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SLOVNÍČEK

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UNIT 1A

amusement pobavenie, veselosť She looked at him with amusement.


She works as a bilingual secretary for an
bilingual dvojjazyčný
insurance company.
komunikatívny, He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't
communicative
zhovorčivý very communicative.
electronic elektronický E-mail is an abbreviation of electronic mail.
The best thing about teaching young children
enthusiasm nadšenie
is their enthusiasm.
This is an important factor that will affect my
factor faktor, prvok, činiteľ
decision.
Verb forms are the different parts of a verb,
form forma, podoba, tvar
like 'stand' and 'standing'.
hindčina, jazyk
Hindi Hindi is one of the official languages of India.
používaný v Indii
jazyk medzi hindčinou a We made up 'Hinglish' to describe a mixture of
Hinglish
angličtinou Hindi and English.
ponorenie sa, She gets lots of library books and learns by
immersion
pohrúženie sa total immersion.
The first safety razor was invented by King C.
invent vynaliezať, vymyslieť
Gillette in 1903.
There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's
mix zmes, mix
party.
She returned to live and work in her native
native rodný; rodený (rečník)
Japan.
Wow, you can't tell she's a non-native speaker
non-native nerodený (rečník)
from her accent.
In our office, the women outnumber the men
outnumber prevyšovať (v počte)
3 to 1.
Her work means that she spends long periods
periods doba, obdobie
away from home.
phrases frázy I know a few phrases in Russian.
My Spanish is terrible. "Don't worry, you'll
pick up pochytiť (jazyk)
soon pick it up".
We need a common foreign and security
policy plán, koncepcia, politika
policy.

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That bookcase is my parents' most prized


prized vysoko cenený
possession.
The temperature is expected to reach 30
reach dosiahnuť
degrees today.
reasonably primerane, celkom She is reasonably pretty, but nothing amazing.
I can recommend the chicken in mushroom
recommend odporučiť
sauce - it's delicious.
"moja angličtina
my English is a bit rusty My Italian is a bit rusty these days.
potrebuje oprášiť"
She tried to pass her driving test for six years
succeed uspieť
and finally succeeded.
There were so many types of bread that I
types typy, druhy
didn't know which to buy.

UNIT 1B

univerzitný areál, There's accommodation for about five


campus
vysokoškolské internáty hundred students on campus.
In spoken English, 'do not' often contracts to
contract skrátiť, stiahnuť
'don't'.
Contractions like 'can't' and 'won't' are often
contractions skrátené (formy)
used in speech.
University is expensive - there are fees and
fees poplatky
then general living costs.
geography geografia, zemepis She studied geography as one of her A-levels.
promovať, absolvovať, Lorna graduated from the University of
graduate
ukončiť školu London.
Master's magisterský titul She's got a Master's degree in Music.
Dr. Rowland got a PhD in Physics from Harvard
PhD doktorský titul
University.
Our daughter was recently awarded a
scholarship štipendium
scholarship at a university.
I attended practically every lecture and
seminar seminár, cvičenie
seminar when I was a student.
Most students get a student loan so they can
student loan študentská pôžička
pay for their course.
question tag - opytovací You'll often find a question tag at the end of a
tag
prívesok sentence, won't you?
Have you had your first tutorial with Dr.
tutorial konzultácia
Stephan yet?

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UNIT 1C

A nuclear war would kill millions of living


beings bytosti
beings.
Please could I borrow your calculator to work
calculator kalkulačka
this out?
výpočet, výpočtová
calculus In maths today we did calculus.
metóda
I'll bring an umbrella with me, just in case it
case prípad
rains.
Anyone caught cheating will be disqualified
cheat podvádzať
from the exam.
What have you been doing? The cuffs of your
cuffs manžety
shirt are filthy!
Dozens of people must have been injured in
dozens tucty; "mnoho"
the explosion.
If we could all make an effort to keep this
effort úsilie, snaha, námaha
office tidier it would help.
We were encouraged to learn foreign
encourage povzbudiť, nabádať
languages at school.
equations rovnice In the equation 3x - 3 = 15, x = 6.
skúšková miestnosť / Once you are inside the exam hall you must
exam hall
hala not speak to anyone.
experiences skúsenosti, zážitky Tell me your experiences of working with kids.
skúška ukončujúca
GCSEs My son got 7 As and 3 Bs in his GCSEs.
strednú školu v Británii
make the grade - Ian wanted to be an actor but he didn't make
grade
dokázať to the grade.
My boss is a Cambridge graduate - she went to
graduate absolvent univerzity
Queen's College.
This graph shows how crime is related to
graph graf
unemployment.
vnútrajšok, vnútro, I love this denim jacket because the insides of
insides
vnútorná strana the sleeves are pink.
light bulb žiarovka That light bulb is broken, I'll have to change it.
ohliadnuť sa, pozrieť sa She'll look back on this night as one of the best
look back on
späť nights at college.
memories spomienky It's one of my favourite childhood memories.

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pomôcka na lepšie I've made a mental note, I'll write it down


make a mental note
zapamätanie si later.
The building is overheated, no wonder we're
overheated prekúrený
all so sleepy.
Look at the information and observe the
patterns vzory, vzorce
patterns within it.
Personally, I think the show is going to be a
personally osobne
great success.
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say
persuade presvedčiť
will persuade her.
kvalifikácia, osvedčenie, You'll never get a good job if you don't have
qualifications
diplom any qualifications.
Is there anything you've done in your life that
regret ľutovať
you regret?
We all went scuba diving when we were on
scuba diving potápanie sa
holiday.
My son makes me tell stories about when he
stories príbehy, rozprávanie
was a baby.
James seems to have problems understanding
thermodynamics termodynamika
thermodynamics.

UNIT 1D

tancovanie v tanečnej One of our favourite pastimes is ballroom


ballroom dancing
sále dancing.
beginners začiatočníci This class is for beginners only.
One of the requirements of the job is fluency
fluency plynulosť
in two African languages.
further education ďalšie vzdelávanie She teaches at a college of further education.
I just love these big, earthenware pottery
pottery keramika
dishes.
register zaregistrovať, prihlásiť I registered the car in my name.
thajská kuchyňa / I bought my dad a thai cookery book and left it
thai cookery
varenie in the kitchen.
cestovný poriadok;
Do you have a train timetable that I could
timetable rozvrh hodín,
borrow?
harmonogram

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UNIT 2A

Biographical information is included in


brackets zátvorky
brackets.
sušienky s kúskami
chocolate chip cookies Let's bake some chocolate chip cookies.
čokolády
stravovacie / diétne Healthy eating magazine has lots of useful tips
dietary advice
rady and dietary advice.
I have some naughty eating habits, for
eating habits stravovacie návyky
example I snack too much.
If you eat too much you might feel sick
feel sick byť nevoľno, cítiť sa zle
afterwards.
Remember to put some address labels on the
labels etikety, nálepky
suitcases.
mom mamina, mamka I miss my mom and dad a lot.
Good nutrition is essential in order to make a
nutrition výživa
quick recovery.
Express the percentages 50% and 75% in
percentages percentá
alternative formats.
Ice-cream with chocolate sauce is one of the
pleasure radosť, potešenie
greatest pleasures in life.
taste chutiť I think garlic tastes lovely.
The sales forecasts are unrealistic, considering
unrealistic nereálny
current sales.

UNIT 2B

uvedomovať si, byť si


aware I wasn't even aware that he was ill.
niečoho vedomý
Lots of people have complained about the
complain sťažovať sa
noise.
When you go to a new country you have to get
customs zvyky
used to their customs.
daylight denné svetlo The colours look much better in daylight.
výchovný, vzdelávací, The experience was inspiring and certainly
educational
náučný educational.
What are the shopping facilities like in
facilities možnosti, vybavenie
Sheffield?
familiar známy, povedomý There were one or two familiar faces .

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Many important historical documents were


historical historický
destroyed.
She can be really irritating but I try to ignore
ignore ignorovať, nevšímať si
her.
byť ohromený; impress= When I was a child I was very impressed with
to be impressed
urobiť dojem all her toys.
pace tempo; rýchlosť He takes everything at a slow pace.
A pedestrian sheltered from the rain in a
pedestrian chodec
doorway.
During the rush hour the roads are incredibly
rush hour dopravná špička
busy.
Temperatures here during the winter can be
temperatures teploty
dangerously cold.
tick zaškrtnúť, dať háčik Tick each item on the list as you complete it.

tortilla tortila Can I eat the last tortilla?


The police pulled him over for failing to stop at
traffic lights semafory
the traffic lights.

UNIT 2C

vnútorné hodiny;
According to my body clock, I work better in
body clock fyziologický rytmus
the evenings.
ľudského tela
spojiť, zlúčiť, None of us has much money so let's combine
combine
skombinovať what we've got.
It's my personal conviction that rapists should
conviction presvedčenie; rozsudok
be locked up forever.
He managed to convince the jury of his
convince presvedčiť
innocence.
She's very critical - nothing is ever good
critical kritický
enough.
Don't criticise others, you're not perfect
criticise kritizovať
yourself.
The designs for the new mosque attracted
criticism kritika
widespread criticism.
decisive rozhodný You need to be more decisive.
Waitrose have a delivery service so you don't
delivery roznáška; doručenie
have to go out shopping.
The demands of nursing are too great for a lot
demands potreba, nárok, záujem
of people.

