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1 the age of majority
(legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age): He has not yet reached the age of majority.) zletilost -
2 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
3 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) střední věk* * *• střední věk -
4 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) stáří -
5 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) zralé stáří -
6 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) zralé stáří -
7 ice age
(a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.) doba ledová -
8 at the ripe old age
• velmi starý -
9 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) odejít do důchodu2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) odejít, stáhnout se•- retired- retirement
- retiring* * *• ustoupit• penzionovat• stáhnout se• odsun• odejít do ústraní• odvolat• odejít• odejít do důchodu• odpočívat• odejít do penze• odejít do výslužby -
10 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) jeden, jedna2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) jeden rok2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ten, ta, to2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) člověk3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) jeden, jedna, jedno2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) jeden rok3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) jednotný•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) jednoroční- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two* * *• jeden• jediný• jedna• jednotka• jedno• jednička• kdosi• někdo -
11 summit
1. noun(the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) vrchol2. adjective((of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion.) vrcholný* * *• vrcholek• vrchol• summit• špička -
12 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) osm2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) osm let3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) osma2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) osm2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) starý osm let•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) osmiletý* * *• osmička• osm -
13 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) jedenáct2) (the age of 11.) jedenáct let3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) jedenáctka2. adjective1) (11 in number.) jedenáct2) (aged 11.) jedenáctiletý, -tá•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) jedenáctiletý* * *• jedenáct• jedenáctka -
14 hundred
1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) sto2) (the figure 100.) sto3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) sto let4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) stovka2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) sto2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) sto let starý•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of* * *• sto• stovka -
15 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 -
16 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) velký; větší2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) hlavní zaměření (studia)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializovat se- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *• většina• vážný• většinový• závažný• přední• hlavní• major• majoritní• dur• důležitý -
17 nineteen
1. noun1) (the number or figure 19.) devatenáctka2) (the age of 19.) devatenáct let2. adjective1) (19 in number.) devatenáct2) (aged 19.) devatenáctiletý•- nineteenth
- nineteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is nineteen years old.) devatenáctiletý* * *• devatenáct -
18 commit
[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) spáchat2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) předat, odsoudit3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) zavázat se•- committal
- committed* * *• vázat se• zavázat se• spáchat• kompromitovat se• dopustit se -
19 debut
['deibju:, ]( American[) dei'bju:](a first public appearance on the stage etc: She made her stage debut at the age of eight.) debut* * *• první uvedení• debut -
20 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) osmnáct2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) osmnáct let2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) osmnáct2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) osmnáct let•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) osmnáctiletý* * *• osmnáctka• osmnáct
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