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81 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) kontunuita2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) scénář* * *• plynulost• souvislost• kontinuita• nepřetržitost -
82 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 -
83 counterpart
(a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc: American teenagers and their British counterparts.) protějšek* * *• protějšek -
84 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, kůra2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) chod3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) hřiště4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) cesta, směr5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) (prů)běh6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) postup•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *• postup• průběh• směr• kurs• kurz• chod• běh• dráha -
85 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) prasknout2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozlousknout3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) zapraskat4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dělat, vykládat5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) vyloupit6) (to solve (a code).) rozluštit7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zlomit se2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) prasklina2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) škvíra3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) prásknutí4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) lupnutí, klapnutí5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vtipná poznámka6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) derivát kokainu, crack3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) odborník, expert- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack* * *• třesk• prasknout• prasklina -
86 creche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.) jesle2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) jesličky* * *• jesle -
87 cross-section
1) ((a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.) příčný řez2) (a sample as representative of the whole: He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.) reprezentativní vzorek* * *• průřez -
88 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) datum2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) datum3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) schůzka2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) mít datum, datovat2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) datovat se3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) zastarat•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datle, datlovník* * *• rande• schůzka• termín• datum• datle• datovat -
89 decrease
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90 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) odložitII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) podrobit se- in deference to
- deferment
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91 deficient
[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) postrádající* * *• nedostatečný -
92 dictionary
['dikʃənəri]plural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) slovník2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) slovník* * *• slovník -
93 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• rozdíl• odlišovat• odlišnost• neshoda -
94 displease
[dis'pli:z](to offend or annoy: The children's behaviour displeased their father.) netěšit, neuspokojit- displeasure* * *• podráždit• netěšit• nepotěšit -
95 dissociate
[di'səusieit]1) (to separate, especially in thought.) oddělit (se), odloučit (se)2) (to refuse to connect (oneself) (any longer) with: I'm dissociating myself completely from their actions.) distancovat se* * *• separovat• oddělit -
96 distress
[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) úzkost; bolest; bída2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) trápení2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) trápit, zarmoutit- distressingly* * *• úzkost• tíseň• rozrušit• nouze -
97 division
[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) dělení2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) hranice3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) divize, oddíl4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) nesouhlas5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) dělení* * *• rozdělení• dělení• divize -
98 doormat
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99 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dolů2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na zem3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) postupně, stále dál4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) dolů5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dolů, k jihu2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) níže2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) dolů3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) podél3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hodit do sebe- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) naprostý, vyložený- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) prachové peří- downie®- downy* * *• poklesnout• shodit• srazit• dolů• dole -
100 draw up
1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) zastavit (se)2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) seřadit; připravit3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) přitáhnout4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) vytáhnout (se)* * *• stihnout• navrhnout• dohonit
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