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1 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
2 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) ťažko zarobený -
3 work hard
• usilovne pracovat -
4 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) fádna práca -
5 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) udrieť2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) pachtiť sa3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) drieť (sa)2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) drina, lopota2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) tvrdý úder* * *• zásah• zasiahnut• udriet• úder• tvrdá práca• trieskat• driet• drina• prudko napálit• rezat• robit• mlátit -
6 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) práca2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) pracovné sily3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) pôrodné bolesti4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) labouristi2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) pracovať2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) predierať sa; vliecť sa•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *• trpiet (cím)• úsilie• tažko sa plavit• tažká práca• byt v núdzi• robota• robit• robotníci• robotníctvo• robotnícka trieda• pôrodné bolesti• práca• pracovat• podrobne rozpracovat• márna snaha• námaha• namáhat sa -
7 fruit
[fru:t] 1. noun1) (the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food: The fruit of the vine is the grape.) plod2) (a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc: the fruit of his hard work.) plod2. verb(to produce fruit: This tree fruits early.) plodiť, rodiť, dávať plody- fruitful- fruition
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruity* * *• výsledok• výnos• zisk• príjem• plod• ovocie -
8 toil
[toil] 1. verb1) (to work hard and long: He toiled all day in the fields.) drieť sa2) (to move with great difficulty: He toiled along the road with all his luggage.) vliecť sa2. noun(hard work: He slept well after his hours of toil.) drina* * *• zodierat sa• drina• hrdlacenie• lopota• lopotit sa• námaha -
9 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) viesť auto2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) odviezť3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnať4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatĺcť; odpáliť5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) poháňať2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) jazda (autom)2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) príjazdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň, akcia5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika (disku)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vozovka• vychádzka• zariadenie• jednotka• jazdit• hnat• jazda• budit• budenie• cesta• riadit (auto)• pohon• pohánat• mechanika• nápor• odíst -
10 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) úsilie2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) úsilie, snaha3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) pokus•- effortlessly* * *• snaha• usilovat• úsilie• program• program prací• námaha -
11 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) otrok, -kyňa2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) otrok2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) otročiť- slavery* * *• zotrocený clovek• zotrocit• servomotor• sprostý chlap• udriet• driet• driet ako otrok• hrdlacit• otrocit• otrokársky• otrok• otrokyna• otrocký• pomocný• pomocné zariadenie• podriadený• nevolník• opakovací kompas -
12 drudge
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13 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) lenivý- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones* * *• liknavý• lenivý -
14 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) pot2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) potiť sa2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) drieť (sa)•- sweater- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat* * *• vypotenie sa• výmysel• vypotenie• vytriet• vylucovat pot• vykoristovat• zaparit sa• zapotenie• zaparenie• zvlhnutie• spotit sa• štvat• tažko pracovat• presiaknut• pripravit• predpísat vypotenie• fermentovat• dusit• driet• dostávat s námahou• fuška• drina• honit• hrdlacenie• byt zvedavý• byt poliaty potom• dat vypotit• chorobné potenie• ronit• robota• potit sa• pot• krátky beh pre zahriate• lámat si hlavu• lopota• nedockavý• napätý• odskákat si• odniest si -
15 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) prízvuk2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) akcent, spôsob výslovnosti3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) dôraz4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) akcent, prízvuk2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) zdôrazniť* * *• výslovnost• zdôraznit• spôsob reci• spôsob výslovnosti• prízvuk• prízvukovat• dôraz• klást prízvuk• jazyk• akcent• ciarka• dávat prízvuk• rec• oznacit prízvukom -
16 always
['o:lweiz]1) (at all times: I always work hard; I'll always remember her.) vždy2) (continually or repeatedly: He is always making mistakes.) stále, ustavične* * *• vždy• stále -
17 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) žiadosť2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) snaha, úsilie3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) priloženie* * *• žiadost• upotrebenie• aplikácia• používanie• použitie -
18 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) byť vďačný (za)2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) oceniť3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) byť si vedomý4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) získať na cene•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively* * *• vážit si• uznat• uznávat• ohodnotit• ocenit• ocenovat -
19 arduous
(difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) náročný- arduousness* * *• zanietenie• strmý• príkry• húževnatý• pracný• nárocný• namáhavý -
20 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) vyčerpávajúci* * *• vycerpávajúci• únavný
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