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The twins look alike, but they differ in


differ líšiť sa
temperament.
báť sa, obávať sa, desiť He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's
dread
sa going to fail.
schopne, zdatne;
efficiently She runs the business very efficiently.
účinne, výkonne
podstatný, dôležitý, Government support is essential if the project
essential
hlavný is to succeed.
to be fond of mať niečo veľmi rád She was very fond of horses.

greatly veľmi, značne I greatly regret not having told the truth.
There are direct links between diet and heart
links súvislosti, spojenie
disease.
I find that making lists is a good way to get
list zoznam, súpis
organised.
z pamäti; mentálne, Can you work it out mentally or do you need
mentally
duševne, psychicky some paper?
zvládať viac činností Mums are good at multi tasking because
multi tasking
naraz there's so much to do!
origin pôvod, počiatok, vznik It's a book about the origin of the universe.
She's the best person to do the job, but there
others iní, ďalší
are others that could.
otherwise inak, ináč I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.
In his quest for physical perfection, he spends
perfection dokonalosť
hours in the gym.
precious vzácny, cenný Time is precious - don't waste it!
pokiaľ možno, Water the plants twice a week, preferably in
preferably
prednostne the morning.
priorita, prednosť,
priority What are your main priorities for next week?
záujem, dôležitá vec
uprednostňovať, dávať It's important to prioritise, or you'll just waste
prioritise
prednosť time.
I know I must do it at some point - I'm just
procrastinate odkladať veci na neskôr
procrastinating.
Jack always puts so much effort in to
put in effort vynaložiť úsilie
everything he does.
realistický pohľad na His decision not to expand shows his down-to-
realism
vec; realizmus earth realism.
Let's be realistic - I just can't afford to pay that
realistic realistický
much money.

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rozpoznateľný, Wow, he's changed so much he's barely


recognisable
spoznateľný recognisable!
rozpoznávanie, When he went home, the town had changed
recognition
poznávanie beyond all recognition.
rozmyslieť, premyslieť, He begged her to reconsider but she would
reconsider
znovu zvážiť not.
I'll do my best, but don't rely on me being
rely spoľahnúť sa
there early.
When he saw the crash, Joe acted responsibly
responsibly zodpovedne, rozvážne
and called the police.
My dad doesn't mind spiders, but I'm scared of
spider pavúk
them.
I love swiss cheese, especially the kinds with
swiss cheese švajčiarsky syr
holes in.
We usually ask interviewees to do a simple
task úloha
task on the computer.
We've set a time limit of ten minutes for each
time limit časový limit
child's turn.
nedosažiteľný,
unattainable I think that's an unattainable ideal - aim lower.
nedosiahnuteľný
Well, fancy seeing you here! This really is an
unexpected nečakaný
unexpected pleasure!
He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him
urgent súrne, naliehavé
it's urgent?

UNIT 2D

Children often challenge their parents'


challenge vyzvať, vyzývať
authority.
I really have to force myself to be pleasant to
force nútiť (sa), donútiť (sa)
him.
Our discussion covered topics such as acid rain
topic téma
and the ozone layer.

UNIT 3A

alternative alternatíva, iná možnosť an alternative to coffee


A cinema was burnt out in London - police
arson podpaľačstvo
suspect arson.
Mistakes and lies could be used against you as
blackmail vydieranie, vydieračstvo
blackmail.

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podplácanie, The organization was rife with bribery and


bribery
úplatkárstvo, korupcia corruption.
I dashed into the shop, but my car got clamped
clamp "papuča"; zverák, svorka
after two minutes!
They are dangerous criminals and they deserve
criminal zločinec, kriminálnik
to be locked up.
byť očakávaný; (O koľkej
due má prísť / ísť ďalší What time is the next bus due?
autobus?)
exist existovať, byť, jestvovať I don't think ghosts exist.

graffiti grafity The subway walls are covered in graffiti.


During the riot shops were looted and cars
loot drancovať, plieniť, olúpiť
damaged or set on fire.
My company provides complete medical
medical insurance zdravotné poistenie
insurance for my family.
mug (lúpežne) prepadnúť He was mugged in broad daylight.
We couldn't find a parking space so I had to
parking space parkovacie miesto
just drop Tom off.
za predpokladu; pod Provided everything's alright here, I'll leave in
provided
podmienkou, že... half an hour.
za predpokladu; pod I'm going to Sheila's tonight, providing that's
providing
podmienkou, že... OK with you.
člen bezpečnostnej The security guard kept looking at me as if I
security guard
služby / ostrahy was being suspicious.
shoplifting krádež v obchode He was charged with shoplifting.
She was caught smuggling 26 kilos of heroin
smuggle pašovať
into the country.
"dajme tomu"; Suppose we miss the train - what will we do
suppose
predpokladať then?
Governments must cooperate to fight
terrorism terorizmus
international terrorism.
This part of the city is beset by prostitution and
vandalism vandalizmus
vandalism.
I almost died of shock when I saw we had the
winning number výherné číslo
winning number.

UNIT 3B

zbaviť niečoho, She was acquitted of all the charges against


acquit
oslobodiť her.

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He was arrested when customs officers found


arrest zatknúť
drugs in his bag.
She was charged with murder and sent to
to be charged with byť obvinený z čoho
prison.
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't
commit spáchať, dopustiť sa
commit.
It's very serious if two incidents like that occur
incident udalosť, príhoda, prípad
on the same day.
judge (n) sudca Her dad used to be a British high-court judge.
The jury deliberated for many hours over the
jury porota
case.
She was sentenced to life in prison, because
kill zabiť
she killed her husband.
He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's
perhaps možno, asi
lost my address.
He thinks the death penalty is too severe a
punishment trest
punishment for any crime.
znovu povedať, They made her retell the incident so they could
retell
zopakovať write it down.
The robbers shot a policeman before making
robbers lupiči, zlodeji
their getaway.
They both gave their versions of the incident
version verzia, podoba, opis
to the security guard.
Police are appealing for a witness to the
witness svedok
accident to come forward.

UNIT 3C

account účet I've got two bank accounts.


By the time I saw the job advertised it was too
apply uchádzať sa
late to apply.
I got back from work and found that my home
to be burgled byť vylúpený
had been burgled.
komplexný, úplný, We offer comprehensive training in all aspects
comprehensive
obsiahly of the business.
vyúčtovanie / výpis My latest credit card statement just came
credit card statement
kreditnej karty through - how depressing.
If you don't pay your bill, your credit rating will
credit rating stupeň úveru schopnosti
be bad.
We can check that in the databases in the head
database databáza
office.

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A witness gave a detailed description of the


detailed podrobný, detailný
man.
krádež / zneužitie
My mum felt paranoid after she'd been the
identity theft identity (po strate
victim of identity theft.
dokladov)
I've been making inquiries about the cost of a
inquiries otázky; prieskum
round-the-world ticket.
insist trvať na niečom Greg still insists that he did nothing wrong.
The second accident involved two cars and a
involve zahrňovať
lorry.
stretnutie klienta s We'll set up a lawyer-client meeting for you as
lawyer-client meeting
právnikom soon as possible.
Carl starts college in June. Meanwhile, he's
meanwhile medzitým, zatiaľ
away in Europe.
Violence of some sort seems to occur in every
occur vyskytnúť sa, objaviť sa
society.
What were your colleagues' reactions when
reaction reakcia, odozva
you told them?
The union safeguards the interests of all its
safeguard zaručovať, ochraňovať
members.
There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly
shout kričať
well.
Children with supportive parents do better at
supportive podporujúci
school than those without.
Police have to deal with a lot of threatening
threatening výhražný, hroziaci
behaviour.

UNIT 3D

She needs a better filing system to get all the


filing system archivovací systém
files organised.
OK v poriadku Do you want some help? "No, it's OK, thanks."
He managed to do it all by himself, with no
prompt výzva
prompts from his parents.

UNIT 4A

aktuálny, skutočný, We estimated about 300 visitors, but the


actual
súčasný actual number was higher.
We went to the air base to see the military
air base letecká základňa
planes taking off.

