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  • 1 show off

    1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) predviesť
    2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) vystatovať sa

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  • 2 move off

    ((of vehicles etc) to begin moving away: The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.) odchádzať; pohýnať sa

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  • 3 one-off

    noun, adjective ((something) made, intended etc for one occasion only: It's just a one-off arrangement.) špecialita; jedinečnosť; špeciálny, individuálny

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  • 4 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázať
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vidieť
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrať; vystaviť
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázať
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) odprevadiť; ukázať
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázať
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) naznačiť, prezradiť
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) preukázať
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstavenie, výstava, estráda, program
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonštrovanie, ukážka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdanie, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • vec
    • uvádzat hru
    • uviest
    • vztýcit
    • zábava
    • vystavovat
    • výkon
    • vykazovat
    • vystavovat na výstave
    • vypadat
    • vypocítavat
    • výstava
    • vyvesit
    • zdat sa byt
    • záležitost
    • zavesit
    • zdanie
    • skupina
    • show
    • svedcit
    • sútažná výstava
    • sútaž
    • stretnutie
    • spôsobit viditelným
    • sprievod
    • trochu ochutnat
    • ukazovat na výstave
    • ukazovanie
    • úmyselne predvádzat
    • ukázanie
    • trochu použit
    • ukázat
    • ukázat sa
    • ukazovat
    • ukážka
    • prevedenie
    • príst
    • prejavovat sa
    • prehliadka
    • príležitost
    • prezradit
    • predstavenie
    • predvedenie
    • premietat
    • premietanie
    • predvádzat
    • previest
    • preukázat
    • prejavit
    • prevádzat
    • program
    • predložit
    • držat
    • hlásit vyhrané body
    • estráda
    • efekt
    • dostavit sa
    • film
    • dovolit vidiet
    • karneval
    • hra
    • javit
    • javit sa
    • hrat
    • atrakcia
    • bitka
    • bežat
    • budit
    • byt vidiet
    • akcia
    • bojová operácia
    • dávat
    • dokázat
    • divadelná revue
    • cirkusové predstavenie
    • demonštrácia
    • dojem
    • divadlo
    • cirkus
    • divadelná spolocnost
    • dat najavo
    • divadelné predstavenie
    • rozvinút
    • robit sprievodcu
    • revue
    • paráda
    • optický dojem
    • oznámit
    • práca
    • ponúkat
    • pohlad
    • postavit
    • podnik
    • letka
    • možnost
    • oddiel
    • odhalovat
    • odhalit
    • objavit sa
    • nosit

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  • 5 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastaviť (sa)
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabrániť; zastaviť (sa)
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prestať
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zapchať
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stlačiť, pritlačiť
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zostať, zdržať sa
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavenie; zastávka
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) bodka
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, register
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klin, zarážka
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
    * * *
    • ustat
    • utesnit
    • viezt
    • utesnenie
    • uzáver
    • uviazat
    • zabránit
    • zachytit
    • zablokovat
    • zapchat
    • záchyt
    • zapchanie
    • zaplombovat
    • zaplombovat(zub)
    • záverný
    • zahradit
    • zastavenie
    • zarážka
    • zasadrovanie
    • zdržanie
    • zátka
    • zakotvit
    • zastavovat
    • zapriet
    • zastávka
    • zadržat
    • zazátkovat
    • zastavit
    • zastavenie sa
    • závora
    • zatarasit
    • zastavit(sa)
    • zarazit sa
    • znacka stop
    • znamenie
    • zostat bývat
    • skoncovat
    • siahat
    • stanica
    • strhnút
    • stlacit
    • stát v ceste
    • upevnit
    • upchat
    • upchávka
    • prestávat
    • prehradit
    • prestávka
    • prestat
    • priviazat
    • priehrada
    • priviest do rozpakov
    • prerušit cinnost
    • doraz
    • klapka
    • blokovat
    • register
    • pauza
    • pokoj
    • popúštat
    • kohútik
    • kolík
    • koncit
    • medzipristátie
    • narážka

