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1 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) obtížný, nesnadný2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) těžko zvládnutelný•* * *• těžký• obtížný• nesnadný -
2 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) lehký2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) jednoduchý3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) prostý4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) čistý5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) důvěřivý, naivní6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) prostoduchý•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *• prostý• jednoduchý -
3 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) lehký, snadný2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) klidný3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) přátelský4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) uvolněný, lehký* * *• povolný• snadný• lehký• lehko• bezstarostný -
4 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačit -
5 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačit -
6 think nothing of
(not to consider difficult, unusual etc: My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy.) brát za samozřejmost -
7 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tmavý2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) málo známý3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nejasný2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) (za)stínit- obscurity* * *• tmavý• učinit nejasným• zahalit• zatemnit• podivný• skrýt• temný• nejasný• nesrozumitelný• nevysvětlitelný -
8 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) pevný2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tuhý3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) odolný4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) hrubý, divoký5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) těžký2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) lotr- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *• silný• odolný• houževnatý• neurvalý• nesnadný -
9 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) uvalit, zavést2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) vynucovat si3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) zneužít•* * *• uvalit -
10 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) žít2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) přežít3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bydlit4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) žít5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) žít (z)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) živobytí- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živý2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) přímý3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) nevybuchlý; čilý; aktivní4) (burning: a live coal.) žhavý2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) přímo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *• živý• žít• živoucí• skutečný• naživu• bydlit• bydlet -
11 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tuhý; nepohyblivý2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) nepoddajný, ztuhlý3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tuhý4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) těžký5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) ostrý6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) strohý•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *• těžký• tuha• tvrdý• tuhý• pevný• pyšný• silný• stuha• ostrý -
12 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) silný, tlustý2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) silný, tlustý3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) hustý4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) hustý5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) hustý6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) plný7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) hloupý2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) uprostřed- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *• tlustý• hustý• hustě -
13 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neobratný2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) nevhodný, trapný, nepříjemný•- awkwardness* * *• nemotorný• neohrabaný• nepříjemný -
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15 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) obtížný, riskantní2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) riskantní* * *• prohnaný• riskantní -
16 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) zaplést se* * *• zaplést se -
17 fastidious
(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) náročný, vybíravý- fastidiousness* * *• vybíravý• zhýčkaný• pečlivý• mlsný• náročný -
18 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) střední; středně pokročilý* * *• polotovar• prostřední• středně pokročilý• meziprodukt -
19 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) patro3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný, plochý2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) stejně vysoký, na stejné úrovni3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) stejnoměrný3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnat, urovnat2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnat3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namířit4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zplanýrovat•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *• úroveň• vodováha• zarovnat• hladina -
20 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) muset2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) muset3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) muset2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nezbytnost* * *• musit• muset• musí
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