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1 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tmavý2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) málo známý3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nejasný2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) (za)stínit- obscurity* * *• tmavý• učinit nejasným• zahalit• zatemnit• podivný• skrýt• temný• nejasný• nesrozumitelný• nevysvětlitelný -
2 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 -
3 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 -
4 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) nad něčí chápání
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