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41 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) uniknout2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) uniknout•- elusive* * *• unikat• uniknout• vyhnout se• vykroutit se -
42 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) zaplést se* * *• zaplést se -
43 enigma
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44 evaluate
[i'væljueit]1) (to form an idea of the worth of: It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.) zhodnotit2) (to work out the numerical value of: If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.) vyčíslit•* * *• vyhodnotit• ocenit• ohodnotit• hodnotit -
45 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) čelit* * *• vyrovnat se s• postavit se čelem k• čelit -
46 fastidious
(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) náročný, vybíravý- fastidiousness* * *• vybíravý• zhýčkaný• pečlivý• mlsný• náročný -
47 fiendish
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) ďábelský, zlomyslný2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) ďábelský* * *• pekelný• ďábelský -
48 fiendishly
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49 finalist
noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalista* * *• finalista -
50 fog
[foɡ] 1. noun(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) mlha2. verb((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) zamlžit (se)- foggy- fog-bound
- fog-horn* * *• zamlžit• mlha -
51 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) rovnováha2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) základ, pevná půda* * *• základ• podklad• postavení• součet• pata -
52 formidable
['fo:midəbl, fə:'midəbl]1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) hrozivý, strašný2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) nesmírný, obrovský•* * *• obrovský• impozantní• hrozný• hrozivý -
53 fussy
1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) úzkostlivý, věčně nespokojený2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) nazdobený, přeplácaný* * *• úzkostlivý• malicherný• nazdobený -
54 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) dosáhnout (na), dostat se kam2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) narážet, mínit3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) trefovat se do, dobírat si* * *• zjistit• šťourat se v• narážet na• navážet se do• napadnout -
55 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) vniknout do toho* * *• pochopit -
56 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) lesk; lesklý2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) glosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníček- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over* * *• glosovat• lesk -
57 grime
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58 hamper
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59 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) hrst2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) hrstka3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) pěkné kvítko, rarášek* * *• hrst -
60 headstrong
adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) tvrdohlavý* * *• tvrdohlavý
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