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  • 21 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) uháňať
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) hodiť; roztrieštiť
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) zmariť
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) skok
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) trocha
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) pomlčka
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) verva
    - dash off
    * * *
    • vrhnút
    • útek
    • zmarit
    • hodit
    • rýchly beh
    • rútit sa
    • rozbit
    • pomlcka

    English-Slovak dictionary > dash

  • 22 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) vytiahnuť
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) vypísať si
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) extrahovať
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) výťah
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) výťažok
    * * *
    • vynímat
    • výtažok
    • vynikat
    • vytiahnut
    • výnatok
    • vybrat
    • vytrhnút
    • úryvok
    • extrahovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > extract

  • 23 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnúť
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) (s)padnúť
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesať
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) byť, padnúť na
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (vyjadruje stav) zaspať; zamilovať sa
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripadnúť
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) napadané množstvo
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jeseň
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
    * * *
    • ústie
    • vrh (ovce)
    • utíšit sa
    • ústit
    • vlievat sa
    • výška pádu
    • vypadnút
    • zamilovat sa
    • závoj na klobúku
    • záhyb
    • zahynút
    • zhrešit
    • zvažovat sa
    • zníženie
    • sklon
    • slabnutie
    • spocívat
    • spadat
    • splývat
    • spád
    • spadnút do
    • stat
    • spustit sa
    • upadnút mravne
    • úbytok
    • upadat
    • ubývanie
    • upadávanie
    • úpadok
    • pretiahnut sa
    • prepadnút
    • pripadnút
    • prejst
    • prichádzat
    • prepadat
    • pristihnút
    • dopadnút
    • jesen
    • klesnutie
    • klást sa
    • klesanie
    • klesnút
    • klesat
    • byt na
    • delit sa
    • rúbanie
    • pasca
    • pád
    • padák
    • padat
    • padnút
    • porúbat
    • položenie na lopatky
    • pokles
    • náhodou stretnút
    • mat svoje miesto
    • náhodou objavit
    • naletiet
    • napadané množstvo
    • napadnút
    • narodit sa
    • nastat
    • opadnút

    English-Slovak dictionary > fall

  • 24 hitch

    [hi ] 1. verb
    1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) uviazať; pripojiť
    2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) ísť stopom
    2. noun
    1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) nepríjemnosť, prekážka
    2) (a kind of knot.) uzol
    3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) myknutie
    - hitch-hiker
    - hitch a lift/ride
    - hitch up
    * * *
    • uzol
    • zastavenie
    • trhnutie

    English-Slovak dictionary > hitch

  • 25 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlhý
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlhý
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlhý
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlho
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlho
    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!
    II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) túžiť
    - longingly
    * * *
    • velmi si želat co
    • túžit po com
    • dychtit po com
    • dávno
    • dlho
    • dlhý
    • dlžka

    English-Slovak dictionary > long

  • 26 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zápalka
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) zápas
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) hodiaci sa (k)
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) rovnocenný partner
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) sobáš, manželstvo
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) hodiť sa
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) porovnať, zmerať
    - matchless
    - matchmaker
    * * *
    • vyhovovat comu
    • zápalka
    • zápalná šnúra
    • zhoda
    • zodpovedat
    • prispôsobit
    • hodit sa
    • párovat
    • porovnat
    • porovnávat
    • odpovedat

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  • 27 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) musieť
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) musieť
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) musieť
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nevyhnutnosť
    * * *
    • zaiste
    • splesniviet
    • iste
    • ruja
    • plesen
    • pliesen
    • potuchlina
    • mat povinnost
    • musiet
    • musím
    • mušt
    • nevyhnutný
    • nevyhnutnost
    • nutnost

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  • 28 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potrebovať
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) musieť
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potreba
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) núdza
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) dôvod
    - needlessly
    - needy
    - a need for
    - in need of
    * * *
    • vyžadovat
    • žiadat si
    • byt v núdzi
    • bieda
    • chudoba
    • potrebovat
    • potrebný
    • potreba
    • požiadavka
    • musiet
    • nedostatok
    • nutný
    • núdza
    • nutnost

