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1 almost
['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) téměř* * *• skoro• téměř• málem -
2 as good as
(almost: The job's as good as done.) v podstatě -
3 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) skoro, bezmála -
4 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) takřka nic -
5 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) o vlásek -
6 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) skoro2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) sotva3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) stěží* * *• stěží• sotva• sotvaže -
7 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) mít na jazyku -
8 anthracite
(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antracit* * *• antracit -
9 artificial respiration
(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) umělé dýchání* * *• umělé dýchání -
10 black out
(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) ztratit vědomí* * *• začernit• cenzurovat -
11 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) blízko2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) skoro, blízko* * *• blízko -
12 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) všeho schopný2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) zoufalý, beznadějný3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) zoufalý•- desperation* * *• zoufalý -
13 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) rovnou, přímo2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) okamžitě, ihned* * *• přímo• ihned -
14 ebony
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15 equator
[i'kweitə]((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) rovník* * *• rovník -
16 eradicate
(to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) vymýtit* * *• vytrhnout z kořene• vyhubit• vyhladit• vykořenit• vymýtit -
17 gag
[ɡæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - gagged; verb1) (to prevent (a person) talking or making a noise, by putting something in or over his mouth: The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.) dát roubík, zacpat ústa2) (to choke and almost be sick.) dusit se2. noun(something which is put in or over a person's mouth to prevent him talking or making a noise.) roubík* * *• vtip• roubík• gag• gagovat• improvizace -
18 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) zanechat, vzdát se2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) zříci se3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) vydat (se); předat4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) věnovat5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) považovat (za)* * *• vzdávat• vzdát• vzdát se• vzdávat se:• přestat -
19 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) půlka, půl2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) poločas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) půl2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) napůl3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičatý3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) zpola, napůl2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) napůl•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *• polovička• poloviční• polovina• půl -
20 helpless
adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) bezmocný* * *• bezmocný• bezradný
См. также в других словарях:
almost — • During the next week Morel s temper was almost unbearable D. H. Lawrence, 1913. Almost has a special role in diluting or ‘downgrading’ adjectives and adverbs that express an extreme, as if the user wants to keep the notion at arm s length or to … Modern English usage
Almost — Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
almost — I adverb approximately, close to, nearly, on the brink of, on the verge of, scarcely, within sight of II index approximate, quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost as — index quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost — (adv.) O.E. eallmæst nearly all, for the most part, lit. mostly all; see ALL (Cf. all) + MOST (Cf. most). Modern form from 15c … Etymology dictionary
almost — *nearly, approximately, well nigh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
almost — [adv] nearly, very nearly about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just … New thesaurus
almost — ► ADVERB ▪ very nearly. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
almost — [ôl′mōst΄, ôl mōst′] adv. [OE eallmæst: see ALL & MOST] very nearly but not completely; all but … English World dictionary
almost — adverb very nearly but not completely: We ve almost finished. | We stayed there for almost a week. | almost every: They sold almost everything. | almost all: Almost all the children here speak two languages. | an almost impossible task | wines… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
almost — al|most [ ɔlmoust ] adverb *** nearly but not completely: Are you ready? Almost! I m just putting my shoes on. It s almost a year since she died. The baby s almost walking now. almost all: Almost all of the students here are from South America.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
