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otázka		Odpoveď
a rule of thumb začať sa učiť		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value začať sa učiť		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck začať sa učiť		be very annoying
be in the public eye začať sa učiť		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music začať sa učiť		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand začať sa učiť		to be closely connected
lose your head začať sa učiť		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye začať sa učiť		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky začať sa učiť		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary začať sa učiť		very famous and admired
musty začať sa učiť		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious začať sa učiť		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying začať sa učiť		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of začať sa učiť		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread začať sa učiť		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out začať sa učiť		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) začať sa učiť		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together začať sa učiť		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) začať sa učiť		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up začať sa učiť		to prepare a document
fit in with začať sa učiť		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) začať sa učiť		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) začať sa učiť		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out začať sa učiť		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up začať sa učiť		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into začať sa učiť		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off začať sa učiť		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up začať sa učiť		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on začať sa učiť		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round začať sa učiť		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot začať sa učiť		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty začať sa učiť		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity začať sa učiť		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch začať sa učiť		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect začať sa učiť		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings začať sa učiť		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze začať sa učiť		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd začať sa učiť		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity začať sa učiť		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding začať sa učiť		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny začať sa učiť		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack začať sa učiť		the recorded music from a film
spiral začať sa učiť		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack začať sa učiť		a neat pile of things
swish začať sa učiť		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) začať sa učiť		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value začať sa učiť		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value začať sa učiť		to increase in price or worth
in circulation začať sa učiť		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) začať sa učiť		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change začať sa učiť		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin začať sa učiť		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise začať sa učiť		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple začať sa učiť		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload začať sa učiť		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign začať sa učiť		to change the design of something
bear in mind začať sa učiť		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason začať sa učiť		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of začať sa učiť		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs začať sa učiť		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with začať sa učiť		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end začať sa učiť		to have nothing to do
at a stretch začať sa učiť		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance začať sa učiť		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens začať sa učiť		disorganised and confused
by all accounts začať sa učiť		according to what a lot of people say
by default začať sa učiť		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means začať sa učiť		not at all
in action začať sa učiť		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with začať sa učiť		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element začať sa učiť		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time začať sa učiť		very soon or very quickly
in turn začať sa učiť		as a result of something
in vain začať sa učiť		without success
at breakneck speed začať sa učiť		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery začať sa učiť		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb začať sa učiť		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling začať sa učiť		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block začať sa učiť		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety začať sa učiť		including every part
yours truly začať sa učiť		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal začať sa učiť		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic začať sa učiť		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut začať sa učiť		certain or definite
continuously začať sa učiť		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional začať sa učiť		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist začať sa učiť		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed začať sa učiť		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory začať sa učiť		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible začať sa učiť		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable začať sa učiť		extremely useful
laughable začať sa učiť		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic začať sa učiť		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical začať sa učiť		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking začať sa učiť		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted začať sa učiť		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish začať sa učiť		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary začať sa učiť		standing still instead of moving
tactile začať sa učiť		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable začať sa učiť		definitely true or certain
undignified začať sa učiť		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable začať sa učiť		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity začať sa učiť		the desire to know about something
dependence on začať sa učiť		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly začať sa učiť		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought začať sa učiť		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy začať sa učiť		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb začať sa učiť		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch začať sa učiť		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection začať sa učiť		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative začať sa učiť		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription začať sa učiť		words that are written or cut in something
proponent začať sa učiť		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest začať sa učiť		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry začať sa učiť		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold začať sa učiť		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile začať sa učiť		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax začať sa učiť		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound začať sa učiť		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack začať sa učiť		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile začať sa učiť		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo začať sa učiť		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding začať sa učiť		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple začať sa učiť		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass začať sa učiť		to go around something
cater for začať sa učiť		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned začať sa učiť		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of začať sa učiť		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair začať sa učiť		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track začať sa učiť		to leave the planned route
gravel začať sa učiť		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for začať sa učiť		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion začať sa učiť		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia začať sa učiť		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up začať sa učiť		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch začať sa učiť		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post začať sa učiť		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference začať sa učiť		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter začať sa učiť		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon začať sa učiť		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule začať sa učiť		very small
radius začať sa učiť		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus začať sa učiť		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical začať sa učiť		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological začať sa učiť		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with začať sa učiť		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous začať sa učiť		funny and enjoyable
misconception začať sa učiť		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport začať sa učiť		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death začať sa učiť		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility začať sa učiť		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as začať sa učiť		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on začať sa učiť		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over začať sa učiť		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) začať sa učiť		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) začať sa učiť		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up začať sa učiť		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify začať sa učiť		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood začať sa učiť		almost certainly
get the impression (that) začať sa učiť		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) začať sa učiť		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) začať sa učiť		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk začať sa učiť		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for začať sa učiť		used when saying that something is very good
advise against začať sa učiť		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing začať sa učiť		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating začať sa učiť		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query začať sa učiť		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) začať sa učiť		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality začať sa učiť		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub začať sa učiť		a small bush with several woody stems
gale začať sa učiť		a very strong wind
riverside začať sa učiť		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency začať sa učiť		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out začať sa učiť		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) začať sa učiť		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable začať sa učiť		easy to notice
debatable začať sa učiť		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable začať sa učiť		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible začať sa učiť		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable začať sa učiť		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible začať sa učiť		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively začať sa učiť		used for suggesting something different
assumption začať sa učiť		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial začať sa učiť		helpful or useful
endurance začať sa učiť		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication začať sa učiť		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal začať sa učiť		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief začať sa učiť		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on začať sa učiť		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book začať sa učiť		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing začať sa učiť		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore začať sa učiť		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade začať sa učiť		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose začať sa učiť		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood začať sa učiť		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat začať sa učiť		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears začať sa učiť		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line začať sa učiť		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) začať sa učiť		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back začať sa učiť		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar začať sa učiť		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts začať sa učiť		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill začať sa učiť		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse začať sa učiť		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock začať sa učiť		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit začať sa učiť		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms začať sa učiť		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with začať sa učiť		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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