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1 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) údobí, lhůta, termín2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) trimestr3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) termín•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.) označit, nazvat- in terms of* * *• pololetí• podmínka• semestr• termín• subjekt• lhůta• období• doba -
2 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) semestrální volno* * *• semestrální volno -
3 exaggeration
1) (the act of exaggerating.) přehánění2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) nadsázka* * *• přehánění• nadsázka -
4 substance
1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) hmota, látka2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) substance* * *• podstata• jádro• hmota -
5 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) zatknout2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zastavit2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) zatčení2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) zastavení, zástava (srdce)•* * *• zatčení• zatknout• aretovat -
6 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) stav; podmínka, okolnost2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) podmínka2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) podmínit, určovat2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) dostat se (do dobré kondice), upravit•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that* * *• postavení• podmínka -
7 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) stvoření2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) stvoření* * *• stvoření -
8 cretin
['kretin]1) (a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed.) kretén2) (an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse.) blbec, kretén* * *• idiot• kretén• blbec -
9 darling
1. noun1) (a dearly loved person (often used as a term of endearment): Is that you, darling ?) miláček2) (a lovable person: Mary really is a darling!) zlatíčko2. adjective1) (much loved: My darling child!) milovaný, drahý2) (lovable; pretty and appealing: What a darling little girl!) rozkošný* * *• miláček• milovaný -
10 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) skvělý, velkolepý2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) hrdý3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) báječný, prima4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) vznešený2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) tác, tisícovka- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *• velkolepý• ohromný• bezvadný -
11 grub
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12 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) půlka, půl2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) poločas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) půl2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) napůl3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičatý3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) zpola, napůl2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) napůl•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *• polovička• poloviční• polovina• půl -
13 libel
1. noun(the legal term for something written which is harmful to a person's reputation.) (písemná) urážka na cti2. verb(to damage the reputation of (someone) by libel.) dopustit se urážky na cti- libellously* * *• hanopis -
14 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) láska2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) zamilovanost3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) láska4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) nula2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) milovat2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) milovat•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *• láska• milovat• mít rád• drahá -
15 pet
[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) domácí zvířátko2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) miláček2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) oblíbený, největší3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) mazlit se2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.) laskat•- pet name* * *• zvířecí mazlíček• miláček• mazlíček -
16 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) dosadit; nahradit2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) náhrada; náhradní* * *• zastoupit• nahrazovat• náhradní• nahradit• náhražka• náhrada -
17 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) otékat; rozvodnit, zvětšit2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) vzdouvání3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) ohromný- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *• vzdouvání• zvětšit• swell/swelled/swelled• swell/swelled/swollen• otékat• nabývat• báječný• bobtnat -
18 technicality
1) (a technical detail or technical term: Their instructions were full of technicalities.) odborný výraz/detail2) (a (trivial) detail or problem, eg caused by (too) strict obedience to laws, rules etc: I'm not going to be put off by mere technicalities.) formální detail* * *• technika• formalita -
19 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (zkratka) bílý anglosaský protestant (pohrdlivě)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *• vosa
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