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21 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 -
22 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krátký2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) malý3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krátký4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) chybějící5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) v tísni6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) křehký2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) náhle, náraz2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) před cílem•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) vzít do užšího výběru- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *• stručný• krátký• kusý• malý -
23 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 -
24 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 -
25 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 -
26 technical
['teknikəl]1) (having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind: a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing.) technický2) ((having many terms) relating to a particular art or science: `Myopia' is a technical term for `short-sightedness'.) odborný3) (according to strict laws or rules: a technical defeat.) podle norem•- technically
- technician* * *• technický• odborný -
27 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 -
28 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 -
29 enter on/upon
(to begin: We have entered upon the new term.) začít
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Term — Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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term — [n1] description of a concept appellation, article, caption, denomination, designation, expression, head, indication, language, locution, moniker*, name, nomenclature, phrase, style, terminology, title, vocable, word; concepts 275,683 term [n2]… … New thesaurus
term — (n.) early 13c., terme limit in time, set or appointed period, from O.Fr. terme limit of time or place (11c.), from L. terminus end, boundary line, related to termen boundary, end (see TERMINUS (Cf. terminus)). Sense of period of time during… … Etymology dictionary
term|er — «TUR muhr», noun. a person who is serving a term as a public official: »a fourth termer … Useful english dictionary
Term — der; s, e <aus gleichbed. fr. terme, eigtl. »Grenze, Begrenzung«, dies aus (m)lat. terminus, vgl. ↑Termin>: 1. [Reihe von] Zeichen in einer formalisierten Theorie, mit der od. dem eines der in der Theorie betrachteten Objekte dargestellt… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
term — англ. [тэ/эм] terme фр. [тэрм] termine ит. [тэ/рминэ] Terminus нем. [тэрминус] термин … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