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She has competed in the London Marathon


compete súťažiť
twice.
crew posádka The lifeboat crew are all very highly trained.
She was ill for ages, but it was still a shock
eventually napokon, nakoniec
when she eventually died.
fall padať The snow had been falling steadily all day.
prostriedok na hubenie We decided to stop using chemical-based
insecticide
hmyzu, insekticíd insecticide on our crops.
My boyfriend punched a guy in the pub and
knock out zložiť k zemi
knocked him out.
If people phone when I'm not there, they leave
message odkaz
messages.
Narrative verb forms are used for relating
narrative rozprávací
events and actions.
He got down on one knee and proposed to his
propose požiadať o ruku
girlfriend.
Cars are dangerous darling - you nearly got run
run over zraziť niekoho
over then.
He's a great sailor and enters lots of
sailor námorník
competitions.
shocking šokujúci, otrasný The news came as a shocking blow.

surprising prekvapivý He gave a rather surprising answer.


dopadnúť, ukázať sa I thought I was late but it turns out I was
turn out
ako, vyvrbiť sa actually early.
I don't believe it - sounds like an urban legend
urban legend mestská legenda
to me.
Most companies have websites where you can
websites internetové stránky
find out more.
They went on a luxury yacht to celebrate their
yacht jachta
anniversary.

UNIT 4B

alchemist alchymista An alchemist could change lead into gold.

amnesia strata pamäti, amnézia In his later life he suffered periods of amnesia.
vlastný životopis, He wrote his autobiography after he was
autobiography
autobiografia released from prison.
knihy najúspešnejšie v J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are best-
best-sellers
predajnosti sellers.

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biography životopis He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill.


He was punched in the face and now he has a
bloody krvavý
bloody nose.
listovať, prezerať, I was browsing through fashion magazines to
browse
prehľadávať find a new hairstyle.
to be buried byť pochovaný His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.

chaos chaos, zmätok Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.
Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic
classic klasické dielo
of English literature.
veta; vedľajšia veta;
clauses Clauses are small groups of words.
záver
He is currently considered to be the best
consider považovať
British athlete.
There was a military coup and many people
coup prevrat, puč
were killed.
We need defining relative clauses to make
defining definovaný, určitý
writing easier to follow.
každodenný / bežný
everyday life Oh never mind, it's all part of everyday life.
život
The book is a work of fiction and not an
fiction beletria; fikcia, výmysel
historical account.
I like to flick through books in the shop before I
flick through prechádzať, prelistovať
buy them.
Amazingly, there were four generations
generation generácia
present at our reunion.
What genre does the book fall into - comedy or
genre žáner
tragedy?
I tend not to buy hard backs because they are
hardbacks kniha v pevnej väzbe
more expensive.
hide schovať, schovávať She used to hide her diary under her pillow.
Was it strange to grow up in such an isolated
isolated izolovaný, osamotený
village?
landowner statkár, majiteľ pôdy She is a wealthy landowner.

lead olovo Are these pipes made of lead?


Literary critics' opinions on this book are
literary literárny
divided.
She has written articles for several women's
magazines časopisy, magazíny
magazines.

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Diamonds were once thought to have magical


magical kúzelný, magický
powers.
This non-essential information is purely to
non-essential nepodstatný
decorate the plain facts.
I don't like reading non-fiction - it's not as
non-fiction literatúra faktu
magical.
novelist autor, románopisec My favourite novelist is Tracy Chevalier.
If I had the time, I'd sit on the sofa and read
novel román
novels all day.
kniha v mäkkej väzbe; You can get paperbacks and hardbacks in that
paperback
brožúra shop.
politics politika Joe is very active in left-wing politics.
Did you see the Pyramids while you were in
Pyramids pyramídy
Egypt?
He has a lot of good qualities, but being
qualities vlastnosti
organised isn't one of them.
Reduced clauses have some words missing but
reduced skrátené
they still make sense.
People always ask if they're related, because
related príbuzný
they look so alike.
In Engligh class today we learnt how to write
reviews recenzia, posudok
book reviews.
The shepherd boy took the sheep up the
shepherd boy pastier
mountain.
He leads a life of solitude, but he says he isn't
solitude samota
lonely.
The spirits of previous owners seemed to
spirits duchovia
haunt the building.
supernatural nadprirodzený Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.
He told us a fascinating tale about his time in
tale príbeh, rozprávanie
India.
throw out vyhodiť This is all faded and cracked, let's throw it out.

translate preložiť We were asked to translate a list of sentences.


Stories about pirates often include a search for
treasure poklad
buried treasure.

UNIT 4C

Plastic bags have air holes to keep small


air holes prieduchy
children safe.

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They announced the death of their mother in


announce oznámiť, ohlásiť
the local paper.
They look the same apart from their hair
apart from okrem
colour.
Be careful - on April 1st this year you might be
April Fool obeť aprílového žartu
an April Fool!
Big companies play tricks on the public on April
April Fool's day prvý apríl
Fool's Day.
dať si pozor, vyvarovať Beware of offers that seem too good to be
beware
sa true.
Radio Caroline used to broadcast from a boat
broadcast vysielať
in the North Sea.
A lot of stand-up comedians aren't actually
comedian komik
very funny.
I found the conclusion of the film rather
conclusion záver
irritating.
I like the contrast of the white trousers with
contrast kontrast, protiklad
the black jacket.
Could we convert the small bedroom into a
convert zmeniť, prebudovať
second bathroom?
It's very noisy when the workmen come to dig
dig up vykopať, rozkopať
up the street.
drill vŕtať, vyvŕtať Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.

drip kvapkať Water dripped down the wall.

funniest najzábavnejší He's the funniest comedian I've seen on TV.


Some products are genetically engineered to
genetically engineered geneticky upravený
grow bigger.
The potato harvest is one of the busiest times
harvest úroda
of the year.
hoax podvod, falošná správa The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.

left-handed ľavák Are you left-handed?


mierny, príjemný You probably won't need a coat, it's very mild
mild
(o počasí) today.
My husband loves watching motor-racing, but
motor-racing automobilové závody
it's too noisy for me.
I knew a lot about it already, but her talk was
nevertheless napriek tomu, predsa
good nevertheless.
Oh no, there's a huge hole in my nylon
nylon stocking nylonová pančucha
stocking.

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phone up zatelefonovať, zavolať Louise phoned up earlier to ask how you were.
kanadský žartík, I love practical jokes, like sticking cups and
practical jokes
figliarstvo saucers together.
We still can't accurately predict the occurrence
predict predpovedať, predvídať
of earthquakes.
každoročne študentmi
Last year one million pounds was raised for
Rag week organizovaná zbierka na
charity during Rag week.
pomoc chudobným
This is relatively quick - sometimes it takes
relatively pomerne, relatívne
much longer.
Rotate the handle by 180 degrees to open the
rotate točiť, otočiť
door.
I think she tends to wear tights rather than
stocking pančucha
stockings.
Millions of viewers will be glued to their sets
viewers diváci
for this match.
He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks
whereas zatiaľ čo; kým
about thirty.
whistle pískať, hvízdať He whistled as he worked.

UNIT 4D

You must install anti-virus software to protect


anti-virus antivírus
your computer.
bet staviť sa I bet you were tired after all that work.
Blimey that sounds like hard work, you must
dying for a drink umierať smädom
be dying for a drink.
The threat of attack has been greatly
exaggerate preháňať, zveličovať
exaggerated.
bohatstvo, veľký
fortune She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.
majetok
rumour on the I heard a rumour on the grapevine that you're
šuškanda, klebeta
grapevine leaving soon.
namontovať, The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the
install
nainštalovať new washing machine.
Laura was scared stiff when she heard
be scared stiff zmeravieť strachom
footsteps behind her.
speechless nemý, neschopný slova The news left us speechless.

starve hladovať, trpieť hladom Let's get some dinner, I'm absolutely starving!

ton tona What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!

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A satellite which weighs 15 tonnes was


weigh vážiť
successfully placed in orbit.

UNIT 5A

addictive návykový Tobacco is highly addictive.

admit pripustiť, uznať (si) He admitted his mistake.


He assured me everything would be alright in
assure uistiť, ubezpečiť
the end.
bear medveď I'm scared of bears.
An angry bee flew into the garden and stung
bee včela
her.
Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs
claws pazúry
of the dining table.
collectable zberateľsky cenený Comics from the sixties are highly collectable.
komentovať, robiť My mum always comments on what I'm
comment
poznámky wearing.
výrazne, značne, He's considerably fatter than he was when I
considerably
významne knew him.
crocodile krokodíl I saw a crocodile in that swamp.
Whether or not we go to Spain for our holiday
depends závisieť
depends on the cost.
The destructive power of nuclear weapons is a
destructive ničivý, deštruktívny
worrying thought.
eagle orol We saw a golden eagle flying over the cliffs.

feathers perie My mum has a collection of peacock feathers.


dospelý, celkom You can tell our puppy's not fully-grown
fully-grown
vyrastený because his paws look big.
fur kožušina, kožuch She stroked the rabbit's soft fur.

hunt loviť Some animals hunt at night.


She was wearing a large gold necklace set with
jewels šperky, drahokamy
jewels.
We have three zoo keepers, because there are
keepers ošetrovateľ, opatrovník
a lot of animals.
koi druh ryby Koi carp are a type of fish.
Turtles drag themselves onto the beach to lay
lay klásť / znášať vajcia
eggs in the sand.

