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41 brush up
( with on) (to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language): He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday.) osvěžit, oživit, připomenout* * *• osvěžit si• okartáčovat -
42 classical
['klæsikəl] 1. adjective1) ((especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies.) klasický, antický2) ((of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form: He prefers classical music to popular music.) klasický, vážný3) ((of literature) considered to be of the highest class.) klasický•- classic2. noun1) (an established work of literature of high quality: I have read all the classics.) klasik2) ((in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome: He is studying classics.) klasika* * *• klasický -
43 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) čistý2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) čistotný3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) čistý4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) bezúhonný; čistý5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) hladký, čistý2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) dočista3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) (vy)čistit['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
cudný, čestný- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep* * *• uklidit• vyčistit• čistý• čistit -
44 code
[kəud] 1. noun1) (a collection of laws or rules: a code of behaviour.) kodex, zákoník2) (a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.) šifra3) (a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.) kód2. verb(to put into (secret, computer etc) code: Have you coded the material for the computer?) (za)kódovat* * *• kód -
45 colloquial
[kə'ləukwiəl](of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language: a colloquial expression.) hovorový- colloquialism* * *• hovorový -
46 colloquialism
noun (an expression used in colloquial language.) hovorový výraz* * *• hovorový výraz• kolokvialismus -
47 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) běžný2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) společný3) (publicly owned: common property.) veřejný4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) sprostý, hrubý5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) obyčejný, prostý6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obecný2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) obecní pozemek- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *• prostý• společné• společný• obyčejný• obvyklý• obecný• běžný -
48 converse
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49 crib
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50 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) proklínat2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) klít2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) prokletí, kletba2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) kletba•* * *• proklínat• kletba -
51 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mrtvý; uschlý2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) nefungující3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) naprostý, absolutní2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) naprosto, absolutně- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) totálně, strašně- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *• mrtev• mrtvý -
52 decent
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53 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrovat, rozluštit2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) rozluštit* * *• rozluštit• dekódovat -
54 decode
[di:'koud](to translate (a coded message) into ordinary understandable language.) dekódovat* * *• dekódovat -
55 dictionary
['dikʃənəri]plural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) slovník2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) slovník* * *• slovník -
56 dub
I past tense, past participle - dubbed; verb1) (to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language).) dabovat2) (to add sound effects or music to (a film etc).) provést postsynchron•- dubbingII past tense, past participle - dubbed; verb(to nickname: He was dubbed Shorty because of his size.) přezdívat* * *• přezdívat• nazvat• dabovat -
57 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) úsilí2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) úsilí, snaha3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) pokus•- effortlessly* * *• úsilí• snaha• námaha -
58 figurative
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59 flowery
1) (having, or decorated with, flowers: a flowery hat.) květinový, ozdobený květy2) ((of language) using ornamental words and phrases; poetic: a flowery speech.) květnatý* * *• květinový -
60 fluent
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Language — language … Dictionary of sociology
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Language — Lan guage, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See {Tongue}, cf. {Lingual}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
language — 1 Language, dialect, tongue, speech, idiom are comparable when they denote a body or system of words and phrases used by a large community (as of a region) or by a people, a nation, or a group of nations. Language may be used as a general term… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
language — [laŋ′gwij] n. [ME < OFr langage < langue, tongue < L lingua, tongue, language, altered (by assoc. with lingere, to lick) < OL dingua < IE * dṇg̑hwa > OE tunge, TONGUE] 1. a) human speech b) Archaic the ability to communicate by… … English World dictionary
language — I noun communication, composition, dialect, expression, faculty of speech, folk speech, form of expression, formulation, idiom, jargon, lingua, linguistics, means of communication, oral, oratio, parlance, phrasing, phraseology, rhetoric, sermo,… … Law dictionary
language — late 13c., langage words, what is said, conversation, talk, from O.Fr. langage (12c.), from V.L. *linguaticum, from L. lingua tongue, also speech, language (see LINGUAL (Cf. lingual)). The form with u developed in Anglo French. Meaning a language … Etymology dictionary
language — ► NOUN 1) the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. 2) the system of communication used by a particular community or country. 3) the phraseology and… … English terms dictionary
Language — Lan guage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Languaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Languaging}.] To communicate by language; to express in language. [1913 Webster] Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
language — language, philosophy of … Philosophy dictionary
language — [n] system of words for communication accent, argot, articulation, brogue, cant, communication, conversation, dialect, diction, dictionary, discourse, doublespeak*, expression, gibberish, idiom, interchange, jargon, lexicon, lingua franca,… … New thesaurus
