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101 header
1) (a fall or dive forwards: He slipped and took a header into the mud.) pád (po hlavě)2) ((in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head: He scored with a great header.) hlavička* * *• záhlaví -
102 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) směšnost2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) vyhovět- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humoured* * *• humor• nálada -
103 outrage
1. noun(a wicked act, especially of great violence: the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage.) násilnost; urážka, skandál2. verb(to hurt, shock or insult: She was outraged by his behaviour.) urazit, rozhořčit- outrageously
- outrageousness* * *• urážka• znásilnit• pobouřit -
104 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) možný2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) možnosti, schopnosti* * *• potenciál• potenciální• potencionální• možný -
105 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) déšť2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) déšť2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) pršet2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pršet•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain* * *• pršet• déšť -
106 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) napravit2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) polepšit se2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reforma2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) náprava, zlepšení•- reformed
- reformer* * *• reformovat• reforma• napravit -
107 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) skandál2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandál3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pomluva•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *• pomluva• skandál -
108 send off
to accompany (a person) to the place, or be at the place, where he will start a journey: A great crowd gathered at the station to send the football team off (noun send-off) vyprovodit* * *• odeslat -
109 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) až k2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) tak daleko jako3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) pokud* * *• pokud• až k• až -
110 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) pražit2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) (u)smlouvat* * *• vyšlapat -
111 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) povaha, charakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) charakter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) pověst4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) postava (ve hře)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) podivín; číslo6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) písmeno, znak•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) vlastnost, charakteristický rys- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *• znak• písmeno• postava• literární postava• charakter -
112 collide
(to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force: The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry.) srazit se* * *• střetnout se• střetnout• kolidovat -
113 create
[kri'eit]1) (to cause to exist; to make: How was the earth created?; The circus created great excitement.) (s)tvořit; vyvolat2) (to give (a rank etc to): Sir John was created a knight in 1958.) jmenovat•- creation- creative
- creatively
- creativeness
- creativity
- creator
- the Creator* * *• utvořit• tvořit• vytvořit -
114 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) pohroma, katastrofa- disastrously* * *• pohroma• katastrofa• neštěstí -
115 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sen2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) snění3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) pohádka4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sen2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) snít, mít sen- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *• toužit• sen• snít• dream/dreamed/dreamed• dream/dreamt/dreamt -
116 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) pít2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) pít2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) nápoj, pití2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) sklenička•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up* * *• vypít• pití• pít• napít se• nápoj• bumbat• drink/drank/drunk -
117 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) (roz)půlit2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) snížit na polovinu* * *• půlit -
118 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) vrcholná doba* * *• rozkvět -
119 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) zlepšení2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) vylepšení* * *• vylepšení• zlepšení -
120 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) uvést do úřadu2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) zahájit3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) slavnostně otevřít•- inaugural* * *• uvést• zahájit• zasvětit• inaugurovat
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