Clanok Flashcards
Whilst
Zatial co
Whereas, while
Discernible
Rozoznatelny, zrejmy
Obvious
Discernible
discernible /dɪˈsəːnɪbl / (also discernable)
▸ adjective able to be discerned; perceptible:
the scandal had no discernible effect on his career
the inscription was barely discernible.
Proliferation
Sirenie
Proliferation of new models
Proliferation /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn /
▸ noun [mass noun] rapid increase in the number or amount of something:
a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation.
▪ rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism:
we attempted to measure cell proliferation.
▪ [in singular] a large number of something:
stress levels are high, forcing upon them a proliferation of ailments.
Mothballing costs
Udrziavacie naklady
noun (usually mothballs) a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths.
▸ verb [with object]
1 store (clothes) with mothballs.
2 stop using (a piece of equipment or a building) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again:
it would cost the company a lot of money just to mothball the mine
(as adjective mothballed) mothballed ships from World War II.
▪ cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project):
plans to invest in four superstores have been mothballed.
–PHRASES in mothballs
unused but kept in good condition for future use:
it was no use keeping aircraft in mothballs without fully trained crews to fly them.
Buoy
Povzbudit
Buoy the public
Ukotvit
Bojka
buoy /bɔɪ /
▸ noun an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
▸ verb [with object]
1 (often be buoyed up) keep (someone or something) afloat:
the creatures could swim, both buoyed up and cooled by the water.
▪ make (someone) cheerful and confident:
she was buoyed up by his praise.
▪ cause (a price) to rise to or remain at a high level:
shares were up 4p, buoyed by his cut-and-thrust management style.
Rehearsal
Skuska v divadle
Shed light
Vrhat svetlo
Abundance
Hojnost
abundance /əˈbʌnd(ə)ns /
▸ noun
1 a very large quantity of something:
the tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife.
▪ [mass noun] the state or condition of having a copious quantity of something; plentifulness:
vines and figs grew in abundance
she was blessed with talent and charm in abundance.
▪ [mass noun] plentifulness of the good things of life; prosperity:
the growth of industry promised wealth and abundance.
Notwithstanding
preposition in spite of:
notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict
[postpositive] this small contretemps notwithstanding, they both had a good time.
▸ adverb nevertheless; in spite of this:
I didn’t like it. Notwithstanding, I remained calm.
▸ conjunction although; in spite of the fact that:
notwithstanding that the hall was packed with bullies, our champion played on steadily and patiently
Omit
Vynechat
omit /ə(ʊ)ˈmɪt /
▸ verb
(omits, omitting, omitted)
[with object] leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully:
he was omitted from the second Test.
▪ [with infinitive] fail or neglect to do:
he modestly omits to mention that he was a pole-vault champion.
Preempt
Preemptive
Predist
Preventivne
How do we scaffold (how to build a structure)
Lesenie, ako vytvorime konstrukciu/strukturu, obsah/ architekturu
foments the interest
Podnecuje zaujem
Emulate
Napodobnit
What would you emulate that the teacher has done?
Kind of prompt
Druh podnetu
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