1. November 2024 at 21:25

Glossary: Slovakia My Homeland

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Topic: Slovakia My Homeland

to build up [bɪld] upevňovať

bun [bʌn] buchta, žemľa, brioška

to cherish [ˈtʃerɪʃ] vážiť si, chovať v srdci

community [kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ] spoločenstvo, komunita

cottage cheese [ˈkɒtɪdʒ tʃiːz] hrudkovitý syr podobný tvarohu

desire [dɪˈzaɪə] túžba

diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] rôznorodosť

eponymous [ɪˈpɒnɪməs] rovnomenný

filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] náplň

flaky [ˈfleɪkɪ] lúpavý

indentation [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃən] zárez, ryha, jamka

intense [ɪnˈtens] silný, intenzívny

to knead [niːd] miesiť, hniesť

to marginalise [ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz] marginalizovať, vytláčať na okraj

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otherness [ˈʌðənɪs] odlišnosť

to pass down [pɑːs daʊn] odovzdať (z generácie na generáciu)

pastry [ˈpeɪstrɪ] koláč, pečivo z lístkového cesta

to preserve [prɪˈzɜːv] uchovávať (tradíciu), udržiavať

puff-pastry lístkové cesto, pečivo z líst. cesta

to push back [pʊʃ bæk] odtlačiť, nerešpektovať niečí názor

queer [kwɪə] čudný, zvláštny

raisin [ˈreɪzən] hrozienko (sušené)

rosy [ˈrəʊzɪ] ružový, červenolíci

semi-coarse flour [ˈsemɪ] kɔːs] polohrubá múka

scent [sent] vôňa, aróma

to spark [spɑːk] zaiskriť, zažať, naštartovať

a treat [triːt] pohostenie

trough [trɒf] válov, žľab

turn (someone) down - odmietnuť

yeast [jiːst] kvasnice, droždie

zest [zest] kôra

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