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81 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) zlepšit se2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) navštívit3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) vyhledat4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) podívat se do* * *• vyhledat -
82 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) pokračovat (v)2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) udržovat3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) živit, vydržovat4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) tvrdit•* * *• uživit• udržovat• udržet• zachovat -
83 management
1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) řízení, správa2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) vedení* * *• vedení• řídící• řízení• správa• management -
84 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 -
85 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mysl, inteligence2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) dávat pozor na2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) všímat si, dbát3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) pozor (na)4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) hledět si, dbát3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pozor!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *• rozum• pečovat• mysl• dbát -
86 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) morální, mravný2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) naučení- morally- morality
- morals* * *• morální -
87 nominal
['nəminəl]1) (in name only, not in reality: He is only the nominal head of the firm.) podle jména2) (very small: He had to pay only a nominal fine.) nepatrný* * *• jmenovitý• nominální -
88 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) nos, čich3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) příď, předek, špička2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) opatrně plout, rozrážet přídí2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) čmuchat•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) letět střemhlav- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *• nos -
89 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) směrnice; rozkaz2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) objednávka3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) zakázka4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) stav5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) řád6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) pořadí7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) pořádek8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) platební příkaz9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) řád10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) řád2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) nařídit2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) objednat3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) uspořádat•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) zdravotník, -ice2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordonance•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *• velet• uspořádat• zakázka• postup• pořádek• pořadí• poručit• povel• přikázat• řád• řad• příkaz• rozkázat• rozkazovat• rozkaz• seřadit• stupeň• nařídit• nařízení• objednat• objednávat• objednávka -
90 outstanding
1) (excellent; very good: an outstanding student.) vynikající2) (not yet paid, done etc: You must pay all outstanding bills.) nezaplacený, nedodělaný•* * *• výtečný• vyjímečný• vynikající -
91 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) zastavit2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pěšec2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) figurka•- pawnshop
- in pawn* * *• zastavit• zástava• pěšec• dát do zástavy -
92 penalty
['penlti]plural - penalties; noun1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) trest, pokuta2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; ( also adjective) a penalty kick) trestný bod; penalta; pokuta* * *• trest• pokuta -
93 prepay
[pri:'pei]past tense, past participle - prepaid; verb(to pay in advance.) platit předem* * *• předplatit -
94 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) zmáčknout, tisknout (se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) lisovat, (roz)mačkat3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nutit4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) trvat (na)5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) žehlit2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk, vyžehlení2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskařský stroj3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk(ový)4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novináři5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) lis•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *• tisknout• utiskovat• tisk• tlačit• urgovat• tiskový• tísnit• tlak• vylisovat• zatlačit• rekvizice• svírat• stlačit• stisknout• lisovat• lis• mandlovat• novináři -
95 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
96 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) otázka2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) otázka3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) otázka4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) pochyby; diskuse5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) problém2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) zeptat se2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) zpochybnit•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *• vyslýchat• pochybovat• otázka• klást otázky• námitka• dotaz -
97 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) výkupné2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) vykoupit2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) vymáhat výkupné•* * *• vykoupit• výkupné -
98 refund
1. verb(to pay back: When the concert was cancelled, the people who had bought tickets had their money refunded.) vrátit peníze2. noun(the paying back of money: They demanded a refund.) vrácení peněz* * *• vrácení• zaplatit• peníz• refundovat• refundance• hradit• nahradit• náhrada• navrácení např. daní -
99 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) považovat2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) vážit si, ctít3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) uvažovat (o), pohlížet (na)4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) dívat se na, pozorovat5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) dbát2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) ohled2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) ohled, zájem, pochopení3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) úcta•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to* * *• týkat se• považovat• pokládat• ohled -
100 reminder
noun (something said, done, written, noticed etc that reminds one to do something: Leave the bill on the table as a reminder that I still have to pay it.) připomínka, připomenutí* * *• upomínka• upozornění
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