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1 behaviour
[-jə]1) (way of behaving: the behaviour of the pupils.) chování, způsoby2) (actions or reactions: the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids.) chování, reakce* * *• jednání• chování -
2 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) konvence, společenská zvyklost2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) předvolební sjezd3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) konference, schůze•- conventionality* * *• úmluva• shromáždění• společenská zvyklost• konvence -
3 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) móda; módní2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) móda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) způsob•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashion* * *• styl• móda -
4 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) poloha, postoj2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) póza2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) zaujmout pozici2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) vydávat se (za)II [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) položit, nastolit* * *• znamenat• zaujmout postoj• postoj• pozice• póza• představovat -
5 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) otevřený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) správně umístěný4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) v náležitém pořádku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nepohnutý7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) charakterní, dramatický2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) přímo, rovně2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovnou3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivě3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• přímý• přímo• rovný -
6 temperament
['tempərəmənt](a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc: She has a sweet/nervous temperament.) povaha- temperamentally* * *• povaha• temperament
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