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21 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) zhasnout, vypnout2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odložit3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) pozvat na později4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) znechutit* * *• odkládat• odložit• odradit -
22 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) chvatný, rychlý2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rychlý3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) pohotový2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) hned, rychle- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *• rychlý -
23 reprieve
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24 restive
['restiv](beginning to show displeasure, impatience, boredom etc eg at delay, discipline etc; restless.) netrpělivý- restiveness* * *• nedočkavý• netrpělivý -
25 salvation
[sæl'veiʃən]1) (in religion, the freeing of a person from sin or the saving of his soul.) spása2) (the cause, means, or act of saving: This delay was the salvation of the army.) spása* * *• spása• spasení -
26 set back
(to delay the progress of: His illness set him back a bit at school.) zpozdit* * *• pozastavit• překazit -
27 setback
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28 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) otevřený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) správně umístěný4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) v náležitém pořádku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nepohnutý7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) charakterní, dramatický2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) přímo, rovně2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovnou3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivě3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• přímý• přímo• rovný -
29 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) počkat, čekat2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) čekat3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) obsluhovat2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) čekání- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *• počkat• čekat -
30 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) rok2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) rok•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) každoročně- all the year round
- all year round
- long* * *• rok• roce• ročník -
31 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) konečně -
32 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) konečně -
33 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) hrát na čas -
34 twelve-
(having twelve (of something): a twelve-week delay.) dvanácti-
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