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  • 29 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) poštípať; uhryznúť
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odštiknúť
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípať
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) (od)skočiť si
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) spáliť
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) poštípanie, uhryznutie
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) chlad
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) hlt; pohárik
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    • úštipok
    • uštipnutie
    • vziat
    • vypit si
    • zahatit
    • zamedzit
    • zlisovat
    • zatknút
    • zbalit
    • zaštípat
    • zlodej
    • zobrat
    • zvierat
    • spálit
    • sarkazmus
    • slza
    • skocit
    • štípat
    • štiplavost
    • stlacit
    • srkat
    • stisnutie
    • srknutie
    • stlacenie
    • tlacit
    • uhryznutie
    • tisnút
    • urezat koniec
    • upíjat
    • ukradnút
    • prerušit
    • prefúknut
    • prištiknút
    • glg
    • hlt
    • dúšok
    • hrýzt
    • jedovatá poznámka
    • chytat
    • chlad
    • ostro napomenút
    • oziabanie
    • ostrý vtip
    • pálit
    • ostrá chut
    • poštípat
    • potiahnut
    • pokúsat
    • lízat
    • liznutie
    • kúsok
    • mrazík

    English-Slovak dictionary > nip

  • 30 notice

    ['nəutis] 1. noun
    1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) oznámenie
    2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) pozornosť
    3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) výpoveď, hlásenie
    2. verb
    (to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) všimnúť si
    - noticeably
    - noticed
    - notice-board
    - at short notice
    - take notice of
    * * *
    • vlúdne zaobchádzat
    • všimnút si
    • uviest
    • varovanie
    • všímat si
    • vypovedat
    • vyhláška
    • výpoved
    • vyhlásenie
    • zdvorilo zaobchádzat
    • zaznamenat
    • zmienit sa
    • zmienovat sa
    • správa
    • spozorovat
    • upozornit
    • predbežné upozornenie
    • hlásenie
    • inzerát
    • hodnotenie
    • hovorit o com
    • dat pozor
    • dávat pozor
    • dat výpoved
    • recenzovat
    • recenzia
    • oznámenie
    • oznam
    • poznámka
    • pozornost
    • povšimnutie
    • pozorovat
    • kritika
    • návestie
    • ohláška

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  • 31 ought

    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) mal by (si)
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) mal by (si)
    * * *
    • by si

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  • 32 outline

    1. noun
    1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) obrys
    2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) náčrt
    2. verb
    (to draw or give the outline of.) načrtnúť
    * * *
    • vysvetlit
    • rysy
    • smernica
    • ukázat
    • prehlad
    • hranica
    • ciara
    • dat návod
    • kontúra
    • nacrtnút
    • nácrt
    • návod
    • naznacit
    • obrys

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  • 33 peg

    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) kolík
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) vešiak
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) štipec
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) zavesiť
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg
    * * *
    • kolko

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  • 34 piece

    [pi:s] 1. noun
    1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kus
    2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kus; jeden
    3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) dielo; článok
    4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) minca
    5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figúrka, kameň
    2. adjective
    (done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) postupný
    - go all to pieces
    - go to pieces
    - in pieces
    - piece together
    - to pieces
    * * *
    • kúsok
    • kus

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  • 35 pin

    [pin] 1. noun
    1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) špendlík
    2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) ihlica
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) prišpendlíkovať
    2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) pritlačiť
    - pinhole
    - pinpoint
    - pin-up
    - pin down
    - pins and needles
    * * *
    • vývod
    • kolko
    • kolík

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  • 36 ride

    1. past tense - rode; verb
    1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ísť, viezť sa
    2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) jazdiť (na)
    3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) ísť, pretekať
    4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) jazdiť na koni
    2. noun
    1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) jazda, prechádzka
    2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) prechádzka
    - riding-school
    * * *
    • utahovat si
    • utkviet
    • vsadit
    • vložit
    • vozit
    • vážit v jazdeckom odeve
    • vozit sa
    • vznášat sa
    • vydržat
    • vyviezt
    • zakotvit
    • zviezt
    • sadnút na
    • skákat
    • spocívat
    • šírit sa
    • štvat
    • sužovat
    • trápit
    • tkviet
    • týrat
    • tyranizovat
    • prejst
    • precnievat
    • presahovat
    • prierub lesa
    • priniest
    • previezt
    • jazdit
    • íst
    • jazda
    • improvizovat
    • jazdecká cesta
    • jazdný oddiel novácikov
    • íst na obhliadku
    • hnat
    • horská dráha
    • buzerovat
    • byt zakotvený
    • cesta
    • doliehat
    • publicita
    • putovat
    • rajtovat
    • riadit
    • ruské kolo
    • plavit sa
    • otácat sa
    • panovat
    • otravovat
    • pokrývat
    • pokracovat
    • pozornost
    • posadit
    • kotvit
    • kolotoc
    • najazdit
    • nechat sa unášat
    • nechat sa niest
    • nosit
    • niest
    • obíst
    • odniest

    English-Slovak dictionary > ride

  • 37 sale

    [seil]
    1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) predaj
    2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) výpredaj
    3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) predaj; aukcia
    - salesman
    - salesmanship
    - for sale
    - sale of work
    * * *
    • výpredaj
    • tržba
    • predaj
    • dražba

