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I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) hromada2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) spousta3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) naprostá většina4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) hmotnost2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) soustřeďovat se3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) masový- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) mše2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) mše* * *• spousta• hmotnost• hmota• hromadný• masový• mše• masa -
4 subcontinent
(a mass of land almost the size of a continent, forming part of a larger mass of land: the Indian Subcontinent (= India, Pakistan and Bangladesh).) subkontinent* * *• subkontinent -
5 fuzz
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6 honeycomb
noun (the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey.) plástev medu* * *• voština• plástev -
7 iceberg
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8 junk food
noun (food such as potato chips, sweets and doughnuts, which is mass-produced and is of low nutritional value.) bufetová strava* * *• bufetová strava -
9 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) vata -
10 cake
[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) dort, koláč, koláček2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) placka, karbanátek3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) kostka, kus2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) špinavé, olepené* * *• zákusek• spéci se• koláč• moučník• buchta• bochník• dort• dívka -
11 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) chlup2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) vlas(y)•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) ostrá zatáčka- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
- tear one's hair* * *• vlasy• vous• vlas• srst• ochlupení• chlup• chlupy -
12 lump
1. noun1) (a small solid mass of no particular shape: The custard was full of lumps and no-one would eat it.) hrouda, žmolek2) (a swelling: She had a lump on her head where she had hit it.) otok, boule3) (a small cube-shaped mass of sugar.) kostka2. verb((usually with together) to treat or think of as (all) alike.) dát dohromady- lumpy- lumpiness
- lump sum
- if you don't like it
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13 mix
[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) (s)míchat2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) namíchat3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) mísit4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) stýkat se2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) směs2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) přípravek, směs•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up* * *• zamíchat• smíchat• míchat -
14 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) otřes2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) rána3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) otřes4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) šok2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) otřást- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) chomáče vlasů* * *• rána• šok• otřes• okovat -
15 blob
[blob](a (usually small) shapeless mass of liquid etc: a blob of paint; a blob of wax.) kapka, kaňka* * *• kapka• bez tvaru -
16 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) špalek3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zátaras, překážka5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) blok2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) (za)blokovat, zatarasit- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokovat- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *• blok -
17 body
['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) tělo2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) mrtvola3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) základní část, jádro, korpus4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) spousta5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) těleso, sbor, orgán•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) jako celek/jeden muž- body language
- bodywork* * *• trup• sbor• tělo• karoserie• korba• mrtvola -
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19 candy
['kændi]plural - candies; noun1) (sugar formed into a solid mass by boiling.) kandovaný cukr2) ((American) a sweet or sweets; (a piece of) confectionery: That child eats too much candy; Have a candy!) bonbon, karamela, cukroví•- candied- candy floss* * *• bonbón -
20 cheese
[ i:z]((any type of) a food prepared from the curd of milk and usually pressed into a mass or shape: Cheese is full of protein.) sýr- cheesed off* * *• sýr
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