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21 problem
['probləm]1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) problém(ový)2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problém•- problematic* * *• problém -
22 quandary
['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) rozpaky; obtížná situace* * *• zmatek• pochybnost• bezradnost -
23 rule
[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) vláda2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) řád; předpis3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) pravidlo4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) zásada5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) pravítko, metr2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) vládnout2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) rozhodnout3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) narýsovat•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) rozhodnutí, nález- rule off
- rule out* * *• vládnout• vláda• pravidlo• panovat -
24 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pečeť2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) pečeť3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) izolační vrstva2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) zapečetit2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) uzavřít3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) zpečetit•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) ploutvonožec, tuleň- sealskin* * *• těsnění• tuleň• zapečetit• zalepit• plomba• pečeť -
25 settle on
(to agree about or decide.) dohodnout (se)* * *• ustálit se na• dohodnout se -
26 take stock
(to form an opinion (about a situation etc): Before you decide, give yourself time to take stock (of the situation).) zvážit* * *• provádět revizi -
27 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) vyprávět2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) nařídit; žádat; navrhnout3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) říkat; vykládat4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) rozeznat, (roz)poznat5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) vyžvanit6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznat se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *• vyprávět• vypravovat• povědět• povídat• říct• říci• rozlišovat• říkat• tell/told/told• oznámit -
28 think twice
( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) dobře si rozvážit* * *• rozmýšlet -
29 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) hlasovací právo; hlasování2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) hlasovat2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) odhlasovat•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *• volit• hlasování• hlasovat -
30 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) jaký, který, co2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) který, jaký3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) který(žto), což- which is which? - which is which* * *• již• jimž• jimiž• jichž• jež• jenž• jemuž• jejž• jehož• jaký• který• nichž• něhož• nějž• němuž• nimiž• nimž• niž• což -
31 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) zastavit ztrátové podnikání -
32 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) (vy)losovat -
33 fix on
(to decide on, choose: Have you fixed on a date for the wedding?) stanovit -
34 give up as a bad job
(to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) vzdát to -
35 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) hlava nebo orel -
36 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) odlišný2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) nadpočetný -
37 plump for
(to choose or decide on: She finally plumped for a house in the country.) rozhodnout se pro -
38 take it into one's head (to)
(to decide (to): She took it into her head to go to Spain.) vzít si do hlavy -
39 take it into one's head (to)
(to decide (to): She took it into her head to go to Spain.) vzít si do hlavy -
40 take the plunge
(to (decide to) start doing something new or difficult.) skočit do toho rovnýma nohama
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