Glossary: Turn off the light every time you can, experts advise

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As well as this special glossary, which relates to the articles Turn off the light every time you can, experts advise and How to learn science in a fun and easy way, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.

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adhere – dodržiavať

admission – vstup

adventure – dobrodružstvo

advise – radiť

angle – uhol

artificial – umelý

aspect – aspekt

astrophysicist – astrofyzik

belong – patriť

building permit – stavebné povolenie

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cast – vrhať

cause – spôsobiť

ceiling – strop

certified – certifikovaný

demonstrate – demonštrovať

developing – rozvíjajúci sa

dim – nejasný

disorder – porucha

divide – rozdeliť

due to – kvôli

ecosystem – ekosystém

effort – snaha

emit – vyžarovať

engineering – inžinierstvo

entertainment – zábava

eventually – nakoniec

excessive – nadmerný

exhausted – vyčerpaný

flat – plochý

gas – plyn

chronically – chronicky

illuminate – osvetliť

indefinitely – na neurčito

inner – vnútorný

insect – hmyz

inventor – vynálezca

join – pridať sa

knowledge – znalosť

lit – osvetlený

lower – znížiť

magnetism – magnetizmus

matter – hmota

obtuse – tupý

optics – optika

origin – pôvod

pollution – znečistenie

remove – odstrániť

renewable resources – obnoviteľné zdroje

revolve – krúžiť

robotics – robotika

serve – slúžiť

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shaded – zatienený

sight – pamiatka

steam – para

streetlight – pouličné osvetlenie

suffer – trpieť

technician – technik

traffic light – semafór

trap – pasca

turbine – turbína

upwards – nahor

various – rôzny

This glossary is published as part of The Spectator College, a programme designed to support the study and teaching of English in Slovakia, as well as to inspire interest in important public issues among young people. The project was created by The Slovak Spectator in cooperation with their exclusive partner – the Leaf Academy.

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