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1 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodniť2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekať3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) odkvapkať; odtiecť4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypiť5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpať2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) stoka, kanál2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávanie•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *• vysušit• vyprázdnit• odtok• odvodnit• odvodnovacia stoka -
2 tonic
['tonik]1) ((a) medicine that gives strength or energy: The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic.) tonikum2) ((also tonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc: I'd like a gin and tonic.) tonik* * *• základný tón• tónický• tónový• tonikum• posilnujúci prostriedok -
3 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) viesť auto2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) odviezť3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnať4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatĺcť; odpáliť5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) poháňať2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) jazda (autom)2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) príjazdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň, akcia5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika (disku)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vozovka• vychádzka• zariadenie• jednotka• jazdit• hnat• jazda• budit• budenie• cesta• riadit (auto)• pohon• pohánat• mechanika• nápor• odíst -
4 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) moc; schopnosť; kompetencia2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) sila; mechanický3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) moc4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) právomoc5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) vplyvná osobnosť6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocnosť7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) mocnina•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *• výkon• schopnost• sila• energia• mocnost• mohutnost• moc• mocnina -
5 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) para; parný2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) para; parný2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) vypúšťať paru2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) plaviť sa3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) variť nad parou•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *• varit nad parou• varit v pare• výpary• vyparovat sa• vypúštat paru• zahmliet sa• sila• s parným pohonom• staromódny• predpotopný• energia• hmla• elán• dusit• dymit• íst plnou parou• íst parníkom• hnat sa• chut• rútit sa• para• orosit sa• parit• parný• plavba parníkom• pohánaný parou• pohánat parou• pokryt sa výparmi• naparovat• opar -
6 refreshing
1) (giving new strength and energy; having a cooling and relaxing effect: a refreshing drink of cold water.) osviežujúci2) (particularly pleasing because different from normal: It is refreshing to hear a politician speak so honestly.) povzbudivý -
7 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.) panel slnečných batérií
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