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21 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) být právě uprostředEnglish-Czech dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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22 in the middle
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23 in the middle of
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24 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) střed, centrum2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) středisko, centrum3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) těžiště2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) umístit, do centra, být v centru2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) soustředit (se) na* * *• středisko• střed• centrovat• centrum -
25 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
26 amid
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) v, uprostřed, mezi* * *• uprostřed -
27 amidst
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) v, uprostřed, mezi* * *• uprostřed -
28 among
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) mezi, uprostřed2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) mezi* * *• mezi -
29 amongst
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) mezi, uprostřed2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) mezi* * *• mezi -
30 break off
(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) odmlčet se, zarazit (se)* * *• ulomit• zrušit• přerušit• olámat• odlomit -
31 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) třída2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) třída; třídní3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) třída, kategorie4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) třída5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) hodina, přednáška, kurz6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) kurz2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) (za)řadit- class-room* * *• třída• třídit• přednáška• ročník• jakost• klasifikovat• kvalita -
32 convey
[kən'vei]1) (to carry: Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.) transportovat2) (to transfer the ownership of (property by legal means).) převést, přepravovat•- conveyancing
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- conveyor belt* * *• vézt• vozit• vyjádřit• sdělit• sdělovat• dopravovat• dopravit -
33 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) prasknout2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozlousknout3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) zapraskat4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dělat, vykládat5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) vyloupit6) (to solve (a code).) rozluštit7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zlomit se2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) prasklina2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) škvíra3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) prásknutí4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) lupnutí, klapnutí5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vtipná poznámka6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) derivát kokainu, crack3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) odborník, expert- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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34 crusade
[kru:'seid] 1. noun1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) křížová výprava2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) kampaň2. verb(to take part in a crusade.) účastnit se křížové výpravy- crusader* * *• podniknout křížovou výpravu• tažení• křížová výprava• křížová výprava -
35 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) přerušit2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) odříznout3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) přerušit* * *• uříznout• useknout• vyřadit• zastavit• přerušit• odkrojit• odpojit• odstřihnout• odříznout -
36 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) hloubky, hlubiny; uprostřed* * *• hlubiny• hloubky -
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38 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) vyzvednout2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) prodloužit3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) rozjet se* * *• prodloužit -
39 dry up
1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) vyschnout2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) vypotřebovat3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) vysušit4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) ztratit řeč* * *• usychat• uschnout• vyschnout• vysychat• vysušovat• schnout -
40 dwell
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middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
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