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1 surrounding
adjective (lying or being all round: the city and its surrounding suburbs.) okolní* * *• prostředí• obklopující• obklopení -
2 all round
(surrounding: There were people all round him.) kolem dokola -
3 atmosphere
['ætməsfiə]1) (the air surrounding the earth: The atmosphere is polluted.) ovzduší2) (any surrounding feeling: There was a friendly atmosphere in the village.) atmosféra•* * *• ovzduší• atmosféra -
4 park
1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) park2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) obora2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) parkovat- parking-meter* * *• zaparkovat• parkoviště• parkovat• park• obora -
5 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) bílý2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) bílý3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) sinalý4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) bílý2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) bělost2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) běloch3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) bílek4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) bělmo•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) bílit- white wine* * *• běloba• bílek• bílit• bělet• bledý• bílý• běloch• bílá -
6 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) kolem, okolo, asi2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) sem a tam3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) poblíž4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) kolem3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) čelem vzad* * *• u sebe• u• v čem• po• přibližně• skoro• sem tam• stran čeho• okolo• kolem• o• o čem• asi• dokola -
7 amphitheatre
(an oval or circular building with rows of seats surrounding a central space, used as a theatre or arena.) amfiteátr* * *• amfiteátr -
8 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) cibule, cibulka2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) žárovka3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) baňka•- bulbous* * *• žárovka• baňka -
9 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) dok2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) doky3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) lavice obžalovaných2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) vjet do doku- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) zkrátit, useknout; snížit* * *• přístaviště• dok -
10 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) trpaslík, zakrslík2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) trpaslík2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) převyšovat* * *• tyčit se• trpaslík• zastínit• zakrslík• zastavit vývoj• zastavit růst• přečnívat• převýšit• skřítek• dávat zdání malosti• čnět -
11 environment
((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) prostředí- environmentalist* * *• životní• prostředí• okolí -
12 mirror
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13 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) čtvrť2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) sousedství* * *• sousedství• okolí• čtvrť -
14 precinct
['pri:siŋkt]1) ((often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries): the cathedral precincts.) areál2) ((especially American) an administrative district: a police precinct.) okrsek•* * *• okrsek -
15 sunken
1) (sunk under water: a sunken ship.) potopený2) (below the level of the surrounding area: a sunken garden.) podúrovňový* * *• potopený -
16 surround
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) obklopit2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) obehnat•- surroundings* * *• obklopovat• obklíčit• obklopit• obehnat -
17 transplant
1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) transplantovat2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) transplantovat3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) přesadit2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) transplantace2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) transplantát* * *• transplantovat -
18 warm-blooded
1) (having a blood temperature greater than that of the surrounding atmosphere: warm-blooded animals such as man.) teplokrevný2) (enthusiastic; passionate: When I was young and warm-blooded, I was passionate about many things that don't interest me now.) horkokrevný* * *• teplokrevný• horkokrevný -
19 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) kolem2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) v okolí3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) kolem
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