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1 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) ve vlastním zájmu -
2 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) ve vlastním zájmu -
3 identify oneself with / be identified with
(to be associated with or give one's full support or interest to (a political party etc).) přijmout za svéEnglish-Czech dictionary > identify oneself with / be identified with
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4 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) týkat se2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) starat se o, znepokojovat se3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) starat se o, zajímat se o2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) věc2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) znepokojení3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) podnik, koncern•* * *• týkat se• záležitost• podnik• starost• koncern -
5 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barevný3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) nabarvit; natřít- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) barevný- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *• vybarvit• barva• barevný -
6 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) rozmazlovat2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) oddávat se3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) povyrazit se•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *• vyhovět• oddávat se• hovět• libovat si• dopřát si -
7 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) ztratit2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) ztratit (se)3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) ztratit4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) prohrát5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) ztrácet•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *• ztrácet• ztratit• prohrát• prohrávat• lose/lost/lost
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