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21 marksman
- plural marksmen - noun (a person who shoots well: The police marksman did not kill the criminal - he wounded him in the leg to prevent him escaping.) (elitní) střelec* * *• střelec -
22 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) pastorství2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) ministerstvo* * *• ministerstvo -
23 activity
plural - activities; noun1) (the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.) živost, ruch2) (something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His activities include fishing and golf.) aktivita, činnost* * *• živost• působnost• ruch• konání• aktivita• čilost• činnost -
24 brother-in-law
plural - brothers-in-law; noun1) (the brother of one's husband or wife.) švagr2) (the husband of one's sister.) švagr* * *• švagr -
25 constituency
plural - constituencies; noun (the group of voters, or the area in which they live, represented by a member of parliament.) voličstvo, voliči z jednoho volebního obvodu* * *• voliči -
26 crisis
plural - crises; noun1) (a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness): Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis.) krize2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.) kritická situace* * *• krize -
27 crux
plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.) potíž; jádro věci* * *• podstata -
28 deformity
plural - deformities; noun1) (the state of being badly shaped or formed: Drugs can cause deformity.) deformita2) (a part which is not the correct shape: A twisted foot is a deformity.) deformita* * *• deformita• deformace -
29 dummy
plural - dummies; noun1) (an artificial substitute looking like the real thing: The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.) atrapa2) (a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc: a dressmaker's dummy.) figurína3) (an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it.) dudlík* * *• fiktivní• dudlík -
30 footman
plural - footmen; noun (a male servant wearing a uniform: The footman opened the door.) lokaj* * *• sluha -
31 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) padělání2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) padělek* * *• padělek• padělání -
32 fraternity
plural - fraternities; noun1) (a company of people who regard each other as equals, eg monks.) bratrstvo2) (a company of people with the same interest, job etc: the banking fraternity.) společenství, profese3) ((American) a society of male students in various universities.) bratrstvo, chlapecký studentský spolek* * *• společenství• chlapecký studentský klub• bratrství -
33 laundry
plural - laundries; noun1) (a place where clothes etc are washed, especially in return for payment: She took the sheets to the laundry; a hospital laundry.) prádelna2) (clothes etc which have been, or are to be, washed: a bundle of laundry.) prádlo* * *• prádlo -
34 passer-by
plural - passers-by; noun (a person who is going past a place when something happens: He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.) kolemjdoucí* * *• kolemjdoucí• mimojdoucí -
35 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.) osobnost2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.) osobitost3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) osobnost* * *• osobnost -
36 pharmacy
plural - pharmacies; noun1) (the preparation of medicines: He is studying pharmacy.) farmacie2) (a shop etc where medicines are sold or given out: the hospital pharmacy.) lékárna•- pharmacist* * *• farmacie• lékárna -
37 possibility
plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) možnost* * *• možnost -
38 probability
plural - probabilities; noun1) (the state or fact of being probable; likelihood: There isn't much probability of that happening.) pravděpodobnost2) (an event, result etc that is probable: Let's consider the probabilities.) šance, vyhlídka* * *• pravděpodobnost• šance -
39 redundancy
plural - redundancies; noun There have been a lot of redundancies at the local factory recently; the problem of redundancy.) nadstav* * *• nadbytek• nadbytečnost -
40 residency
plural - residencies; noun (the home of the governor etc in a colony etc.) sídlo, rezidence* * *• sídlo• rezidence
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