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1 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) byť uzavretý (do seba) -
2 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) nechať si pre seba -
3 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) nechať si pre seba -
4 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) ospravedlniť2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) oslobodiť (od povinnosti), ospravedlniť (že nie)2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) ospravedlnenie* * *• výhovorka• prepácit• ospravedlnenie• ospravedlnit -
5 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miesto, oblasť, kraj2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miesto3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) miesto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miesto, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miesto, pozícia, umiestnenie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miesto, stav, postavenie7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miesto, pasáž8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) povinnosť9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miesto, postavenie10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom, domov11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica, námestie12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desatinné) miesto2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položiť, umiestniť; menovať2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) zaradiť, spomenúť si•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• umiestnenie• umiestnovat• miesto -
6 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). oceľ; oceľový2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) dodať si odvahy- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *• výdrž• výstuž• vytrvalost• zbroj• zatvrdit• zocelit• sila• trat• tvrdost• energia• elán• brúsit• kolajnice• kolaj• kolajnica• mec• navarovat ocelou• ocelová výzbroj• ocel• ocelový• ocelové zbrane• oceliarenský• oceliarsky• obrnit• ocielka -
7 stranger
1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) cudzí človek2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) cudzí návštevník, -čka* * *• vážený pane• votrelec• tretia strana• host• cudzinec• cudzí clovek• laik• nezasvätený clovek• návštevník• neznámy
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