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21 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
22 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filozofie2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filozofie•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
- philosophise* * *• filozofie -
23 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) obchodní značka2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) druh, typ3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) cejch2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) (o)cejchovat2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) vrýt3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) poznamenat, ocejchovat•* * *• značka• označit• obchodní značka• cejchovat• druh zboží -
24 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) proklínat2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) klít2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) prokletí, kletba2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) kletba•* * *• proklínat• kletba -
25 hero
['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hrdina, -ka2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) hrdina, -ka•- heroic- heroically
- heroism
- hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) uctívat* * *• hrdina -
26 retirement
1) (the act of retiring from work: It is not long till his retirement.) odchod do důchodu2) (a person's life after retiring from work: He's enjoying his retirement.) důchod* * *• výslužba• penze• odchod do výslužby• důchod -
27 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stoupat2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stoupat3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstávat4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstát5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) vycházet6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) zvedat se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) povstat8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povýšit9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) pramenit10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) zdvíhat se; sílit11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) vyrůst (budova), být postaven12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstát z mrtvých2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzestup2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) zvýšení (platu)3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) stoupání, návrší4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) počátek, vzestup•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) stoupající, nastupující, nadějný- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *• tyčit se• vzrůstat• vstal• vstát• vzestup• vzrůst• vstane• zvýšení• povstání• povstat• rise/rose/risen• stoupání• stoupat -
28 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) stáří -
29 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) přizpůsobit se2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) upravit, nastavit•- adjustment* * *• upravit• přizpůsobit• seřizovat• nastavovat -
30 assurance
1) (confidence: an air of assurance.) důvěra2) (a promise: He gave me his assurance that he would help.) slib3) (insurance: life assurance.) pojištění* * *• ujištění• záruka• zajištění -
31 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) dojíždět2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) změnit/zmírnit trest•- commuter* * *• zaměnit• dojíždět do práce• dojíždět -
32 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) jet na kole2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) kolo (jízdní)- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) cyklus2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) cyklus3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) perioda•- cyclic- cyclically* * *• jízdní kolo• jet na kole• kolo• cyklovat• cyklus -
33 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mrtvý; uschlý2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) nefungující3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) naprostý, absolutní2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) naprosto, absolutně- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) totálně, strašně- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *• mrtev• mrtvý -
34 debility
noun (bodily weakness: Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.) slabost, ochablost, vyčerpanost* * *• slabost• debilita -
35 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) pes2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) samec3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) sledovat- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *• pes -
36 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti lety2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) mezi osmdesáti a devadesáti stupni (Fahrenheita)3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) osmdesátá léta* * *• osmdesátá léta -
37 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) rozmazlovat2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) oddávat se3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) povyrazit se•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *• vyhovět• oddávat se• hovět• libovat si• dopřát si -
38 kiss
[kis] 1. verb(to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) políbit, líbat2. noun(an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) polibek* * *• polibek• políbit• políbení• pusa• hubička• líbat -
39 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vést; přimět2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vést3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) způsobit4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) být v čele; vést5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) vést2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) čelo, vedení2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenství3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) příklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) šňůra6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vodítko7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavní role•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olověný2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vést - vodit• vedení• vést• vodit• vodítko• vodič• zaplombovat• zavést• plomba• směřovat• olůvko• olovo• olovnice• lead/led/led• náskok• dirigovat• dovést -
40 lifetime
noun (the period of a person's life: He saw many changes in his lifetime.) život* * *• život• životnost• celý život
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