Glossary-György Mikóczi
Glossary-György Mikóczi
20 New York terms
- acres
- noun
- a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards
- Example: The house sits on two acres of land.
- en: akrov
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- borought
- noun
- a town or district which is an administrative unit.
- Example: There are hundreds of neighbourhoods throughout the boroughs
- en: mestská časť
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- citizen
- noun
- a person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.
- Example: You are a peaceful citizen all your life and then this happens.
- en: občan
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- colony
- noun
- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
- Example: They live in colonies and do not move far.
- en: kolónie
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- corporations
- noun
- a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.
- Example: Technical schools are maintained by the corporation.
- en: korporácia
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- densely
- adverb
- in a closely compacted or crowded manner; thickly.
- Example: The foot soldiers stood in densely packed rows.
- en: husto
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- destination
- noun
- the place to which someone or something is going or being sent.
- Example: After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.
- en: destinácia
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- diversity
- noun
- the state of being diverse; variety
- Example: The city is known for its cultural diversity.
- en: rôznorodosť
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- established
- verb
- recognized by the state as the national Church or religion.
- Example: She established a reputation as a hard worker.
- en: založená
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- Ferry
- noun
- a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service
- Example: The cars were ferried across the river.
- en: Trajekt
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- global
- noun
- A globally scoped identifier.
- Example: English is becoming a global language.
- en: globálne
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- immigrant
- noun
- a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
- Example: Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe in the 19th century.
- en: prisťahovalec
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- independence
- noun
- the fact or state of being independent.
- Example: She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
- en: nezávislosť
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- location
- noun
- A particular place in physical space.
- Example: This is a lovely location for a house.
- en: umiestnenie
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- major
- can be an adjective, a verb or a noun
- important, serious, or significant.
- Example: This work is a major challenge for him.
- en: hlavný
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- populous
- can be an adjective or a noun
- having a large population; densely populated
- Example: China is the world's most populous country.
- en: husto obývaný
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- port
- noun
- a town or city with a harbour or access to navigable water where ships load or unload.
- Example: Port-Louis is an attractive little fishing port.
- en: prístav
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- rapidly
- adverb
- very quickly
- Example: She ran rapidly toward him.
- en: rýchlo
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- slave
- can be a verb and noun
- a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them
- Example: I'm not your slave!
- en: otrok
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- storey
- noun
- A floor or level of a building or ship.
- Example: The house has three storeys.
- en: poschodie
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