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21 sick
[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) zvracející, na zvracení2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) nemocný3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) unavený; otrávený4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) znechucený5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) špatný2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) zvratek- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick* * *• nemocný -
22 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) malý2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) drobný3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pramalý4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) malý•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *• malý• nepatrný -
23 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) škodit2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) žalovat* * *• žalovat na -
24 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorie2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorie•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
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25 at cross-purposes
(of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another: I think we're talking at cross-purposes.) každý o něčem jiném -
26 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) mimochodem
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(be) in two minds about about doing something — be in two ˈminds about sth/about doing sth idiom (BrE) (NAmE be of two ˈminds about sth/about doing sth) to be unable to decide what you think about sb/sth, or whether to do sth or not • I was in two minds about the book (= I d … Useful english dictionary
(be) of two minds about about doing something — be in two ˈminds about sth/about doing sth idiom (BrE) (NAmE be of two ˈminds about sth/about doing sth) to be unable to decide what you think about sb/sth, or whether to do sth or not • I was in two minds about the book (= I d … Useful english dictionary
set about doing something — ˈset about sth | ˌset about ˈdoing sth derived no passive to start doing sth • She set about the business of cleaning the house. • We need to set about finding a solution. Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
think twice about about doing something — think ˈtwice about sth/about doing sth idiom to think carefully before deciding to do sth • You should think twice about employing someone you ve never met. Main entry: ↑thinkidiom … Useful english dictionary
make no bones about (doing) something — make no bones about (doing) sth idiom to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth • She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him. Main entry: ↑boneidiom … Useful english dictionary
never mind (about) (doing) something — never mind (about) (doing) sth idiom used to tell sb they shouldn t think about sth or do sth because it is not as important as sth else, or because you will do it • Never mind your car what about the damage to my fence? • Never mind washing the… … Useful english dictionary
be thinking about doing something — be thinking of/about/doing something phrase to have already considered something but not yet made a decision about it Sam’s thinking of buying our car. Thesaurus: indecision and undecidedsynonym Main entry: think … Useful english dictionary
don't even think about doing it — don t even think about (doing) it informal used to tell someone in a forceful way that something is not allowed It s illegal to park here. Don t even think about it! • • • Main Entry: ↑think … Useful english dictionary
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set about doing something — set about (something/doing something) to begin to do or deal with something. Beall has set about the delicate task of getting the companies to work together. After putting up the tent, she set about making a fire. I bought a computer, got a book… … New idioms dictionary
how about doing something — how about (something/doing something) I suggest this. “What time should I pick you up?” “How about five o clock?” How about going for a drink after work? … New idioms dictionary
