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61 inquisitive
[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) zvědavý- inquisitiveness* * *• všetečný• zvědavý• zvídavý -
62 instrumental
[-'men-]adjective (performed on, or written for, musical instrument(s) rather than voices: She likes instrumental music.) instrumentální* * *• instrumentální• nástrojový -
63 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) vnitřní2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) vnitřní•- internal combustion* * *• vnitřní -
64 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) zpráva2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) vědomost, znalost3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) vědění•- general knowledge* * *• vědomost• vědění• vědomosti• vědomí• znalost• znalosti -
65 lax
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66 limited
1) ((negative unlimited) not very great, large etc; restricted: My experience is rather limited.) omezený2) ((with capital, abbreviated to Ltd. when written) a word used in the titles of certain companies: West. and R. Chambers Ltd.) s.r.o. (společnost s ručením omezeným)* * *• omezený• ohraničený• limitovaný -
67 look on
1) (to watch something: No, I don't want to play - I'd rather look on.) přihlížet2) ((with as) to think of or consider: I have lived with my aunt since I was a baby, and I look on her as my mother.) považovat* * *• přihlížet na• dívat se na -
68 machinery
1) (machines in general: Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.) stroje2) (the workings or processes: the machinery of government.) mašinérie* * *• zařízení• soustrojí• stroje• strojní vybavení• mašinerie• mechanismus• mašinérie -
69 matronly
1) (dignified and calm.) důstojný2) (rather fat: a matronly figure.) korpulentní* * *• matrónský -
70 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) střed2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) pas2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) prostřední- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *• uprostřed• prostředek• prostřední• střed• střední -
71 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) mírný2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) lehký3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) vlahý4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) jemný•- mildly- mildness* * *• jemný• mírný -
72 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) pantomima2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomima3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mim2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) vyjádřit beze slov* * *• pantomima -
73 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) z největší části, většinou* * *• většinou• ponejvíce -
74 moth
[moƟ]plural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) můra2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) mol•- mothball
- moth-eaten* * *• mol -
75 nationalise
['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) znárodnit* * *• zestátnit• znárodit -
76 nationalize
['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) znárodnit* * *• znárodnit -
77 nervous
1) (of the nerves: the nervous system.) nervový2) (rather afraid: She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.) nervózní* * *• nervózní -
78 nervy
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79 ordinary
['o:dənəri]1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) obvyklý, normální2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) průměrný•- out of the ordinary* * *• obyčejný• běžný -
80 overdo
[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) přehánět2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) převařit* * *• přehánět• přehnat• overdo/overdid/overdone
См. также в других словарях:
rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — [rath′ər, räth′ər; ] for interj. [ ra′thʉr′, rä′thʉr′] adv. [ME < OE hrathor, compar. of hrathe, hræthe, quickly: see RATHE] 1. Obs. more quickly; sooner 2. more willingly; preferably [would you rather have tea?] 3. with more justice, logic,… … English World dictionary
Rather — is a family name. It is also an adverb in the English language.Rather may refer to:* Dan Rather, news presenter * Elizabeth Rather, expert in the computer programming language Forthsurname … Wikipedia
rather — ► ADVERB 1) (would rather) indicating one s preference in a particular matter. 2) to a certain or significant extent or degree. 3) on the contrary. 4) more precisely. 5) instead of; as opposed to. ► EXCLAMATION Brit. dated … English terms dictionary
Rather — ist der Name folgender Personen: Rather von Verona (um 887 974), Theologe und Bischof von Verona und Lüttich Dan Rather (* 1931), US amerikanischer Journalist Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
rather — [adv1] moderately a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, some, something, somewhat, sort of, so so*, tolerably,… … New thesaurus
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — O.E. hraþor more quickly, earlier, sooner, also more readily, comparative of hraþe, hræþe quickly, related to hræð quick, from P.Gmc. *khrathuz (Cf. O.N. hraðr, O.H.G. hrad). The base form rathe was obsolete by 18c. except in poetry; superlative… … Etymology dictionary
rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
rather — predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) quite; fairly: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. | He was limping rather badly as he walked off the field. | It s not too big for you at all. I rather like the way it fits you. | rather a big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
