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  • 21 partition

    [pə'tiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) priečka
    2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) rozdelenie
    2. verb
    (to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) rozdeliť, prehradiť
    * * *
    • úsek
    • cast
    • rozklad
    • rozdelenie
    • partícia

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  • 22 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrať sa
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrať
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrať
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrať
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrať
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrať to (na)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrať (proti)
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihať sa
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) namieriť
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrať
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
    * * *
    • hrat
    • hra

    English-Slovak dictionary > play

  • 23 sensitive

    ['sensitiv]
    1) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) citlivý
    2) ((usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended: She is very sensitive to criticism.) citlivý
    3) (having or showing artistic good taste: a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance.) citlivý
    - sensitiveness
    - sensitivity
    * * *
    • vnímavý
    • zmyslový
    • senzuálny
    • senzitívny
    • tajný
    • precitlivelý
    • dráždivý
    • háklivý
    • hypersenzitívny
    • jemný
    • alergický
    • delikátny
    • citový
    • citlivý
    • popudlivý

    English-Slovak dictionary > sensitive

  • 24 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázať
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vidieť
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrať; vystaviť
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázať
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) odprevadiť; ukázať
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázať
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) naznačiť, prezradiť
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) preukázať
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstavenie, výstava, estráda, program
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonštrovanie, ukážka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdanie, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • vec
    • uvádzat hru
    • uviest
    • vztýcit
    • zábava
    • vystavovat
    • výkon
    • vykazovat
    • vystavovat na výstave
    • vypadat
    • vypocítavat
    • výstava
    • vyvesit
    • zdat sa byt
    • záležitost
    • zavesit
    • zdanie
    • skupina
    • show
    • svedcit
    • sútažná výstava
    • sútaž
    • stretnutie
    • spôsobit viditelným
    • sprievod
    • trochu ochutnat
    • ukazovat na výstave
    • ukazovanie
    • úmyselne predvádzat
    • ukázanie
    • trochu použit
    • ukázat
    • ukázat sa
    • ukazovat
    • ukážka
    • prevedenie
    • príst
    • prejavovat sa
    • prehliadka
    • príležitost
    • prezradit
    • predstavenie
    • predvedenie
    • premietat
    • premietanie
    • predvádzat
    • previest
    • preukázat
    • prejavit
    • prevádzat
    • program
    • predložit
    • držat
    • hlásit vyhrané body
    • estráda
    • efekt
    • dostavit sa
    • film
    • dovolit vidiet
    • karneval
    • hra
    • javit
    • javit sa
    • hrat
    • atrakcia
    • bitka
    • bežat
    • budit
    • byt vidiet
    • akcia
    • bojová operácia
    • dávat
    • dokázat
    • divadelná revue
    • cirkusové predstavenie
    • demonštrácia
    • dojem
    • divadlo
    • cirkus
    • divadelná spolocnost
    • dat najavo
    • divadelné predstavenie
    • rozvinút
    • robit sprievodcu
    • revue
    • paráda
    • optický dojem
    • oznámit
    • práca
    • ponúkat
    • pohlad
    • postavit
    • podnik
    • letka
    • možnost
    • oddiel
    • odhalovat
    • odhalit
    • objavit sa
    • nosit

