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1 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) proč2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) proč* * *• proč -
2 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vědět, znát2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) znát3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) znát4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) poznat•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *• vědět• umět• zvládat• znát• rozlišovat• know/knew/known -
3 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) vysvětlit2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) vysvětlit•- explanatory
- explain away* * *• vykládat• vysvětlit• vysvětlovat• vyložit
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