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I was really disappointed not to see a leopard


leopard leopard
running.
lion lev We saw a pride of lions from the safari geep.
My friend was bitten by a mosquito, I hope she
mosquito komár
doesn't have malaria.
My daughter was so excited when she found a
nest hniezdo
bird's nest.
The pirate with a parrot on his shoulder makes
parrot papagáj
me laugh.
Four members of the family had been
poison otráviť
poisoned, but not fatally.
The factory replaced most of its workers with
replace nahradiť
robots.
silk hodvábny She was wearing a beautiful silk dress.

snake had He's terrified of snakes.


špeciálne postavená / This is a specially-built cage - the tigers can't
specially-built
vyrobená get out.
spot škvrna, fľak Some types of large cats have spots.
držať sa niečoho, I'll stick with this for now, I'm happy with the
stick with
vydržať way things are.
sting pichnúť, bodnúť; žihadlo Do all types of bee sting?
The zebra is a wild African horse with black
stripe pruh
and white stripes.
The gas supply was cut off so we couldn't use
supply dodávka
the oven.
The survival rate of newborns is much higher
survival rate miera prežitia
nowadays.
tail chvost The dog wagged its tail excitedly.

tiger tiger Tigers are members of the cat family.


Emily said they went on a boat trip and saw a
whale veľryba
whale.
wings krídla The delicacy of a butterfly's wings is amazing.

UNIT 5B

Admission prices can be found on the website


admission vstup, vstupné
or in the brochure.
There were many technological advancements
advancement pokrok
in the last century.

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They'd made all the arrangements for the


arrangements prípravy
party.
A Biome is a recreation of one of the world's
Biome určitá podnebná zóna
climate zones.
brand úplne, celkom Do you like my bike? It's brand new.
The view from the top of the mountain is
breathtaking úchvatný, úžasný
breathtaking.
bush ker, krík Let's plant a rose bush by the bench.
Write your events in the calendar so you don't
calendar kalendár
miss anything.
Which citrus fruit do you prefer - lime, lemon
citrus fruit citrusové ovocie, citrusy
or orange?
Wildlife conservation projects are very
conservation udržanie, zachovávanie
important.
She needs to reduce her dependence on just
dependence závislosť
one person.
Ruth grows a lot of tomatoes in her
greenhouse skleník
greenhouse.
A privet hedge separates our lawn from the
hedge živý plot, ohrada
road.
herb bylina, bylinka Basil is a great herb to add to a tomato salad.

lawn trávnik Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?


It would be great if you could sweep the leaves
leaves listy (j.č. leaf)
up from the drive.
lifestyles životný štýl Some people have such unhealthy lifestyles.

mankind ľudstvo Mankind has always been obsessed by power.


I missed the start of the exam because my bus
miss zmeškať
was late.
She loves visiting her nan because there's a
orchard sad, ovocná záhrada
cherry orchard nearby.
There's an outdoor swimming pool in the next
outdoor vonkajší, vonku
village.
They had rose petals as confetti at their
petals okvetné lístky
wedding.
pollen peľ Janet is allergic to pollen.
Bill and Cathy had always to go to a tropical
rainforest dažďový prales
rainforest.
They plan to recreate a typical English village in
recreate znovu vytvoriť, obnoviť
Japan.

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You have to get the roots of the weeds, or they


roots korene
grow back.
seeds semená Sow the seeds about 3 cm deep.

species druh (v prírodovede) Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.


These plants need to grow in a temperate
temperate mierna klíma
climate.
tour zájazd, exkurzia They do guided tours round the cathedral.
As a botanist, she spent several years
tropics trópy
researching in the tropics.
An enormous tree trunk had been blown down
trunk kmeň
across the road.
twigs vetvička, konárik We collected dry twigs to start the fire.
Genetic codes are unique except in the case of
unique jedinečný, unikátny
identical twins.
druh; rôznorodosť; I had to use a variety of cleaning products to
variety
množstvo remove the stain.
vine vinič, vínna réva Grapes are grown on a vine.
dielňa, pracovný
workshops She really enjoys going to drama workshops.
seminár
zones oblasti, zóny Many people live in earthquake zones.

UNIT 5C

aftershave voda po holení You smell nice - what aftershave do you use?
The target age range of this product is 18-25
age range vekový rozsah / rozpätie
year olds.
ancient staroveký He knows a lot about the ancient Egyptians.
You must visit the botanical gardens, they are
botanical botanický
beautiful.
If you're interested in studying plants you
botanist botanik
should be a botanist.
breed; to be bred chovať; byť chovaný Terriers are bred for their fighting instincts.
What time of year should you plant tulip
bulbs cibuľka rastliny; hľuza
bulbs?
celebrities známe osobnosti Did you see any celebrities in the club?

confetti konfety Did anyone throw confetti at your wedding?


obrábať, šľachtiť,
cultivate Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.
pestovať

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definovať, popísať, Sometimes it is difficult to think of a way to


define
formulovať define words.
emperor cisár, vládca The emperor proudly surveyed his empire.
She does the equivalent job in the new
equivalent rovnaký, rovnocenný
company but for more money.
The doctors had to extract an enormous
extract vytiahnuť
splinter from the wound.
What a feast! she said, surveying all the dishes
feast hostina, slávnosť
on the table.
I found the fossil of a little sea creature inside
fossil fosília, skamenelina
a rock.
My gran particularly likes the delicate
fragrance vôňa
fragrance of roses.
The list of ingredients included 250g of
ingredients prísada, zložka
almonds.
There has been one instance of violence at the
instance prípad, príklad
school.
The brochure led me to believe that the price
lead viesť
included home delivery.
Lots of family members will be there at the
members členovia
party.
mention zmieniť (sa) I'll mention your ideas to Jane.

packaging balenie, obal All our packaging is biodegradable.


parfumér, výrobca
perfumer Being a perfumer would be a great job.
parfémov
In the lectures, he often refers back to points
refer odkazovať
he's made previously.
There's a display of Roman statues and pottery
Roman rímsky; Riman
at the museum.
Dad bought Mum a massive bunch of roses on
roses ruže
her birthday.
scent vôňa, pach I just love the scent of honeysuckle.
Most dried beans need to be soaked before
soak namočiť, namáčať
they're cooked.
The gas lamp can be used as a source of heat
source zdroj
and light.
Hear' and 'here' sound the same but have
spelling hláskovanie, pravopis
different spellings.
symbolizovať, This ring symbolises the eternity of my love for
symbolise
znázorňovať you.

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My nan is constantly paranoid that thieves will


thieves zlodeji (j.č. thief)
break into her house.
The guide showed them an Egyptian Mummy
tomb hrobka
in a tomb.
traders obchodníci The traders on the market are all very friendly.
These are the first truly democratic elections in
truly skutočne, naozaj
the country's history.
I have to say the tulip is one of my favourite
tulip tulipán
flowers.
There are some beautiful valleys between the
valley údolie
hills.
valuable cenný, hodnotný These antiques are extremely valuable.

valued vysoko cenený, vážený Kirsty is a highly valued member of staff.


She watched the wax as it dripped down the
wax vosk
side of the candle.

UNIT 5D

airlines letecká spoločnosť With some airlines you can fly very cheaply.
Could you clarify that please? I don't
clarify objasniť, vyjasniť
understand it completely.
Our high living standards mean we consume
consume spotrebovať, minúť
more oil than we should.
sporný, polemický, Politicians have to address many controversial
controversial
kontroverzný issues.
Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the
damaging škodlivý
environment.
The destruction of the rain forests is an
ecological ekologický
ecological disaster.
The radiation leak had a disastrous effect on
effect vplyv, účinok, efekt
the environment.
ethical etický, morálny That's not an ethical way of life.
You shouldn't eat so much fast-food - it's not
fast-food rýchle občerstvenie
as healthy.
There's a strange footprint in the mud near our
footprint stopa, stupaj
front door.
The accident was the inevitable consequence
inevitable nevyhnutný, neodvratný
of carelessness.
ospravedlniteľný, Her actions were quite justifiable in the
justifiable
opodstatnený circumstances.

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The shopkeeper said all his fruit and


locally miestne, lokálne
vegetables are grown locally.
nízko nákladový, lacný, The 1990s saw a huge increase in the number
low-cost
úsporný of low-cost airlines.
It's her moral obligation to tell the police what
moral morálny, mravný
she knows.
How many planets are there in our Solar
planet planéta
System?
position postoj, stanovisko What's the company's position on recycling?
energia z obnoviteľných Fossil fuels are running out, we need to
renewable energy
zdrojov consider renewable energy.
This sauce is made with soya protein instead of
soya sója
meat.
We need to find a sustainable fuel to replace
sustainable (dlhodobo) udržateľný
petrol, which is running out.

UNIT 6A

Try to appear calm in an interview even if


appear vyzerať, javiť sa
you're scared underneath.
Wear appropriate footwear for walking in the
appropriate vhodný
country.
commuters dochádzajúci (do práce) The train was packed with commuters.

conduct správanie The bar has strict rules about bad conduct.
Sometimes my mum makes me cringe with
cringe hrbiť sa, krčiť sa
embarrassment.
deserve zaslúžiť si After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.

embarrassment rozpaky, pocit trápnosti She blushed with embarrassment.


