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21 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) oblak, mrak2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) mračno3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) chmura2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) zamračit (se)2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamlžené3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) zachmuřit (se)•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *• oblak• mrak -
22 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) odmítnout2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) klesat, upadat2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) pokles, úpadek* * *• pokles• snížit• ochabovat -
23 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) hustota2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) hustota* * *• hustota -
24 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) položit2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) uložit2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) vklad2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) záloha3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) záloha4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) nános, usazenina5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) ložisko* * *• uložit• vklad• vrstva• vkladní• vložit• zástava• záruka• záloha• položit• povlak• sklad• složit• jistota• kauce• nános• ložisko• nanášet• depozit• deponování• deponovat -
25 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 -
26 dose
[dəus] 1. noun1) (the quantity of medicine etc to be taken at one time: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.) dávka2) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) nápor2. verb(to give medicine to: She dosed him with aspirin.) podat dávku- dosage* * *• dávka• dóza -
27 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) tah; průvan2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) doušek3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) ponor•- draughts- draughty* * *• průvan• tah -
28 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) kapat2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) slintat3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) driblovat2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) kapka* * *• slina• kapat• driblovat -
29 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) pít2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) pít2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) nápoj, pití2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) sklenička•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up* * *• vypít• pití• pít• napít se• nápoj• bumbat• drink/drank/drunk -
30 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapat2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kapka2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapání3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kapačka•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) nechat vyvěsit* * *• kapka -
31 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kapka2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) troška3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) pokles4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spád2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) (u)pustit2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) spadnout3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustit4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) vysadit5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) naškrábnout; utrousit•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *• upustit• pokles• propad• spustit• spouštět• pád• klesnout• kapka• klesat -
32 enough
1. adjective(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) dostatečný2. pronoun(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) dost3. adverb1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) dost2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) docela, dost* * *• dost• dostatek -
33 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnout2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) upadnout3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesat4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) nastat, připadnout na5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) stát se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) připadnout na2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) (nápadné) množství3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) podzim•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *• upadnout• podzim• poklesnout• pokles• propad• spadat• spadnout• pád• padnout• padat• fall/fell/fallen• klesání• napadat• napadnout -
34 flood
1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) povodeň2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) záplava2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) zaplavit3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) osvětlit světlometem- floodlit
- flood-tide* * *• záplava• zatopovat• zatopit• zaplavit• povodeň -
35 graph
(a diagram consisting of a line or lines drawn to show changes in some quantity: a graph of temperature changes.) graf- graphic- graphically
- graph paper* * *• graf -
36 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) počet přijatých2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) sací ventil; přívod3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) nadechnutí* * *• přívod• příjem• sání -
37 invoice
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38 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) světlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) náhodou padnout na* * *• zapálit• zápalka• zapalovat• světlo• světlý• snadný• osvětlení• osvětlit• light/lit/lighted• lehký• lehce• nepatrný -
39 lots
noun plural (a large quantity or number: lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party.) spousta* * *• spousta• moc -
40 mass-produced
adjective ((of goods) all exactly the same and produced in great numbers or quantity: mass-produced plastic toys.) masově vyrobený* * *• masově produkovaný
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