Význam floor v slovenčine

• 0 the flat surface of a room on which you walk:

  • The floor was partly covered with a dirty old rug.

  • The bathroom floor needs cleaning.

  • The children sat playing on the floor.

  • There's barely enough floor space to fit a bed in this room.

• 1 a level of a building:

  • This building has five floors.

  • Take the elevator to the 51st floor.

  • We live on the third floor.

  • a ground floor apartment

• 2 a public space for activities such as dancing and having formal discussions:

  • a dance floor

  • The new proposal will be discussed on the floor of the senate tomorrow.

  • He spent several years working on the factory floor (= in the factory) before becoming a manager.

  • The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor (= from the audience).

  • Silence, please, the prime minister has the floor.

  • The newlyweds were the first to take the floor.

  • The Majority Leader again took the floor.

• 3 the bottom surface of the sea, a forest, a cave, etc.:

  • the floor of the ocean/the ocean floor

• 4 to hit someone and cause them to fall:

  • He was floored with a single punch to the head.

• 5 to surprise or confuse someone so much that they are unable to think what to say or do next:

  • I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.

• 6 the flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building:

  • a tile floor

  • hardwood floors

  • The children sat on the floor.

• 7 a level of a building; a story :

  • They rented office space on the second floor.

• 8 the bottom surface of the sea, a forest, a valley, etc.:

  • Submarines were exploring the ocean floor for signs of the wreck.

• 9 a public space for having formal discussions:

  • The proposition was discussed on the Senate floor.

  • The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor (= from the ordinary people at the meeting).

• 10 to surprise or shock someone:

  • She was completely floored when she heard that he was leaving the country.

• 11 to drive a car as fast as it will go:

  • His buddy started the car and floored it.

• 12 the lowest level, number, or amount something is allowed to reach:

  • provide/keep/put a floor under sth Theoretically, buybacks put a floor under stock prices and raise earnings per share.

  • find/reach a floor Analysts believe the market has found a floor at about 2,560 points.

  • raise the floor on sth Another rule would raise the floor on the amount of assets a company must have to register with the SEC.

  • Many of these fixed-price contracts were signed when the price of coal was on the floor.

• 13 the lowest rate a country's government will allow its currency to reach in relation to other currencies:

  • The euro finally seems to have hit the floor against the dollar.

• 14 the place where a formal or public meeting is held, or the people at the meeting:

  • On the floor yesterday, House members voted down an amendment to allow fines to be waived.

  • In response to a question from the floor the CEO confirmed the agency would be continuing its mentor scheme.

  • the Senate/House/Security Council floor In his remarks on the Security Council floor today, the Commissioner called on all parties to act responsibly.

  • floor debate/vote During floor debate, conservatives argued that the bill violated First Amendment rights.

  • Traders erupted into boisterous cheers on the floor today as the market soared.

• 15 to decrease in price or value, usually in a short period of time:

  • Sales and profits are falling through the floor, with no prospect of a recovery in sight.

• 16 to have the right to speak or to start to speak in a meeting:

  • Excuse me, I have the floor and have the right to be listened to.

• 17 to become involved from the beginning in a business activity that you think will be successful:

  • This is our chance to get in on the first floor of an industry that's going to be big.