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41 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) šedý2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) šedivý2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) šedá (barva)2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) šedá3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) šedivět- greyish* * *• popelavý• šedivý• šedý -
42 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) vznášet se2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) točit se (kolem)3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) váhat•* * *• vznášet se -
43 inequality
[ini'kwoləti]((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) nerovnost* * *• nerovnost -
44 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 -
45 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 -
46 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) (z)prostředkovat- mediator* * *• vyjednávat• zprostředkovávat• zprostředkující• zprostředkovat• přenášet• sjednat• střední• středový -
47 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) štípnout, kousnout2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) uštípnout3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípat4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) zaskočit (si)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) sežehnout2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) štípnutí, kousnutí2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) mrazík3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) lok, slza•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *• uštípnout• štípanec• špetka• čudlík -
48 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) rovnoběžný2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) obdobný2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) rovnoběžně, souběžně3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) rovnoběžka2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) analogie3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) rovnoběžka4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) mít obdobu* * *• rovnoběžka• rovnoběžný• souběžný• paralelní -
49 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) štípnout2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) tlačit3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) štípnout (ukrást)2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) štípanec2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) špetka•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *• štípanec• špetka• štípnout -
50 relation
1) (a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage: uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.) příbuzný, -á2) (a relationship (between facts, events etc).) příbuznost3) ((in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc: to establish friendly relations.) vztah(y)* * *• vztah• poměr• příbuzný• příbuzná• relace -
51 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) vztah2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) spojitost, souvislost3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) příbuznost* * *• vazba• vztah• poměr• příbuzenství• návaznost -
52 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) podíl2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) účast3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) akcie2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) (roz)dělit2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) sdílet; dělit se (o)3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) podílet se (na)•- share and share alike* * *• podíl• sdílet• rozdělovat se• rozdělit• rozdělit se• akcie• díl• dividenda -
53 swivel
['swivl] 1. noun(a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other.) otočný čep2. verb(to move round (as though) on a swivel: He swivelled his chair round to face the desk.) otočit* * *• otáčet• otočný• obrtlík• natočit -
54 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) slza- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) (roz)trhat, vytrhnout2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) roztrhat se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) hnát se2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) díra- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *• trhat• trhlina• roztrhnout• roztrhat• tear/tore/torn• slza• slzet -
55 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) silný, tlustý2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) silný, tlustý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) hustý4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) hustý5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) hustý6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) plný7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) hloupý2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) uprostřed- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *• tlustý• hustý• hustě -
56 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) údolí* * *• údolí• dolina -
57 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) střední cesta -
58 pick one's way
(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) vybírat si cestu, kličkovat -
59 abdomen
['æbdəmən](the part of the body between the hips and the lower ribs.) břicho* * *• zadeček• břicho -
60 adolescent
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