britain's red phone boxes Flashcards

1
Q

monograph

A

a formal piece of writing or a short book on a particular subject
(monografia)

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2
Q

kiosk

A

old-fashioned word for a phone box

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3
Q

listed

A

(of building) important because of its history or design; cannot be changed without permission from the government
(chranene pamiatky)
(uvedený, zaradený na zoznam)

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4
Q

aesthetic

A

relating to beauty, especially in art and design
(estetický)

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5
Q

decommissioned

A

taken out of service and no longer in use
(vyradené z prevádzky)

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6
Q

monetize

A

earn money from something
( raziť mince)

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7
Q

embedded

A

made a fixed and important part of something else
(zabudovane, vstavane)
(uložený, vložený)

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8
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indispensable

A

difficult or impossible to exist without or to do something without
(nevyhnutný, nepostrádateľný)

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9
Q

adjacent

A

next to or near something else
(priľahlý, susediaci)

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10
Q

quirky

A

slightly strange
(zvláštny)

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11
Q

refurbished

A

improved and restored by cleaning and painting
(zrekonštruovaný)

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12
Q

redolent of

A

reminding you of something

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13
Q

take something upon yourself

A

to do something that needs to be done even though no one has asked one to do it.

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14
Q

keep something afloat

A

they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating.

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15
Q

keep your head above water

A

avoid succumbing to difficulties, typically debt.

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