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1 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) štvrtina, štvrť2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) štvrťdolár3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) štvrť, časť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milosť6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) štvrť7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) štvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) štvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)štvrtiť2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deliť štyrmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovať•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) štvrťročne4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) štvrťročník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• štvrt• štvrtina• kvalita• kvartál -
2 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pevnina2) (a country: foreign lands.) zem3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pôda4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) (poľnohospodársky) pozemok2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) pristáť2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pristáť; vyloviť (na breh)3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) dostať (sa)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *• vlastníctvo pôdy• vyhrat• vytiahnut (rybu)• vylodit• vystúpit• vysadit• vyložit• vysadnút• zem• zosadit• zosadnút• súš• pristat• dopadnút (na nohy)• dosiahnut (ciel)• pevnina• pôda• pozemok• krajina• ocitnút sa -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krátky2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) malý3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krátky4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) menej5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) v tiesni6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) krehký2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) náhle, zrazu2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) pred cieľom•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) zaradiť do užšieho výberu- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *• vlácny• v tiesni• v núdzi• výsledok• zle sa rozpúštajúci• schodík• špekulacne• skratka• skratovat• stiahnutý• strucný• strucne• strohý• úplne• tvrdý• úsecný• úsecne• pred ciel• frtan• drobivý• jadro• hustý• bodka• blízko bránky• bez prostriedkov• deficit• cistý• cisto• rýchly• prudko• panák• ostrý• opis• podstata• krátkodobý• krátka slabika• krátka rana• krátky tón• lámavý• krehký• kusý• krátky• lahko výbušný• krátko• krátkodobý dlhopis• krátka nota• linecký• krátky film• krátkodobá pôžicka• manko• náhle• málo poddajný• malá velkost• náboj malého kalibru• malý• malý postavou• nekrytý• nevlastniaci tovar• nervózny• neprízvucný• nedostatocný• nedostacujúci• opakujúci sa v intervaloch
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twenty-third — 1. adjective The ordinal form of the number twenty three. 2. noun a) The person or thing in the twenty third position. b) One of twenty three equal parts of a whole … Wiktionary
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