Tibor kalman: Perverse Optimist 2 Flashcards

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bustling

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ulietaný, uponáhľaný

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ensue [ɪnˈsjuː]

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plynuť, nasledovať (negotiaion ensued)

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overture [ˈəʊvəˌtjʊə]

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predohra, overtura

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slender [ˈslendə]

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útly (magazine was more slender in words and more potent in pictures)

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indulgent [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt]

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zhovievavý, benevolentný

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precarious [prɪˈkeərɪəs]

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neistý, riskantný (We always done Colors in a very precarious way)

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species [ˈspiːʃiːz]

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druh (živočíšny)

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saliva [səˈlaɪvə]

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slina, sliny

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eulogize [ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz]

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vychvaľovať, velebiť

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obey [əˈbeɪ]

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počúvať, riadiť sa (There is a need for some code that newspapers should obey to prevent them from manipulating readers)

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intensify [ɪnˈtensɪˌfaɪ]

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zintenzívniť

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dubious [ˈdjuːbɪəs]

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pochybný, podozrivý (selling sweaters in dubious way)

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concomitant [kənˈkɒmɪtənt]

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sprievodný

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antagonistic [ænˌtægəˈnɪstɪk]

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protichodný

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stance [stæns]

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postoj, prístup

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depiction [dɪˈpɪkʃən]

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vyobrazenie, vykreslenie

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affluent [ˈæflʊənt]

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bohatý, majetný

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obscure [əbˈskjʊə]

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málo známy (obscure destinations)

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dreary [ˈdrɪərɪ]

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pochmurný, depresívny

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outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ]

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podivný, bizarný ( the most outlandish choice was…)

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fuselage [ˈfjuːzɪˌlɑːʒ]

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trup (lietadla)

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amid [əˈmɪd]

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uprostred, medzi (Amid a series of features on ideal objects…)

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arduous [ˈɑːdjʊəs]

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náročný, namáhavý (Producing this photos was a somewhat more arduous process)

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I turned out that he was right.

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Vyšlo najavo že mal pravdu.

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25
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swan song

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labutia piesen (koniec slávy) Kalman’s swansong was Colors 13, an issue with no words.

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sudden [ˈsʌdən]

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náhly

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apparition [ˌæpəˈrɪʃən]

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zjavenie prízrak (the sudden apparition of gibberish on page 68…)

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gibberish [ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ]

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bľabot, hatlanina

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dissolve into [dɪˈzɒlv]

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prepuknuť, vypuknuť (Toscani suggestions to enforce a sense of readeriliteracy, dissolves into the concluding scenes)

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auteur [ɔːˈtɜː]

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filmový režisér s veľmi výrazným autorským rukopisom

31
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in sb’s favor

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v prospech( Curators in history or science museums take more liberties and abandon neutrality in favor of contextualization to teach tough subjets)

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liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ]

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sloboda (občana)

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loose [luːs]

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voľný, neuviazaný (The exhibition was arranged in a loos chronological order)

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tenement [ˈtenəmənt] (building)

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nájomný / obytná dom (Whites generally allocate tenements as housing to the poorest blacks.)

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set out

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naaranžovať, rozmiestniť, rozložit ( Working with a curator Elisabeth Sussman, Kalman set out to unframe the art.)

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dimly [ˈdɪmlɪ]

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tlmene, nejasne (svietiť)

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tarpaulin [tɑːˈpɔːlɪn]

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nepremokavá plachta/celta

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plywood [ˈplaɪˌwʊd]

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preglejka

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ephemera [ɪˈfemərə]

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staré zberateľské predmety (pohľadnice, plagáty)

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hissing

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syčanie, sykot, prskanie

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mourn [mɔːn]

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sútiť, oplakávať (There were some things to celebrate about that, but other things to mourn..)

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obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs]

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odporný, hnusný, neznesiteľný (Wolfie’s way of doing it was obnoxious)

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respective [rɪˈspektɪv]

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príslušný, vlastmý (DO you think your respective work reflects common goals? )

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didactic [dɪˈdæktɪk]

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poučný, didaktický (Didactic texts tend not to work, so there needs to be another approach)

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reproach [rɪˈprəʊtʃ]

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vyčítať, vynadať (They are the same people you like to reproach.

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tombstone [ˈtuːmˌstəʊn]

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náhrobok, náhrobný kameň

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aghast [əˈgɑːst]

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zdesený, užasnutý (He is aghast when she tells him the truth.)

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irradiate [ɪˈreɪdɪˌeɪt]v

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ožiariť, ožarovať (radioaktívne)

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preserve [prɪˈzɜːv]

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zachovať, udržiavať ( Our skyline is a treasure, we should preserve it like a redwood forest. )

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inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt]

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obývať ( it is more interesting than the world of authored design that I inhabit professionally.)

51
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hit on/hit upon

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prísť, napadnúť (Canny and Karol hit upon a way of making ther two person company.)

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obtuse [əbˈtjuːs]

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obmedzený, tupý (človek) (You’re being obtuse and you’re making wild assumptions.)

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arbitrary [ˈɑːbɪtrərɪ]

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náhodný, ľubovoľný (How arbitrary or strategically choosen-was “graphic designer”?)

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vicious [ˈvɪʃəs]

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krutý, brutálny, zlý (So you and they must have some vicious falling out….)

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fall out

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pohádať sa (So you and they must have some vicious falling out….)

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reconciliation [ˌrekənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən]

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uzmierovanie, zmierenie

57
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freer [ˈfriːə]

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slobodnejší

58
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live up to

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dodržať, naplniť (did the experience live up to the romantis ideal?)

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sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ]

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nechutný, hnusný, odporný

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wacko [ˈwækəʊ]

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strelený, praštený, / magor, cvok

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polish off

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zhltnúť , hodiť do seba (jedlo/knihy) (We’ve polished off a couple of Roald Dahl books in the last month.)