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1 British
['britiʃ](of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) britský* * *• britský• Britové -
2 British Columbia
• Britská Kolumbie -
3 British thermal unit
• Britská tepelná jednotka -
4 British Virgin Islands
• Britské Panenské Ostrovy -
5 vibration
( British and American[) -'brei-]noun ((an) act of vibrating: This building is badly affected by the vibration of all the heavy traffic that passes.) vibrace* * *• vibrace• záchvěv• otřes• kmitání• kmit• chvění -
6 patrial
['peitriəl](a citizen of the United Kingdom, a British colony or the British Commonwealth, who for certain reasons (eg because one of his parents was born in the United Kingdom) has the right to enter and stay in the United Kingdom.) britský státní příslušník -
7 ambassador
feminine - ambassadress; noun(the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country: the British Ambassador to Italy.) velvyslanec* * *• velvyslankyně• velvyslanec -
8 citizen
['sitizn]1) (an inhabitant of a city or town: a citizen of London.) občan, obyvatel2) (a member of a state or country: a British citizen; a citizen of the USA.) občan, obyvatel•* * *• občan• občanka -
9 citizenship
noun (the status, rights and duties of a citizen, especially of a particular country etc: He has applied for British citizenship.) občanství* * *• občanství -
10 commander
1) (a person who commands: He was the commander of the expedition.) velitel2) (in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain.) korvetní kapitán* * *• velitel -
11 commodore
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12 consul
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13 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) měď2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) měďák2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) měděný2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) měděné barvyII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) policajt, polda* * *• měď -
14 corporation
noun (a body of people acting as one individual eg for administration or business purposes: the British Broadcasting Corporation.) společnost* * *• společnost -
15 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) hrabě- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) počítat2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) (s)počítat3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) platit; být důležitý4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) považovat2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) počet2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) bod (žaloby)3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count* * *• počítat• spočítat -
16 counterpart
(a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc: American teenagers and their British counterparts.) protějšek* * *• protějšek -
17 depot
['depəu, ]( American[) 'di:-]1) (a central warehouse where large amount of food, goods or equipment are stored: freight depot; oil storage depot.) depo2) ( (British) a place where vehicles are kept and repaired) skladiště3) ((American) a small station where buses, or trains stop.) velitelství (pluku)* * *• skladiště• depo -
18 dominion
[də'minjən]1) (rule or power: There was no-one left to challenge his dominion.) nadvláda, převaha2) (a self-governing country of the British Commonwealth: the Dominion of Canada.) dominium* * *• nadvláda• dominium -
19 earl
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20 English
['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) anglický2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) angličtina* * *• anglicky• anglický• English
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