16. December 2013 at 00:00

Glossary: Rules for financing minorities change

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 Rules for financing minorities change, 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 Rules for financing minorities change, 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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accurate – presný

affiliated – pridružený

agenda – program rokovania

allocate – vyčleniť

amendment – novela

anomaly - anomália

arrange – zorganizovať

at least – najmenej

autochthonous – autochtónny

based on – založený na

census – sčítanie ľudu

coffin – truhla

committee – výbor

continuously – nepretržite

contribution – príspevok

correspond – zodpovedať

criteria – kritériá

criterion – kritérium

cuts – škrty

determine – určiť

disappear – zmiznúť

due to – vzhľadom na

effectiveness – účinnosť

elsewhere – inde

enhance – zvýšiť

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equality – rovnosť

exception – výnimka

first grade – prvý ročník

fundamental – základ

government proxy – splnomocnenec vlady

harm – ublížiť

invariable – nemenný, stály

issue – téma, problematika

lack – chýbať

maintain - trvať (na čom)

MP – poslanec

nevertheless – avšak, napriek tomu

oblige – prikázáť, donútiť

operate – fungovať

oscillate – pohybovať sa

pass – schváliť

policy – politika

preserve – udržať

programme statement – programové vyhlásenie

proportional – úmerný

protester – odporca

provide – zabezpečiť

recognised – uznaný

redistribution – prerozdeľovanie

regardless – bez ohľadu na

related to – týkajúci sa

require – žiadať, vyžadovať

revision – úprava, zmena

Ruthenians – Rusíni

session – schôdza, stretnutie

shrink – scvrknúť sa, zmenšiť sa

scheme – system

School Act – školský zákon

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socially disadvantaged environment – sociálne znevýhodnené prostredie

statement - vyhlásenie

status quo – nemenný stav

strict – prísny

take into account – vziať do úvahy

take into consideration – vziať do úvahy

take power – prevziať moc

threshold – prah, hranica

through – cez

tie – viazať

transparency – transparentnosť

uncomfortable – nepríjemný

weakness – slabina

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