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1 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) jediný2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) jenom2) (alone: Only you can do it.) jen3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) pouze4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) až, teprve5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) pouze3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) jenže- only too* * *• pouze• teprve• jediný• jenomže• jenže• jen• jenom• až -
2 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 -
3 orphan
['o:fən](a child who has lost both parents (rarely only one parent): That little girl is an orphan; ( also adjective) an orphan child.) sirotek; osiřelý* * *• sirotek -
4 kid
I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) děcko, mrně; mládež; mladší2) (a young goat.) kůzle3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) kozinka; z kozinkyII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!) žertovat, dělat si legraci* * *• kůzle• brouček• dítě -
5 with bated breath
(breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc: The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath.) se zatajeným dechem* * *• se zatajeným dechem -
6 yolk
[jouk]((also egg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg: The child will only eat the yolk of an egg - she won't eat the white.) žloutek* * *• žloutek -
7 at the eleventh hour
(at the last possible moment; only just in time: The child was saved from the kidnappers at the eleventh hour.) v poslední chvíli, za pět minut dvanáct
См. также в других словарях:
only child — UK US noun [countable] usually singular [singular only child plural only children] a child who has no brothers or sisters Thesaurus: general words for child and types of childhypony … Useful english dictionary
only child — noun count usually singular a child who has no brothers or sisters … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Only child — For the English musician, see Only Child (musician). An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted. In a family with multiple offspring, first borns, may be briefly considered only children and have a similar early… … Wikipedia
only child — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms only child : singular only child plural only children a child who has no brothers or sisters … English dictionary
only child — noun a) A person who has no siblings. An only child is often stereotyped as spoiled. b) A person raised as the sole child in a household … Wiktionary
only child — child having no siblings … English contemporary dictionary
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ˌonly ˈchild — noun [C] a child who has no brothers or sisters … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
My Brother is an Only Child — Italian film poster Directed by Daniele Luchetti Produc … Wikipedia
child — [ tʃaıld ] (plural chil|dren [ tʃıldrən ] ) noun count *** 1. ) a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old: The nursery has places for 30 children. The movie is not suitable for young children. He can t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
child — W1S1 [tʃaıld] n plural children [ˈtʃıldrən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(young person)¦ 2¦(son/daughter)¦ 3¦(somebody influenced by an idea)¦ 4¦(somebody who is like a child)¦ 5 something is child s play 6 children should be seen and not heard 7 be with child … Dictionary of contemporary English
