1. April 2021 at 09:21

Glossary: Slovakia and transparency

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Elena Štefancová (screen)is one of the former FIIT STU students who was awarded the Biela vrana (White Crow) prize, which is given to people who show their civic courage.
Elena Štefancová (screen)is one of the former FIIT STU students who was awarded the Biela vrana (White Crow) prize, which is given to people who show their civic courage. (source: Courtesy of Elena Štefancová)
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The glossary below relates to the following articles:

1| Slovakia’s big step forward in transparency is not enough

2| Slovak tennis players banned from the sport for match fixing

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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Topic: People and society

abrupt [əˈbrʌpt] náhly, neočakávaný

administration [ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən] správa, riadenie

admittedly [ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ] nepochybne

advocate [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] obhajca, zástanca

advocate - podporovať, zastávať

allegation [ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən] nepodložené obvinenie

arrange [əˈreɪndʒ] dohodnúť

attend [əˈtend] zúčastniť sa na, navštíviť

ban [bæn] zakázať

board [bɔːd] výbor, rada

branch [brɑːntʃ] pobočka, oddelenie

breach [briːtʃ] porušiť, nedodržať

case [keɪs] prípad

chairperson [ˈtʃeəˌpɜːsən] predsedajúci

charge [tʃɑːdʒ] obviniť

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combat [ˈkɒmbæt] bojovať

concern [kənˈsɜːn] znepokojovať

conduct [kənˈdʌkt] vykonať

dean [diːn] dekan

deliberate [dɪˈlɪbərɪt] zámerný, premyslený

descend [dɪˈsend] zostúpiť, klesnúť

dysfunctional [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl] zle fungujúci

eventually [ɪˈventʃʊəlɪ] nakoniec

fine [faɪn] pokuta

fix [fɪks] opraviť, falšovať

generate [ˈdʒenəˌreɪt] dosiahnuť, vytvoriť

govern [ˈgʌvən] riadiť, určovať

guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] vinný

legislation [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃən] zákonodarstvo, zákony

maintain [meɪnˈteɪn] trvať na, udržiavať

obligation [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃən] záväzok, povinnosť

offence [əˈfens] prečin, porušenie

predecessor [ˈpriːdɪˌsesə] predchodca

procurement [prəˈkjʊəmənt] obstarávanie, získanie

ranking [ˈræŋkɪŋ] umiestnenie (v rebríčku)

repeated [rɪˈpiːtɪd] opakované

resort (to) [rɪˈzɔːt] uchýliť sa

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retire [rɪˈtaɪə] skončiť, odísť do dôchodku

senate [ˈsenɪt] akademický senát

severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] vážne

suspend [səˈspend] pozastaviť, zbaviť funkcie

trustee [trʌˈstiː] správca, člen dozornej rady

usurp [juːˈzɜːp] uchvátiť, zmocniť sa

verdict [ˈvɜːdɪkt] rozsudok, rozhodnutie

watchdog [ˈwɒtʃˌdɒg] dozor, dohľad

widespread [ˈwaɪdˌspred] rozšírený

whistleblower - oznamovateľ protispoločenskej činnosti

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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