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  • 1 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) volať, nazvať
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) považovať
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) (za)volať, (za)kričať
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) zavolať, privolať
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) zastaviť sa (u niekoho), zájsť (k niekomu)
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolať, zatelefonovať
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) hlásiť
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volanie
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) spev
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) návšteva
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) hovor
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volanie
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) dopyt
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) dôvod, príčina
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    • volanie
    • volat
    • volaj
    • výzva
    • vyvolávat
    • vyzvat
    • vykonaj
    • zahájit
    • zavolat
    • zvolat
    • spojenie
    • telefonovat
    • telefónny hovor
    • ukoncit
    • privolat
    • hovor
    • pomenovat
    • kricat
    • návšteva
    • nazývat
    • navštívit
    • odhadovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > call

  • 2 phone call

    noun (a telephone call: I need to make a phone call; You had a (phone) call from Ron.) telefonický (roz)hovor

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  • 3 hoot

    [hu:t] 1. verb
    1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) (za)trúbiť
    2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) húkať
    3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) húkať
    4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) rehotať sa, revať
    2. noun
    1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) húkanie
    2) (the call of an owl.) húkanie
    3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) rehot, rev
    - not care a hoot / two hoots
    * * *
    • trúbit
    • húkat

    English-Slovak dictionary > hoot

  • 4 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) účtovať
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pripísať (na konto)
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obžalovať
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) napadnúť
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hnať sa
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) nabiť
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) obviniť
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) poplatok
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obvinenie
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) výpad
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) náboj
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) dohľad, dozor
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) náplň
    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge
    * * *
    • výdavok
    • zatažovat
    • zátaž
    • úctovat
    • tvrdit
    • dozor
    • poplatok
    • poverit
    • nabíjat
    • náboj
    • nálož
    • obvinenie
    • obvinit

    English-Slovak dictionary > charge

  • 5 name

    [neim] 1. noun
    1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) meno, názov
    2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) vážnosť, sláva
    2. verb
    1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) pomenovať
    2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) vymenovať
    - namely
    - nameplate
    - namesake
    - call someone names
    - call names
    - in the name of
    - make a name for oneself
    - name after
    * * *
    • volat
    • vážnost
    • ustanovit
    • vymenovat
    • vyslovovat meno
    • vyslovit sa
    • známe meno
    • známa rodina
    • známa osobnost
    • zmienit sa
    • slávna osoba
    • sláva
    • slovo
    • stanovit
    • urcit
    • predstavit menom
    • klan
    • identifikátor
    • citovat
    • dat meno
    • dávat meno
    • rod
    • reputácia
    • oznacenie
    • povest
    • podstatné meno
    • pomenovat
    • ponúknut
    • pomenovanie
    • menovat
    • meno
    • menovat do funkcie
    • názov
    • napomínat
    • nazvat
    • nazývat

    English-Slovak dictionary > name

  • 6 reverse the charges

    to make a telephone call (a reverse-charge call) (which is paid for by the person who receives it instead of by the caller.) hovor na účet volaného

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  • 7 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výbežok
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) bodka
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dielec, čiarka (kompasu)
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) bod, vec, otázka, pointa
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) zmysel
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) vlastnosť
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namieriť
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) ukázať
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) škárovať, spárovať
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes
    * * *
    • železnicná výhybka
    • špicka
    • stanica
    • hrot
    • bod
    • bodka
    • desatinná bodka
    • rádová ciarka

    English-Slovak dictionary > point

  • 8 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prsteň
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) krúžok, koliesko
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) kruh, koliesko
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) manéž, ring, aréna
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda, gang
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) obklopiť dookola, vytvoriť kruh
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) (za)krúžkovať
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) krúžkovať
    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round
    II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)zvoniť
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zavolať
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zazvoniť
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zazvoniť
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) znieť
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zaznieť
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonenie
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefónny hovor
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tón, prízvuk
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
    * * *
    • utriet
    • volebný boj
    • vencit
    • uvádzat v aréne
    • veniec
    • vytrubovat
    • vydávat zvuk
    • zacinkat
    • zápasisko
    • zatelefonovat
    • zakrúžkovat
    • zazvonit
    • zahnat zver oblúkom
    • zatelefonovanie
    • zazvonenie
    • zvitok
    • zvoncek
    • zvucanie
    • zvonit
    • zväz
    • zvucat
    • zniet
    • zotriet
    • zvonenie
    • zvuk
    • zniet v hlave
    • sada zvonov
    • skupina
    • skupinka
    • spolocnost
    • syndikát
    • stopa
    • tlct
    • urobit kruh
    • tón
    • hladko zvítazit
    • halový kruh
    • gang
    • hlásat
    • kartel
    • býcia aréna
    • banda
    • bit
    • aréna
    • cvicit v manéži
    • clánok retaze
    • dat krúžok
    • cinknút
    • ring
    • prstenec
    • robit kruh
    • prsten
    • prstienok
    • rocný kruh
    • pás
    • partia
    • porazit
    • krúžkovat
    • kruh
    • krúžok
    • koncern
    • kotúc
    • krájat
    • koliesko
    • letokruh
    • medzikružie
    • mat zvuk
    • malá obruc
    • nakrájat
    • odbíjat
    • obklopovat
    • okrúžkovat
    • opakovat
    • obrúcka
    • obehnút do kruhu
    • ohrada
    • okruh