    English-Slovak dictionary > show

  • 25 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) pošmyknúť sa
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) vyšmyknúť sa
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) vykĺznuť, urobiť chybu, (s)chybiť, zmýliť sa, prerieknuť sa
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) vytratiť sa
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) vykĺznuť
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vsunúť
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) pošmyknutie
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) chybička
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombiné; spodnička
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) prúžok
    * * *
    • vrazit
    • ústrižok
    • vsypat
    • uvolnit
    • vodítko
    • utiect
    • vyklbit
    • vynechat
    • vyšmyknút sa
    • vyvliect sa
    • vyhnút sa
    • vypustit
    • výhonok
    • vyhodit
    • vypadnút
    • zlom
    • zhrešit
    • zapadnút
    • zhodit
    • zásterka
    • zošmyknutie
    • zvliect
    • zmetat
    • zmenit sa
    • zošmyknút sa
    • zosuv
    • schovat
    • šmyk
    • sadenica
    • šmyknút sa
    • sklznut
    • sklz
    • slabnút
    • štíhly jedinec
    • strácat svoje schopnosti
    • stlpcová korektúra
    • ujst
    • uklznut
    • uklznutie
    • uhnút
    • upevnovacia lišta
    • upadat
    • tlct
    • urobit malú chybu
    • trochu sa spliest
    • prehliadnut
    • prehliadnutie
    • prejst
    • prerieknut
    • priesada
    • preklzovat
    • priesmyk
    • prepustit
    • hltat
    • hádzat do seba
    • fúknut ho tam
    • klzat sa
    • klesat
    • hrubá poleva
    • klzat
    • klzavost
    • íst dole
    • bit
    • cvicebný úbor
    • cúvnut
    • chybicka
    • pustit
    • rezat
    • rozviazat
    • riadit
    • roztieratelnost
    • pruh
    • pustit sa
    • prúžok
    • riadenie padáku
    • pás
    • otvorit
    • plynút
    • paragón
    • povlak
    • posun
    • poklznutie
    • pokles
    • potratit
    • pomýlit sa
    • pošmyknutie
    • posunút
    • lúc
    • krídelko
    • lišta
    • kupón
    • lodný výtah
    • kombiné
    • malá chyba
    • malý priestupok
    • mlátit
    • mostík
    • nedopatrenie
    • nasadit
    • nechat bez využitia
    • nasypat
    • nechat bez povšimnutia
    • odpojit sa
    • odpojit kotvu
    • odomknút
    • omyl
    • obliekat sa
    • odviazat
    • odviazat sa
    • odnož
    • obruba

    English-Slovak dictionary > slip

  • 26 spark

    1. noun
    1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) iskra
    2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) výboj
    3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) iskra
    2. verb
    1) (to give off sparks.) iskriť
    2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) dať podnet
    * * *
    • iskra
    • iskrit

    English-Slovak dictionary > spark

  • 27 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) škvrna, fľak
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) bodka
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) pľuzgier
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) miesto
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) trocha
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zahliadnuť
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) objaviť, spoznať
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight
    3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliť reflektormi
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) vrhnúť svetlo (na), upútať pozornosť
    - on the spot
    - spot on
    * * *
    • vada
    • uvidiet
    • všimnút si
    • výstup
    • za hotové
    • vycistit škvrnu
    • vysielaný medzi programam
    • zamazat
    • zamestnanie
    • zistit
    • zahliadnut
    • zhliadnut
    • zistit presne polohu
    • znak
    • znacka
    • znamienko
    • znamienko na koži
    • znackovat
    • slza
    • škvrnka
    • škvrna
    • splatný ihned po dodaní
    • slnecná škvrna
    • sflakatiet
    • spôsobit škvrny
    • stávat sa škvrnitý
    • troška
    • tipovat
    • umiestnit
    • tvorit škvrny
    • tipovanie
    • trocha jedla
    • umiestnenie
    • trocha
    • umazat
    • pristavovat
    • priznat handicap
    • prepichovat
    • presne ostrelovat
    • presne zamierit
    • flakatiet
    • flak
    • hlt
    • gula s ciernou bodkou
    • fliacik
    • dúšok
    • k okamžitému dodaniu
    • hviezdicka
    • klinec
    • kaz
    • hned
    • bodkovaná látka
    • bar
    • bodkovat
    • bodka
    • bod
    • bodový reflektor
    • dávat záchranu
    • robit škvrny
    • riadit
    • reklama
    • retušovat bodkovaním
    • rozmiestnit
    • rozoznat
    • rozostavit
    • robit bodky
    • reklamný šot
    • panák
    • oznacit polohu
    • peha
    • plôška
    • oznacenie
    • pauza
    • oznackovat
    • pozorovat
    • práca
    • poškvrnit sa
    • pravdepodobný vítaz
    • poškvrna
    • pohotový
    • poznat
    • poškvrnit
    • pokvapkat
    • postavit na miesto
    • podnik
    • krúžok
    • kúsok
    • koliesko
    • kvapka
    • kúsocek
    • lokálny
    • krátke
    • letecky vyhladávat ciele
    • lokalita
    • nájst
    • malé
    • miesto
    • miestny
    • miestecko
    • mrholit
    • materské znamienko
    • nalepit mušku
    • okamžitý
    • oblastný
    • okamih
    • objavit
    • obchodujúci za hotové

