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1 Canada
• Kanada• Canada -
2 cable
['keibl] 1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) lano, kotevní lano2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) kabel3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) ocelové lano4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) kabelogram5) (cable television.) kabelová televize2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) kabelovat- cable television
- cable TV* * *• připoutat lanem• telegrafovat• kabel• kabelový• lano• délková jednotka 219,456 m -
3 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) země2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) země3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) venkov(ský)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) kraj•- countryman
- countryside* * *• venkov• vlast• země• stát• kraj -
4 dominion
[də'minjən]1) (rule or power: There was no-one left to challenge his dominion.) nadvláda, převaha2) (a self-governing country of the British Commonwealth: the Dominion of Canada.) dominium* * *• nadvláda• dominium -
5 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) představit2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) uvést, zavést3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) předložit4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) zasvěcovat (do)•- introductory* * *• uvádět• uvést• představovat• představit• stavit -
6 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) rovnoběžný2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) obdobný2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) rovnoběžně, souběžně3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) rovnoběžka2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) analogie3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) rovnoběžka4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) mít obdobu* * *• rovnoběžka• rovnoběžný• souběžný• paralelní -
7 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) jednoduchý, prostý2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasný3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) upřímný4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) zřejmý, jasný5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nehezký2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) oko pletené hladce•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *• planina• prostý• rovina• obyčejný -
8 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
9 surplus
['sə'pləs](the amount left over when what is required has been used etc: Canada produces a surplus of raw materials; ( also adjective) surplus stocks; The country had a trade surplus (= exported more than it imported) last month.) přebytek; přebytečný* * *• přebytek• kapitálová rezerva• nadbytek -
10 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) kmen2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) (lodní) kufr3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) chobot4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) trup5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) kufr•- trunks* * *• truhla• trup• kufr• kmen• držadlo -
11 be sold on
(to be enthusiastic about: I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada.) být nadšen
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