    English-Slovak dictionary > ring

  • 9 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitok
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) rožok
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) váľanie
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) knísanie
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rachot
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) záhyb, fald
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) vírenie
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) (od)kotúľať (sa)
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) viezť, ťahať
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zvinúť
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliť (sa)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) vyváľať
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zabaliť, zvinúť
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) (z)valcovať
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) kolísať sa
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) burácať, rachotiť
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) vyvaliť
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziť sa
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiť sa
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) plynúť
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) jazdiť na kolieskových korčuliach
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) zoznam
    * * *
    • válec
    • valcek
    • vírenie
    • vlnit sa
    • uvalcovat
    • vozit sa
    • válat
    • valcovacia stolica
    • valit sa
    • vírit
    • valec
    • válanie
    • válat sa
    • viezt
    • valcovat
    • vyvalit
    • vykradnút vrecká
    • zazniet
    • zarachotanie
    • žemla
    • záhyb
    • závin
    • zbalit
    • zložené peniaze
    • zmotat
    • zoznam
    • zniet
    • zvlnenie
    • zvalcovat
    • zväzok
    • zvinút
    • zvitok
    • zvitok(papiera)
    • spievat
    • španielsky vtácik
    • šiška
    • špulka
    • stlmit cúvnutím
    • stocit
    • tocit
    • trilkovanie
    • tocenie
    • urobit plný výkrut
    • trilkovat
    • tok
    • ukrútit
    • tiahnut sa do dialky
    • prejst valcom
    • privalit
    • prevalovat
    • prevalit sa
    • duniet
    • hádzat kockou
    • gúlanie
    • gúlat
    • gulaté púzdro
    • hlaholit
    • dunenie
    • klonenie
    • klokot
    • húpat sa
    • klokotanie
    • hrmiet
    • katalóg
    • hukot
    • hucanie
    • húpanie
    • hodit kolko (kockou)
    • burácat
    • balit
    • burácanie
    • cylinder
    • dat sa do pohybu
    • dokument
    • cievka
    • rolované mäso
    • robit kotúle
    • rokenrol
    • rachot
    • rozomliet medzi valcami
    • rolovat
    • rozložit
    • rohlík
    • rozhúpat
    • rozkolísat
    • protokol
    • register
    • rozbalit
    • roztocit
    • roztocenie
    • roztiahnut
    • rozložený akord
    • pergamen
    • oviazat
    • otocka v tanci
    • ozývat sa
    • plný výkrut
    • pecivo
    • pohupovanie
    • kolísat
    • kotúc
    • kotúc pásky
    • kolísat sa
    • krúžit
    • kotúlat sa
    • kymácanie
    • listina
    • matrika
    • motat
    • navalit
    • naklonenie
    • namotat
    • niest sa
    • omotat
    • obiehat
    • okradnút
    • ohrnovací golier kabátu

    English-Slovak dictionary > roll

  • 10 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) tesne
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) priliehavo
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) dôverný
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesný
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) prísny
    4) (tight: a close fit.) tesný
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) dusný
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skúpy
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) uzavretý, mlčanlivý
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to
    II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zavrieť
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) skončiť
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) uzavrieť
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) koniec
    - close up
    * * *
    • uzavriet
    • uzatvorený
    • uzavri
    • zatvor
    • zatvorit
    • zavriet (sa)
    • záver
    • zatvárat
    • tesne pri
    • tesný
    • ukoncit
    • dusný
    • blízky
    • blízko
    • podrobný
    • koniec

    English-Slovak dictionary > close

  • 11 cluck

    1. noun
    ((a sound like) the call of a hen.) kvokanie
    2. verb
    (to make such a sound.) kvokať
    * * *
    • kvokanie
    • kvokat

    English-Slovak dictionary > cluck

  • 12 day

    [dei] 1. noun
    1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) deň
    2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) deň
    3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) deň
    4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) časy
    - day-dream 2. verb
    She often day-dreams.) snívať (o)
    - day school
    - daytime
    - call it a day
    - day by day
    - day in
    - day out
    - make someone's day
    - one day
    - some day
    - the other day
    * * *
    • úsvit
    • den

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  • 13 preferable

    ['pre-]
    adjective (more desirable: Is it preferable to write or make a telephone call?) vhodnejší
    * * *
    • vhodnejší
    • výhodnejší
    • lepší

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  • 14 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

  • 15 tail

    [teil] 1. noun
    1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) chvost
    2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) chvost
    2. verb
    (to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) stopovať, sledovať
    - - tailed
    - tails 3. interjection
    (a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) orol
    - tail-light
    - tail wind
    - tail off
    * * *
    • vrkoc
    • vytrhnút
    • vytrhávat
    • zadná cast
    • zadok
    • spodný okraj stránky
    • stopa
    • tylo
    • prenasledovat
    • frak
    • chvost
    • plutva
    • koniec
    • odtok
    • opatrit chvostom
    • obmedzené vlastníctvo

    English-Slovak dictionary > tail

  • 16 bleep

    [bli:p] 1. noun
    1) (a short, high-pitched burst of sound.) pípanie
    2) ((also bleeper) a small instrument for making this sound: Call Dr Smith on his bleep!) prístroj, ktorý pípa
    2. verb
    (to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means: Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.) pípať

    English-Slovak dictionary > bleep

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