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1 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) cizí2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) podivný•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *• zvláštní• podivný• cizí• divný -
2 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) zvláštní věc -
3 portent
['po:tent](something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening: strange signs and portents.) předzvěst, zlé znamení* * *• předzvěst -
4 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) údiv2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) div3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) úžasnost2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) divit se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) položit si otázku3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) být zvědav•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *• údiv• obdivovat• divit se• divit• div -
5 bizarre
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6 coincidence
[kou'insidəns]noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) shoda (náhod)* * *• shoda• okolnost -
7 contraption
[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) výmysl, vymyšlená věc* * *• pomůcka -
8 crank
[kræŋk](a person with strange or odd ideas.) ztřeštěnec- cranky- crankiness* * *• roztáčet• cvok -
9 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) (za)skřípat2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) skřípot- creaky- creakiness* * *• vrzat• skřípání• skřípat• skřípot -
10 cult
(a particular system of (religious) belief or worship: a strange new religious cult; Physical fitness has become a cult with him.) kult* * *• sekta• kult -
11 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) zvědavost2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) kuriozita* * *• kuriozita -
12 curious
['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) zvláštní, podivný2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) zvědavý•- curiosity* * *• zvědav• zvědavý -
13 customer
1) (a person who buys from a shop etc: our regular customers.) zákazník2) (used jokingly for a person: a strange customer.) chlápek, individuum* * *• zákazník -
14 dress
[dres] 1. verb1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) obléci (se)2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) upravit3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) ošetřit, obvázat2. noun1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) oděv, oblékání2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) šaty•- dressed- dresser
- dressing
- dressing-gown
- dressing-room
- dressing-table
- dressmaker
- dress rehearsal
- dress up* * *• šaty• strojit -
15 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) snivý; s velkou fantazií2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) neskutečný, nereálný* * *• podivný• nereálný -
16 fascinate
['fæsineit](to charm; to attract or interest very strongly: She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people.) fascinovat, okouzlit- fascination* * *• okouzlit• fascinovat -
17 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) móda; módní2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) móda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) způsob•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashion* * *• styl• móda -
18 flying saucer
(a strange flying object thought possibly to come from another planet.) létající talíř* * *• létající talíř -
19 foreboding
[fo:'boudiŋ](a feeling that something bad is going to happen: He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.) předtucha* * *• předzvěst• předtucha -
20 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) tvar; postava2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) druh3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulář4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalita5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) třída2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) vytvořit2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) zformovat se, utvořit se3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) rozdělit (se), uspořádat (se)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) tvořit část•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) lavice* * *• tvořit• tvar• utvořit• uzpůsobit• tvarovat• vytvořit• způsob• povaha• podoba• organizovat• forma• formovat• formulář
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