Glossary: Young people and their world

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The glossary below relates to the following articles:

1. A helpline places help directly in kids’ pockets

2. Lightning a candle in the dark when life gets hard

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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Topic: Young People and Their World

  • anxiety [æŋˈzaɪɪtɪ] úzkosť
  • appointment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] termín (u lekára)
  • cheerleader [ˈtʃɪəˌliːdə] roztlieskavačka
  • comfort [ˈkʌmfət] úľava
  • conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs] vedomé
  • console [kənˈsəʊl] utešiť
  • contagion [kənˈteɪdʒən] nákaza, šírenie
  • coping [kəʊpɪŋ] zvládanie
  • counselling [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ] poradenstvo
  • coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] pokrytie
  • deliberate [dɪˈlɪbərɪt] zámerný
  • dim [dɪm] šedý, tmavý
  • disclose [dɪsˈkləʊz] odhaliť, oznámiť
  • district [ˈdɪstrɪkt] okres, oblasť
  • economic class [ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk klɑːs] spoločenská trieda, vrstva spoločnosti emerging [ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ] vznikajúci, formujúci sa
  • end up - skončiť
  • fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl] krehký, nestabilný
  • frame [freɪm] formulovať, pripraviť, zostaviť
  • hand out - rozdávať
  • hardship [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] núdza, strasti
  • helpline [ˈhelpˌlaɪn] linka dôvery
  • inexplicable [ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl] nevysvetliteľný
  • initiative [ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv] podnet, iniciatíva ale aj organizovanie
  • in the public eye - na očiach verejnosti
  • insecurity [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ] neistota
  • licensed [ˈlaɪsənst] majúci povolenie/oprávnenie/licenciu
  • low-threshold - nízko prahové
  • manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] dosiahnuť, zvládať
  • mental health [ˈmentəl helθ] duševné zdravie
  • monitor [ˈmɒnɪtə] sledovať
  • moss [mɒs] mach
  • mundane [ˈmʌndeɪn] všedný, bežný
  • neglect [nɪˈglekt] zanedbať
  • perspective [pəˈspektɪv] perspektíva, pohľad (na)
  • preventable [prɪˈventəbəl] ktorému možno predísť
  • reach out [riːtʃ] natiahnuť ruku, dosiahnuť
  • qualified [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] kvalifikované, odborné
  • regardless [rɪˈgɑːdlɪs] bez ohľadu na (regardless of)
  • safety [ˈseɪftɪ] bezpečnosť
  • scarce [skeəs] vzácny, nedostatkový
  • security [sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ] istota, bezpečie
  • skilled [skɪld] kvalifikovaný
  • societal [səˈsaɪətəl] spoločenský, týkajúci sa spoločnosti
  • spiral into [ˈspaɪərəl] vyústiť do
  • suicide [ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd] suicide
  • stressful [ˈstresfʊl] stresujúci, znepríjemňujúci
  • strive* [straɪv] usilovať sa
  • struggle [ˈstrʌgəl] ťažkosť
  • therapist [ˈθerəpɪst] terapeut
  • trendy [ˈtrendɪ] módny
  • trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] zjednodušovať
  • unworthy [ʌnˈwɜːðɪ] nevhodný, nedocenený
  • vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbəl] citlivý, náchyľný

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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