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41 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) odporovat2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) překazit* * *• zmařit -
42 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíle, doba4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíle6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krát7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) období, časy8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (z)měřit čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovat si•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *• načasovat• časový• čas• doba -
43 twice
1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) dvakrát2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) dvojnásobně3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) dvakrát lepší•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something* * *• dvakrát -
44 start off
1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) vydat se na cestu2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) umožnit začít -
45 actually
1) (really: She actually saw the accident happen.) skutečně, opravdu2) (in fact: Actually, I'm doing something else this evening.) ve skutečnosti, vlastně* * *• vlastně• aktuálně• doopravdy -
46 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) konec konců2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) nakonec, přece jenom* * *• vždyť• přece• přece jen• nakonec -
47 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) umění (výtvarné); umělecký2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) umění3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) dovednost, umění•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts* * *• umění• zručnost• šikovnost• lest• dovednost• dílo -
48 cajole
[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) přimět, vymámit z někoho něco* * *• přimět lichocením• klamat -
49 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) zbaběle couvnout* * *• zbaběle couvnout -
50 coerce
[kəu'ə:s](to force (a person into doing something).) (při/v/do)nutit- coercion* * *• vynutit• vnutit• přinutit• nutit• donutit -
51 cut corners
(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) brát to hlava nehlava (bezohledně)* * *• jezdit riskantně -
52 dissuade
[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) odradit* * *• odrazovat• nedoporučovat -
53 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) móda; módní2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) móda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) způsob•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashion* * *• styl• móda -
54 flair
[fleə](a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something: She has flair for (learning) languages.) talent* * *• vkus• zalíbení• smysl pro• talent• čich -
55 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) chmýří2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) načepýřit se, natřást, načechrat2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) zkazit•- fluffy* * *• načechrat• chmýří -
56 get on
1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) pokračovat, dařit se2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) vycházet s3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) stárnout4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) obléci se5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) pokračovat* * *• vycházet• nastoupit• nasednout• nastupovat• nasedat -
57 get out of
(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) vyhnout se; uchránit* * *• vymknout se• vymotat se z• vymotat se• vyvléknout se z• vyplést se• vyplést se z• zbavit se -
58 guidance
noun (advice towards doing something: a project prepared under the guidance of the professor.) vedení* * *• vodítko• poučení• doprovod• dozor -
59 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) těžký2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) těžký3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) hustý; ostrý; rozbouřený; tíživý4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) těžký5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) zatažený; dusný6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) těžký7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) těžký8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) těžký•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *• těžký -
60 inhibit
[in'hibit](to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).) (za)bránit- inhibition* * *• tlumit• potlačovat
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forever doing something — phrase used for emphasizing that someone does something very often, and that this is very annoying He is forever talking about his car. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym Main entry: forever … Useful english dictionary
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go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle … Useful english dictionary
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
have (your) heart set on doing something — have (your) heart set on (something/doing something) set (your) heart on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. John had his heart set on becoming a doctor … New idioms dictionary
