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21 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) kokón* * *• zámotok -
22 deputy
['depjuti]noun (someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary: While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.) zástupca* * *• zástupca• správca penziónu• dozorca• poslanec• námestník• námestník velitela políci -
23 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) písací stôl* * *• sekcia• stol• stolný• stôl (pracovný)• stôl• teoretizujúci• prepážka• katedra• kancelársky• recepcia• pult• pultík• recepcný• písací stôl• pracovný stôl• lavica (školská)• oddelenie -
24 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) rozptýlený2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) šialený3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) rozrušený* * *• zmätený -
25 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) pohárik na vajce* * *• pohár na vajce -
26 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) ujsť2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) uniknúť3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uniknúť4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uniknúť2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) útek; únik- escapism- escapist* * *• útek• vyhnút sa• ujst• únik• uniknút• autoregister -
27 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) husle2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) podfuk2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) hrať na husliach2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) hrať sa3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) švindľovať•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *• zahrat na husle• zaoberat sa (cím)• zašvindlovat• stolná obruba• hrat sa• husle• podfuk• podvod• podvádzanie• manipulovat• nástroj -
28 fidget
['fi‹it] 1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) vrtieť sa2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) neposedník, nervózny človek* * *• vrtiet sa• znervóznovat• znepokojovat sa• šuštanie šatov• javit nepokoj• byt nepokojný• byt nervózny• chovat sa nervózne• robit si tažkú hlavu• robit si starosti• nepokojný clovek• nepokoj• nervozita• neposediet• nervózny clovek -
29 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) rinúť sa2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) rozplývať sa (nad)2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) vytrysknutie- gushing- gushingly* * *• výron• výlev• hucanie• prúd -
30 hijack
1. verb1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) uniesť2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) prepadnúť (a ukradnúť)3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) zmocniť sa, ukradnúť2. noun(the act of hijacking.) prepadnutie- hijacker* * *• uniest (lietadlo) -
31 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) domov2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) vlasť3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) domov4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) internát, ubytovňa5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domáci2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) tuzemský3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domáci3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domov, doma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) hlboko•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *• vnútrozemský• vnútorný• domov• domovský• domovina• domáci• pociatocná poloha -
32 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) vznášať sa2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) krútiť sa (okolo)3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) váhať•* * *• vznášat sa -
33 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) nečinný2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lenivý3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) márny, planý4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) zbytočný2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) zaháľať2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) bežať naprázdno•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *• v necinnosti• volný• vyhýbajúci sa práci• vysadit z práce• zahálavý• zahálat• zlý• štítiaci sa práce• jalový• bežat naprázdno• bežiaci na prázdno• pomaly• pomaly pracujúci• lenivý• lenošit• nezamestnaný• neobsadený• necinný• nepracujúci• nezatažený (motor)• nevyužitý• neúcinný• odsúdit k necinnosti• nic nerobiaci -
34 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) vplyv2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) vplyv2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) ovplyvňovať- influentially* * *• vplyvná osobnost• vplyv• úcinok• pridat alkohol• influencia• indukcia• autorita• ovplyvnit• ovplyvnovat• pôsobenie (nebes. telies)• pôsobit• mat vplyv -
35 intermittent
[intə'mitənt](happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) občasný* * *• striedavý• prerušovaný• pretržitý• prerývaný• nespojitý• obcasný -
36 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tlmočiť2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) vysvetliť3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretovať•- interpreter* * *• vyložit (si)• vykladat (si)• vysvetlovat (si)• tlmocit• predvádzat• prekladat• predviest• interpretovat• podat• podávat• popisovat -
37 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) železo; železný2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) žehlička3) (a type of golf-club.) kovová golfová palica2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) žehliť- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *• vyžehlit• vyhladit• vypalovacie železo• žehlicka• železná podpera protézy• žehlit• železo• spájkovacka• sputnat• hladit• harpúna• hladicka• revolver (slang.)• putá• peniaze (slang.)• kovaná golfová palica• kulma• okovy -
38 just now
1) (at this particular moment: I can't do it just now.) práve teraz2) (a short while ago: She fell and banged her head just now, but she feels better again.) pred chvíľou* * *• teraz• pred chvílkou• práve• práve teraz -
39 keep an eye on
1) (to watch closely: Keep an eye on the patient's temperature.) sledovať2) (to look after: Keep an eye on the baby while I am out!) dávať pozor* * *• nespustit zo zretela -
40 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klopať2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) zhodiť3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udrieť4) ((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.) naraziť2. noun1) (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.) úder2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klopanie•- knocker- 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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