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1 nice
1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) hezký; příjemný, milý2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) pěkný3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) přesný•- nicely- nicety
- to a nicety* * *• pěkný• příjemný• hodný• hezký• milý -
2 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) přírodní2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) vrozený3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) přirozený4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) přirozený5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) bez předznamenání (hud.)2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) člověk s přirozeným talentem2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) odrážka•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *• přírodní• přirozený• normální -
3 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) zhasnout, vypnout2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) odložit3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) pozvat na později4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) znechutit* * *• odkládat• odložit• odradit -
4 patronise
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) chovat se blahosklonně2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) pravidelně chodit* * *• podporovat -
5 patronize
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) chovat se blahosklonně2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) pravidelně chodit* * *• podporovat -
6 sorcerer
feminine - sorceress; noun (a person who practises sorcery.) čaroděj, -nice* * *• kouzelník• čaroděj -
7 straightforward
1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) jednoduchý2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) poctivý* * *• upřímný• poctivý• přímočarý• jasný
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nice person — friendly person, good guy, pleasant person … English contemporary dictionary
nice — W2S1 [naıs] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(good)¦ 2¦(friendly)¦ 3¦(something you want)¦ 4 it s nice to know (that) 5 have a nice day! 6 nice to meet you 7 (it s been) nice meeting/talking to you 8¦(not nice)¦ 9 nice try 10 ni … Dictionary of contemporary English
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nice figure — nice person, pleasant person; attractive body, good looking body … English contemporary dictionary
nice — adjective (nicer; nicest) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know more at nescience Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. wanton, dissolute b. coy, reticent … New Collegiate Dictionary
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nice as pie — If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. After our argument, she was nice as pie! … The small dictionary of idiomes
nice nelly — nice′ nel′ly (or Nel′ly) [[t]ˈnɛl i[/t]] n. a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like • Etymology: 1925–30 nice′ nel′ly, nice′ Nel′ly, adj … From formal English to slang