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1 two
[tu:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 2.) dva, dvě2) (the age of 2.) dva roky2. adjective1) (2 in number.) dva, dvě2) (aged 2.) dvouletý•- two-- two-faced
- two-handed
- twosome
- two-way
- two-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.) dvouletý- in two* * *• dvojka• dvě• dva• dvou• dvěma -
2 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) být rozpolcen, mít těžkou volbuEnglish-Czech dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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3 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) být rozpolcen, mít těžkou volbuEnglish-Czech dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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4 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) pár2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) jedny (např. nůžky, kalhoty)3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) pár, dvojice2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) spárovat* * *• pár• dvojice• člen Sněmovny lordů -
5 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) jeden, jedna2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) jeden rok2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) ten, ta, to2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) člověk3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) jeden, jedna, jedno2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) jeden rok3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) jednotný•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) jednoroční- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two* * *• jeden• jediný• jedna• jednotka• jedno• jednička• kdosi• někdo -
6 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) odlišný2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) nadpočetný -
7 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) mezi2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) mezi3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) mezi, dohromady4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) mezi•* * *• mezi -
8 each
[i: ] 1. adjective(every (thing, person etc) of two or more, considered separately: each house in this street.) každý2. pronoun(every single one, of two or more: They each have 50 cents.) každý3. adverb(to or for each one; apiece; I gave them an apple each.) každému; po (kuse něčeho)* * *• každý -
9 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) směnit2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vyměnit si2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) výměna2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) výměna názorů3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) směna4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurs5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) burza6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrála•* * *• výměna• vyměňovat• vyměnit si• vyměnit• zaměnit• směnit -
10 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) vzhled, zevnějšek, zjev2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) objevení se3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) vystoupení* * *• vzhled• zjev• zevnějšek• podoba• objevení se -
11 boundary
plural - boundaries; noun1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) rozmezí2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.) hod/bod za pomezní čáru* * *• hranice -
12 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• rozdíl• odlišovat• odlišnost• neshoda -
13 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) dělat6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) dodělat; udělat7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) dělat8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačit9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vydělávat; studovat10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dařit se; počínat si11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dát do pořádku12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) jednat, chovat se13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) prokázat, vzdát14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nadělat, udělat15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zhlédnout, udělat2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) shromáždění, oslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *• učinit• udělat• vyčinit• vykonat• konat• dělat• do/did/done• činit -
14 friendship
1) (the state of being friends: Friendship is a wonderful thing.) přátelství2) (a particular relationship between two friends: Our friendship grew through the years.) přátelství* * *• přátelství -
15 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) to•- its- itself* * *• to• ono -
16 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) poslední2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) poslední; minulý3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) poslední2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) nakonec- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) (po)trvat2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) vydržet•- lasting- last out* * *• trvat• trvání• vytrvalost• potrvat• předchozí• poslední• předešlý• naposled• minulý -
17 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) zápalka- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) zápas2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) vhodný protějšek (k)3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) rovnocenný partner4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) sňatek2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) hodit se2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) porovnat, změřit•- matched- matchless
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18 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) splést si2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) splést si, zmýlit se2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) omyl, chyba- mistaken- mistakenly* * *• omyl• mistake/mistook/mistaken• chyba -
19 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
20 ratio
['reiʃiəu]plural - ratios; noun(the amount or proportion of one thing compared to another: There is a ratio of two girls to one boy in this class.) poměr* * *• poměr
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thing or two — {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information. * /Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty s real feelings./ 2. A lot; much. * /Bob knows a thing or two about sailing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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a thing or two — phrasal : something worth knowing or telling : something proving equality or superiority in knowledge knows a thing or two about finance also : words of blunt advice or reproach if he does it again I ll certainly tell him a thing or two * * *… … Useful english dictionary
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tell\ a\ thing\ or\ two — v. phr. informal To tell in plain or angry words; scold. When John complained about the hard work, his father told him a thing or two. If Bert thinks he would like to join the army, I ll tell him a thing or two that will make him change his mind … Словарь американских идиом
(a) thing or two — [show/teach/tell etc.] (someone) a thing or two know a thing or two to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience. Julie now she could teach you a thing or two about dealing with men. (usually + about) … New idioms dictionary
a thing or two — informal a few things I need to get a thing or two at the shop. tell someone a thing or two (= tell someone why you are angry with them): The next time he calls I m going to tell him a thing or two … English dictionary