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61 intercede
[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) zakročit2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) prosit za; intervenovat•* * *• zakročit• přimluvit se• intervenovat• dělat prostředníka -
62 interject
verb (to say (something) which interrupts what one, or someone else, is saying.) přerušit, skočit do řeči* * *• vložit• vsunout• poznamenat• pronést -
63 keep a secret
(not to tell (something secret) to anyone else: You can't trust her to keep a secret.) zachovat tajemství* * *• udržet v tajnosti• zachovat tajemství -
64 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) po levé ruce2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) levotočivý* * *• levotočivý -
65 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) světlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) náhodou padnout na* * *• zapálit• zápalka• zapalovat• světlo• světlý• snadný• osvětlení• osvětlit• light/lit/lighted• lehký• lehce• nepatrný -
66 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) domek2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) vrátnice2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) být v podnájmu2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) uložit, vězet3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) podat, předložit•- lodger- lodging* * *• lóže• bouda• chata• domek -
67 lodger
noun (a person who lives in a room or rooms, for which he pays, in someone else's house: She rented a room to a lodger.) podnájemník, -ice* * *• nájemník -
68 lodging
1) ((often in plural) a room or rooms hired in someone else's house: She lives in lodgings.) podnájem2) (a place to stay: He paid the landlady for board and lodging.) ubytování* * *• ubytování -
69 look-alike
noun (a person who looks (exactly) like someone else; a double: the prince's look-alike.) podobná osoba* * *• podobná osoba -
70 mainly
adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) převážně* * *• převážně• hlavně -
71 make over
((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) předělat* * *• postoupit• převést -
72 merge
[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) splývat2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) plynule přecházet3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) ztratit se (v)•- merger* * *• splynout• sloučit• spojit• fúzovat -
73 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora- metaphoric
- metaphorically* * *• metafora -
74 opposite
['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) opačný2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) opačný2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) naproti3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) opak* * *• protější• protilehlý• proti• opak• opačný• naproti -
75 orientate
['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) zorientovat se2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) orientovat se•* * *• směřovat• orientovat -
76 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) druhý2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ostatní3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) nedávno, tuhle (ráno apod.)•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) jinak- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *• opačný• ostatní• jiný• druhý• další -
77 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 -
78 paraphrase
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79 pass on
1) (to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person): I passed on his message.) předat dál2) (to die: His mother passed on yesterday.) zemřít* * *• předat• postoupit -
80 personally
1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) osobně2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) osobně* * *• osobně
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else — W1S1 [els] adv [: Old English; Origin: elles] 1.) [used after words beginning with some , every , any , and no , and after question words] a) besides or in addition to someone or something ▪ There s something else I d like to talk about as well.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Else — Else, a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. [ a]ljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. ?. Cf. {Alias}, {Alien}.] Other; one or something beside; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Else — Else, adv. & conj. 1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else. [1913 Webster] 2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different. [1913 Webster] For thou desirest not sacrifice; else… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
else — [els] adj. [ME & OE elles, adv. gen. of n. base el , other (as in OE el land, foreign land), akin to Goth aljis, OHG elles, of same formation < IE base * al , that, yonder one > L alius, another, alienus, belonging to another, Gr allos,… … English World dictionary
else — O.E. elles other, otherwise, different, from P.Gmc. *aljaz (Cf. Goth. aljis other, O.H.G. eli lenti, O.E. el lende, both meaning in a foreign land; see also ALSACE (Cf. Alsace)), an adverbial genitive of the neuter of PIE root *al beyond (Cf. Gk … Etymology dictionary
else — else·where; else; else·wheres; … English syllables
