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1 for a short time
• krátce• chvíli -
2 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) žijící krátce* * *• krátkodobý -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krátký2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) malý3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krátký4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) chybějící5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) v tísni6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) křehký2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) náhle, náraz2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) před cílem•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) vzít do užšího výběru- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *• stručný• krátký• kusý• malý -
4 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) na poslední chvíli, během krátké lhůty -
5 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) být tísněn -
6 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) mít nedostatek -
7 pause
[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pauza2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) koruna; pauza2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) udělat (si) přestávku* * *• ustat• zastavení• zastavit se• pozastavit• počkat• přestat• přestávka• odmlka• oddech• pauza• pauzovat -
8 help out
(to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty: I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby?) vypomoci* * *• vypomáhat -
9 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) ubytování2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) místo* * *• ubytování• přizpůsobení -
10 sale
[seil]1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) prodej; odbyt2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) výprodej3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) prodej; aukce•- saleroom- salesman
- salesmanship
- for sale
- sale of work* * *• výprodej• zlevněný prodej• prodej -
11 awhile
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12 meteoric
[-'o-]adjective ((of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time: a meteoric rise to fame.) meteoritský* * *• meteorický -
13 stir-fry
verb (to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring: stir-fried vegetables.) rychle osmažit za stálého míchání* * *• rychle opéci -
14 temporary
['tempərəri, ]( American[) 'tempəreri](lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only: a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.) dočasný, prozatímní- temporariness* * *• přechodný• dočasný -
15 in abeyance
(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) nerozhodnutý -
16 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) hláskovat2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) dávat3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) znát pravopis4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) znamenat•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) zaklínadlo2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) (silný) vlivIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) směna2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) období3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) chvíle* * *• zaříkat• znamenat• okouzlení• hláskovat• kouzlo• kouzlit• období -
17 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minuta2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minuta3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) chvilka4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) okamžik5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) zápis; protokol•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) drobounký2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) podrobný, detailní•- minutely- minuteness* * *• minutka• minuta -
18 cram
[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) nacpat, přecpat2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) nacpat, cpát3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) nabiflovat, nahustit* * *• nacpat• namačkat• biflovat -
19 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) slang2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) nadávat* * *• slang• hantýrka -
20 fad
(a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) móda, módní výstřelek, bláznivý nápad- faddish- faddishness* * *• výstřelek
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