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61 jelly
['‹eli]plural - jellies; noun1) (the juice of fruit boiled with sugar until it is firm, used like jam, or served with meat.) želé2) (a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured: I've made raspberry jelly for the party.) želé3) (any jelly-like substance: Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly.) želé4) ((American) same as jam I.)•* * *• želé• rosol -
62 kennel
['kenl]1) (a type of small hut for a dog.) psí bouda2) ((usually in plural) a place where dogs can be looked after.) psinec* * *• psí bouda• bouda -
63 Leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) list2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) list3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) sklápěcí deska•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *• Leaf• list rostliny -
64 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) list2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) list3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) sklápěcí deska•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *• list• lupen -
65 lunatic
[-tik]adjective, noun (( abbreviation (usually unkind) loony ['lu:ni] - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!) šílený; šílenec* * *• šílený• blázen -
66 manifesto
[mæni'festəu]plural - manifesto(e)s; noun(a public usually written announcement of policies and intentions, especially by a political party: the socialist manifesto.) manifest* * *• manifest -
67 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) způsob2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) chování3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) slušné způsoby•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *• chování -
68 meadow
['medəu]((often in plural) a field of grass, usually on low ground: There were cows in the meadow.) louka* * *• louka -
69 nutcracker
noun ((usually in plural) an instrument for cracking nuts open: a pair of nutcrackers.) louskáček* * *• louskáček -
70 overalls
noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) kombinéza* * *• montérky -
71 parenthesis
[pə'renƟəsis]plural - parentheses; noun1) (a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc: I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me.) vsuvka2) (a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence.) závorka (kulatá)•- in parentheses* * *• vsuvka• závorka• kulatá závorka -
72 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrat si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhat, sbírat3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zvednout, vzít4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) vypáčit, otevřít2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výběr, volba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to nejlepší•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krumpáč* * *• vybírat• vzít• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat• krumpáč -
73 poppy
['popi]plural - poppies; noun(a type of plant with large, usually red flowers.) mák* * *• vlčí mák• mák -
74 portico
['po:tikəu]plural - portico(e)s; noun(a row of pillars supporting a roof, usually forming a porch to a building.) arkáda* * *• portikus• sloupová předsíň• sloupoví -
75 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) jakost(ní)2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) vlastnost* * *• vlastnost• způsobilost• schopnost• stupeň• jakost• kvalitní• kvalita• atribut• dovednost -
76 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) železnice; železniční2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) železnice; dráha* * *• trať• železniční dráha• železnice• železniční• dráha -
77 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) počet2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) poměr, kvóta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) rychlost4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarif, sazba5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) poplatek2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) hodnotit, být ceněn- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *• úměra• poměr• podíl• rychlost• odhadnout• klasifikovat• cenit -
78 rating
1) ((usually in plural) the position of importance, popularity etc (of a person, thing etc): This television programme has had some very bad ratings recently.) ohlas2) (an ordinary sailor, as opposed to an officer.) prostý námořník* * *• hodnocení -
79 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 -
80 response
[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) odpověď, reakce2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) odpověď* * *• reakce• odpověď
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