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1 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) celkem vzato* * *• vcelku -
2 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) světlý; plavý2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) spravedlivý3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) pěkný4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) ucházející5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) přiměřený6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) krásný•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) pouť2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) trh3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) veletrh* * *• veletrh• poctivý• pěkný• světlý• slušně• spravedlivý• slušný• kolotoč• čestně• čestný• blond -
3 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) jednoduchý, prostý2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasný3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) upřímný4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) zřejmý, jasný5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nehezký2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) oko pletené hladce•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *• planina• prostý• rovina• obyčejný -
4 paunch
[po:n ](a large, round stomach: He developed quite a paunch.) břich- paunchy* * *• pupek• bachor -
5 sizeable
adjective (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) značný* * *• velký• značný -
6 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 -
7 substantial
[səb'stænʃəl]1) (solid or strong: a nice substantial table.) solidní2) (large: a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial.) značný, pořádný•- substantiate* * *• závažný• podstatný
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quite — W1S1 [kwaıt] predeterminer, adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: quit, quite free of (13 19 centuries), from Old French quite; QUIT] 1.) fairly or very, but not extremely →↑pretty ▪ The food in the canteen is usually quite good. ▪ He seems quite upset… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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quite — [ kwaıt ] function word *** Quite can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb): I was quite angry with her. (before a verb): I quite agree with you. I can t quite decide which dress to wear today. as a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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quite a few — or[quite a number] also {formal}[not a few] {n.} or {adj. phr.} Rather a large number; more than a few. * /Quite a few went to the game./ * /The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it./ The phrase quite a number is used like an adjective only … Dictionary of American idioms
quite a few — or[quite a number] also {formal}[not a few] {n.} or {adj. phr.} Rather a large number; more than a few. * /Quite a few went to the game./ * /The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it./ The phrase quite a number is used like an adjective only … Dictionary of American idioms
