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1 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
2 bedridden
adjective (in bed for a long period because of age or sickness: She has been bedridden since the car accident.) upoutaný na lůžko* * *• upoutaný na lůžko -
3 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) borovice2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) (z) boroviceII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) chřadnout2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) toužit (po)* * *• pinie• sosna• borovice• borový -
4 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) když2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) ačkoli2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) chvíle, doba- worth one's while* * *• zatímco• mezitímco• dokud• chvíle -
5 donkey's years/ages
(a very long time: It's donkey's years since I was last there.) celá věčnost
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