Glossary: State to stimulate rental housing market

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article State to stimulate rental housing market, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article State to stimulate rental housing market, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.

aberrant - nenormálny
addiction - závislosť
additional - ďalší
advantageous - zvýhodnené
advocate - zástanca
affordable -
cenovo dostupné
apartment - byt
application - žiadosť
approach - blížiť sa
approved - vyhovieť
/potvrdiť
attempt - pokus
attitude towards - postoj k
avoid - vyhnúť sa
boost - zvyšovať
contend - tvrdiť / škriepiť sa
delay - odkladať/meškať
disproportionate - neprimeraný
distribute - prerozdeliť
district - mestská časť
emphasis - dôraz
estimate - odhadovať
exceed - presiahnuť
exchange - vymeniť
expensive - nákladný / drahý
flat - byt
full-valued - plnohodnotný
gradually - postupne
grants - dotácia
harm - poškodiť
heated tents - vyhrievané stany
household - domácnosť
housing - bývanie / výstavba
however - avšak
incentivise - motivovať
independent - nezávislý
inhabitant - obyvateľ
involve - zahrnúť
liability - záväzok
loan - úver
low interest - nízke úroky
marginal - okrajový
median income -
medián príjmu
minimum subsistence - životné minimum
minimum wage -
minimálna mzda
minor - malý/nepatrný
mortgage - hypotéka
municipality - obec / magistrát
nationwide - celonárodný
partially - čiastočne
particularly - obzvlášť
permanent - trvalý
postpone - odložiť
property - majetok
propose - navrhnúť
rather - radšej
recognise - rozlíšiť
rely on - spoliehať sa
rent - prenajať
resident - obyvateľ
result - výsledok
revise - prepracovať/ novelizovať
shelter - útulok/ prístrešok
short-term - krátkodobý
solution - riešenie
spokesperson - hovorca
state support -
štátna podpora
stress - prizvukovať
sufficient - dostatočný
suitable - vhodný/
primeraný
support - podpora
tap - využiť / vyťažiť
taxes - dane
temporary - dočasný
tenant - nájomca
under the table - načierno
validity - oprávnenosť
venture - akcia / podnik

This glossary is published as part of Spectator College, a programme created by The Slovak Spectator with the support of Union poisťovňa.

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