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101 instruct
1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) vyučovat2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) nařídit; poučit•- instructive
- instructively
- instructiveness
- instructor* * *• učit• instruovat -
102 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) soudit2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) posuzovat3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) hodnotit; odhadovat4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) odsuzovat2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) soudce, -kyně2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) rozhodčí3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) znalec•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *• posuzovat• posoudit• rozhodčí• soudkyně• soudit• soudce -
103 leader
1) (a person who is in front or goes first: The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders.) vedoucí závodník, -ice2) (a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something): The leader of the expedition is a scientist.) vůdce3) (an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor.) úvodník* * *• vedoucí osobnost• vedoucí závodník• vedoucí mužstvo• vedoucí představitel• vůdce• čelní představitel -
104 lover
1) (a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something: an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.) milovník, -ice2) (a person who is having a love affair with another.) milenec, -ka* * *• milovník• milenka• milenec -
105 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) vypravěč2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.) komentátor, vypravěč* * *• vypravěč -
106 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) přírodní2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) vrozený3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) přirozený4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) přirozený5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) bez předznamenání (hud.)2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) člověk s přirozeným talentem2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) odrážka•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *• přírodní• přirozený• normální -
107 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) žádný2) (not allowed: No smoking.) zákaz (čeho)3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) žádný, nijak2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ne3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') ne4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) ne2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) záporný hlas•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nula- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing* * *• žádný• ne• nikoliv• nikoli• nijaký -
108 pirate
1. noun1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; ( also adjective) a pirate ship.) pirát(ský)2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) pirát(ský)2. verb(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) vydat bez povolení- piracy* * *• pirát -
109 pledge
[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) slib2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) zástava3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) důkaz, projev2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) slíbit2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) dát do zástavy* * *• záruka• zavázat se• zástava• ručení• slib• slíbit -
110 property
['propəti]plural - properties; noun1) (something that a person owns: These books are my property.) vlastnictví2) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) majetek, nemovitost3) (a quality (usually of a substance): Hardness is a property of diamonds.) vlastnost4) ((usually abbreviated to prop [prop]) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.) rekvizita* * *• vlastnost• majetek -
111 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) vyplatit2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) vykoupit3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) zachránit, spasit•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *• spasit• splatit -
112 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovat2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovat2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) zásoba2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervace3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanost4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• zamluvit• rezerva• rezervovat -
113 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) riziko2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) riskovat2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) riskovat•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *• riziko• riskovat• nebezpečí -
114 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) konkurence; sok, -yně, soupeřící2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) soupeřit, konkurovat- rivalry* * *• sok• soupeř -
115 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) důvěřivec, naivka2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sající (živočich), věc3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) přísavka4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) přísavka5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) odnož, výhonek* * *• přísavka• naivka -
116 visit
['vizit] 1. verb1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) navštívit2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) pobývat, zdržovat se2. noun(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) návštěva- visitor* * *• prohlídka• prohlížet• navštívit• návštěva• navštěvovat -
117 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) nepříjemná pravda -
118 accessory
[ək'sesəri]plural - accessories; noun1) (something additional (eg a handbag, scarf, shoes etc to the main part of a woman's clothing, or a radio, seat-covers etc to a car): She wore matching accessories.) doplňky, příslušenství2) ((legal) a person who helps somebody, especially a criminal.) spolupachatel* * *• příslušenství• módní doplňky• doplněk -
119 addict
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120 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) (za)mířit2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) usilovat o2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) schopnost mířit, dobrá muška2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) cíl•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim* * *• usilovat• zacílit• mířit• cíl
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