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1 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (být) bez naděje -
2 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (být) bez naděje -
3 not a dog's chance
(no chance at all: He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket.) ani sebemenší šance -
4 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) vyrovnat se, využít -
5 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenký, slabý2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) hubený3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) řídký4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) prořídlý5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepřesvědčivý2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) prořídnout- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *• zředit• řídký• tenký• hubený -
6 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) světlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) náhodou padnout na* * *• zapálit• zápalka• zapalovat• světlo• světlý• snadný• osvětlení• osvětlit• light/lit/lighted• lehký• lehce• nepatrný -
7 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) volný2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) uvolněný3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) nedbalý4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) váznoucí•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks* * *• pomalost -
8 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) tmavý2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) tmavý3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) zlý, temný2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) tma, setmění; nevědomost- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *• tma• tmavý• ponurý• šerý• tajemný• temno• temnota• temný -
9 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blízko, blízký2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) blízký2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blízko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blízko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blízko, skoro4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) blížit se- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *• u• nedaleký• nedaleko• blízko• blízký -
10 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) stávková hlídka2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) stráž2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) postavit hlídky2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) hlídkovat* * *• tyčka• plaňka• kůl• laťka v plotě• kolík• druhák• demonstranti• demonstrant -
11 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) prozkoumat; hledat2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) zkoumat•- exploratory
- explorer* * *• probádat• prozkoumat -
12 unhealthy
1) (not healthy: He is fat and unhealthy - he doesn't take enough exercise.) nezdravý2) (dangerous: The situation was getting unhealthy.) nebezpečný•- unhealthiness* * *• nezdravý
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