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The glossary below relates to the following articles:
Her crying baby led this mother to a new hobby. People love her for it
The ongoing struggle between illegal and legal graffiti continues
You can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
Topic: Hobbies, Leisure Time and Lifestyle
appreciate [əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt] oceniť
a stone’s throw from - neďaleko. "čo by kameňom dohodil"
baby buggy [ˈbʌgɪ] skladací detský kočík
birdhouse [ˈbɜːdˌhaʊs] vtáčia búdka
borough [ˈbʌrə] mestský obvod
boundless [ˈbaʊndlɪs] nesmierny, bez hraníc
to bring out [brɪŋ aʊt] prinášať, odhaľovať (z osobnosti...)
cosy [ˈkəʊzɪ] príjemný, útulný
courtyard [ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd] dvor, nádvorie, "vnútroblok"
to enclose [ɪnˈkləʊz] obohnať, oplotiť
to erect [ɪˈrekt] vztýčiť, postaviť
extinguisher [ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə] hasiaci prístroj
flowerpot [ˈflaʊəˌpɒt] kvetináč
frame [freɪm] rám, konštrukcia
gazebo [gəˈziːbəʊ] altánok, besiedka
gem [dʒem] drahokam, klenot
gradually [ˈgrædjuəlɪ] postupne, pozvoľna
headquarters [ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz] ústredie, centrála
in the course of [kɔːs] v priebehu, počas
interwar/postwar - medzivojnový/povojnový
intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsɪ] dôvernosť, intímnosť
(shopping) mall [mɔːl] nákupné centrum
neglect [nɪˈglekt] zanedbávanie
newborn [ˈnjuːˌbɔːn] novorodenec
open-air [ˈəʊpən eə] vonku, konajúce sa vonku
open-air market - trh na voľnom priestranstve, často sezónny
ornate [ɔːˈneɪt] zdobený
to peek [piːk] nakuknúť, nazrieť
penchant [ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ] záľuba, slabosť
privacy [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] súkromie
prop [prɒp] opora, rekvizita
pushchair [ˈpʊʃˌtʃeə] športový kočík
regardless [rɪˈgɑːdlɪs] bez ohľadu na
to reside [rɪˈzaɪd] bývať, mať bydlisko
to revitalize [riːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz] oživiť,
to spot [spɒt] zbadať, všimnúť si
staircase [ˈsteəˌkeɪs] schodisko
tag [tæg] prezývka, značka
tagging - a form of graffiti
therefore [ˈðeəˌfɔː] preto, takže
though [ðəʊ] hoci, i keď
tile [taɪl] dlaždica
underline [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] podčiarknuť, zdôrazniť
uniform [ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm] rovnaké, jednotné
untapped [ʌnˈtæpt] nevyužitý
urbanism [ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm] urbanizmus, územné plánovanie
wheelbarrow [ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ] fúrik
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.
