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21 make headway
(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) pokročit -
22 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nenamáhat se* * *• jen klid! -
23 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) téměř, ani ne -
24 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tichý, klidný2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) klidný3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) klidný4) ((of colours) not bright.) tlumený2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) ticho, klid3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) utišit (se)- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet* * *• ticho• tichý• uklidnit• klid• klidný -
25 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) malý2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) málo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nedůležitý2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) málo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) málo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) málo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) vůbec ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *• trocha• trochu• maličký• malý• málo -
26 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenký, slabý2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) hubený3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) řídký4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) prořídlý5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepřesvědčivý2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) prořídnout- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *• zředit• řídký• tenký• hubený -
27 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) malý2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) drobný3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pramalý4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) malý•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *• malý• nepatrný -
28 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovat2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovat2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) zásoba2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervace3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanost4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• zamluvit• rezerva• rezervovat -
29 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) dovolit2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) počítat s3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) poskytovat•- make allowance for* * *• zakalkulovat• započítat• povolit• připouštět• připustit• smět• dovolovat• dopustit• dovolit -
30 immature
[imə'tjuə]1) (childish and behaving like someone much younger.) nedospělý2) (not fully grown or fully developed; not ripe.) nezralý•* * *• nevyzrálý• nedospělý• nezralý -
31 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) podobný2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) jako3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) někdo podobný; něco podobného4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) jako- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) mít rád; líbit se2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) mít rád•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *• podobný• rád• stejný• jako• líbit se• mít rád -
32 reserved
adjective (not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc: a reserved manner.) zdrženlivý* * *• zadaný• rezervovaný• odměřený -
33 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) když; zatímco2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) jelikož3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) jako4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) jak5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) jakkoli, třebaže6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) stejně jako2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) jako2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) jako3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) jako4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) jako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *• za• zatímco• protože• jak• jako• když -
34 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) vybrat, vybírat si2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) rozhodnout se•* * *• vybrat• vybrat si• vybírat• vyberte• zvolit• choose/chose/chosen -
35 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• rozdíl• odlišovat• odlišnost• neshoda -
36 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) nejvyšší, úplný, naprostý2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) nejzazší; krajní3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extremistický2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) krajnost2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) nejvyšší stupeň•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *• hraniční• extrémní• krajní• nehoráznost -
37 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) dřívější- formerly- the former* * *• tvůrce• zakládající• předešlý• minulý• bývalý• dřívější -
38 indiscreet
[indi'skri:t]1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) indiskrétní2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) nerozvážný•* * *• indiskrétní• nediskrétní• netaktní -
39 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 -
40 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovolit2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) oznámit, říci3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) (používá se pro rozkazovací způsob)•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) pronajímat- to let* * *• let/let/let• nechal• nechávat• nechat• ať• dovolit
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