    English-Slovak dictionary > sale

  • 38 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) druhý
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) ako druhý
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) druhý
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) ako druhý
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) druhý, -á
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundovať
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) podporiť
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) stredná škola
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) minúta, okamih
    * * *
    • zástupca velitela
    • sekundovat (niekomu)
    • sekundový
    • sekundovat
    • sekunda
    • sekundant
    • straník
    • sprevádzat (koho)
    • stúpenec
    • stát za
    • ten druhý
    • ten další
    • prívrženec
    • prizvukovat
    • prejavovat súhlas
    • druhá trieda
    • druhoradý
    • druhoradej akosti
    • druhá méta v baseballe
    • druhej velkosti
    • druhej akosti
    • druhý
    • druhé miesto
    • druhý stupen skúšky na un
    • druhé poradie
    • asistovat
    • byt za
    • byt v družine (koho)
    • další chod
    • chvílka
    • další
    • podružný
    • podporit
    • podpora návrhu v parlamen
    • podporovatel
    • podopriet
    • podporovat
    • pomáhac
    • pomocník
    • postavit sa za
    • pomocný
    • podradný
    • nasledovat
    • okamih

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  • 39 spell

    I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb
    1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) hláskovať
    2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) dávať dohromady
    3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) správne písať
    4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) znamenať
    - spelling II [spel] noun
    1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) zaklínadlo, kúzlo
    2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) (silný) vplyv
    III [spel] noun
    1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) zmena
    2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) obdobie
    3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) chvíľa
    * * *
    • výbuch
    • záchvat
    • smena
    • šichta
    • striedanie
    • prechodné obdobie
    • hláskovat
    • caro
    • cas
    • carovná formula
    • chvíla
    • chvílka
    • doba
    • doba strávená v práci
    • písat pravopisne
    • perióda
    • pauza
    • práca
    • kúzlo
    • kúsok
    • obdobie
    • odbyt

    English-Slovak dictionary > spell

  • 40 square

    [skweə] 1. noun
    1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) štvorec
    2) (something in the shape of this.) štvorec
    3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) námestie
    4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) druhá mocnina
    2. adjective
    1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) štvorcový; hranatý
    2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vyrovnaný
    3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) štvorcový
    4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) zastaraný
    3. adverb
    1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) v pravom uhle
    2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rovno
    4. verb
    1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) upraviť do štvorca
    2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) vyrovnať
    3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) byť v súlade, zhodovať sa
    4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) umocniť
    - squarely
    - square centimetre
    - metre
    - square root
    - fair and square
    - go back to square one
    - a square deal
    * * *
    • v pravom uhle
    • uviest do súladu
    • ustálený
    • usporiadaný
    • vzor
    • vyrovnaný
    • vyrovnat do pravého uhla
    • zaplatit
    • zásada
    • zhodný
    • zregulovat
    • slušný
    • slušne
    • so štvorcovým prierezom
    • solídny
    • slušný clovek
    • štvorboký
    • štvorcová šatka
    • štvorcová záhrada
    • spracovávat do hrán
    • štvorihlan
    • štvorcový
    • štvorcový diagram
    • štvorcový kus
    • statocný
    • tabulka
    • štvorec
    • štvorhranný
    • štvorcek
    • štvorylka
    • štvorcovat
    • správny
    • umocnit
    • tvoriaci pravý uhol
    • uholník
    • upravit
    • tažkopádny
    • usmernit
    • trojuholník
    • prispôsobovat
    • presne nastavený
    • predpotopný
    • presný
    • príložník
    • priamo
    • príklad
    • presne umiestnovat
    • priecny
    • presne ukladat
    • príkry
    • priamy
    • primeraný
    • energický
    • dvojmocnina
    • hladký
    • druhá mocnina
    • hranatý
    • hranolový
    • jasný
    • kategorický
    • hranit
    • kocka
    • byt v kvadratúre
    • buzerák (hovor.)
    • blok domov
    • charakter
    • cestný
    • do štvorca
    • dat štvorcový tvar
    • rovno
    • rovný
    • poctivo
    • podla predpisov
    • otvorený
    • ostrý
    • osekávat
    • poctivý
    • pravidlo
    • postavit napriec
    • pravidelný
    • pole šachovnice
    • pokojný
    • pravouhlý
    • kolmý
    • konzervatívny
    • kosoštvorec
    • kvet bavlníka
    • merat na jednej strane
    • nemódny
    • narovnat
    • náprsenka
    • námestie
    • natocit napriec

    English-Slovak dictionary > square

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