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41 rigour
['riɡə]1) (strictness; harshness.) strohost, drsnost2) ((also rigours noun plural) (of weather etc) the state of being very bad or unpleasant, or the hardship caused by this: the rigour(s) of life in the Arctic Circle.) drsnost•- rigorous- rigorously
- rigorousness* * *• tvrdost• preciznost• přísnost• důslednost• drsnost -
42 security
noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) bezpečnost(ní)* * *• zástava• ochrana• ochranka• bezpečnostní• bezpečí• bezpečnost -
43 send
[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) poslat2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) poslat3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) uvrhnout•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business* * *• zasílat• zaslat• poslat• pošli• posílat• send/sent/sent -
44 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) tvar2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) obrys3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) tvarovat2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) určit, utvářet3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) vyvíjet se•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape* * *• tvar -
45 simplicity
[sim'plisəti]noun (the state of being simple: The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child's simplicity.) jednoduchost* * *• jednoduchost -
46 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) jednotné číslo2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) jednotné číslo* * *• výstřední• výjimečný• zvláštní• pozoruhodný• singulár• singulární• jednotné číslo• jednoduchý• jedinečný• jednotlivý• individuální• nezvyklý• neobvyklý• neobyčejný• nevídaný -
47 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz -
48 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stres2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) zatížení3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) přízvuk, důraz2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) zdůraznit- lay/put stress on* * *• tlak• tíseň• vypětí• zatížení• zdůraznit• stres• důraz -
49 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) natáhnout (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozkládat se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) protažení2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) rozloha; úsek; období•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *• úsek• protáhnout• roztáhnout• roztažení• táhnout• natažení• natáhnout -
50 superstition
[su:pə'stiʃən]1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) pověra2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) pověra•- superstitiously* * *• pověra -
51 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) k, na, do2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) až do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) až do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) s(e)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) na, k, s, při6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) než, ku8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) k9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) aby10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) do (téměř) zavřené polohy2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) k sobě•* * *• ke• ku• k• ať• aby• do -
52 unemployment
1) (the state of being unemployed: If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment.) nezaměstnanost2) (the numbers of people without work: Unemployment has reached record figures this year.) nezaměstnanost* * *• nezaměstnanost -
53 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) údiv2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) div3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) úžasnost2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) divit se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) položit si otázku3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) být zvědav•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *• údiv• obdivovat• divit se• divit• div -
54 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) svět2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) svět3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) svět4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) svět5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) svět6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) velmi mnoho7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) svět•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *• svět• světový
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