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1 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) těžký2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) těžký3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) hustý; ostrý; rozbouřený; tíživý4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) těžký5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) zatažený; dusný6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) těžký7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) těžký8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) těžký•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *• těžký -
2 deep
[di:p] 1. adjective1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) hluboký2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) hluboký3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) hluboko v, utopený v4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) sytý, hluboký5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) hluboký2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) hluboko- deepen- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) zmrazit- deep-sea- in deep water* * *• hlubina• hluboko• hluboký -
3 largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) z velké části* * *• z velké části• převážně -
4 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) těsný2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) natažený, utažený3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) přísný, strohý4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) těsný2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) natěsnaně- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *• těsný• pevný -
5 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) tvrdý2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) nesnadný3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) přísný4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) tuhý5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) těžký6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) tvrdý2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) usilovně2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) silně, hodně3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) upřeně4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) úplně, zcela•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *• těžký• tvrdě• vážný• tvrdý• tuhý• zatvrzelý• pilně• pevný• perný• obtížný• hrubý• krutý• krutě• natvrdo• nesnadný• bezcitný -
6 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) široký2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) široký3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) velký4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) velký2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) široce- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *• široký• širý• šíře -
7 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) až k2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) tak daleko jako3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) pokud* * *• pokud• až k• až -
8 gentility
[‹ən'tiləti](good manners, often to too great an extent: She was laughed at for her gentility.) uhlazenost* * *• vznešenost -
9 indulgent
adjective (willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent): an indulgent parent.) shovívavý* * *• shovívavý -
10 materially
adverb (to a great or important extent: Circumstances have changed materially.) výrazně, silně* * *• hmotně -
11 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) natahovat (se); cloumat2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) přepínat3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) přepínat4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pře)cedit2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napětí2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypětí3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) namožení4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) (přílišně) zatížený•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) dispozice3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodie* * *• tlak• vypětí• zatížení• plemeno• rasa• kmen• nápor• napětí• napnout• napínat• cedit• deformovat -
12 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) nadmíru, až příliš* * *• příliš• až příliš
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