He's a private person, and doesn't engage in
engage in conversation zapojiť sa do rozhovoru
conversation very often.
I was so cross with him, we only exchanged a
exchange vymeniť
few words all evening.
expression výraz, slovné vyjadrenie He uses a lot of unusual expressions.

gossip klebetiť Stop gossiping and get on with some work.


silný, prenikavý,
intense When she looked at me I felt intense hatred.
intenzívny
mystify zmiasť, popliesť I was mystified by her decision.

obey poslúchať, riadiť sa (čím) The soldiers refused to obey orders.

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I didn't mean to cause offence - I was just


offence urážka, útok
stating my opinion.
queue rad, zástup Are you in the queue for tickets?
ten, kto sa prebieha v That guy's such a queue-jumper, he went
queue-jumper
rade straight to the front.
In this business, the rewards could be high if
risk riziko, nebezpečie, risk
you take a risk.
Thanks so much for your help, Tim said
sarcastically uštipačný, sarkastický
sarcastically.
My uncle always reads the sports section of
section časť, oddiel
the newspaper first.
stare zízať, dívať sa uprene Don't stare at people like that, it's rude.
Our warranty clearly states the limits of our
state uviesť, oznámiť
liability.
My mother always warned me not to talk to
strangers cudzí ľudia, cudzinci
strangers.
You should never take your parents for
take for granted brať ako samozrejmosť
granted.
chytiť stranu, súhlasiť s I think it's best not to take sides when you see
take sides
jednou zo strán a couple arguing.
Those bird models are quite tricky to make,
tricky zložitý, komplikovaný
aren't they?
The investigation uncovered evidence of illegal
uncover odhaliť, objaviť
trade.

UNIT 6B

bad-tempered zle naladený She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!

big-headed namyslený, domýšľavý She's so big-headed!


You're bound to forget people's names
be bound to prirodzene musieť
occasionally.
certainty istota, samozrejmosť Joan will win', he said with absolute certainty.
odvážiť sa; opovážiť sa, I dare say she'll make friends very quickly at
dare
trúfať si her new school.
describe opísať, popísať Could you describe your attacker?

doubt pochybovať I doubt if I can finish the work on time.


pohodový, uvoľnený, I've never seen her worried or anxious - she's
laid-back
kľudný so laid-back.

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I'm sure she'll understand, she's generally very


level-headed rozumný, rozvážny
level-headed.
manners spôsoby, správanie He needs to be taught some manners.

narrow-minded obmedzený, prízemný Don't be so narrow-minded.


Doctors these days are more open-minded
open-minded tolerantný, nezaujatý
about alternative medicine.
nezasvätenec; človek z Outsiders have a glamorized idea of what it is
outsider
vonku like to work for the BBC.
If I'm not promoted within two years, I'm going
promote povýšiť
to change jobs.
Robert is a self-centred, ambitious and bigoted
self-centred sebestredný
man.
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious
self-conscious plachý, nesmelý
adolescent at a party.

UNIT 6C

predpokladať, I assumed you knew him because you went to


assume
usudzovať the same school.
The authorities banned the film several
ban zakázať
countries.
It would be very exciting to work for the British
British Secret Service britská tajná služba
Secret Service.
tí, ktorí sa snažia Code breakers have tried hard, but they can't
code breakers
rozlúštiť kód / šifru crack this code.
We can communicate instantly with people all
communicate komunikovať
over the world.
computer-generated vytvorené počítačom All these images are computer-generated.

conceal skryť, ukryť, skrývať The listening device was concealed in a pen.
There are countless arguments against this
countless nespočítateľný
ridiculous proposal.
I want to have this package delivered by
courier kuriér; posol
motorcycle courier.
veda o utajení správ v In cryptology hidden codes are used to send
cryptology
šifrách / kódoch messages.
decipher rozlúštiť, dešifrovať Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?
His job is to develop more and more
develop vyvíjať, zdokonaľovať
complicated computers.
We must achieve a more equitable distribution
distribution rozdelenie, rozloženie
of wealth.

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If you want to find out more, look it up in the


encyclopaedia encyklopédia
encyclopaedia.
úryvok, pasáž, výťah, I've only read a short extract, now I want to
extract
extrakt read the whole book.
základný, podstatný, Fundamental changes are necessary to
fundamental
dôležitý improve the situation.
hard-boiled uvarený na tvrdo Do you prefer scrambled or hard-boiled eggs?
A large house like this must be expensive to
heat vykurovať, rozohriať
heat.
ingenious vynaliezavý, dômyselný What an ingenious idea!
Could you bring me a new bottle of ink,
ink atrament, tuš
please?
A shipment of drugs from abroad was
intercept zachytiť, zadržať
intercepted in Dover.
We were very busy in the weeks leading up to
lead up to viesť, smerovať k
the demonstration.
mathematician matematik She's always been a great mathematician.
Travelling by train is still one of the safest
methods spôsob; systém, metóda
methods of transport.
philosopher filozof Plato was a Greek philosopher.

porous pórovitý, porézny This is porous soil with good drainage.


The whole system is based on the same
principle princíp, základ, zásada
principle.
Ten minutes later she reappeared with the
reappear znovu sa objaviť / ukázať
paint.
preskupiť, usporiadať The new sofa was bigger, so they had to
rearrange
nanovo rearrange all the furniture.
The intended receiver of the message was
receiver príjemca, adresát
Steph.
reign panovanie, vláda What happened during the reign of Henry VIII?
The men came to remove the rubbish from the
remove odstrániť
backyard.
I've got an itchy scalp - do you have any special
scalp pokožka hlavy
shampoo?
My first attempt was awful, so I scrunched it
scrunch up skrčiť (sa)
up and threw it away.
shave oholiť John has to shave twice a day.

shell škrupina The shell of a Brazil nut is very hard.

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inteligentný, kultivovaný
sophisticated She was slim, svelte and sophisticated.
vzdelaný; dômyselný
Steganography is an old-fashioned way of
steganography starý spôsob šifrovania
coding messages.
stomach brucho, žalúdok He was punched in the stomach.
Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's a very
straightforward priamy, rovný
straightforward route.
There was a narrow strip of land between the
strip pruh, pás
two parts of the lake.
My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I
swallow prehltnúť, prehĺtať
swallow.
symbol symbol, znak A heart shape is one of the symbols of love.
Wine vinegar and olive oil together make a
vinegar ocot
great salad dressing.

UNIT 6D

vhodný, výhodný, Our local shop has very convenient opening


convenient
vyhovujúci hours.
Please don't disturb Georgina - she's trying to
disturb rušiť, vyrušovať
do her homework.
She was trying to explain but he kept
interrupt prerušiť, prerušovať
interrupting her.
mladší; študent 3.
junior Alison is a junior colleague of mine.
ročníku univerzity
typ pracoviska, v ktorom
kolegovia pracujú spolu I think open-plan offices are much friendlier
open-plan
v jednej veľkej places to work.
miestnosti
byť pod časovým I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment, could
pushed for time
tlakom, nemať čas we do it later?
Ellen's clearly a bit tied up at the moment, let's
tied up zaneprázdnený
go back in an hour.
You should phone home, your mum'll be
wonder premýšľať, rád vedieť
wondering where you are.

UNIT 7A

zbožňovať, vrúcne
adore She has one son and she adores him.
milovať
Aspects of verbs show their meanings in
aspects slovesný vid
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She said there were lots of delayed trains


delayed oneskorený
because of bad weather.
detest neznášať, nenávidieť I detest any kind of cruelty.
I get discounts on all the products because I
discounts zľavy
work here.
I envy her ability to talk to people she's never
envy závidieť
met before.
kniha v mäkkej väzbe; I just want to sit down with a paperback and a
paperback
brožúra nice cup of tea.
passenger cestujúci, pasažier Our new van seats seven passengers.

people-watching pozorovanie ľudí Everyone secretly loves people-watching.


I deeply respect David for what he has
respect obdivovať, vážiť si
achieved.
safely bezpečne We all arrived safely.

suit pristať, slušať You should wear more red - it suits you.

UNIT 7B

boom rozmach, výrazný rast The leisure industry is booming.

capitalism kapitalizmus I don't agree with capitalism.

capitalist kapitalistický We live in a capitalist economy here.


The office closed - the rent was so high it just
economic ziskový, výnosný
wasn't economic.
exhilarated nadšený, rozveselený At the end of the race I was exhilarated.
Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an
figure číslo, číslica
eight?
Hurry - 25% discount on all electrical goods
goods tovar, výrobky
until next week!
hut chata, chatrč We stayed in mountain huts along the trail.
That's calculated taking high levels of inflation
inflation inflácia
into account.
I hope this piano will turn out to be a good
investment investícia
investment.
An investor offered to acquire the company's
investor investor
shares for $13 each.
There are ethical and personal issues to
issues problémy, otázky
consider here.

