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41 butter up
(to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one.) lichotit* * *• rozmazlovat -
42 buzzword
(a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession: `Recycling' is the new buzzword.) módní slovo/pojem* * *• stále omílané slůvko -
43 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) opatrnost2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) varování, výstraha2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) varovat- cautious
- cautiously* * *• varování• varovat• výstraha• záruka• opatrnost• obezřetnost -
44 cheat
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45 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) zbaběle couvnout* * *• zbaběle couvnout -
46 chiefly
adverb (mainly: She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough.) hlavně* * *• zejména• především -
47 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) studený2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) chladný3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) chladný, neosobní2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) zima, chlad2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) nachlazení, rýma•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *• zima• rýma• studený• ochladit• nachlazení• chladno• chlad• chladný -
48 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zřítit se2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) zhroutit se3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ztroskotat4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) složit•* * *• zával• zhroucení• zborcení• kolaps -
49 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) závazek* * *• vazba• závazek• svěření• odevzdání -
50 condensation
[konden-]1) (the act of condensing.) zhušťování, kondenzace2) (liquid formed from vapour: I can't see out because of the condensation on the window.) opocení* * *• kondenzace -
51 conscience
['konʃəns]((that part of one's mind which holds one's) knowledge or sense of right and wrong: The injured man was on her conscience because she was responsible for the accident; She had a guilty conscience about the injured man; He had no conscience about dismissing the men.) svědomí* * *• svědomí -
52 cough
[kof] 1. verb(to make a harsh sound when bringing air or harmful matter from the lungs or throat: He's coughing badly because he has a cold.) kašlat2. noun1) (an act of coughing: He gave a cough.) zakašlání2) (an illness causing coughing: a smoker's cough.) kašel•- cough up* * *• zakašlat• kašel• kašlat -
53 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) zvědavost2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) kuriozita* * *• kuriozita -
54 cut out
1) (to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device: The engines cut out (noun cut-out).) vypnout se2) (to stop: I've cut out smoking.) přestat* * *• vyloučit• vystřihnout -
55 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) vymírat* * *• vymřít -
56 disfavour
[dis'feivə]1) (the state of being out of favour: He was in disfavour because he had stayed out late.) nepřízeň2) (displeasure or disapproval.) nelibost, nesouhlas* * *• odpor• nesouhlas• nepřízeň -
57 disgrace
[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) nemilost, potupa2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) nevážnost, neúcta3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) ostuda2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) způsobit hanbu, zostudit2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) znemožnit, potupit•- disgracefully* * *• zneuctít• skandál• ostuda• hanba• nemilost -
58 dislike
1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) nemít rád2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) averze, nelibost* * *• odpor• nelibost• nemít rád• nesouhlasit• nerad• neoblíbená -
59 divert
1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) odklonit2) (to amuse or entertain.) (po)bavit* * *• odchýlit• odklonit -
60 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) z kopce, dolů2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) z kopce, stále hůř* * *• sestupný• sjezd• klesající
См. также в других словарях:
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Because — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album Abbey Road Sortie 26 septembre 1969 … Wikipédia en Français
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Because of — Because Be*cause , conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In order that; that. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And the multitude rebuked them because they should… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Because — is often used in connection with causality. The mathematical symbol for because is (∵) This is Unicode character U+2235.Artistic works entitled Because: * Because (Perry Como song) * Because (The Beatles song) * Because , a song by the Dave Clark … Wikipedia
because — because, for, since, as, inasmuch as are the chief causal conjunctions in English. Because assigns a cause or reason immediately and explicitly; as, I hid myself, because [=for the express reason that, or as caused to do so by the fact that] I… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Because — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Because» Canción de The Beatles Álbum Abbey Road Publicación 26 de septiembre de 1969 … Wikipedia Español
because — ► CONJUNCTION ▪ for the reason that; since. ● because of Cf. ↑because of USAGE On starting a sentence with because, see the note at AND(Cf. ↑and). ORIGIN from the phrase by c … English terms dictionary
because of — (something) as a result of something. The flight was delayed because of bad weather … New idioms dictionary
