Unit 6 Flashcards
rivalries (n) = situation in which two or more parties (e.g. individuals, businesses) compete for the same thing (rivalita)
symbolism (n) = the act of representing objects, concepts, or ideas through symbols
pits (someone) against (someone else) (v + prep) = cause someone to fight against
someone else (postavit’ niekoho proti niekomu inému)
emblazoned (adj) = visibly decorated (ozdobený
zdobený)
battle (it) out (phr v) = fight or compete until a final result (victory or defeat) is reached
(bojovat
súperit’ až do konca)
raged (v) = exploded
erupted (zúrilo
siege (n) = situation when an army or the police surround a place for people to come out of that place (obliehanie)
assertions (n) = statements
beliefs
albeit (conj) = even though
although (hoci
reframe (something) (v) =look at something in a different way (preformulovat’
pozriet’ sa
na niečo inak)
fringe area (adj+ n) = an area considered as marginal, secondary (okrajová oblast’
sekundárna oblast)
proliferated (v) = increased in number (rozmnožilo sa
zvýšilo sa v počte)