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21 highwayman
plural - highwaymen; noun (in earlier times, a man usually on horseback, who attacked and robbed people travelling in coaches etc on public roads.) loupežník* * *• lupič zastavující vozidla -
22 icy
1) (very cold: icy winds.) ledový2) (covered with ice: icy roads.) zledovatělý3) (unfriendly: an icy tone of voice.) ledový* * *• ledový -
23 lane
[lein]1) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) ulička, úzká cesta2) (used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 12 Penny Lane.) ulice3) (a division of a road for one line of traffic: The new motorway has three lanes in each direction.) pruh4) (a regular course across the sea taken by ships: a regular shipping lane.) linka* * *• ulička• pruh• jízdní pruh• alej• dráha -
24 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) velký; větší2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) hlavní zaměření (studia)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializovat se- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *• většina• vážný• většinový• závažný• přední• hlavní• major• majoritní• dur• důležitý -
25 map
[mæp] 1. noun1) (a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc): a map of the world; a road map.) mapa2) (a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.) mapa2. verb(to make a map of (an area): Africa was mapped by many different explorers.) (z)mapovat- map out* * *• mapa -
26 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) potkat2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sejít se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) seznámit se (s)4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) setkat se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uspokojit, splnit6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) zasáhnout7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) nalézt8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) mít, setkat se (s)9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) oplatit, reagovat (na)2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) shromáždění- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *• potkávat• potkat• sejít• scházet se• setkání• sejít se• setkat se• setkávat se• splnit• meet/met/met -
27 menace
['menəs] 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) hrozba, ohrožení2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) hrozba2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) hrozit, ohrožovat- menacing- menacingly* * *• ohrozit• ohrožení• hrozba -
28 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blízko, blízký2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) blízký2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blízko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blízko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blízko, skoro4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) blížit se- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *• u• nedaleký• nedaleko• blízko• blízký -
29 network
1) (anything in the form of a net, ie with many lines crossing each other: A network of roads covered the countryside.) síť2) (a widespread organization: a radio network; television networks.) síť3) (a system of computers that can exchange messages and information: The Internet is a global computer network) síť* * *• síť -
30 passable
1) (fairly good: a passable tennis player.) ucházející2) ((of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc: The mud has made the roads no longer passable.) sjízdný, schůdný* * *• sjízdný -
31 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrat si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhat, sbírat3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zvednout, vzít4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) vypáčit, otevřít2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výběr, volba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to nejlepší•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krumpáč* * *• vybírat• vzít• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat• krumpáč -
32 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) místo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) místo3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) místo4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) místo, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) místo6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) místo7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) stránka8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) úkol, povinnost9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) místo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dům, domů, k sobě11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulice, náměstí12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desetinné) místo2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položit, postavit2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umístit•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• ustanovit• uskutečnit• umístit• postavit• položit• sídlo• místo• bydliště -
33 radiate
['reidieit]1) (to send out rays of (light, heat etc): A fire radiates heat.) zářit, sálat2) (to go out or be sent out in rays, or in many directions from a central point: Heat radiates from a fire; All the roads radiate from the centre of the town.) vycházet•- radiator* * *• vyzařovat• zářit -
34 right of way
1) (the right of the public to use a path that goes across private property.) právo průchodu2) ((right-of-way - plural rights-of-way) a road or path over private land, along which the public have a right to walk.) veřejná cesta3) (the right of one car etc to move first eg when crossing a cross-roads, or going round a roundabout: It was your fault that our cars crashed - I had right of way.) přednost v jízdě* * *• právo v jízdě• právo průjezdu• právo průchodu• přednost v jízdě -
35 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) cesta, silnice; silniční2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) třída3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) směr, cesta4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) cesta•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road* * *• silnice• silniční• cesta -
36 roundabout
1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.) kolotoč2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.) křižovatka s kruhovým objezdem* * *• kolotoč• kruhový objezd• objezd -
37 rush hour
(a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work.) dopravní špička* * *• rušná doba -
38 safety
noun (the state of being safe: I worry about the children's safety on these busy roads; a place of safety; ( also adjective) safety goggles; safety helmet.) bezpečnost(ní)* * *• bezpečnostní• bezpečnost -
39 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) plán, projekt2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) pikle2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) intrikovat- schemer- scheming* * *• plánek• podoba• plán• představa• projekt• schéma• skica• rozvrh• nákres• námět• nárys• návrh -
40 separate
1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) rozdělit, oddělit2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) rozejít se3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) rozvést se2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) oddělený2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) různý; oddělený•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up* * *• rozdělit• rozejít se• rozlišovat• rozcházet se• rozdělit se• rozloučit• rozdělovat• oddělený• oddělit
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