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1 enthusiasm
[in'Ɵju:ziæzəm](strong or passionate interest: He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans.) nadšení- enthusiastic
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2 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) otevřený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) správně umístěný4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) v náležitém pořádku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nepohnutý7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) charakterní, dramatický2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) přímo, rovně2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovnou3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivě3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• přímý• přímo• rovný -
3 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) byl(a) by(ste) mohl(a)2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) měl(a) jste3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) bylo by bývalo možné4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') snad ano -
4 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) strach2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) bát se2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) obávat se•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of* * *• strach• obava• obávat se• bát se• bát -
5 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) otevřený2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) otevřený3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) otevřený4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) zjevný5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) otevřený6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) otevřený7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) otevřený2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) otevřít2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) otevřít, zahájit•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *• upřímný• zahájit• širý• odhalit• otevřený• otevírat• otvírat• odkrýt• otevřít -
6 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) slíbit2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) slíbit3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) slibovat2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) slib2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) příslib•* * *• slib• slíbit• slibovat -
7 respond
[rə'spond]( with to)1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) odpovědět, reagovat2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) reagovat3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) reagovat•- response- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- responsive
- responsively
- responsiveness* * *• reagovat• odpovědět• odpovídat• ozvat se• ozývat se -
8 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) ale2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) kromě* * *• vyjma• však• jen• kromě• než• nýbrž• ale• aspoň• avšak -
9 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) vedle, u2) (past: going by the house.) podél3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po, přes4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) s (čím), pomocí5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s (čím)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) díky (čemu); (čím)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) během9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na, krát11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) po, na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blízko, poblíž2) (past: A dog ran by.) okolo, tudy3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) stranou•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) objet- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *• za• prostřednictvím• ode• od• okolo• kolem• o -
10 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barevný3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) nabarvit; natřít- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) barevný- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *• vybarvit• barva• barevný -
11 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) důraz2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) důraz3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) důraz•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *• přízvuk• důraz -
12 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) každý2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) každý3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) všechen4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) každý•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *• každý -
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14 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) zde; sem2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) tu; vtom3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) tady2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) no tak!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) zde•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *• tu• zde• sem• tady -
15 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) ospravedlnit2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) ospravedlnit•- justification* * *• ospravedlňovat• oprávnit• ospravedlnit -
16 lament
[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) oplakávat; naříkat2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) žalozpěv2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) nářek•* * *• hořekovat• naříkat• nářek• bědování• bědovat -
17 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) stáhnout2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) zklamat, zradit3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) vypustit4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) popustit* * *• zklamat• oklamat• nechat na holičkách -
18 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) lakomý2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) hanebný, nečestný3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) rozladěný; zlý; krutý4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerný, ubohý•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) střední2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) průměrný2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) střed, průměr, střední hodnotaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) mínit; znamenat2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamýšlet•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) významný- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *• znamenat• zákeřný• zamýšlet• průměrný• průměr• střední• mysl• myslit• mínit• myslet• mean/meant/meant -
19 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) v, do3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) v, při4) (about: a book on the theatre.) o5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) v, na9) (towards: They marched on the town.) k10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) na, u11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) na, při13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) při14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) po2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na sebe2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) dále3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) zapnutý4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) na programu5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) dovnitř3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) v běhu2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) konat se•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *• na -
20 or
[o:]1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) nebo2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) jinak•- or so* * *• i• nebo• anebo• či
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