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He works for a company that manufactures car


manufacture vyrábať
parts.
Do you have any proof of ownership of this
ownership vlastníctvo
car?
populated zaľudnený, osídlený This is a very highly populated area.

production výroba Coke is used in the production of steel.

product výrobok, produkt They do a range of skin-care products.

rapid rýchly, prudký, strmý The 1990s were a period of rapid change.
We were just reflecting on Jamie's recent
reflect on premýšľať o, uvažovať o
progress.
rise stúpať Inflation is rising at 2.1% a month.
Skyscrapers are often ugly, but they use space
skyscraper mrakodrap
efficiently.
This space-age technology may help to find
space-age vesmírny vek
cures for diseases.
Since the disintegration of the USSR, the
superpower veľmoc
superpower is the USA.

UNIT 7C

prístupný, dostupný, The resort is easily accessible by road, rail and


accessible
dosiahnuteľný air.
He's been a trade union/party activist for many
activist aktivista
years.
anti-nuclear proti jadrovej energii She's part of the anti-nuclear movement.
Some people keep an online diary called a
blog blog
blog.
We calculate the cost of damage caused by
calculate počítať, kalkulovať
storms as £5 million.
campaigner bojovník He is a serious animal rights campaigner.
chatroom, chatovacia
chatroom I met him in an online chatroom.
miestnosť
The company claims it is not responsible for
claim tvrdiť, prehlasovať
the polluted river.
spoločenstvo,
community He's well-known in the local community.
spoločnosť, komunita
complex zložený, komplexný He understands all about complex molecules.
veľká spoločnosť / firma,
corporation She didn't want to work for a big corporation.
korporácia

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You can find the answer to almost any


cyberspace kybernetický svet
question in cyberspace.
They decorated the wedding car with ribbons
decorate zdobiť, ozdobiť
and flowers.
disciplína, poriadok, She must have a lot of self-discipline to keep
discipline
kázeň trying like that.
Engineers worked on ideas for this bridge for
engineer inžinier, technik
ten years.
The ex-vice president doesn't have any
ex-vice president bývalý viceprezident
influence anymore.
We sometimes get invited to film previews
film preview predpremiéra
because of Barry's job.
She uses a forum to talk to like-minded people
forum verejná diskusia
all over the world.
The function of the veins is to carry blood to
function funkcia, úloha
the heart.
She invited loads of friends, but only a handful
handful hŕstka, pár
of them turned up.
influence vplyv Helen's a bad/good influence on him.
instant messaging elektronické posielanie I keep in touch with my friends with instant
programmes rýchlych správ messaging programs.
You need a username and a password to login
login prihlásiť sa
to my email.
zneužitie, nesprávne
misuse She was accused of misusing company funds.
použitie
This will be done using a non-scientific
non-scientific nevedecký
approach.
The benefits of nuclear technology are grossly
overestimate preceniť, nadhodnotiť
overestimated.
digitálne mediálne
súbory stiahnuteľné z
podcast I subscribed to a podcast.
určitej internetovej
stránky
postgraduálny študent He's a postgraduate researcher in the
postgraduate
univerzity Chemistry department.
He's a pro-hunting activist, because he thinks
pro-hunting podporujúci lovenie
foxes are pests.
predefinovať, znovu We need to redefine this, in terms of the
redefine
nastaviť customer.
There is a large amount of redundancy in
redundancy nepodstatné veci
normal speech.

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spôsobiť revolúciu /
revolutionise This technology has revolutionised our lives.
prevrat
search engine vyhľadávač Google is a very popular search engine.
sebestačný, samostatný, Lone parents have to be self-reliant, resilient
self-reliant
nezávislý and inventive.
Surveys found that 58% of people didn't know
survey prieskum
where their heart is.
undervalued podhodnotený The refuse collection service is undervalued.

Wi-Fi bezdrôtová sieť That internet café has Wi-Fi.

UNIT 7D

hang up zavesiť, zložiť (telefón) Don't hang up without saying goodbye.


If you can't get through on my mobile, try the
landline pevná linka
landline.
mobil s dobíjaním
pay-as-you-go I use a pay-as-you-go mobile phone.
kreditu (bez paušálu)

UNIT 8A

ad reklama I think that ad for oven chips is really great.


The background music in the bar creates a
background music hudobná kulisa
relaxed atmosphere.
call centre call centrum She works in one of those massive call centres.
The police car was going so fast, it must have
chase prenasledovať, naháňať
been chasing someone.
current account bežný účet I have a current account and a savings account.

debt dlh, zadĺženie He managed to get out of debt in two years.


investovať, vložiť
invest The institute will invest 5 million in the project.
financie
nevyžiadaná pošta,
junk mail We get so much junk mail, I just throw it out.
spam

UNIT 8B

Sales are up - the adversiting campaign has


campaign kampaň
been successful.
skupina respondentov, She's in a focus group to discuss local
focus group
vzorka verejnosti environmental issues.

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Miss Jekyll will be invigilating your chemistry


invigilate dohliadať, dávať pozor
exam today.
výnosný, zarábanie When I was little, washing cars was my money-
money-making
peňazí making scheme.
They took out a £40,000 mortgage to buy the
mortgage hypotéka
house.
We all posed for our photographs next to the
pose pózovať
Statue of Liberty.
rip off okradnúť, ošklbať I think the guy selling those hats ripped us off.
úloha, postavenie,
role What is his role in this project?
funkcia
She's had three scans, but they can't work out
scan röntgenové vyšetrenie
what's wrong.
Our local council has initiated lots of recycling
scheme plán, program, projekt
schemes.
schôdzka, zasadanie,
session When is your next session with the counsellor?
zhromaždenie
My parents treated us all the same when we
treat zaobchádzať, správať sa
were kids.
Whatever the weather, we're going for a walk
whatever akýkoľvek
in the morning.

UNIT 8C

accent prízvuk They've both got strong American accents.

compulsory povinný Swimming was compulsory at my school.


The President is in a dilemma about how to
dilemma ťažké rozhodovanie
tackle the crisis.
I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild
encounter stretnutie, zrážka
pig.
etiketa, pravidlá
Etiquette dictates that men should not sit
etiquette spoločenského
while women are standing.
správania
fare cestovné Train fares are going up again.
smernica, pokyn, Read the guidelines on appropriate levels of
guideline
inštrukcia pay for manual workers.
First he drank all my wine and then he insulted
insult slovne uraziť
all my friends.
The medical examination before you start
obligatory povinný
work is obligatory.

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Scientists aim to observe and describe the


observe pozorovať, sledovať
world, not to control it.
I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't
offended urazený, dotknutý
been invited to the party.
There aren't any porters, so let's find a trolley
porter porter, nosič batožiny
for the luggage.
The bunker's precise location is a closely
precise presný, presne určený
guarded secret.
pursue stíhať, prenasledovať The car was pursued by helicopters.
nepísané pravidlo; hrubý As a general rule of thumb, you can drive 2
rule of thumb
odhad mph over the speed limit.

UNIT 8D

I always apologise when I've done something


apologise ospravedlniť sa
wrong.
To every question, he responded "I don't
respond odpovedať, reagovať
know."
self-critical sebakritický Give yourself a break, you're very self-critical.

temper hnev, rozčúlenie; nálada She has a real temper.

turn up objaviť sa, doraziť Ian's not very reliable, he usually turns up late.

vase váza I'll put these flowers in that vase over there.

UNIT 9A

My favourite actor was nominated for an


Academy Awards ceny akadémie
Oscar at the Academy Awards.
alloy zliatina Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
There was an assassination attempt on the
assassination atentát
king.
She made a half-hearted attempt to join in
attempt pokus
their conversation.
Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay
to be awarded byť ocenený
competition.
Justin Timberlake won an award at the
award ocenenie, cena
ceremony.
Titanic' is a big-budget film - it cost a lot to film
big-budget veľkorozpočtový (film)
it.
Bollywood films always have lots of music and
Bollywood "indický Hollywood"
dancing.

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After the final performance, the director threw


cast obsadenie, účinkujúci
a party for the cast.
We each had two guests at our graduation
ceremony slávnosť, obrad
ceremony.
Six people have confirmed that they will be
confirm potvrdiť
attending.
I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than a
dubbed dabovaný
dubbed film.
The librarian told me off because my books
librarian knihovník
were overdue.
Perhaps, and perhaps not, she said
mysteriously záhadne, tajomne
mysteriously.
nominovať, navrhnúť na He was nominated as the Green Party's
nominate
kandidáta candidate in the election.
ceny americkej filmovej I'm staying up late tonight to watch the Oscars
Oscars
akadémie, "oskary" on TV.
It's nearly my brithday so I wasn't surprised
parcel balík, zásielka
when this parcel arrived.
They decided to postpone their holiday until
postpone odložiť
next year.
publicita, mediálna He attracted bad publicity with his speech
publicity
pozornosť about unmarried mothers.
Do you prefer the remakes of 'King Kong' to
remake nová verzia
the original?
The company rewarded him with a grand
reward odmeniť
farewell party .
pokračovanie, ďalšie Sometimes I find sequels can be ever so
sequel
diely disappointing.
solid pevný, masívny The house is built on solid rock.
zvuková stopa filmu,
soundtrack The best thing about the film is its soundtrack.
hudba z filmu
hviezdy (známe I always like to see what the stars say in the
stars
osobnosti) newspaper.
My husband's very proud of the statue we
statue socha
bought for our garden.
Examine the grammatical structures of these
structures stavba, skladba
sentences.
subtitled s titulkami We went to see a subtitled French film.
The child vanished while on her way home
vanish zmiznúť, stratiť sa
from school.

