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1 tried
• verný• vynasnažit sa• vyskúšaný• snažit sa• skúšat (šaty)• súdit• spolahlivý• unavovat• unavit• preverovat• preverit• preverený• pokúšat• pokúsit sa• napínat• namáhat -
2 well-tried
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3 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) pokúsiť sa2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) skúsiť3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) súdiť4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) pokúšať, napínať2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) pokus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) pokus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *• vyriešit• zúcastnit sa procesu• snažit sa• skúsit• spôsobit námahu• uchádzat sa• prepúštat• prejednávat• byt zatažkavácou skúškou• rozhodnút sa• pokus• pokúsit sa• namáhat sa• obhajovat -
4 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) následok, výsledok2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) výsledok3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) výsledok4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) výsledky2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vyplynúť, vzniknúť2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) skončiť (čím)* * *• úspech• vrátit sa• viest• vyplývat• vyplynút• výsledok• skoncit• dôsledok• dopadnút• byt následkom• dobrý výsledok• rezultát• pochádzat• ovocie• plodit• plynút• koncit• mat za následok• následok -
5 alternate
1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) striedať2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) striedavý2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) každý druhý•- alternation* * *• striedavý• striedat (sa)• striedat• alternatívny• menit (sa)• náhradný• menit -
6 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) pozor, pozornosť2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) ošetrenie3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) pozornosť4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) v pozore•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *• zaujatie• pozor• pozornost -
7 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) priťahovať, prilákať2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) priťahovať•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness* * *• vábit• pritahovat -
8 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) upokojiť (sa)* * *• utíšit sa• upokojit sa -
9 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) chytiť, upútať2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) chytiť3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) chytiť pri4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) dostať5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) zachytiť (sa)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) zasiahnuť7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) rozumieť8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) chytiť sa2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chytenie, zachytenie, chyták2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zámok, západka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) úlovok4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) háčik•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *• zahliadnut• stihnút• úlovok• chytit• pochopit• porozumiet• korist -
10 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) povaha2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) charakter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) povesť4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) postava5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) zvláštny človek6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) písmeno, znak•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) charakteristická črta- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *• základný• znak• znacka• rys• symbol• charakter• písmeno• povaha• postava (v hre) -
11 class-of-traffic characte
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12 combat
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13 contraption
[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) krám, haraburda* * *• výmysel• dobre vymyslená vec -
14 crystallise
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kryštalizovať2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) obaliť v cukre3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) vykryštalizovať (sa)* * *• kryštalizovat -
15 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) skrátiť2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) prerušiť* * *• skrátit• skocit do reci• pretrhnút -
16 determine
[di'tə:min]1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) určiť2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) zistiť•- determined* * *• urcovat• urcit -
17 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) zamaskovať (sa)2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) skryť2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) prestrojenie2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) maska* * *• zamaskovanie• zakryt• zamaskovat• zmenit• skryt• preoblecenie• preobliect sa -
18 dissuade
[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) odradiť* * *• odhovárat od -
19 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robiť6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) urobiť7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robiť8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačiť9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) (u)robiť; študovať10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dariť sa11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dať si do poriadku12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) robiť13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) preukázať14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) urobiť, narobiť15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) prezrieť2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) oslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *• vycerpat• zábava• zaoberat sa• zapnút• zašlost• zbit• zmlátit• splnenie objednávky• slezina• splnenie nároku• solmizacná slabika• švindel• stacit• urobit znova• urobit• unavit• upravit• prepracovat• prerobit• prerezat• boj• (pom.sloves.)• akcia• cinnost• cinit• robit• renovovat• opravit• operácia• podiel• podvod• podraz• konat• mat úspech• mejdán• obliect -
20 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) utopiť (sa)2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) prehlušiť* * *• utopit (sa)• zapíjat (žial)• stlmit• prehlušit
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