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1 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) vzdálený2) (not close: a distant relation.) vzdálený3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) odměřený, rezervovaný* * *• vzdálený -
2 become more distant
• vzdalovat se -
3 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleko2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) daleko3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mnohem2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daleký, vzdálený2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) druhý, vzdálenější•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *• vzdálený• daleký• daleko -
4 binoculars
[bi'nokjuləz](an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) dalekohled (pro obě oči)* * *• dalekohled -
5 circle
['sə:kl] 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) kruh, kružnice2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) kruh3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) kroužek, skupina4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balkon (v hledišti)2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) kroužit (kolem), obklopovat2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) zakroužkovat* * *• kruh• kružnice• kroužit• balkon -
6 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) vzdálenost2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) dálka•- distant* * *• vzdálenost• odstup• dálka -
7 drone
[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) trubec2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) lenoch3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) hučení2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) vrčet, hučet2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) mluvit monotónně* * *• trubec• letadlo bez pilota -
8 faraway
1) (distant: faraway places.) daleký2) (not paying attention; dreamy: She had a faraway look in her eyes.) nepřítomný, zadumaný* * *• vzdálený• daleký -
9 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 -
10 outlying
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11 outpost
(a distant place: The island was an outpost of the nation.) výspa* * *• základna• pobočka• stanoviště -
12 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) sloup- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) pošta2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poslat poštou- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) zaměstnání2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) stanoviště3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) stanice2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) poslat, přidělitIV [pəust]* * *• pošta• stanoviště -
13 recede
[ri'si:d]1) (to go or move back: When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.) ustoupit2) (to become distant: The coast receded behind us as we sailed away.) vzdalovat se* * *• ustoupit• ustupovat• vzdalovat se -
14 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) hvězda2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) hvězda3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) hvězdička4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) hvězda; hlavní role2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) hrát hlavní roli2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) uvést v hlavní roli•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *• hvězda -
15 telescope
['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) dalekohled2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) vklínit se- teletext* * *• dalekohled -
16 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) nejzazší2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) co největší•* * *• mezní• maximální• největší -
17 zoom lens
(a type of camera lens which can make a distant object appear gradually closer without moving the camera.) transfokátor* * *• transfokátor
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