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UNIT 9B

She's so gorgeous, model agencies keep


agencies agentúry
contacting her.
I bought a dining table with six matching
chair stolička
chairs.
One critic said she is leading the party to
critic kritik
disaster.
Her critics say she is leading the party to
critics kritici
disaster.
Some directors say actors are very hard to
directors režiséri
work with.
drama dráma; divadelná hra She's been in several television dramas.
We put as much emphasis on preventing
emphasis dôraz
disease as on curing it.
za vlasy pritiahnutý, She didn't enjoy the book because the story
far-fetched
nepravdepodobný was a bit far-fetched.
rýchlo napredujúci,
fast-moving The plot was very exciting and fast-moving.
rýchly
It it one of the most gripping films I've ever
gripping pútavý, napínavý
seen.
The lead actress gave a truly memorable
memorable pozoruhodný
performance.
overrated precenený, preceňovaný In my opinion, she's a hugely overrated singer.
There will be two performances of Arthur
performance predstavenie
Miller's play, 'The Crucible'.
pirate pirát I dressed up as a pirate for the party.

predictable predvídateľný Comets appear at predictable times.


It's a very sentimental book, but I really
sentimental dojímavý, sentimentálny
enjoyed it.
The film's plot was slow-moving, but I enjoyed
slow-moving zdĺhavý, pomalý
it because of the acting.
Fennel is an underrated vegetable - few people
underrated nedocenený
realize how tasty it is.

UNIT 9C

Listen to the audience applaud - the noise is


applaud potlesk, aplauz; tlieskať
fantastic!

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Don’t buy him expensive wines - he doesn't


appreciate vedieť oceniť, vážiť si
appreciate them.
await očakávať, čakať na He's anxiously awaiting his test results.
If I go ahead with the plan, can I count on your
backing podpora, pomoc
backing?
beloved milovaný, drahý Her beloved father died last year.
uviesť / zapísať do Many plants become extinct before they've
catalogue
zoznamu even been catalogued.
Being obsessed with consumerism and owning
consumerism konzumný spôsob života
things is unhealthy.
counselling poradenstvo (psychológ) When I was depressed I went for counselling.
The package had been badly crushed in the
crush rozbiť, rozdrviť, zničiť
post.
We are very concerned about the destruction
destruction ničenie
of the rainforests.
Finally, the manager made the eagerly awaited
eagerly dychtivo, nedočkavo
announcement.
equally rovnako You looked equally nice in both dresses.
narušiť, rozrušiť, Wind and rain have eroded the statues into
erode
podliehať erózii lumps of stone.
galleries galérie (j.č. gallery) Do you like going to art galleries?
He suffered such feelings of guilt over leaving
guilt vina, previnenie
his children.
poradiť si; zvládnuť;
handle I thought he handled the situation very well.
riešiť
Somehow we've got to dispose of all these
item vec, predmet
items.
madness šialenstvo She felt as if she were sliding into madness.

mixed reaction zmiešané reakcie My idea got a mixed reaction at the meeting.
výnimka, ojedinelý Will you be doing more talks in the future or
one-off
prípad was that just a one-off?
possession majetok, vlastníctvo It makes sense to look after your possessions.

pour in hrnúť sa After his first big break, job offers poured in.
I think he might be mentally ill, he needs to see
psychiatrist psychiater
a psychiatrist.
sack vrece, vak The corn was stored in large sacks.

sculpture socha, plastika Tom's very proud of the sculpture he made.

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Tennis has a history spanning several


span trvať
centuries.
The unions have described the latest pay offer
unacceptable neprijateľný
as unacceptable.

UNIT 9D

I don't know what to wear tonight - have you


suggestion návrh
got any suggestions?

UNIT 10A

He had to alter his trousers because they were


alter upraviť
too long.
Household appliances need to be serviced
appliance prístroj, spotrebič
regularly.
Our boiler is broken so we've got no heating or
boiler bojler
hot water.
My dad's hopeless, so mum has to do most of
DIY "Do It Yourself" kutilstvo
the DIY in our house.
suché (chemické)
dry-cleaned I need to get my best coat dry-cleaned.
čistenie
perina, prešívaná
duvet Her pillowcases match her duvet cover.
prikrývka
Their mum employs someone to do the
household domáci; domácnosť
household jobs.
leak presakovať, unikať Water was leaking from the pipe.

lock zámka I heard someone turn a key in the lock.

nails nechty I had my nails done in town last week.


We need another two-pin plug to replace this
plug zásuvka; zástrčka
broken one.
Next time we'll get the decorating done
professionally profesionálne, odborne
professionally .
vymaľovať / vytapetovať
redecorate We're redecorating the kitchen.
nanovo
The kitchen is being redesigned to make better
redesign prestaviť, prebudovať
use of the space.
I'm taking the car in to have it serviced this
service opraviť v autoservise
afternoon.
My parents put some new shelves up in the
shelves poličky (j.č. shelf)
bathroom.

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UNIT 10B

Men are often expected to be the breadwinner


breadwinner živiteľ rodiny
in a family.
capable schopný She's capable of much more than you think.
How can we defend our homeland if we don't
defend brániť, chrániť
have an army?
The equal division of labour between workers
division deľba (práce)
is very important.
Some say that sensitive men are in touch with
feminine ženský
their feminine sides.
heroine hrdinka The heroine was played by Julia Roberts.
He had always been very jealous of his
jealous žiarlivý
brother's good looks.
The car parts are not expensive, it's the labour
labour práca
that costs the money.
mate kamarát, partner We've been mates since our school days.
The neutral form of air steward or stewardess
neutral neutrálny
is flight attendant.
predošlý, The previous owner of the house had built an
previous
predchádzajúci extension on the back.
quote citovať The article quoted a lot of his speech.
I need get some new saucepans, these ones
saucepan rajnica, kastról
are so old.
poriadny; taký, aký má No self-respecting government would sanction
self-respecting
byť such atrocities.
tyre pneumatika I've got a flat tyre .
Look it up in the guide to common English
usage použitie
usage.
widow vdova Her husband died, leaving her a widow.

widower vdovec He's been a widower for nearly twenty years.

UNIT 10C

The decision caused a lot of anger among


among medzi (viac než dvoma)
women.
Our relationship suffered a breakdown in
breakdown zlyhanie, porucha
communication.

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If we're both going to lie, stick to the story and


contradict odporovať, protirečiť
don't contradict me!
The closures of those factories are the
cutback obmedzenie
company's biggest cutbacks.
Sometimes I go out on my bike, depending on
depend závisieť, záležať
whether it's raining.
desperate zúfalý They are desperate for help.
znížiť (stavy, objem It might be a good idea to downsize your
downsize
výroby) company.
One of the drawbacks of living with someone is
drawback nevýhoda, nedostatok
sharing a bathroom.
It's far healthier and nicer to eat freshly-
freshly-prepared čerstvo pripravené
prepared food.
I just spent all my hard-earned cash on a
hard-earned ťažko zarobené
necklace for my wife.
Her dad has a high-powered job as an
high-powered významný, vplyvný
attorney.
Some people underestimate just how much
housewives ženy v domácnosti
work housewives have.
I taught them about the liberation of France
liberation oslobodenie
from Nazi occupation.
manage zvládnuť Did you manage to get any bread?
I'll raise these issues with the directors at the
raise predniesť, predložiť
next meeting.
Education should be relevant to the child's
relevant náležitý, príslušný
needs.
Some people think men should get higher
salaries platy (j.č. salary)
salaries than women.
spell hláskovať How do you spell 'receive'? "R E C E I V E".
There's nothing wrong with being a stay-at-
stay-at-home zostať v domácnosti
home mum.
The meaning of a sentence often depends on
stresses dôraz, prízvuk
where the stresses fall.
Producing a dictionary is a very time-
time-consuming časovo náročný
consuming job.
unbelievably neuveriteľne He works unbelievably hard.

UNIT 10D

humour humor He's got a great sense of humour .

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It still upsets him when he thinks about the


upset rozrušiť, znepokojiť
accident.

