The Blue Castle

Question 1

neúprosne

Answer 1

inexorably [iˈneks(ə)rəblē]

Question 2

chvejúci sa vytržením (The Blue Castle)

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shivering with the rapture [ˈSHivəriNG]
Valancy found herself shivering with the rapture of her first kiss.

Question 3

Keby v isté májové ráno nepršalo…

Answer 3

If it had not rained on a certain May morning…

Question 4

Tesne pred úsvitom

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Just preceding dawn [presíding dón]

Question 5

beznádejné staré panenstvo

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hopeless old maidenhood

Question 6

Valancy sa nikdy celkom nevzdala istej malej nádeje

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Valancy had never quite relinquished a certain little hope

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že jej ešte príde do cesty romantika

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that romance would come her way yet

Question 8

strašný, hrozný

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dreadful

Question 9

Žiadny muž po nej nikdy netúžil.

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No man had ever desired her.

Question 10

v slabo šedivej tme

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in the faintly greying darkness

Question 11

Neodvážila sa (nechať sa) plakať…

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She dared not let herself cry..

Question 12

Oveľa horšie, než aké mala doteraz.

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Rather worse than any she had had yet

Question 13

matka by si všimla jej červené oči

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her mother would notice her red eyes

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s príšerným úškrnom

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with a ghastly grin [gástly grin]

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jej smiech bol veľmi povrchný

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her laughter was very superficial [sjuprfišl]

Question 16

vyblednuté

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faded

Question 17

strop odfarbený starými netesnosťami a prekrížený prasklinami

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the ceiling discoloured by old leaks and crossed by cracks

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s jedným prasknutým rohom

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with one burst corner

Question 19

Nikdy sa ho však neodvážila zničiť.

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But she never dared destroy it.

Question 20

Matka by bola nahnevaná.

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Mother would have been aghast

Question 21

neúctivo

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irreverently [i’rev.rently]

Question 22

boli by mali záchvat

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they would have had a fit

Question 23

Ale vzhľad na prízemí sa trochu udržal.

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But downstairs appearances were kept up somewhat.

Question 24

ak by jej to bolo dovolené

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if she were permitted

Question 25

jej matka odmietala každý nesmelý návrh

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her mother had negatived [negativd] every timid [timid] suggestion

Question 26

Jej matka by trucovala celé dni, keby sa urazila

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Her mother would sulk for days if offended

Question 27

čo na tom záležalo

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what did it matter

Question 28

zlovestný účel

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sinister purpose

Question 29

skvelé, skvelý

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splendid

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najmenej zo všetkých

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least of all

Question 31

jasne

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plainly

Question 32

vežičky a zástavy

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turrets and banners

Question 33

Klenoty, ktoré mohli nosiť kráľovné

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Jewels that queens might have worn

Question 34

opustený malý pes

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forlorn little dog

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prikrčený

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crouched

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rytina

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engraving

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schodisko

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stairway

Question 38

s výrazmi urazenej vojvodkyne

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with the airs of an insulted duchess

Question 39

tak ustrašená, utláčaná, zanedbávaná a ignorovaná v skutočnom živote

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so cowed, subdued, overridden and snubbed in real life

Question 40

zarastený borovicami

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pine-clad

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zahalená do svojej slabej, modrej pôvabnosti

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wrapped in its faint, blue loveliness

Question 42

plytké mramorové schody

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shallow marble steps