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1 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) mezi2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) mezi3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) mezi, dohromady4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) mezi•* * *• mezi -
2 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) mezi námiEnglish-Czech dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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3 between a rock and a hard place
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4 between the devil and the deep blue sea
• v těžké poziciEnglish-Czech dictionary > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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5 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) být rozpolcen, mít těžkou volbuEnglish-Czech dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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6 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) být rozpolcen, mít těžkou volbuEnglish-Czech dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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7 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) žádný velký rozdíl meziEnglish-Czech dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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8 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) jen tu a tam, ojediněle* * *• ojediněle -
9 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) posadit se mezi dvě židle -
10 betwixt and between
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11 go-between
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12 in-between
• mezi -
13 read between the lines
(to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.) číst mezi řádky -
14 there's no love lost between them
(they dislike one another.) nesnášející seEnglish-Czech dictionary > there's no love lost between them
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15 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) řada, rejstřík2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) dostřel, dosah3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) rozpětí4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) řetěz5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prérie6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) střelnice7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) sporák2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) seřadit (se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) být v rozmezí3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) pokrývat, zahrnovat•- ranger* * *• rozpětí• rozsah• sortiment• střelnice• obor hodnot• dolet• dostřel• dosah -
16 differentiate
[-'renʃieit]1) (to see or be able to tell a difference (between): I cannot even differentiate a blackbird and a starling.) odlišit, rozlišit2) ((with between) to treat differently: She does not differentiate between her two children although one is adopted.) dělat rozdíl, rozlišovat* * *• rozlišovat• odlišovat se• diferencovat• derivovat -
17 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) rozlišovat2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminovat•* * *• rozlišovat• diskriminovat -
18 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti lety2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti stupni (Fahrenheita)3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) osmdesátá léta* * *• osmdesátá léta -
19 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) směnit2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vyměnit si2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) výměna2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) výměna názorů3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) směna4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurs5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) burza6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrála•* * *• výměna• vyměňovat• vyměnit si• vyměnit• zaměnit• směnit -
20 fifties
1) (the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.) po padesátce2) (the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.) padesátky (teplota padesát až šedesát stupňů)3) (the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.) padesátá léta* * *• padesátá léta
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