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1 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) víceméně, zhruba* * *• víceméně -
2 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menší, méně2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) méně3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) méně4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) méně- no less a person than* * *• menší• méně -
3 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) čím méně... tím méně/více -
4 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) čím více... tím více/méně -
5 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) jakž takž* * *• přibližně• skoro -
6 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) skoro totéž -
7 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) přibližně, asi* * *• přibližně -
8 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lež2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lhát- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) lehnout si; ležet2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ležet; spočívat3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) zůstat4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) spočívat (v)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *• zalhat• lhát• lež• lhát lže• ležet• lie/lay/lain -
9 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) pobřežní duny2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) golfové hřiště* * *• vazby• spojuje• odkazy• golfové hřiště -
10 mug
I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) konvička- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) ksichtIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.) přepadnout- mugger* * *• hrnek• hrneček• ksicht• džbán• džbánek -
11 next to
1) (beside: She sat next to me.) vedle2) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) hned po3) (more or less; pretty well: His writing is next to illegible.) takřka, bezmála* * *• vedle• při• blízko -
12 virtually
['və: uəli](more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) prakticky* * *• virtuálně• vlastně• prakticky• skutečně• fakticky• doslova -
13 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) snad, možná2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) mohl(a) by(ch)3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) moci aspoň•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) moc, síla- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *• síla• snad• může -
14 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) záporný2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) záporný3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) záporný4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) záporný2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) zápor2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ•* * *• záporný• zápor• odmítavý• negativní• negativ -
15 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) roztát -
16 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) utlumit, mírnit2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) tlumit, mírnit
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