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21 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) odporný, ohavný2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) sprostý3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) protivný, zlý4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) mizerný, šeredný5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) nebezpečný6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nepříjemný, obtížný•- nastily- nastiness* * *• sprostý• ošklivý• hnusný• nepěkný• nepříjemný• nechutný -
22 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) vyprávět2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) týkat se3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) navázat vztah (s)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) poměrný2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) vztažný•* * *• vztahovat• svázat• souviset -
23 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) vztah2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) spojitost, souvislost3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) příbuznost* * *• vazba• vztah• poměr• příbuzenství• návaznost -
24 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) pověst- reputed
- live up to one's reputation* * *• pověst• dobré jméno -
25 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) udržet2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zadržet* * *• podržet si• ponechat si -
26 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) silný, tlustý2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) silný, tlustý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) hustý4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) hustý5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) hustý6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) plný7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) hloupý2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) uprostřed- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *• tlustý• hustý• hustě -
27 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) usilovat* * *• toužit po• usilovat• usilovat o• aspirovat -
28 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neobratný2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) nevhodný, trapný, nepříjemný•- awkwardness* * *• nemotorný• neohrabaný• nepříjemný -
29 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) vyčerpávající* * *• únavný• vyčerpávající -
30 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) břemeno2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) břímě, tíha2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) zatěžovat, obtěžovat* * *• zatížit• přítěž• břemeno -
31 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) maskování2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) (za)maskovat* * *• kamufláž• maskování• maskovat -
32 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) vyřadit (soupeře)2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) odrovnat, vyřídit* * *• přistihnout -
33 communicate
[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) sdělit2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) navázat/udržovat kontakt•- communications
- communicative
- communication cord
- communications satellite* * *• sdělit• komunikovat• dorozumívat se -
34 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) spojení2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) zpráva, sdělení* * *• komunikace -
35 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 -
36 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) kout, roh2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) koutek3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) rohový kop2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) vehnat do rohu2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) vjet do zatáčky, zatočit•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner* * *• roh• koutek• kout -
37 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) vzdálenost2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) dálka•- distant* * *• vzdálenost• odstup• dálka -
38 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) obtížný, riskantní2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) riskantní* * *• prohnaný• riskantní -
39 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) lehký, snadný2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) klidný3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) přátelský4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) uvolněný, lehký* * *• povolný• snadný• lehký• lehko• bezstarostný -
40 fiendish
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) ďábelský, zlomyslný2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) ďábelský* * *• pekelný• ďábelský
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