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1 work-party
nouns (a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task: They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds.) pracovní tým -
2 social work
work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc (noun social worker) sociální péče* * *• sociální péče -
3 night shift
1) ((a period of) work during the night: He's on (the) night shift this week.) noční směna2) (the people who work during this period: We met the night shift leaving the factory.) noční směna* * *• noční směna -
4 crew
I 1. [kru:] noun1) (the group of people who work or operate a ship, aeroplane, bus etc.) posádka2) (used jokingly, a group of people: What an odd crew!) banda2. verb(usually with for) to act as a crew member (for someone). být členem posádky- crewcutII see crow* * *• posádka• osazenstvo• mužstvo -
5 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 -
6 unemployment
1) (the state of being unemployed: If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment.) nezaměstnanost2) (the numbers of people without work: Unemployment has reached record figures this year.) nezaměstnanost* * *• nezaměstnanost -
7 workmate
noun (one of the people who work in the same place of employment as oneself: Her workmates teased her about being the boss's favourite.) spoluzaměstnanec* * *• spolupracovník -
8 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) několik; trochu2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nějaký; některý3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) některý; aspoň trochu4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) určitý2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) značný, jistý2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) nějaký3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) asi3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) trochu, dost- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *• trochu• některý• několik• nějaký• nějaké -
9 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model; modelový2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manekýn, -ka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model, -ka5) (something that can be used to copy from.) model6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor; vzorný2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) předvádět2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) stát modelem3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelovat4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelovat, napodobovat vzor•* * *• vzor• modelovat• modelka• model• manekýnka -
10 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) přemístit se, obrátit se (k)2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) přenést3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) odstranit2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) změna2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) směna3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) směna; na směny•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *• posunovat• posunout• posun• posuv• otočení -
11 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) domov2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) vlast3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) domov4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) internát; ubytovna5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dům2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domácí2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) tuzemský, zdejší3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) domácí3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) domů, doma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) pevně; na místo určení; úplně•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *• domov• domácí• domů• dům• doma -
12 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) práce; dřina2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) pracovní síly3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodní bolesti4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) labouristé2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) pracovat, lopotit se2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) prodírat se; vléci se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *• práce• námaha -
13 vocation
[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vou-]1) (a feeling of having been called (by God), or born etc, to do a particular type of work: He had a sense of vocation about his work as a doctor.) poslání2) (the work done, profession entered etc (as a result of such a feeling): Nursing is her vocation; Many people regard teaching as a vocation.) poslání* * *• zaměstnání -
14 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) líný- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones* * *• líný• lenivý -
15 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) hromada2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) spousta3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) naprostá většina4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) hmotnost2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) soustřeďovat se3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) masový- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) mše2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) mše* * *• spousta• hmotnost• hmota• hromadný• masový• mše• masa -
16 philanthropy
(love for mankind, usually as shown by money given to, or work done for, other people: He shows his philanthropy by helping people who have been in prison.) lidumilnost- philanthropist* * *• dobročinnost -
17 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 -
18 representative
[-tətiv]1) (being a good example (of something); typical: We need opinions from a representative sample of people; Is this poem representative of his work?) reprezentativní2) (carried on by elected people: representative government.) zastupitelský* * *• zástupce• představitel• reprezentant -
19 social
['səuʃəl] 1. adjective1) (concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community: social problems.) sociální2) (concerning the system by which such a community is organized: social class.) sociální3) (living in communities: Ants are social insects.) společenský4) (concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement: a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.) společenský•- socialist 2. adjective(of or concerning socialism: socialist policies/governments.) socialistický- socialise
- socially
- social work* * *• sociální• společenský• družný -
20 team
[ti:m]1) (a group of people forming a side in a game: a football team.) tým2) (a group of people working together: A team of doctors.) tým3) (two or more animals working together eg pulling a cart, plough etc: a team of horses/oxen.) potah•- team-work
- team up* * *• tým• skupina• mužstvo• družstvo
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