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1 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) hodinky2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) hliadka2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) pozerať sa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) pozerať sa; striehnuť3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) dávať (si) pozor4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) striehnuť, strážiť, dať pozor5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) počkať•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *• všímat si• sledovat• striehnut• strážit• stráž• hliadka• hodinky• bedlivost• bdiet• bdenie• dávat pozor• ostražitost• pozerat sa• pozorovat• pozornost -
2 clock
[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) hodiny2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) tachometer, taxameter2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) merať čas- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock* * *• hodinový impulz• hodiny -
3 digital clock/watch
(a clock or watch which shows the time in numbers instead of on a dial.) digitálne hodiny / hodinky -
4 hour hand
(the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.) hodinová ručička -
5 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) ciferník2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) číselník3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) stupnica2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) vytočiť* * *• vytocit (císlo) -
6 wind up
1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) zvinúť, zmotať2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) natiahnuť3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) skončiť* * *• natahovat -
7 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) hnacia pružina* * *• hlavný motív• hlavná pružina• hlavné pero (hodín)• hlavná pohnútka• hnacie pero• hnacia sila -
8 minute hand
(the larger of the two pointers on a clock or watch, which shows the time in minutes past the hour.) minútová ručička -
9 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vietor2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dych3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetry2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) zadychčať sa3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dychový- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) ovinúť2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) zmotať3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) kľukatiť sa4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) natiahnuť•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *• vetry (lek.)• vinút (sa)• vôna• vietor• vystopovat• zavinovat• zadychcat sa• zakoncit (debatu)• zákruta• tocit (sa)• fúkacie nástroje• dych• pach• prázdne slová• obtácat• obrátka -
10 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rýchly2) (quick: a fast worker.) rýchly3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) ísť dopredu2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) chytro, rýchlo- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) postiť sa2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) pôst- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) stálofarebný2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) priviazaný•* * *• uväzovacie lano• verný• zhýralý• šikovný (slang.)• špinavý (slang.)• stály• uložit pôst• tvrdo• príliš volne• hladovat• husto• jest málo• horúckovitý• horúckovito• aktívne• bezpecný• aktívny• bystrý• rýchlo nadobudnutý (slang.• rýchly• rýchlo• pevne pripútaný• pevne uzatvorený• pevne• pevný• postit sa z náboženských d• postit sa• pôst• lojálny• mravne skazený• naviazaný• nejest• nerozlucný• nemenný• odpierat jedlo• obmedzovat sa v jedle• obratný (slang.) -
11 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tikanie2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) okamih2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tikaťII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) odškrtnutie2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) odškrtnúť- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) kliešť* * *• úver• tikot• tikanie• tikat• kliešt• obliecka (vankúša) -
12 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) robotník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) päsť (dĺžková miera 10,16 cm)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podať; vrátiť2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) prepojiť späť•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• smer• strana• rukopis• rucicka• ruka• podat• pracovná sila -
13 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
14 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) pohyb2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) pohyb3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) pohybová kultúra4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hnutie5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) chod6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) veta7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tendencia* * *• ústrojenstvo• veta• vývin• živost• rytmus• sklon• smerovanie• stroj• stolica• tendencia• tempo• trend• presun• dynamika• jazda• hnutie• aktivita• beh• chod• plavba• postup• posun• pohyb• posuv• let• krok• manéver• mechanizmus -
15 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) pomalý2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) meškať3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) pomalý2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) spomaliť- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *• volný• váhavý• zdlhavý• zaostalý• zle chapavý• zle sa uciaci• zmenšit rýchlost• studený• spomalovat• tažkopádny• tarbavý• ubrat• tažko chápavý• prihlúply• pribrzdit• fádny• idúci neskoro• k nicomu• klesajúci• brzdit• ospalý• pomaly• pozvolný• pomaly vysychajúci• pomaly tuhnúci• pomaly sa prejavujúci• pomaly sa predávajúci• pomaly robiaci• pokojný• pomalo reagujúci• liknavý• menej citlivý• malo živý• mierny• nevýbojný• natvrdlý• nepresný• nudný -
16 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) opraviť, napraviť2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) opraviť3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) nariadiť4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) vyviesť z omylu5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) vyliečiť -
17 digit
['di‹it]1) (any of the figures 0 to 9: 105 is a number with three digits.) číslica2) (a finger or toe.) prst•- digital- digital clock/watch* * *• šírka prstu• císlica• prst -
18 keep time
((of a clock etc) to show the time accurately: Does this watch keep (good) time?) udávať presný čas* * *• zachovávat takt• držat krok• íst správne (hodiny)• byt presný• dodržiavat cas
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