Translation for 'at the expense of sb sth' from English to Slovak

at the expense of sb./sth.

na úkor n-ho/ n-čoho {adv}

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at the expense of sth.

za cenu n-čoho {adv}

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to make jokes at sb.'s expense [idiom]

žartovať na účet n-ho [nedok.] [idióm]

at the request of sb.

na žiadosť n-ho

at the hands of sb.

rukou n-ho

at sb.'s expense [paid for by somebody]

na náklady n-ho {adv}

at sb.'s expense [idiom] [making somebody seem foolish]

na účet n-ho {adv} [idióm]

at the end of sth.

na konci n-čoho {adv}

to bring sb./sth. to the verge of sth.

prieviesť n-ho/ n-čo na pokraj n-čoho [dok.]

at the beginning of sth. [of time]

počiatkom n-čoho {adv} [kniž.]

začiatkom n-čoho {prep}

to the exclusion of sb./sth.

na úkor n-ho/ n-čoho {adv}

at the beginning of sth. [of time and place]

na začiatku n-čoho {adv}

na počiatku n-čoho {adv} [kniž.]

under the aegis of sb./sth.

pod záštitou n-ho/ n-čoho {adv} [kniž.]

pod ochranou n-ho/ n-čoho {adv}

pod egidou n-ho/ n-čoho {adv} [kniž.]

through the agency of sb./sth.

prostredníctvom n-ho/ n-čoho {adv}

to take the place of sb./sth.

nahradiť n-ho/ n-čo [dok.]

to be the size of sb./sth.

byť rovnako veľký ako n-o/ n-čo [nedok.]

to bring sth. to the attention of sb.

dať n-mu n-čo na vedomie [dok.]admin.

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