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1 capricious
[kə'priʃəs]adjective (changeable: She may change her mind - she's very capricious.) náladová, rozmarná* * *• vrtošivý• rozmarný -
2 for certain
(definitely: She may come but she can't say for certain.) najisto, určitě -
3 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) život2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) život3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) život4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) život5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) léta6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) život7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) životopis8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) doživotí•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *• život• životní -
4 postcard
noun (a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard): She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.) dopisnice, pohlednice* * *• pohlednice• pohled -
5 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) přítomný2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nynější, současný3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) přítomný•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) předat, obdařit2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) představit3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) uvést4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) vyjádřit, klást5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) dostavit se•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) dar* * *• věnovat• při tom• přítomen• přítomný• přítomnost• prezentovat• přítomna• skutečný• současný• současnost• nynější• dosavadní• dárek• dar -
6 surely
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) určitě; přece2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) spolehlivě3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') jistě* * *• pochopitelně• jistě -
7 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) plný úzkosti, znepokojený2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) znepokojující3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) horlivě usilující•- anxiety* * *• úzkostlivý• znepokojený• zneklidněný• nedočkavý• nervózní• dychtivý -
8 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) chytit se, chytat se2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) svírat2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) spár2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) spojka•* * *• sevřít• spojka -
9 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakt, styk, dotek2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) kontakt, spojení3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) styky, kontakty4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) podezřelý z nákazy6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) spojení, zprostředkovatel2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) spojit se s* * *• styk• kontaktní• kontakt• kontaktujte• kontaktovat -
10 easily
1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) snadno2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) daleko3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) asi* * *• snadno -
11 foresight
[-sæit]noun (the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it: She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy.) prozíravost* * *• prozíravost -
12 jog
[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) šťouchnout; trknout2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) kodrcat3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) klusat•* * *• pomalý pohyb• postrčit• šťouchnout• kodrcat se• klus• klusat• běhat -
13 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) prostředky, způsob, možnost- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) prostředky, peníze* * *• znamená• prostředek• prostředky -
14 mould
I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) humus2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) plíseň•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) forma2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) pudink, želé apod.2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) odlít2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) modelovat3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) ztvárnit* * *• forma -
15 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 -
16 permission
[pə'miʃən]noun (a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something: She gave me permission to leave.) svolení, souhlas* * *• povolení• svolení• dovolení -
17 sick
[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) zvracející, na zvracení2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) nemocný3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) unavený; otrávený4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) znechucený5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) špatný2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) zvratek- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick* * *• nemocný -
18 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udeřit; zasadit2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stávkovat5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) narazit na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozeznít (se)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) překvapit8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• uhodit• udeřit• uřezat• strike/struck/struck• stávkovat• stávka• stlačit• napadnout• narazit• napadat• dopadnout -
19 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) potíž, trápení2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nepokoje3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) potíže2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) znepokojit2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) obtěžovat3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) obtěžovat se•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *• trápit• potíž -
20 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) používat2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) spotřebovat•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) použití2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) použití3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) užitek4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) schopnost používat5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) užívání•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *• užívat• užít• využívat• využít• použít• použití• používání• používat
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