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1 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) dosť2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) skôr, radšej3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) skôr* * *• viacmenej• vlastne• vcelku• skôr• skoro• správnejšie• trochu• presnejšie• dost• akosi• radšej• pomerne• lepšie povedané -
2 rather late
• dost neskoro -
3 rather than
• skôr ako• radšej než -
4 I'd rather
• radšej by som -
5 ten times rather
• stokrát radšej -
6 would rather
• radšej by -
7 hard of hearing
(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) nahluchlý* * *• nedoslýchavý -
8 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) trocha -
9 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) vybrať si2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) rozhodnúť sa•* * *• volit• vyberat• vybrat si• zvolit• zvolit si• rozhodnút sa -
10 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) neistý2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) nejasný3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) podozrivý4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) pochybný* * *• pochybný• nerozhodný -
11 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) strmý2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) prehnaný•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) namáčať* * *• vylúhovací kúpel• vysoký• vzdutý• vylúhovanie• vylúhovat sa• zaplavovat• zaliat• strmý svah• strmý• tažko strávitelný• topit sa v alkohole• prehnaný• príkry• príliš vysoký• prudký svah• prudko nahor• rýchly• prudký• potopit• poliat• mácat• namocenie• namácat• nelogický• namocit• nechat nasiaknut• navlhcit• neslýchaný• neuveritelný• nepravdepodobný• namácanie -
12 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenký2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) chudý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) riedky4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) riedky5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepresvedčivý2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) zrednúť- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *• vyziabnutý• z nicoho• zvädnút• skromný• slabý• schudnutý• schudnút• stencovat sa• stát na tenkom lade• tenký• úbohý• priehladný• preriedit• pretrhat• chudý• rednút• riedky• prostoduchý• plešatý• poloprázdny• lahký• letecký papier• lacný• málo kontrastný• nepocetný• nedostatocný• nemat sa dobre• neúrodný• obsadený -
13 tubby
adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) bacuľatý* * *• súdkovitý• tucný (ako sud)• tupý• bez rezonancie -
14 utilitarian
adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) úžitkový* * *• utilitarista• prospechár -
15 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstraktný2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstraktný2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) výťah; súhrn* * *• vziat• vynat• výtah• výnatok• zhrnutie• ztelesnenie• shrnút• tažko zrozumitelný• urobit konspekt• temný• ukradnút• teoretický• prehlad• ideálny• abstrahovat• abstraktný pojem• abstraktná plastika• abstraktná malba• abstraktný• abstraktné umenie• podstata• konspekt• konspektovat• odviest• odlahlý• odstránit• odvrátit• oddelit -
16 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akútny, náhly, prudký2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) kritický3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) bystrý4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) jemný5) (high, shrill s high sound.) ostrý, prenikavý•- acutely
- acuteness* * *• prenikavý• bystrý• akútny• prudký• ostrý• kritický• náhly• naliehavý -
17 aloof
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18 amusing
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19 annoy
[ə'noi](to make (someone) rather angry or impatient: Please go away and stop annoying me!) hnevať, otravovať- annoyed
- annoying
- annoyingly* * *• trápit• hnevat sa• obtažovat -
20 arbitrary
(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) svojvoľný* * *• svojvolný• lubovolný
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