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21 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) zvláštní, výstřední2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) lichý3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) jednotlivý, lichý4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) volný•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *• zvláštní• lichý• divný -
22 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrat si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhat, sbírat3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zvednout, vzít4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) vypáčit, otevřít2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výběr, volba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to nejlepší•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krumpáč* * *• vybírat• vzít• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat• krumpáč -
23 Pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pól2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pól3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pól4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pól•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) sloup, tyč* * *• Polák• Pole -
24 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pól2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pól3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pól4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pól•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) sloup, tyč* * *• tyč• pól• kůl -
25 punt
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26 rhyme
1. noun1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) říkanka2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) rým3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) rýmované verše2. verb((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) rýmovat se* * *• říkanka• říkadlo• rým -
27 stubble
1) (the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut.) strniště2) (short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin.) strniště (vousů)•- stubbly* * *• strniště -
28 swastika
['swostikə](a cross with the ends bent at right angles, adopted as the badge of the Nazi party in Germany before the Second World War.) svastika, hákový kříž* * *• svastika• hákový kříž -
29 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) zastřihnout, zkrátit2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) olemovat3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) seřídit2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) zástřih (vlasů)3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) upravený- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *• upravovat• vzhledný• zastřihnout• zkracovat• přistřihávání• přistřihnout• stříhat• ořezat• ořezávat• ostřihnutí• oříznutí• ořezávání• ostříhat -
30 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) přetahování lanem* * *• přetahování• tahanice -
31 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) nejzazší2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) co největší•* * *• mezní• maximální• největší -
32 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) špaček; zbytek -
33 inverted commas
(single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) uvozovky (horní) -
34 punch line
(the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke: He always laughs before he gets to the punch line.) pointa
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См. также в других словарях:
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ends — n pl American money. The term, probably originating in black street argot in the 1950s, was later adopted by college students. It may have begun as N s , referring to (bank)notes, or possibly derived from the cliche to make ends meet . It is also … Contemporary slang
ends — Jamaican Slang Glossary A place. Mi a go pon one ends still. (I am going to one place) … English dialects glossary
ends — n Money. I really would like to go to the shore this weekend but I just don t have the ends. 1990s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Ends — Money. I got no ends until Monday … Dictionary of american slang
Ends — Money. I got no ends until Monday … Dictionary of american slang
ENDS — comp. abbr. Ends Segment … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
