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1 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) vysoký2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) vysoký•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story* * *• vysoký -
2 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) tvrdý oříšek -
3 a tall one
• silný alkohol -
4 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) vymyšlená historka* * *• báchorka -
5 lanky
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6 angular
['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) hranatý2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) kostnatý* * *• úhlový• hranatý• kostnatý -
7 bulrush
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8 casuarina
[kæʒuə'ri:nə](a tall, feathery tree with drooping, jointed, green branches and scale-like leaves.) přesličník* * *• přesličník -
9 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) výtah2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) sýpka, silo* * *• výtah -
10 elm
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11 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) noha2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) úpatí3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) stopa•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *• úpatí• uhradit• chodidlo -
12 gangling
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13 gawky
['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) nemotorný* * *• nemotorný -
14 glass
1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) sklo; skleněný2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) sklenice3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) zrcadlo4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometr•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness* * *• zasklený• skleněný• sklenice• sklenka• sklo• sklenička -
15 gondola
['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondola2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) klec•* * *• gondola -
16 grandfather clock
(a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor.) vysoké stojací hodiny* * *• skříňové pendlovky -
17 jackboot
['‹ækbu:t](a type of tall especially military boot that reaches above the knee.) vojenská bota, kanada* * *• vysoké jezdecké holínky• jezdecká holinka -
18 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) řasa2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) rána bičem3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) řemínek2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) bičovat, šlehat2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) přivázat3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) mrskat4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) padat v proudech•- lash out* * *• šlehnutí• švihnout• bič• bičovat -
19 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) naklánět se2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) opřít (se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) hubený2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) libový3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) hubený•- leanness* * *• opírat -
20 lily
['lili]plural - lilies; noun(a type of tall plant grown from a bulb, with white or coloured flowers.) lilie* * *• lilie
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