Glossary: Civil society exists regardless of the regime

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Greenpeace Slovakia installs a pan on which the Earth gets symbolically fried on Hodža Square in Bratislava on September 9, 2019Greenpeace Slovakia installs a pan on which the Earth gets symbolically fried on Hodža Square in Bratislava on September 9, 2019 (Source: TASR)

As well as this special glossary, which relates to the articles "Civil society seen as the best cure to safeguard democracy" and "Mental health not seen as a priority by the state", 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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association – združenie

attempt – pokus

best practices – najlepšie postupy

bill – návrh zákona

blend – miešať

bond – väzba, puto

bottom up – hore nohami

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budget – rozpočet

CEO – generálny riaditeľ

civic – občiansky

civil society – občianska spoločnosť

corporate responsibility – spoločenská zodpovednosť

crowdfunding – kolektívne financovanie

cure – liek

dedication – venovanie sa, odhodlanosť

disabled – postihnutý

diversified – rôznorodý

donation – dar, príspevok

efficiency – účinnosť, efektívnosť

emancipate – zrovnoprávniť

exploit – zneužiť

foreign – zahraničný, cudzí

freedom of assembly – sloboda zhromažďovania

funding – finančná podpora

hardship – ťažkosti, útrapy

inclusion – začlenenie

inefficiently – neefektívne, neúčinne

initiative- iniciatíva

keenly – nadšene

legal terms – právne podmienky

loneliness – samota

manifest – prejaviť, ukázať

markedly – zjavne

mentor – mentor, radca

non-governmental organisation – mimovládna organizácia

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philanthropy – dobročinnosť

plenipotentiary – splnomocnenec

portray – zobraziť, opísať

proponent – zástanca

quintuple – päťnásobný

reach out to – natiahnuť sa za, osloviť

safeguard – zaručiť, ochrániť

satisfactory – uspokojivé

self-harm – sebapoškodzovanie

set up – založiť

suicidal – samovražedné

to table – predložiť (na diskusiu)

transparency – transparentnosť

weak spot – slabá stránka

worsen – zhoršiť

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.

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