25. October 2019 at 07:25

Glossary: Velvet Revolution fails to fire student interest

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

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As well as this special glossary, which relates to the articles Velvet Revolution fails to fire student interest and Velvet Comics, 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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agreement – súhlas

available – dostupný

appear – javiť sa, zdať sa

association – združenie, spolok

attitude – prístup, postoj

biased – zaujatý

blind – zaslepiť, oslepiť

bring down – zvrhnúť

characteristics – vlastnosti

civic – občiansky

comics – komiks

communism – komunizmus

conceive of – predstaviť si

constantly – neustále, ustavične

curriculum – učebný plán, študijný program

curtail – skrátiť, zredukovať

dedicate – venovať, zasvätiť (niečomu)

deny something to somebody – upierať

employment – zamestnanosť

experience – skúsenosti

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founder – zakladateľ

freedom – sloboda

get across – vysvetliť

goods – tovar

grade – stupeň, ročník

grant – poskytnúť, udeliť

grasp – pochopiť, porozumieť

horizon – obzor

judge – súdiť, posudzovať

lack – nedostatok

live through – prežiť

major sources – hlavné zdroje

matter – látka, predmet (diskusie, skúmania)

milestone – míľnik

myth – mýtus

NGO – mimovládna organizácia

noticeable – zreteľný, zjavný

nostalgia – cnenie

opinion – názor

oppression – útlak, utláčanie

peers – rovesníci

pivotal – kľúčový, ústredný

precede – predchádzať, ísť pred niečím

rare – vzácny, zriedkavý

regime – režim

research – výskum, prieskum

space – priestor

socialism – socializmus

sociologist – sociologička

struggle – mať ťažkosti

subsidise – dotovať, prispievať

take for granted – považovať za samozrejmé

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value – ceniť si

velvet – zamat

Velvet Revolution – Nežná revolúcia

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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