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21 abstemious
[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) střídmý- abstemiousness* * *• zdrženlivý• šetrný• střídmý -
22 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) snést2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) unést3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) porodit4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nést, nosit5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nést6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zatáčet, táhnout se•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medvěd- bearskin* * *• vydržet• zrodit• porodit• rodit• medvěd• bear/bore/born -
23 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) hnát se k, přiskočit k2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) těžce dolehnout, snést se na* * *• snést se na• mířit k -
24 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) zaujatost, předsudek2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) výstředné vytížení2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) ovlivnit- biassed- biased* * *• zaujatost• rotace• odchylka• ovlivnit -
25 bowed
adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) skloněný, ohnutý* * *• skloněný• ohnutý -
26 bulimia
[bju:ɡlimiə](an eating disorder in which a person eats excessive amounts of food and then vomits in order not to gain weight.) bulimie* * *• žravost• bulimie -
27 carat
['kærət]1) (a measure of weight for precious stones.) karát2) (a unit for stating the purity of gold: an eighteen-carat gold ring.) karát* * *• karát -
28 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 -
29 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) složený2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) složitý2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) komplex; celek2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) komplex•* * *• soubor• složitý• komplex -
30 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) (za)skřípat2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) skřípot- creaky- creakiness* * *• vrzat• skřípání• skřípat• skřípot -
31 double
1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) dvojitý2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) dvojitý3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) dvojnásobný; dvojí4) (for two people: a double bed.) pro dva2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) dvakrát2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) nadvakrát3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dvojnásobek2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) dvojník4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) zdvojnásobit2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) sloužit též jako•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) licoměrný, pokrytecký6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) patrový- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
- see double* * *• dvojitý• dvoulůžkový• dvojnásobek -
32 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) získat2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) získat3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) získat (sílu), zesílit4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) předbíhat se2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) přírůstek2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) zisk•- gain on* * *• získat• zesílení• profit• nabýt nabude nabyl -
33 heavyweight
adjective, noun ((a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight: a heavyweight boxer.) v těžké váze* * *• těžká váha -
34 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) zdvihák2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) spodek•- jack up* * *• zvedák• spodek• hever• kluk• konektor -
35 lightweight
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36 ounce
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37 Oz
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38 pendulum
['pendjuləm, ]( American[) -‹u-](a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock: The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; ( also adjective) a pendulum clock.) kyvadlo(vý)* * *• kyvadlo -
39 plummet
1. past tense, past participle - plummetted; verb((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) zřítit se, sletět2. noun(An indicator hung down to see if something is vertical.)* * *• zřítit se• prudce klesnout• prudce poklesnout• řítit se• sletět• spadnout• padat• letět -
40 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) libra2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) libraII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) ohradaIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) bušit, mlátit2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) těžce jít, dusat3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) (roz)tloukat* * *• tlučení• tlouci• úschovna• úder těžký• vtloukat• rána těžká• ohrada pro zatoulaný dobytek• garáž• libra• bušit• bušení• bít• bití
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