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1 London
• Jack London• londýnský• Londýn• London -
2 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosáhnout2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosáhnout (na)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natáhnout ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojit se (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) dosahovat2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• sáhnout• sahat• dosahovat• dojet• dojít• dojíždět• doletět• dosáhnout -
3 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) krejčí2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) (u)šít na míru2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) přizpůsobit•* * *• krejčí -
4 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 -
5 agent
['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) činitel, prostředek2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) agent, zástupce3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) tajný agent•- agency- by/through the agency of* * *• zástupce• agent -
6 arch
1. noun1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) klenba2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) oblouk3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) oblouk4) (the raised part of the sole of the foot.) klenba2. verb(to (cause to) be in the shape of an arch: The cat arched its back.) vyklenout do oblouku- arched- archway* * *• vyklenutí• oblouk• klenba -
7 biggest
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) druhý nej-* * *• největší -
8 blitz
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9 bomb
[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomba2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombardovat2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) vybouchnout•- bomber- bombshell* * *• bomba -
10 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken -
11 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) chytit; upoutat2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) stihnout3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) chytit při, načapat4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) chytit5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (za)chytit6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) zasáhnout7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) slyšet, rozumět8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) chytit2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chycení2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zámek, západka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) lov, úlovek4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) chyták, háček•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *• zachytit• záchytka• zastihnout• rozumět• stihnout• catch/caught/caught• chytit• chytat -
12 citizen
['sitizn]1) (an inhabitant of a city or town: a citizen of London.) občan, obyvatel2) (a member of a state or country: a British citizen; a citizen of the USA.) občan, obyvatel•* * *• občan• občanka -
13 cockney
['kokni]1) (a native of the City of London.) rodilý Londýňan2) (his speech: He spoke cockney; ( also adjective) a cockney accent.) londýnské nářečí, londýnský* * *• londýnský dialekt -
14 collection
[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) vybírání (schránky), sbírání2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) sbírka* * *• vybírání• sběr• sbírka• soubor -
15 community
[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) obec2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) veřejnost, veřejný* * *• veřejnost• společenství• obec -
16 comparison
[kəm'pærisn]noun ((an act of) comparing: There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.) srovnání* * *• porovnání• příměr• srovnání -
17 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) spojení2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) styk, spojení; spojitost3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) styky, konexe4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) spoj(ení)* * *• přípojka• spojení• souvislost -
18 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakt, styk, dotek2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) kontakt, spojení3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) styky, kontakty4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) podezřelý z nákazy6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) spojení, zprostředkovatel2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) spojit se s* * *• styk• kontaktní• kontakt• kontaktujte• kontaktovat -
19 cosmopolitan
[kozmə'politən](belonging to all parts of the world: The population of London is very cosmopolitan.) kosmopolitní* * *• světoobčanský• kosmopolitní -
20 disappoint
[disə'point](to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) zklamat- disappointing
- disappointment* * *• zklamat
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