UNIT 11A

riadiaci / zodpovedný She's a senior executive, having worked her


executive
pracovník way up the company.
pracujúci na voľnej
freelance Most of the journalists I know are freelance.
nohe; nezávislý
predstavenie, The speaker gave an interesting presentation
presentation
prezentácia on urban transport.
To keep the company alive, half the workforce
redundant nadbytočný, prebytočný
is being made redundant.
nováčik, zaučujúci sa
trainee She's still a trainee - there's a lot to learn.
pracovník

UNIT 11B

We waited months for the council to approve


approve schváliť
our house extension.
go bankrupt skrachovať He went bankrupt after only a year in business.
The air in the balloon will expand when it is
expand rozšíriť sa; zväčšiť sa
heated.
French cheeses are exported to many different
export vyvážať, exportovať
countries.
import dovážať, importovať We import a large number of cars from Japan.
He hired an interior designer to do his sitting
interior designer bytový architekt
room.
She's worried because the firm made a big loss
loss strata, škoda
this year.
She makes a big profit from selling her left-
profit zisk, výnos, profit
over material.

UNIT 11C

It wasn't my fault. "Don't worry, I'm not


accuse obviniť, viniť
accusing you."
blame obviňovať, dávať za vinu Don't blame me if you miss the bus!
Any further correspondence should be sent to
correspondence korešpondencia
my new address.

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He denies all responsibility for the rumours


deny poprieť, zaprieť
which are circulating.
papierovanie, There's such a lot of paperwork to do when
paperwork
administratíva you move house.
spoločníci, obchodní My husband and son are business partners as
partners
partneri well as family.
The theme of loss runs through most of his
theme téma, námet, motív
novels.
wage mzda The smaller shops pay very low wages.

UNIT 11D

snažiť sa / usilovať o;
aim I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.
zamerať sa
The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming
budget rozpočet
financial year.
vypustiť; spustiť, zahájiť,
launch The scheme was launched a year ago.
odštartovať
Demonstrators handed out a leaflet to
leaflet leták
everyone.
They will need to design an attractive logo for
logo logo, emblém
the product.
obyčajne / bežne / He was just an ordinary-looking, nice kind of
ordinary-looking
normálne vyzerajúci person.
She slapped him and called him names, but he
react reagovať, zareagovať
didn't react.
Finally, the teacher recapped the main points
recap zhrnúť, (z)rekapitulovať
of the lesson.
I got a free sample of shampoo from a woman
sample vzorka
in the supermarket.
We need an advertising slogan to help sell our
slogan slogan, heslo
product.
When you watch a lot of daytime TV, you learn
slogans slogany
all the slogans.
Dr. Brown ended the lecture by summarising
summarise zhrnúť
his main points again.

UNIT 12A

otravovať, štvať, ísť na


bug He's been bugging me all morning.
nervy

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This evening I'm going to chill out, eat


chill out uvoľniť sa, odpočinúť si
chocolate and watch films.
I'm going to tidy up my room and chuck out
chuck out vyhodiť, zahodiť
anything that's broken.
Sometimes I get told off for using words that
colloquial hovorový
are too colloquial.
What deductions can we make about the killer
deduction záver
from this photo?
hassle nepríjemnosť I can't face the hassle of moving house again.

loo WC I'll just go to the loo before we leave.


This is very important, you can't afford to mess
mess up pokaziť, pokašľať
up.
zastaviť sa (niekde pre Luke popped into the office this morning to
pop into
niečo) pick up those files.
I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of
post pošta
post waiting for me.
sec sekunda Just give me a sec, I need to finish this first.
Please remember to switch off your mobile
switch off vypnúť
before the concert starts.
She's always wearing trendy clothes and lots of
trendy módny
jewellery.
Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be
whoever ktokoľvek
ashamed of themselves.
adaptácia, úprava, Keira Knightley starred in the film adaptation
adaptation
prepracovanie of 'Pride and Prejudice'.

UNIT 12B

In the story, aliens landed on Earth in a


aliens mimozemšťania
spaceship.
We could just see the train approaching in the
approach (pri)blížiť sa
distance.
stručný prehľad správ
bulletin There is an hourly news bulletin on the radio.
(v TV, rozhlase)
British citizens living abroad are protected by
citizen občan
the British Embassy.
When my little sister got pregnant it was a
crisis kríza
family crisis.
He was awarded £5,000 damages for
damages odškodné
allegations made by the paper.

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I'm sure he says these things deliberately to


deliberately zámerne, schválne
annoy me.
vynoriť sa, vyjsť (z vody,
emerge She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.
tmy)
He dismissed recent rumours about his private
fictitious nepravdivý, vymyslený
life as fictitious.
The threat of war caused people to flee their
flee ujsť, utiecť
homes.
governor guvernér My dad once met the governor of Texas.
The gunmen are holding six hostages inside
hostage rukojemník
the bank.
vtrhnúť, vpadnúť, Concentrations of troops near the border will
invade
napadnúť invade in a few days.
The foreign invaders were finally defeated by
invader útočník, votrelec
allied forces.
invázia, vpád, nájazd, They were planning to mount an invasion of
invasion
narušenie the north of the country.
We'll tell you as soon as we can - it's a lengthy
lengthy zdĺhavý, rozvláčny
decision process.
He was dressed up as some kind of Martian
Martian Marťan
from outer space.
If Earth was ever hit by a meteorite it would be
meteorite meteorit
such a disaster.
She said she'd seen a group of muggers steal
mugger pouličný lupič
an old woman's bag.
búrlivý protest, The release from prison of two terrorists
outcry
pobúrenie provoked a public outcry.
I'm having a panic because I can't find my
panic panika, zdesenie
purse.
dramatik, autor
playwright Shakespeare was a playwright.
divadelných hier
release vypúšťať, vypustiť Cars release lots of damaging fumes.

senses zmysly Sight, hearing, taste and smell are all senses.
určitý, konkrétny,
specific The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.
špecifický
Several terrorists have been killed by their own
terrorist terorista
bombs.
vojaci, vojsko, jednotky / United Nations troops are deployed only in a
troops
čaty vojakov peacekeeping role.
v-shaped v tvare písmena "v" The v-shaped dips were very pronounced.

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UNIT 12C

accurate presný, správny Your description of her is not accurate.


Astrology predicts our behaviour by the moon,
astrology astrológia
planets and stars.
This alarm clock takes two medium-sized
batteries batérie
batteries.
osmeliť sa, urobiť prvé Let's have wine at the reception to break the
break the ice
kroky ice.
existence existencia, jestvovanie Many people question the existence of God.

fate osud We want to decide our own fate.


She introduced me to some of her fellow
fellow kolega, kamarát
students.
I'm not interested in fortune-telling - we don't
fortune-telling veštenie
need to know the future.
Ghost-hunters must be mad - what a waste of
ghost-hunters hľadači / lovci duchov
time!
hľadanie / lovenie
ghost-hunting I think ghost-hunting sounds very exciting.
duchov
A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway
haunt strašiť
looking for her children.
haunted strašidelný I've always wanted to stay in a haunted house.
I'm heading off to Greece for two weeks of
head off vyraziť, zamieriť niekam
relaxation!
Most of my friends read their horoscopes
horoscope horoskop
every week.
individual jednotlivý Each individual table is finished by hand.
My dad's a policeman - he investigates reports
investigate vyšetrovať, pátrať
of street crime.
outstretched roztiahnutý He ran up to her, his arms outstretched.
take st. with a pinch of You've got to take everything he says with a
brať niečo s rezervou
salt pinch of salt.
Do they have any proof that it was Hampson
proof dôkaz
who stole the goods?
Plug the batteries in to recharge, they'll be
recharge dobiť, dobíjať
done in three hours.
žiadať, požadovať, Please telephone this number if you require
require
chcieť any further information.

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skeptický, nedôverčivý, People say it can cure colds, but I'm a bit of a
sceptic
pochybovačný sceptic.
sleep like a log spať ako drevo / poleno I'm so tired, I'm sure I'll sleep like a log tonight.

spooky strašidelný, desivý It was a spooky coincidence.

sufficient dostatočný This recipe should be sufficient for five people.


telepatia, prenos
telepathy He must have used telepathy to read my mind.
myšlienok
UFOs- Unidentified UFO- neidentifikovaný Lots of people claim to have seen UFOs but I'm
Flying Objects lietajúci objekt sceptical.
werewolves vlkolaci (j.č. werewolf) She doesn't believe that werewolves exist.

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Slovníček bol vyrobený distribúciou OXICO pre potreby učebnice face2face upper-intermediate
z vydavateľstva Cambridge University Press.

Slovníček si môžete bezplatne objednať na adrese:


OXICO
Mudroňova 58
811 03 Bratislava

Na telefónnom čísle:
02/544 10 992, 02/544 10 993

Na emailovej adrese:
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Slovníčky na stiahnutie sú taktiež k dispozícii na webových stránkach:


www.oxico.sk
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Komponenty k učebniciam face2face:


 Student’s Book with CD-ROM/Audio CD
 Workbook with Key
 Teacher’s Book
 Class Audio CDs (3)
 Classware DVD-ROM (single classroom)

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