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1 yours
• váš• tvůj -
2 Yours faithfully
(a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used.) S úctou Váš -
3 Yours sincerely
• Se srdečným pozdravem -
4 yours truly
• váš věrný• s pozdravem -
5 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) z kopce, dolů2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) z kopce, stále hůř* * *• sestupný• sjezd• klesající -
6 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) závist2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) závidět2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) závidět•- enviable- envious
- the envy of* * *• závist• závidět -
7 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) důvěra2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) víra3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) slovo•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith* * *• věrnost• víra• důvěra -
8 meantime
adverb, noun((in the) time or period between: I'll hear her account of the matter later - meantime, I'd like to hear yours.) mezitím* * *• zatím• mezitím -
9 mine
I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) můj, moje, mojiII 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) důl2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mina2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) dolovat, těžit2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) zaminovat3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) zasáhnout minou•- miner- mining
- minefield* * *• těžit• mina• můj• důl• dobývat• dolovat -
10 possessive
[-siv]1) (showing that someone or something possesses an object etc: `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.) přivlastňovací2) (acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions: a possessive mother.) panovačný* * *• vlastnický• sobecký• lačný• majetkový• dychtivý• činící si velké nároky• chtivý -
11 schoolfellow
noun (a person who is or was taught at the same school, especially in the same class: I met an old schoolfellow of yours.) spolužák* * *• spolužák• kolega -
12 similar
['similə]((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) podobný- similarly* * *• podobný -
13 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) narazit na, náhodou potkat2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) narazit na, náhodou objevit* * *• po• pozice• při• na• nad• o -
14 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) kdo2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) který2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) který•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) kdokoli2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) kdopak•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) který2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) který•* * *• jenž• již• jež• kdopak• kdo• který• kteří -
15 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) narazit na, náhodou potkat2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) narazit na, náhodou objevit -
16 for the asking
(you may have (something) simply by asking for it; This table is yours for the asking.) stačí říct
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