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1 centimetre
['sentimi:tə](a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a metre.) centimeter* * *• centimeter -
2 decimetre
['desimi:tə](American decimeter ['desimi:tFr]) noun(a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres (3.937 inches).) decimeter* * *• decimeter -
3 kilometre
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4 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) meter- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) metrum- metrical* * *• veršová miera• rytmus• metrum• meter -
5 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) dvor2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) lodenica; skladisko; ohrada* * *• uzavriet v ohrade• voznové depo• vo voznovom depe• yard (91 cm)• výbeh• zhromaždit sa v obore• zahnat do obory (polov.)• záhrada• zahnat do ohrady• zoradisko vlakov• dvor• kilo (100 dolárov pren.)• remíza• pole• nádvorie• na zoradišti• obora pre vysokú zver (po• ohrada -
6 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• velkost• vziat mieru• vyskúšat (si)• zmerat si• zobrat mieru• zmerat• šírka stlpca sadzby• rytmus• sebakázen• sebaovládanie• stupen• spolocný delitel• takt• spolocný menovatel• tempo• urcitá miera• umiernenost• prejst• premeriavat• premerat• jednotka (miery)• brat mieru• dlžka riadka• delitel• rozmer• porovnat (si)• porovnávat• kritérium• krokový tanec• merat• meracia sústava• merac• mat rozmery• merat (si)• merat sa• medza• meradlo• miera• nápev• odmeriavat• odmerka• odhadnút• opatrenie• odmerat
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