účet* * *• za cenu -
3 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) zrak2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) dohľad3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) pamätihodnosť4) (a view or glimpse.) pohľad5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) pohľad6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muška2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) uvidieť, zbadať2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) namieriť•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *• vnútorná plocha• uvidenie• uvidiet• videnie• uzretie• výstava tovaru• zameranie• zameriavanie• zameriavac• zamerat• zacielenie• zazriet• zamierenie• zacielit• zbadat• zrak• sledovacie okienko• šanca• sledovat• strašidlo• týkajúci sa mierenia• turistická atrakcia• priezorník• predloženie• priezor• hladisko• hladácik• halda• bez pomôcok• bez prípravy• dohlad• co sa musí vidiet• rovná štreka• pozorovat• pohlad• pozoruhodnost• náhlad• muška• nahliadnutie• more• názor• oko• okno• oci -
4 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) fraška2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) fraška•- farcical* * *• fraška -
5 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) vystúpiť2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) ponáhľať sa3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) nepreháňať* * *• príst• postupovat -
6 mimic
['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) napodobniť2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) napodobňovateľ, -ka- mimicry* * *• zlá napodobenina• predstieraný• falošný• imitujúci• imitátor• hraný• imitovat• celkom sa podobat• opicit sa• parodista• parodovat• podobat sa• mimik• napodobnit• napodobnujúci• napodobivý• napodobnitel• napodobený• napodobit• napodobovat• okopírovaný• odpozeraný -
7 caricature
['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) karikatúra* * *• karikatúra• karikovat -
8 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) groteskný* * *• fraškovitý -
9 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) strach, zdesenie2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) strašiak•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take fright* * *• zlaknutie• lak -
10 nonsense
['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) nezmysel* * *• hlúpost• nezmysel -
11 laugh at
(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) vysmievať sa -
12 make a fool of oneself
(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) zosmiešniť sa
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