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61 upstart
(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) karierista, povýšenec, zbohatlík* * *• zbohatlícky• zbohatlík• prišelec• karierista• arogantný clovek• povýšenecký• povýšenec• nadutec• nafúkanec• nedávny• nový clovek• nový -
62 a need for
(a lack of; a requirement for: There is an urgent need for teachers in this city.) potreba -
63 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) nemať porozumenie (pre)2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) neprehľadné miesto -
64 dopey
adjective (made stupid (as if) by drugs: I was dopey from lack of sleep.) otupený -
65 feel the pinch
(to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) byť na suchu, mať nedostatok -
66 in need of
(requiring; having a lack of: We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut.) potrebovať -
67 inexperience
[inik'spiəriəns](lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) neskúsenosť -
68 inhumanity
[-'mæ-]noun (cruelty or lack of pity.) neľudskosť -
69 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) dať pocítiť, že má (nižšie postavenie, menej skúseností ap.) -
70 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) dať pocítiť, že má (nižšie postavenie, menej skúseností ap.) -
71 rusty
1) (covered with rust: a rusty old bicycle.) hrdzavý, zhrdzavený2) (not as good as it was because of lack of practice: My French is rusty.) zanedbaný -
72 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) generačný problém -
73 unconcern
(lack of interest or anxiety: He received the news of his failure with apparent unconcern.) nezáujem- unconcernedly -
74 undernourished
(suffering from lack of food or nourishment.) podvyživený -
75 want for
(to lack: She wants for nothing.) chýbať
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