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1 noun
(a word used as the name of a person, animal, place, state or thing: The words `boy', `James' and `happiness' are all nouns.) podstatné meno* * *• substantívum• podstatné meno -
2 proper noun/name
(a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.) vlastné meno -
3 mixer
noun (a person or thing that mixes; a thing which is used for mixing: an electric food-mixer.) miešač, miešačka* * *• výtržník (slang.)• zmiešavac• zoznamovací vecierok• spolocenský clovek• režijný stôl• miešac• mixérka• miešacka• mixér -
4 surrogate
(a person or thing that is considered or used as a substitute for another person or thing.) náhrada, náhradník; zástupca* * *• zástupca (biskupa)• náhradník -
5 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) vzhľad2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) objavenie sa3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) vystúpenie, dostavenie sa* * *• vzhlad• vystúpenie• zjav• zdanie• dostavit sa• objavit sa -
6 approval
noun (the act or state of agreeing to or being pleased with (a person, thing etc): This proposal meets with my approval.) schválenie* * *• schválenie• súhlas -
7 arrival
1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) príchod2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) prírastok* * *• príchod• príchádzajúci -
8 article
1) (a thing or an object: This shop sells articles of all kinds; articles of clothing.) artikel2) (a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: He has written an article on the new sports centre for a local magazine.) článok3) (the (the definite article) or a/an (the indefinite article).) člen (určitý, neurčitý)* * *• stat• predmet• druh tovaru• bod• clánok• clen (jazykový)• kus -
9 bastion
(a person, place or thing which acts as a defence: He's one of the last bastions of the old leisurely way of life.) bašta* * *• bašta -
10 bearer
noun (a person or thing that bears: the bearer of bad news.) posol, nosič; nosník* * *• trám• prievlak• dorucitel• podklad• podvlak• nosník• nositel -
11 being
1) (existence: When did the Roman Empire come into being?) vznik2) (any living person or thing: beings from outer space.) bytosť, tvor* * *• tvor• pretože• jestvovanie• bytost• bytie• lebo -
12 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) povzbudenie2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) zosilňovač3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) prvý stupeň rakety* * *• zdroj prídavnej energie• zlodej v obchodoch• zosilovac• retranslacná stanica• rozbuška• plniaci kompresor• pomocný parný stroj• podporovatel -
13 clipping
noun (a thing clipped off or out of something, especially a newspaper: She collects clippings about the royal family.) výstrižok* * *• ústrižok• vystrihovanie• výstrižok• potlac. zobrazenie• odrezaný -
14 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) vodič2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigent, -ka3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) sprievodca4) ((American) a guard on a train.) sprievodca* * *• vodic• vodca• zberac• sprievodca• dirigent -
15 controller
noun (a person or thing that controls: an air-traffic controller.) kontrolór; regulátor* * *• vrchný úctovník• inšpektor• dispecer• regulátor• riadiaci prístroj• riadiaca jednotka• radic• riadiaci obvod• ovládací pult (skrinka)• podnikový hospodár• kormidlo• kontrolér• kontrolór• operátor -
16 conveyor
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17 counterpart
(a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc: American teenagers and their British counterparts.) náprotivok* * *• náprotivok -
18 cutter
1) (a person or thing that cuts: a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter.) rezač, brúsič, strihač2) (a type of small sailing ship.) škuner* * *• rycia záznamová hlava -
19 director
noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) riaditeľ, -ka; režisér, -ka* * *• interpolátor• clen správnej rady• direktor• režisér• riaditel -
20 example
1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) ukážka2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) príklad3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) vzor4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) výstraha•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example* * *• vzor• príklad
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