25. November 2013 at 00:00

Glossary: Cultural heritage list extended

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. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article Cultural heritage list extended, 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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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. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article Cultural heritage list extended, 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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altar - oltár
appraise - oceniť
approval - schválenie
artwork - umelecké dielo
attend - účastniť sa
attention - pozornosť
bagpipes - gajdy
beam - trám
blend - miešať/hodiť sa k sebe
bottom up effort -
snaha zdola
cancellation - zrušenie
cave - jaskyňa
celebratory - slávnostný
clash - zrážka/konflikt
committee -výbor
commitment - záväzok
criminal complaint -
trestné oznámenie
culmination - vyvrcholenie
daily - denník
dedicate - určiť pre
delay - omeškanie
deserve - zaslúžiť si
disappear - zmiznúť
divide - rozdeliť
embroidered - vyšívaný
endangered - ohroziť
ensemble - súbor
extend - rozšíriť
fading - strácať sa
fairs - trhy
feature - črta
festive mass -
slávnostná omša
folk - ľudový
fortifications - opevnenia
glacial - ľadovcový
heritage - dedičstvo
however - avšak
humidity - vlhkosť
cheerful - veselý
include - zahŕňať
indispensable - nevyhnutný
intact - nedotknutý
intangible - nehmotné
karst - kras
landmark - pamiatka
lawfully - zákonne
lime - vápno
log house - zrubový dom
low key - menej významný
managing director - konateľ
marionette - bábka/figúrka
medieval - stredoveký
military - vojenský
natural decay -
prirodzený rozklad
nomadic life - kočovný život
notice - doručenka
parade -
sprievod/prehliadka
participate - zúčastniť sa
preserve - uchovať
property - vlastníctvo
puppet theatre -
bábkové divadlo
pipe - píšťala
purity - čistota
quote - citát
recognise - uznať
remarkably - pozoruhodný
renew - obnoviť
settlement -
osada/usadlosť
shepherd - pastier
spokeswoman - hovorkyňa
spread - šíriť
statue - socha
surround - obklopiť
value - hodnota
vanish - zmiznúť
varnish - lak
vital relics -
dôležité pamiatky
workshop - dielňa

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This glossary is published as part of Spectator College, a programme created by The Slovak Spectator with the support of Union poisťovňa.

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