    English-Slovak dictionary > stop

  • 6 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca
    6) (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, zamestnanie
    2. verb
    1) (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 prácu
    3) (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; fungovať
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works
    3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus
    2) (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

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  • 7 blur

    [blə:] 1. noun
    (something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) rozmazaný obraz
    2. verb
    (to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) rozmazať, zastrieť
    * * *
    • škvrna
    • rozmazat

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  • 8 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) volať, nazvať
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) považovať
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) (za)volať, (za)kričať
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) zavolať, privolať
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) zastaviť sa (u niekoho), zájsť (k niekomu)
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolať, zatelefonovať
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) hlásiť
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volanie
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) spev
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) návšteva
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) hovor
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volanie
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) dopyt
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) dôvod, príčina
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    • volanie
    • volat
    • volaj
    • výzva
    • vyvolávat
    • vyzvat
    • vykonaj
    • zahájit
    • zavolat
    • zvolat
    • spojenie
    • telefonovat
    • telefónny hovor
    • ukoncit
    • privolat
    • hovor
    • pomenovat
    • kricat
    • návšteva
    • nazývat
    • navštívit
    • odhadovat

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  • 9 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klopať
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) zhodiť
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udrieť
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) naraziť
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) úder
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klopanie
    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up
    * * *
    • vycítat
    • zaklopat
    • zaklopanie
    • zarazit
    • zazlievat
    • udivit
    • udierat
    • tlct
    • úder
    • udriet
    • prekvapit
    • klopat
    • klopanie
    • bit
    • rana
    • kritizovat
    • ohromit

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  • 10 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) poschodie
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) rovnako vysoký, rovnaká úroveň
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) bezvýrazný
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnať
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnať
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namieriť
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) vyrovnať
    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
    * * *
    • vodováha
    • vyrovnaný
    • vyrovnat
    • vyrovnávat
    • zacielit
    • zarovnat
    • zamierit
    • stupen
    • urobit rovnakým
    • úroven
    • prispôsobit
    • cielit
    • rovnaký
    • rovný
    • rovná plocha
    • rozumný
    • robit rovnakým
    • rozvážny
    • plochý
    • mierit
    • odstránit rozdiely

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  • 11 mooch

    [mu: ]
    1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) ponevierať sa, flákať sa
    2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) žobroniť, vymámiť
    * * *
    • vyjedat
    • využívat
    • ukradnút (slang.)
    • priživovat sa

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  • 12 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) poštípať; uhryznúť
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odštiknúť
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípať
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) (od)skočiť si
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) spáliť
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) poštípanie, uhryznutie
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) chlad
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) hlt; pohárik
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    • úštipok
    • uštipnutie
    • vziat
    • vypit si
    • zahatit
    • zamedzit
    • zlisovat
    • zatknút
    • zbalit
    • zaštípat
    • zlodej
    • zobrat
    • zvierat
    • spálit
    • sarkazmus
    • slza
    • skocit
    • štípat
    • štiplavost
    • stlacit
    • srkat
    • stisnutie
    • srknutie
    • stlacenie
    • tlacit
    • uhryznutie
    • tisnút
    • urezat koniec
    • upíjat
    • ukradnút
    • prerušit
    • prefúknut
    • prištiknút
    • glg
    • hlt
    • dúšok
    • hrýzt
    • jedovatá poznámka
    • chytat
    • chlad
    • ostro napomenút
    • oziabanie
    • ostrý vtip
    • pálit
    • ostrá chut
    • poštípat
    • potiahnut
    • pokúsat
    • lízat
    • liznutie
    • kúsok
    • mrazík

    English-Slovak dictionary > nip

  • 13 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) prepustiť; zbaviť (čoho)
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) uvoľniť
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) uvoľniť
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) zverejniť
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) uviesť
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) prepustenie; uvedenie; uvoľnený
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) správa, článok, komuniké
    * * *
    • uvolnenie
    • uvolnit
    • vzdat sa
    • vypustit
    • vzdanie sa
    • prepustený
    • prepustit
    • pustit
    • pustit na slobodu
    • oslobodenie
    • nulovat
    • odblokovat
    • odpustenie
    • odpustit

