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21 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) zaujatost, předsudek2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) výstředné vytížení2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) ovlivnit- biassed- biased* * *• zaujatost• rotace• odchylka• ovlivnit -
22 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) nesouvislý* * *• útržkovitý• malinkatý -
23 chamber music
(music for a small group of players, suitable for a room rather than a large hall.) komorní hudba* * *• komorní hudba -
24 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) změnit (se)2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) vyměnit3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) převléknout se, vyměnit si4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) proměnit (se v)5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) rozměnit, vyměnit2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) změna2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) změna3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) výměna4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) drobné5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) nazpět6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) změna•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *• vyměnit• výměna• vystřídání• změna• proměnit• proměňovat• přestup• přestupovat• proměna• přestoupit• přesedat• přesednout• rozměnit• měnit• drobné -
25 confused
1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) zmatený2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) zmatený* * *• zmatený• pletl -
26 creepy
adjective (causing feelings of fear etc: The house is rather creepy at night.) strašidelný* * *• plazivý• strašidelný -
27 dejected
[di'‹ektid](gloomy or miserable: He looked rather dejected.) sklíčený- dejection* * *• deprimovaný -
28 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) ztenčit, vyčerpat* * *• vyčerpat• spotřebovat -
29 dishevelled
[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) neuspořádaný, neupravený, rozcuchaný* * *• rozcuchaný• neupravený• neuspořádaný -
30 disreputable
[-'repju-]1) (not respectable, especially in appearance: a disreputable old coat.) ošuntělý2) (of bad reputation: He's rather a disreputable character.) pochybný, špatné pověsti* * *• pochybný -
31 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) vzdálený2) (not close: a distant relation.) vzdálený3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) odměřený, rezervovaný* * *• vzdálený -
32 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) obtížný, riskantní2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) riskantní* * *• prohnaný• riskantní -
33 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) vejce2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) vejce3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) vajíčko•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *• vajíčko• vejce -
34 elderly
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35 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) slabě2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) trochu* * *• slabě• mdle -
36 fairly
1) (justly; honestly: fairly judged.) čestně, poctivě2) (quite or rather: The work was fairly hard.) docela* * *• poměrně• slušně• spravedlivě• mírně• dost• dosti -
37 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) snivý; s velkou fantazií2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) neskutečný, nereálný* * *• podivný• nereálný -
38 feeble
['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) slabý- feebly* * *• slabý -
39 forbidding
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40 forlorn
[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) opuštěný, politováníhodný, smutný* * *• opuštěný• osamocený• beznadějný
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