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101 loiter
['loitə](to proceed, work etc slowly or to stand doing nothing in particular: They were loitering outside the ship.) lelkovat* * *• lelkovat• loudat se -
102 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlouhý2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlouhý3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlouhý4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlouho5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlouho•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) toužit- longing- longingly* * *• zatoužit• dlouho• dlouze• dlouhý -
103 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) napravit, odškodnit* * *• odškodnit• nahradit škodu -
104 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný, nečestný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladěný; zlý; krutý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, ubohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) střední2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) průměrný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) střed, průměr, střední hodnotaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) mínit; znamenat2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamýšlet•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) významný- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *• znamenat• zákeřný• zamýšlet• průměrný• průměr• střední• mysl• myslit• mínit• myslet• mean/meant/meant -
105 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) metoda, způsob2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) metoda3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) metodičnost, soustavnost•- methodically* * *• postup• metoda -
106 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) střed2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) pas2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) prostřední- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *• uprostřed• prostředek• prostřední• střed• střední -
107 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) snad, možná2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) mohl(a) by(ch)3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) moci aspoň•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moc, síla- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *• síla• snad• může -
108 mix
[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) (s)míchat2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) namíchat3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) mísit4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) stýkat se2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) směs2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) přípravek, směs•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up* * *• zamíchat• smíchat• míchat -
109 mode
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110 needless
adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) zbytečný* * *• zbytečný -
111 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) noc; noční2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noc•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman* * *• večerní• noc• noční -
112 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) nula3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) vůbec ne- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of* * *• ničem• ničeho• nic -
113 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') naopak* * *• naopak -
114 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) příležitost* * *• příležitost• možnost -
115 otherwise
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) jinak2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) jinak, jinde* * *• jinak -
116 overdue
[əuvə'dju:]1) (late: The train is overdue.) zpožděný2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) zpožděný přes stanovenou lhůtu* * *• promlčený• nezaplacený -
117 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) část2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) díl3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) role4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) text, role5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) part6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) role, úvaha2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) rozloučit (se); oddělit- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *• rozcházet se• rozejít se• součást• oddělit• část• částečně• díl -
118 participate
(to be one of a group of people actively doing something: Did you participate in the discussion?) zúčastnit se- participant
- participator* * *• účastnit se• zúčastnit• spoluúčastnit• participovat -
119 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) patent(ový)2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) dát si patentovat* * *• vyložený• výsada• zjevný• zřejmý• prostý• patrný• očividný• patent• jasný• licence• nechat si patentovát• dostat patent• dát si patentovát -
120 pause
[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pauza2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) koruna; pauza2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) udělat (si) přestávku* * *• ustat• zastavení• zastavit se• pozastavit• počkat• přestat• přestávka• odmlka• oddech• pauza• pauzovat
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