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2 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) většina2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) většina* * *• většina -
3 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) nad2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) nad3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) mimo2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) shora2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) výše•- above all* * *• výše• shora• nad• nahoru• nahoře -
4 boost
[bu:st] 1. verb(to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) zvednout2. noun(a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) oživení- booster* * *• zesílit• zvýšit• pozvednout• podpořit• stupňovat• oživit -
5 bulk
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6 credit
['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) úvěr2) (money loaned (by a bank).) úvěr3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) důvěra; kredit4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) strana,Dal``, položka na straně,Dal``5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) zůstatek ve prospěch, věřitelský účet6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) důvěra, víra7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) zápočet2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) připsat na účet2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) připisovat (komu)3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) věřit•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit* * *• úvěr• příspěvek• kredit• čest -
7 cumulative
['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) narůstající* * *• kumulativní• narůstající -
8 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) odložitII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) podrobit se- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral* * *• odložit -
9 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• rozdíl• odlišovat• odlišnost• neshoda -
10 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolů2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupně, stále dál4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolů5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolů, k jihu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) níže2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolů3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) podél3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodit do sebe- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) naprostý, vyložený- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) prachové peří- downie®- downy* * *• poklesnout• shodit• srazit• dolů• dole -
11 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) důraz2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) důraz3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) důraz•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *• přízvuk• důraz -
12 enhance
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13 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) zveličovat2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) přehánět•* * *• přehánět• nafukovat -
14 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) převýšit; překročit* * *• překročit -
15 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) nestřídmost2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) přemíra3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) přeplatek2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) přesahující váhu- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *• výstřednost• přebytek• přemíra -
16 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) postižení (tělesné)2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (tělesná, duševní) vada2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handicapovat* * *• znevýhodnit• postižení• handicap• handicapovat• nevýhody -
17 import
1. [im'po:t] verb(to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale: We import wine from France.) dovážet2. ['impo:t] noun1) (something which is imported from abroad: Our imports are greater than our exports.) dovoz2) (the act of bringing in goods from abroad: the import of wine.) dovoz•- importer* * *• import• dovážet -
18 magnify
(to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) zvětšovat- magnifying-glass* * *• zvětšovat• zvětšit -
19 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) velký; větší2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) hlavní zaměření (studia)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializovat se- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *• většina• vážný• většinový• závažný• přední• hlavní• major• majoritní• dur• důležitý -
20 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) potkat2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sejít se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) seznámit se (s)4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) setkat se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uspokojit, splnit6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) zasáhnout7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) nalézt8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) mít, setkat se (s)9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) oplatit, reagovat (na)2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) shromáždění- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *• potkávat• potkat• sejít• scházet se• setkání• sejít se• setkat se• setkávat se• splnit• meet/met/met
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