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  • 14 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) odrieť
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) oškrabať
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škrabať (si)
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) oškrieť sa
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) vyhrabať
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) škrabanie, škrípanie
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) odrenina, škrabanec
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nepríjemnosť, galiba
    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
    * * *
    • vyškrabnutie
    • vyškrabat
    • vyškrabané holé miesta
    • zhánat
    • zaškrípat
    • zoškrabat
    • zoškrabovat
    • škrabot
    • škrabka
    • škrabanie
    • škriabnutie
    • škrabat
    • škripot
    • ušetrit
    • trenie
    • pretlct sa
    • prejst s námahou
    • drhnút
    • galiba (pren.)
    • drhnutie
    • bitka
    • ciarka
    • riadok
    • oškrabat
    • poškriabat
    • poklona
    • prebehnút
    • poklonkovat
    • lahko rozotriet
    • mekotat
    • malér
    • odierat
    • odriet
    • odrenina

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  • 15 shrug

    1. past tense, past participle - shrugged; verb
    (to show doubt, lack of interest etc by raising (the shoulders): When I asked him if he knew what had happened, he just shrugged (his shoulders).) pokrčiť ramenami
    2. noun
    (an act of shrugging: She gave a shrug of disbelief.) pokrčenie ramien
    * * *
    • vtiahnut
    • vyjadrit ramenami
    • stiahnut
    • pritiahnut
    • pokrcenie ramien
    • pokrcit ramenami
    • pokrcenie plecom
    • krátky kabátik
    • mykat plecami
    • myknutie plecom

    English-Slovak dictionary > shrug

  • 16 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) chliev, stajňa
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stánok
    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zastaviť sa
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) stratiť rýchlosť
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovať
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) preťaženie
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) odložiť
    * * *
    • ustajnovat
    • ustajnit
    • uviaznut
    • vyhýbat sa
    • vykrúcat
    • vykrúcat sa
    • vykrmovat v chlieve
    • vykrmovat
    • vytácat sa
    • vytácka
    • zdržovat hru
    • zahltit
    • zdržovací manéver
    • zastavit sa
    • zdržovat
    • zapadnút
    • sedadlo
    • stánok
    • stanicné kníhkupectvo
    • stanovište
    • spolocník
    • stratit rýchlost
    • strácat rýchlost
    • strata rýchlosti
    • stajna
    • trón
    • trik
    • uhýbat
    • predajný stôl
    • pretažit
    • predajný vozík
    • prevádzat zdržovací manév
    • pretahovat
    • kabína
    • kanonická hodnost
    • kiosk
    • box v stajni
    • byt pomalší
    • búdka
    • chliev
    • chovat v stajni
    • dat do chlieva
    • podfuk
    • parkovacie miesto
    • postavenie
    • lavica
    • kreslá
    • komora
    • kút
    • kostolná lavica
    • kreslo
    • koterec
    • murivo
    • miesto
    • maštal
    • oddiel
    • oddalovat
    • novinový stánok
    • odkladat

    English-Slovak dictionary > stall

  • 17 varnish

    1. noun
    1) (a usually clear sticky liquid which gives protection and a glossy surface to wood, paint etc.) lak
    2) (the glossy surface given by this liquid: Be careful or you'll take the varnish off the table!) politúra
    2. verb
    (to cover with varnish: Don't sit on that chair - I've just varnished it.) lakovať
    * * *
    • vzhlad
    • zdanie
    • zastierat
    • spolocenský lesk
    • uhladenost
    • prikrášlovat
    • fermež
    • glazúrovat
    • glazúra
    • idealizovat
    • dojem
    • poleva
    • politúra
    • lakovat
    • lak
    • lesk
    • lakový náter
    • maskovanie
    • natriet fermežou
    • nalakovat
    • nalakovanie
    • náter
    • okrášlit

    English-Slovak dictionary > varnish

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