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41 addict
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42 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) (za)mířit2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) usilovat o2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) schopnost mířit, dobrá muška2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) cíl•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim* * *• usilovat• zacílit• mířit• cíl -
43 alter
['o:ltə](to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) upravit, změnit (se)* * *• změnit• pozměnit• proměnit• proměňovat• obměnit• měnit -
44 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambice2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) cíl•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *• úsilí• touha• předmět ctižádosti• ambice• ctižádost -
45 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) poangličtit* * *• poangličtit -
46 antisocial
[ænti'səuʃəl]1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) protispolečenský2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) nespolečenský* * *• protispolečenský• asociální -
47 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) přiblížit se (k)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) příchod2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) přístup3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) pokus (o sblížení, získání něčeho)•- approaching* * *• postup• pojetí• přístup• přistoupit• přistupovat• přiblížit se k• přikročit• příchod• přiblížení• obrátit se na• koncepce• cesta• blížení• blížit se -
48 aspiration
[æspi-]noun ((often in plural) an ambition: aspirations to become a writer.) aspirace* * *• usilování• úsilí• snaha• aspirace -
49 bend
[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) ohnout (se); sehnout se2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) podrobit2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) zatáčka, ohyb- bent on* * *• zatáčka• shýbnout• ohyb• obrátit• otočit• ohnout• hýbat se• nahne• nahnul• naklonit• nahnout• bend/bent/bent -
50 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) zatáhnout se, potemnit, zčernat2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) očernit, pošpinit3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) vyleštit černým krémem* * *• začernit• načernit• černat -
51 blow over
(to pass and become forgotten: The trouble will soon blow over.) minout, přehnat se* * *• přehnat se -
52 blur
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53 breadwinner
noun (a person who earns money to keep a family: When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner.) živitel rodiny* * *• živitel -
54 brighten
verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) oživit, rozjasnit* * *• vyjasnit• zjasnit -
55 brim
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56 broaden
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57 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) hnědý2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) opálený2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) hněď2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) hněď, hnedá barva3. verb(to make or become brown.) zhnědnout, zbarvit hnědě* * *• hněď• hnědý -
58 buckle
1. noun(a fastening for a strap or band: a belt with a silver buckle.) spona, přezka2. verb1) (to fasten with a buckle: He buckled on his sword.) připnout (si)2) ((usually of something metal) to make or become bent or crushed: The metal buckled in the great heat.) ohnout (se), kroutit (se)* * *• připnout• spona -
59 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) uklidnit* * *• utišit• uklidnit• chlácholit -
60 catch on
1) (to become popular: The fashion caught on.) uchytit se2) (to understand: He's a bit slow to catch on.) (po)rozumět* * *• chytit se
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