Význam current v slovenčine

• 0 of the present time:

  • Have you seen the current issue of (= the most recently published) Vogue magazine?

  • The word is no longer in current use.

• 1 a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction:

  • to swim against/with the current

  • He was swept out to sea by the strong current.

  • Switch off the electric current before changing the bulb.

• 2 a particular opinion or feeling that a group of people have:

  • There is a growing current of support for environmental issues among voters.

• 3 of the present time or most recent:

  • Under current state law, students can drop out of school legally at age 17.

• 4 a movement of water or air:

  • The boat drifted with the current until it was miles from shore.

• 5 happening or existing at the present time:

  • A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.

  • The group said it would return to profit within the current financial year.

  • They offered to pay me twice my current salary.

  • Who is the current editor of the Times?

• 6 an opinion or a feeling that a group of people have:

  • The general current of opinion is against such drastic cuts in public spending.

  • There is a growing current of support for environmental issues among consumers.