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1 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) slavný* * *• známý• proslulý• slavný -
2 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) udělat si jméno -
3 fountain
1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontána2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) vodotrysk3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) zdroj, pramen•* * *• vodotrysk• fontána• kašna -
4 immortalize
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) zvěčnit* * *• zvěčnit -
5 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) zvěčnit -
6 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) zmáčknout, tisknout (se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) lisovat, (roz)mačkat3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nutit4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) trvat (na)5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) žehlit2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk, vyžehlení2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskařský stroj3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk(ový)4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novináři5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) lis•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *• tisknout• utiskovat• tisk• tlačit• urgovat• tiskový• tísnit• tlak• vylisovat• zatlačit• rekvizice• svírat• stlačit• stisknout• lisovat• lis• mandlovat• novináři -
7 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model; modelový2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manekýn, -ka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model, -ka5) (something that can be used to copy from.) model6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor; vzorný2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) předvádět2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) stát modelem3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelovat4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelovat, napodobovat vzor•* * *• vzor• modelovat• modelka• model• manekýnka -
8 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projektovat2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) návrh, střih2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) styl, tvar; provedení3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) vzorek4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) plán, záměr•- designer- designing* * *• určit• vzor• plánovat• plán• projekt• projektovat• konstrukce• kresba• nárys• naplánovat• náčrt• navrhovat• návrh• navrhnout -
9 fraud
[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) podvod2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) podvodník•- fraudulently
- fraudulence* * *• úmyslné překroucení pravdy• podvodník• podvod• klam• lest -
10 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) pantomima2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomima3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mim2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) vyjádřit beze slov* * *• pantomima -
11 renowned
adjective (famous: He is renowned for his paintings; a renowned actress.) slavný* * *• proslulý• slavný• renomovaný -
12 writer
noun (a person who writes, especially for a living: Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter.) spisovatel, -ka; pisatel, -ka* * *• pisatel• spisovatelka• spisovatel
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