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21 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) být v rozporu2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) porovnat2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) rozpor, kontrast2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) opak* * *• kontrast -
22 doormat
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23 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) s obsluhou do auta* * *• vjíždět -
24 enlist
[in'list]1) (to join an army etc: My father enlisted on the day after war was declared.) vstoupit do armády2) (to obtain the support and help of: He has enlisted George to help him organize the party.) získat3) (to obtain (support and help) from someone: They enlisted the support of five hundred people for their campaign.) zajistit si* * *• narukovat -
25 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) rodina; rodinný2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) rodina; rodinný3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) rodina4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) čeleď, druh, třída•- family tree* * *• třída• rodina• rodokmen -
26 grunt
1. verb1) (to make a low, rough sound: The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.) chrochtat2) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) brblat2. noun(a low, rough sound: a grunt of disapproval.) chrochtání, brblání* * *• vrčet• vrčení• bručet -
27 honest
['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) poctivý2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) upřímný3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) poctivý•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) vážně!- honesty* * *• upřímný• počestný• poctivý• čestný -
28 host
I [houst] noun1) ((feminine hostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house: The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.) hostitel, -ka2) (an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite.) hostitelII [houst] noun(a very large number of people or things.) hromada, spousta* * *• spousta• hostitel -
29 initial
[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) počáteční2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) iniciála3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) parafovat[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) zahájit
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) přijmout (do)
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
zasvěcenec
- initiative* * *• začáteční• počáteční• iniciála -
30 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) porota2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) porota•- juror- juryman* * *• porota -
31 justice
1) (fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people: Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished - where's your sense of justice?) spravedlnost2) (the law or the administration of it: Their dispute had to be settled in a court of justice.) soud3) (a judge.) soudce•- do
- in justice to* * *• právo• soudce• spravedlnost -
32 lay-by
plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)* * *• odpočívadlo -
33 legation
[li'ɡeiʃən]((the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country.) vyslanectví* * *• vyslanectví• poselstvo -
34 malignant
[mə'liɡnənt]1) ((of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm: a malignant remark.) škodlivý2) ((of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death: She died of a malignant tumour.) zhoubný* * *• virulentní• zlý• zhoubný• zlomyslný• škodlivý• ohrožující život• maligní• nepříznivý• nenávistný• neblahý -
35 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) lék2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicína•- medicinally* * *• lékařství• lék• medicína -
36 menfolk
noun plural (male people, especially male relatives: The wives accompanied their menfolk.) muži* * *• mužští členové -
37 nationalism
['næ-]1) (a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one's nation.) vlastenectví2) (the desire to bring the people of one's nation together under their own government.) nacionalismus* * *• vlastenectví• nacionalizmus• nacionalismus -
38 ostentatious
[osten'teiʃəs](behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them: Their style of living is very ostentatious.) okázalý- ostentatiousness
- ostentatiously* * *• okázalý -
39 possessive
[-siv]1) (showing that someone or something possesses an object etc: `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.) přivlastňovací2) (acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions: a possessive mother.) panovačný* * *• vlastnický• sobecký• lačný• majetkový• dychtivý• činící si velké nároky• chtivý -
40 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) předsudek2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) nepříznivě ovlivnit2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) uškodit•* * *• zaujetí• zaujatost• předsudek• předpojatost
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