    English-Slovak dictionary > spot

  • 28 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) naťahovať (sa); mykať
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) namáhať
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) prepínať, skúšať
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pre)cediť
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napätie
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypätie
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) presilenie
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) veľká námaha
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) sklon, dispozícia
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melódia
    * * *
    • verš
    • vyklbenie
    • výbuch
    • vypätie
    • vymknutie
    • vypnút
    • zdráhat sa
    • záplava
    • zvierat
    • znicit
    • sklon
    • skrivit sa
    • snažit sa odpútat
    • skrivenie
    • spôsob vyjadrovania
    • stlácat
    • tah
    • stlacit
    • tlak
    • tón
    • trhat
    • tiect
    • úryvok
    • premáhanie
    • pritlacit
    • prefiltrovat
    • pretvorenie
    • prekrútit
    • prepätie
    • príliš namáhat
    • prílišná námaha
    • prekrútenie
    • prepínat
    • pretažovat
    • presilnovat
    • pretaženie
    • duch
    • filtrovat
    • básen
    • deformovat
    • deformácia
    • rod
    • rasa
    • rodina
    • pasírovat
    • pnutie
    • pachtit
    • plemeno
    • pokazit
    • pokolenie
    • poškodenie
    • poškodit prepínaním
    • kvapkat
    • mat námietky
    • náklonnost
    • motív
    • namáhat sa
    • napínat
    • násilne vykladat
    • napnút
    • nálada
    • napnutie
    • napätie
    • namáhanie
    • námaha
    • našponovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > strain

  • 29 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udrieť, zasiahnuť
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočiť
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapáliť; vykresať
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) štrajkovať
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naraziť na
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozozvučať (sa), zaznieť
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) prekvapiť, napadnúť
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) raziť
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dať sa, pustiť sa
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zložiť; stiahnuť
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) štrajk
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objav
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
    * * *
    • várka
    • uvolnit ciapocku
    • zabratie ryby
    • vytlacit
    • vydat sa
    • vyvinút úsilie
    • vynasnažit sa
    • vykresat
    • vypuknút
    • vynechat
    • vzplanút
    • zdat sa
    • zadebnit
    • zastavit
    • zbúrat
    • zarazit
    • zasadit úder
    • zaútocit
    • zaseknút rybu
    • zasadit ranu
    • zasiahnut
    • zasúvat
    • zastrelit
    • zložit
    • snažit sa
    • šikmo ryhovat
    • škrtnút
    • škrtnút(zápalku)
    • spustit
    • štrajkovat
    • štrajk
    • štastie
    • stiahnut
    • strelit
    • strhnút jadro
    • urobit záber veslom
    • udriet
    • upútat
    • uderenie
    • udelit
    • trafit sa
    • tvorit výboj
    • urezat
    • useknút
    • tlacit
    • úder
    • tlct
    • príst na co
    • prekvapit
    • pripadat
    • prilepit sa (k niecomu)
    • prestavat
    • dopadnút
    • handicap
    • harpunovat
    • hladit rukou
    • klást vajícka
    • hoblovat
    • bit
    • bicí stroj
    • buchnút
    • bitie
    • budit dojem
    • bit(o hodinách)
    • chumác
    • dat sa
    • razit(mincu)
    • razítko
    • razit razidlom
    • radit
    • rozobrat
    • rozškrtnút
    • radit spojku
    • razit
    • osvietit
    • ožiarit
    • pôsobit dojmom
    • požiadat
    • pohladit
    • pokus o vydieranie
    • poštípanie
    • postihnút
    • kresat
    • letecký úder
    • letka
    • nabodnút
    • náhodou príst
    • nastat
    • nasadnút na plytcinu
    • naniest tenký povlak
    • narazit
    • narazit na
    • nálet
    • nevýhoda
    • naplnit
    • naplnat
    • odstránit bednenie
    • odbíjat
    • objavit sa
    • odbíjanie
    • odrezat
    • odseknút
    • objavit

    English-Slovak dictionary > strike

  • 30 the

    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) (člen určitý) ten, tá, to
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)
    - the...
    * * *
    • že
    • tá
    • tým, cím
    • ten
    • to

    English-Slovak dictionary > the

  • 31 turn down

    1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) odmietnuť
    2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) stíšiť, (s)tlmiť
    * * *
    • zahnút
    • ohrnút

    English-Slovak dictionary > turn down

  • 32 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) šero
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) súmrak
    * * *
    • úsvit
    • šero
    • slabé svetlo
    • súmrakový oblúk
    • svitanie
    • stmievanie
    • stmievanie sa
    • súmrak
    • prítmie
    • pološero
    • polotma

    English-Slovak dictionary > twilight

  • 33 reflector

    noun (something, especially of glass or metal, that reflects light, heat etc.) reflektor

    English-Slovak dictionary > reflector

  • 34 turn up

    1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) objaviť sa; prísť
    2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) nájsť sa
    3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) zosilniť

    English-Slovak dictionary > turn up

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