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Cz. hora 		Slk. hora ‘mountain’
Slk. hora 1. hora ‘mountain’
2. les ‘forest’
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Cz. horký 		Slk. horúci ‘hot’
Slk. horký Cz. hořký ‘bitter’
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Cz. chudý 		Slk. chudobný ‘poor’
Slk. chudý Cz. hubený ‘slim’
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Cz. sprostý 		Slk. vulgárny ‘vulgar’
Slk. sprostý Cz. hloupý ‘stupid’
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Cz. kapusta 		Slk. kel ‘sprouts’
Slk. kapusta Cz. zelí ‘cabbage’
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Cz. kouřit 		Slk. fajčiť, dymiť ‘smoke’
Slk. kúriť Cz. topit ‘heat’
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Cz. list 		1. list ‘sheet of paper’
2. list ‘leaf’
Slk. list 1. list ‘sheet of paper’
2. list ‘leaf’
3. dopis ‘letter’
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Cz. listopad 		1. listopad ‘falling of leaves’
2. november ‘November’
Slk. listopad Cz. listopad ‘falling of leaves’
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Cz. matka 		1. matka ‘mother’
2. matica ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’
Slk. matka Cz. matka ‘mother’
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Cz. náhlý 		Slk. náhly ‘sudden’
Slk. náhly 1. náhlý ‘sudden’
2. prudký, kvapný ‘vehement, hasty’
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Cz. neděle 		1. nedeľa ‘Sunday’
2. týždeň ‘week’
Slk. nedeľa Cz. neděle ‘Sunday’
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Cz. pokoj 		1. pokoj ‘quiet’
2. izba ‘room’
Slk. pokoj 1. pokoj ‘quiet’
2. mír ‘peace’
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Cz. púpava 		Slk. 1.krasovlas ‘Carlina (thistle)’
Slk. púpava Cz. 1.pampeliška ‘dandelion (Taraxacum)’
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Cz. žito 		Slk. žito, raž ‘rye’
Slk. žito 1. žito ‘rye’
2. pšenice ‘wheat’
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Cz. vojna 		Slk. vojenčina ‘military service’
Slk. vojna Cz. válka ‘war’
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Cz. stávka 		Slk. štrajk ‘strike (work stoppage)’
Slk. stávka Cz. sázka ‘bet’
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Cz. spravit 		Slk. opraviť ‘repair’
Slk. spraviť Cz. udělat ‘do’
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Cz. pivnice 		Slk. krčma ‘pub’
Slk. pivnica Cz. sklep ‘cellar’
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Cz. drozd 		Slk. drozd ‘thrush (all species)’
Slk. drozd Cz. kos ‘blackbird’
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Cz. datel 		Slk. tesár ‘dryocopus (woodpecker)’
Slk. ďateľ Cz. strakapoud ‘dendrocopos (different woodpecker)’
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Cz. topit 		Slk. 1. kúriť ‘heat’
2. topiť ‘melt’
3. topiť ‘to liquefy’
4. topiť 'drown'
Slk. topiť Cz. 1. topit ‘melt’
2. topit se ‘to liquefy’
3. topit 'drown'
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Cz. zboží 		Slk. tovar ‘goods’
Slk. zbožie Cz. obilí ‘cereals’
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Cz. vousy 		Slk. brada a fúzy (ochlpenie tváre) ‘facial hair’
Slk. fúzy Cz. knír ‘moustache’
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Cz. brada 		Slk. brada ‘chin’
Slk. brada Cz. 1. vousy ‘beard’
2. brada ‘chin’
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Cz. chytrý 		Slk. chytrý ‘smart’
Slk. chytrý Cz. 1. chytrý ‘smart’
2. rychlý ‘fast, swift’
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