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101 defeatist
noun, adjective ((of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged: She is such a defeatist; She has a defeatist attitude to life.)* * *• poraženec -
102 delight
1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) potěšit2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) mít potěšení z2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) potěšení, radost- delightfully* * *• rozkoš -
103 depict
[di'pikt]1) (to paint, draw etc.) zobrazit, vyobrazit2) (to describe: Her novel depicts the life of country people.) popisovat* * *• vykreslit• vykreslovat -
104 devote
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105 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) zemřít, odumřít2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) mizet, hasnout3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) umírat touhou•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matriceIII see dice* * *• uhynout• umírat• umřít• zemřít• pojít -
106 discipline
['disiplin] 1. noun1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) disciplína2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).) disciplína2. verb1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) ukáznit (se)2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) potrestat•* * *• disciplína -
107 disfigure
[dis'fiɡə, ]( American[) -'fiɡjər](to spoil the beauty of: That scar will disfigure her for life.) znetvořit, zohyzdit* * *• znetvořit -
108 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) sledovat- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *• pes -
109 domestic
[də'mestik]1) (of or in the house or home: a domestic servant; domestic utensils.) domácí2) (concerning one's private life or family: domestic problems.) rodinný, soukromý3) ((of animals) tame and living with or used by people.) domácí, ochočený4) (not foreign: the Government's domestic policy.) domácí, tuzemský•- domestication
- domesticity
- domestic help* * *• tuzemský• domácí -
110 domesticity
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111 drama
1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) drama2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) drama3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) dramatické umění4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) drama•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
- dramatization* * *• drama• divadelní hra• činohra -
112 drop-out
noun (a person who withdraws, especially from a course at a university etc or the normal life of society.) odpadlík (ze studia); ztroskotanec* * *• odpadlík -
113 drop out
( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) odpadnout; odejít* * *• odpadnout -
114 early
['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) brzy2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) časně; dřív2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) časný, raný2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) prvotní, nejstarší3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) předčasný4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) brzký•- early bird* * *• začínající• ráno• ranný• raný• brzy• časný• časně• brzo -
115 earthly
1) (of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual: this earthly life.) pozemský2) (possible: This gadget has no earthly use.) použitelný* * *• pozemsky• pozemský• smrtelný• světský• lidsky• lidský• možně• možný• myslitelný -
116 Easter
['i:stə](a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion.) Velikonoce* * *• velikonoce -
117 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti lety2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti stupni (Fahrenheita)3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) osmdesátá léta* * *• osmdesátá léta -
118 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) základní součást2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) prvek3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) živel4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) nádech5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) tělísko•- elements
- in one's element* * *• živel• prvek• element -
119 elixir
[i'liksə](a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold: the elixir of life.) elixír* * *• elixír -
120 enjoy
[in'‹oi]1) (to find pleasure in: He enjoyed the meal.) mít požitek (z), užít si2) (to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit): he enjoyed good health all his life.) těšit se (z)•- enjoyment
- enjoy oneself* * *• těšit se• užívat• užít si• vychutnat• líbit se
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