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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) zkrátka a dobře -
2 in the long run
(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) nakonec* * *• časem -
3 in the long term
• dlouhodobě -
4 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlouhý2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlouhý3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlouhý4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlouho5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlouho•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) toužit- longing- longingly* * *• zatoužit• dlouho• dlouze• dlouhý -
5 long drawn out
(going on for a long time: The meeting was long drawn out; a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.) nekonečný -
6 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) nedávno, onehdy -
7 as long as / so long as
1) (provided only that: As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.) pokud2) (while; during the time that: As long as he's here I'll have more work to do.) dokud -
8 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) konečně -
9 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) konečně -
10 get etc long in the tooth
((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) být starý -
11 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) být odpočítán2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) vyřízený -
12 all the fashion
(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) velká móda -
13 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) zveřejnitEnglish-Czech dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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14 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) zveřejnitEnglish-Czech dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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15 flame of the forest
(a tropical tree with large bright-red flowers and long brown pods.) tropický strom (Ixora coccinea) -
16 talk nineteen to the dozen
(to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.) mlít ostošest -
17 French beans
(the long green edible pods of a type of bean.) fazolové lusky -
18 string bean
(the long, edible green or yellow pod of certain beans.) fazolový lusk -
19 shaft
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) rukojeť2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) oj3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) hřídel4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) šachta5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) paprsek* * *• šachta• hřídel• dřík -
20 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) běžec, -kyně2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) sanice3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) šlahoun* * *• běžec
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