As well as this special glossary, which relates to the articles "Fossil fuels damage forest biodiversity in Europe" and "Asteroids approach our planet almost daily. Collision is unlikely", you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nadbytok, hojnosť
approach [əˈprəʊtʃ] priblížiť sa
astronomer [əˈstrɒnəmə] astronóm, hvezdár
band [bænd] pásmo, zoskupenie, pás
belt [belt] pás
bleach [bliːtʃ] vybieliť
cataclysm [ˈkætəˌklɪzəm] pohroma, skaza
catalogue [ˈkætəˌlɒg] spisovať, vytvárať zoznam
chiefly [ˈtʃiːflɪ] najmä
collision [kəˈlɪʒən] zrážka, kolízia
colourless [ˈkʌləlɪs] bezfarebný
combustion [kəmˈbʌstʃən] spaľovanie, horenie
compulsory [kəmˈpʌlsərɪ] povinný, nariadený
compute [kəmˈpjuːt] vyrátať, spočítať
debris [ˈdeɪbrɪ] trosky
distinct [dɪˈstɪŋkt] odlišný, iný
diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] rozmanitosť, rôznorodosť
dye [daɪ] farbiť, prefarbiť
estimate [ˈestɪˌmeɪt] odhadnúť, odhad
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz] odhaliť, odkryť
flatten [ˈflætən] zrovnať so zemou
glucose [ˈgluːkəʊz] glukóza
harmless [ˈhɑːmlɪs] neškodný
harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst] zbierať, ťažiť
hence [hens] a preto, a teda
impact [ˈɪmpækt] dopad, vplyv
incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv] podnet, stimul
mentor [ˈmentɔː] mentor, radca, učiteľ
meteor [ˈhɑːvɪst] meteor
meteorite [ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt] meteorit
nettle [ˈnetəl] žihľava
nitrogen [ˈnaɪtrədʒən] dusík
observation [ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən] pozorovanie
obviously [ˈɒbvɪəslɪ] zjavne, zrejme
occur [əˈkɜː] stať sa, prihodiť sa
oscillator [ˈɒsɪˌleɪtər] oscilátor
liquid [ˈlɪkwɪd] kvapalina, tekutina
postdoc [pəʊst dɒk] postdoktorálne štúdium, výskum
principle [ˈprɪnsɪpəl] zásada
probe [prəʊb] sonda
property [ˈprɒpətɪ] vlastnosť, charakter
ramp up [ræmp] zvýšiť, navýšiť
ranking [ˈræŋkɪŋ] rebríček, umiestnenie
replenish [rɪˈplenɪʃ] doplniť
researcher [rɪˈsɜːtʃə] výskumník
soft skills [sɒft skɪls] jemné zručnosti
soil [sɔɪl] pôda, zem
solution [səˈluːʃən] roztok, rozpúšťanie
species [ˈˈspiːʃɪˌiːz] druh (živočíšny)
streak [striːk] stopa, šmuha
task [tɑːsk] úloha
thrive [θraɪv] prosperovať, dariť sa
thyme [taɪm] tymian
uproot [ʌpˈruːt] vyvrátiť, vyhubiť
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.