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41 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) látka, hmota, mast2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) krámy3) (an old word for cloth.) látka•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nacpat (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) nadívat3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) vycpat•- stuffing- stuff up* * *• věc• vycpat• základ• podstata• strčit• nacpat• materiál• nesmysl -
42 preparatory school
[-'pærə-]1) (a private school which educates children in preparation for a senior school ( abbreviation prep school [prep-]).) přípravka2) ((American) a private secondary school preparing students for college.) soukromá střední škola -
43 annual
['ænjuəl] 1. adjective1) (happening every year: an annual event.) každoroční2) (of one year: What is his annual salary?) roční2. noun1) (a book of which a new edition is published every year: children's annuals.) ročenka2) (a plant that lives for only one year.) jednoletá rostlina•- annually* * *• výroční• ročenka• roční• obrat• každoroční -
44 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) když; zatímco2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) jelikož3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) jako4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) jak5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) jakkoli, třebaže6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) stejně jako2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) jako2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) jako3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) jako4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) jako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *• za• zatímco• protože• jak• jako• když -
45 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) au pair* * *• pomocnice v domácnosti -
46 battered
adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.) bitý, týraný* * *• zbitý• otlučený• dobitý -
47 catapult
1. noun((American slingshot) a small forked stick with an elastic string fixed to the two prongs for firing small stones etc, usually used by children.) prak2. verb(to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.) vystřelit; katapultovat (se)* * *• prak• střílet prakem• katapult• katapultovat -
48 commit
[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) spáchat2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) předat, odsoudit3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) zavázat se•- committal
- committed* * *• vázat se• zavázat se• spáchat• kompromitovat se• dopustit se -
49 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) kontunuita2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) scénář* * *• plynulost• souvislost• kontinuita• nepřetržitost -
50 Dad
[dæd](children's words for father: Where is your daddy?; What are you doing, Daddy?) tatínek, taťka* * *• tatínek• táta• Dad -
51 devotion
1) (great love: her undying devotion for her children.) bezmezná láska2) (the act of devoting or of being devoted: devotion to duty.) oddanost* * *• oddanost -
52 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolů2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupně, stále dál4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolů5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolů, k jihu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) níže2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolů3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) podél3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodit do sebe- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) naprostý, vyložený- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) prachové peří- downie®- downy* * *• poklesnout• shodit• srazit• dolů• dole -
53 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) suchý2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) suchopárný3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) suchý4) ((of wine) not sweet.) suchý2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) utírat; sušit- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up* * *• vysušit• vyprahlý• suchý• sušit• sucho -
54 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) zaměstnat2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) zajistit si3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) upoutat4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) utkat se5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) zařadit, zasunout•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *• upoutat• zabrat• zapojit• zasnoubit• zaútočit• zaměstnat• slíbit• najmout• napadnout• angažovat -
55 exempt
[iɡ'zempt] 1. verb(to free (a person) from a duty that other people have to carry out: He was exempted from military service.) osvobodit2. adjective(free (from a duty etc): Children under 16 are exempt from the usual charges for dental treatment.) vyňatý* * *• vyjmutý• zproštěný• zprostit• osvobozený -
56 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnout2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) upadnout3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesat4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) nastat, připadnout na5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) stát se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) připadnout na2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) (nápadné) množství3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) podzim•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *• upadnout• podzim• poklesnout• pokles• propad• spadat• spadnout• pád• padnout• padat• fall/fell/fallen• klesání• napadat• napadnout -
57 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) okouzlení2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) kouzlo* * *• okouzlení -
58 gala
1) (an occasion of entertainment and enjoyment out of doors: a children's gala.) slavnost2) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) utkání, závody* * *• slavnost -
59 gene
[‹i:n](any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring: If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.) gen- genetic- genetic engineering
- genetics* * *• gen -
60 grin
[ɡrin] 1. past tense, past participle - grinned; verb(to smile broadly: The children grinned happily for the photographer.) zubit se2. noun(a broad smile.) široký úsměv* * *• úšklebek• úsměv• šklebit se• škleb
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