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1 a stone's throw
(a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) čo by kameňom dohodil -
2 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) uháňať2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) hodiť; roztrieštiť3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) zmariť2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) skok2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) trocha3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomlčka4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) verva•- dashing- dash off* * *• vrhnút• útek• zmarit• hodit• rýchly beh• rútit sa• rozbit• pomlcka -
3 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) spustiť na vodu; vypustiť2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) priniesť3) (to throw.) hodiť2. noun((an) act of launching.) spustenie na vodu; vypustenie- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) motorový čln* * *• vrhat• uvádzat do života• vrhnút• vydávat• zacínat• vypustit• zahájit• spustenie lode• spúštat lod• spustit• spustit na vodu• hádzat• hodit• dat do chodu• lod• metat• najväcší cln lodi
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