water Význam & definícia

Význam water v slovenčine

• 0 a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life:

  • a bottle/drink/glass of water

  • bottled/mineral/tap water

  • hot/cold water

  • Can I have a drop of water in my whisky, please?

  • Is there enough hot water for a bath?

  • The human body is about 50 percent water.

  • The water's warm - are you coming in?

  • I don't like getting my head under (= in) water.

  • Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water (= with the whole head and body below the surface of the water)!

  • The river is difficult to cross during periods of high water.

  • Is there any pain when you pass water?

  • If your water is dark, it may mean you are dehydrated.

  • St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income.

  • In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish.

  • At 3 a.m. her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after.

  • People used to come to this city to take (= drink or swim in) the waters.

• 1 to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in:

  • I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.

  • The horses had been fed and watered.

• 2 If your mouth waters, it produces a lot of saliva, usually because you can see or smell some food that you would like to eat:

  • The smell of that bread is making my mouth water!

  • How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions?

• 3 used to form adjectives:

  • freshwater fish

  • a saltwater lagoon

• 4 a clear, colorless liquid that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life:

  • a drink/glass of water

  • bottled/tap water

  • cold/hot water

  • I’m boiling water to make some more coffee.

  • The water’s much warmer today – are you coming for a swim?

  • [ pl ] coastal waters

• 5 to provide water to a plant or animal:

  • [ T ] I’ve asked my neighbor to water the plants while I’m away.

  • [ I ] The icy wind made his eyes water.

  • [ I ] The smell of that bread is making my mouth water.