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1 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) město2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) město3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) město•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town* * *• město -
2 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) trpaslík, zakrslík2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) trpaslík2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) převyšovat* * *• tyčit se• trpaslík• zastínit• zakrslík• zastavit vývoj• zastavit růst• přečnívat• převýšit• skřítek• dávat zdání malosti• čnět -
3 hill
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4 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) počet přijatých2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) sací ventil; přívod3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) nadechnutí* * *• přívod• příjem• sání -
5 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 -
6 microfilm
(film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size.) mikrofilm* * *• mikrofilm -
7 miniature
['mini ə] 1. adjective(smaller than normal, often very small: a miniature radio.) miniaturní2. noun1) (a very small painting of a person.) miniatura2) (a copy or model of something, made on a small scale.) zmenšený model•- miniaturise
- miniaturization
- miniaturisation* * *• miniatura -
8 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krátký2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) malý3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krátký4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) chybějící5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) v tísni6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) křehký2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) náhle, náraz2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) před cílem•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) vzít do užšího výběru- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *• stručný• krátký• kusý• malý -
9 village
['vili‹]1) (a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town: They live in a little village; ( also adjective) a village school.) vesnice; vesnický2) (the people who live in such a group of houses: The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.) vesnice•- villager* * *• ves• vesnice -
10 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menší, méně2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) méně3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) méně4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) méně- no less a person than* * *• menší• méně -
11 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) loudat se vzadu2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) opoždění; interval* * *• zpožďovat se• zaostávat
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