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1 whose
[hu:z] 1. adjective, pronoun(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) čí2. relative adjective, relative pronoun(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?) ktorého, ktorej* * *• cí• ktorého• koho -
2 chicory
[' ikəri](a plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is ground and mixed with coffee.) cigória* * *• cakanka -
3 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) hranol2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prizma•* * *• hranol -
4 porter
['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) nosič2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) nosič3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) vrátnik, -čka -
5 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) hádať sa2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentovať3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) presvedčiť, prehovoriť4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zdôvodniť•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *• prehovorit• priet sa• hádat sa• argumentovat• dokazovat -
6 argument
1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) polemika, spor2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argument* * *• súhrn• spor• tvrdenie• dôvod• argument• dôkaz• debata• parameter -
7 butcher
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8 cacao
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9 cactus
['kæktəs]plurals - cacti; noun(a prickly plant whose stem stores water.) kaktus* * *• tažká situácia• kaktus -
10 cannabis
['kænəbis](a drug made from Indian hemp, whose use is illegal in many countries: He is hooked on (= addicted to) cannabis.) hašiš* * *• hašiš• konope -
11 cauliflower
(a vegetable of the cabbage family whose white flower-head is used as food.) karfiol* * *• karfiol -
12 creche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.) jasle2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) jasličky, Betlehem* * *• detské jasle -
13 electrician
[-ʃən]noun (a person whose job is to make, install, repair etc electrical equipment: The electrician mended the electric fan.) elektrotechnik* * *• elektrotechnik• elektrikár -
14 executioner
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15 fireman
noun (a man whose job is to put out accidental fires or those caused deliberately as a criminal act.) hasič* * *• strojmajster• hasic• protipožiarny technik• požiarnik• kuric -
16 fluid
['fluid] 1. noun1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) fluidum2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) tekutina2. adjective1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) tekutý2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) plynulý3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) neistý•- fluidity* * *• stahujúci sa z miesta na• tekutý• tekutina• tekutinový• premenlivý• fluidum• plynný• plynulý• pohyblivý• kvapalný• meniaci sa• nevyriešený• neistý -
17 glow-worm
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18 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) strážiť2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) strážiť; chrániť2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) stráž; hliadka2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) stráž3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) sprievodca4) (the act or duty of guarding.) dozor•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard* * *• strážit• stráž• strážnik• strážca• sprievodca• dozorca väznov• hliadka• garda• kryt• ochranný kôš svietidla• ochranné zariadenie• ochrana -
19 half-caste
noun (a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.) miešanec* * *• miešanec -
20 hangman
См. также в других словарях:
whose — [ huz ] function word *** Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whose — 1. Despite a long established folk belief (which Fowler deplored) that whose, when used as a relative, should only mean of whom and not of which, usage over several centuries from the time of Shakespeare and Milton supports its use with reference … Modern English usage
whose — W1S2 [hu:z] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAs, from hwa; WHO] 1.) used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to ▪ Whose is this? ▪ Whose keys are on the kitchen counter? 2.) used to show the relationship between a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whose — [ho͞oz] pron. [ME whos, hwas < OE hwæs, gen. of hwa, WHO] that or those belonging to whom: used without a following noun [whose is this? whose will look best?] possessive pronominal adj. of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which… … English World dictionary
Whose — (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s, gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.] The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}. [1913 Webster] Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. [1913 Webster] The question whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
whose — gen. of WHO (Cf. who); from O.E. hwæs, gen. of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) … Etymology dictionary
whose — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) belonging to or associated with which person. 2) (as possessive determiner ) of whom or which. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whose — [[t]huːz[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]hu͟ːz[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) PRON REL You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the… … English dictionary
whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
