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1 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opustit2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) zběhnout•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) poušť; pouštní* * *• poušť• opustit• opouštět• dezertovat -
2 Mojave Desert
• Mohavská poušť -
3 Painted Desert
• oblast v Arizoně, USA -
4 camel
['kæməl](a desert animal with one (dromedary ['dromədəri]) or two (bactrian (camel) ['bæktriən]) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people.) velbloud* * *• velbloud -
5 caravan
['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) maringotka, přívěs2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) karavana* * *• obytný přívěs• karavan• karavana -
6 defect
1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) kaz, chyba2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) zběhnout; přestoupit (k)- defective* * *• vada• porucha• nedostatek• dezertovat -
7 dessert
[di'zə:t]1) (the sweet course in a meal; pudding: We had ice-cream for dessert.) desert, moučník2) (fruits, sweets etc served at the end of dinner.) zákusek* * *• zákusek• moučník• dezert -
8 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) nejvyšší, úplný, naprostý2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) nejzazší; krajní3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extremistický2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) krajnost2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) nejvyšší stupeň•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *• hraniční• extrémní• krajní• nehoráznost -
9 forth
[fo:Ɵ](forward; onward: They went forth into the desert.) dále; dopředu* * *• dále -
10 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) zlobně hledět2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) (oslnivě) planout2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) zlobný pohled2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) oslnivý jas•- glaring- glaringly* * *• zírat• záře• zářit -
11 mirage
(an illusion of an area of water in the desert or on a road etc.) fata morgana* * *• přízrak• přelud -
12 oasis
[əu'eisis]plural - oases; noun(an area in a desert where water is found: The travellers stopped at an oasis.) oáza* * *• oáza -
13 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) potrubí* * *• potrubí• plynovod• ropovod -
14 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) otevřený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) správně umístěný4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) v náležitém pořádku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nepohnutý7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) charakterní, dramatický2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) přímo, rovně2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovnou3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivě3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• přímý• přímo• rovný -
15 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) (za)mést2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) smést3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) přehnat se přes4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) přeletět; vpadnout2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zametení2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) máchnutí3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominík4) (a sweepstake.) sázka, loterie•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *• zamést• zametat• rozmach• sweep/swept/swept -
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17 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) plýtvat, promarnit2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) zmetek; odpad; odpadový2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) promarněný3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustina•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *• plýtvání• promarnit• promrhat• odpad• odpadový• mrhání -
18 waterhole
noun (a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country: The elephant drank from the waterhole.) louže, napajedlo* * *• studánka• napajedlo -
19 wilderness
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20 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vítr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) větry2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) udýchat, vyrazit dech3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dechový- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) ovinout2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) smotat3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) klikatit se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) natáhnout•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *• větru• wind/wound/wound• vytočit• vítr• navinout
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