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1 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) svoboda2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) svoboda3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) opovážlivost•- take the liberty of* * *• svoboda -
2 whoever
relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) ten, kdo* * *• kdokoli• kdokoliv -
3 allot
[ə'lot]past tense, past participle - allotted; verb(to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something): They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.) rozdělit, přidělit* * *• přidělit -
4 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praxe2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) zvyk3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) cvik, trénink4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praxe•- make a practice of
- put into practice* * *• praxe• cvičení -
5 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) váha2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) závaží3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) činka4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) tíha5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) váha* * *• váha• závaží• břemeno -
6 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) rozmar, vrtoch2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazie3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) iluze2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) zdobený3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mít chuť na2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) domnívat se3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) být přitahován•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *• představa• oblíbit si -
7 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vědět, znát2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) znát3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) znát4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) poznat•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *• vědět• umět• zvládat• znát• rozlišovat• know/knew/known -
8 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerv2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) nervy, odvaha3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) drzost, troufalost2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) dodat odvahy- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves* * *• nerv -
9 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plán2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plán3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plán2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) plánovat2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) plánovat3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) projektovat•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead* * *• záměr• plánovat• plán• projektovat• půdorys• projekt• rozvrh• hodlat• naplánovat• nárys• návrh• chystat -
10 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
11 carry weight
(to have influence: His opinion carries a lot of weight around here.) mít váhu* * *• mít vliv -
12 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) soutěžení2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) soutěž* * *• soutěž• konkurence -
13 go through
1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) prohledat2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) prodělat, projít3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) utratit4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) projít5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) být uzavřen* * *• prodělat• procházet• probrat• projet• projíždět• projít -
14 hit the jackpot
(to win or obtain a lot of money or success: She must have hit the jackpot with the sales of her last album.) vyhrát na celé čáře* * *• vyhrát v loterii -
15 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) světlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) náhodou padnout na* * *• zapálit• zápalka• zapalovat• světlo• světlý• snadný• osvětlení• osvětlit• light/lit/lighted• lehký• lehce• nepatrný -
16 redundancy
plural - redundancies; noun There have been a lot of redundancies at the local factory recently; the problem of redundancy.) nadstav* * *• nadbytek• nadbytečnost -
17 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) zachránit2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) šetřit3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) (u)šetřit4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) zabránit5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) ochránit6) (to keep data in the computer.) uložit data v počítači2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) zabránění gólu- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) kromě* * *• uložit• ušetřit• zachraňovat• zachránit• šetřit• spasit• spořit -
18 shopping
1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) nákupy2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) nákup(ní)* * *• nákupní• nakupování• nákup -
19 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tak2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tak3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tak4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) stajně tak5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') opravdu2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) a tak- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *• pokud• proto• tedy• tak• takto• takže• budiž -
20 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) skočit2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) pramenit3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) sklapnout2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) péro, pružina2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) jaro3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) pružnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) pramen•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *• trhat• úsvit• zřídlo• zdroj• pramen• popud• péro• pružina• skočit• spring/sprang/sprung• táhnout• ohnout• jaro• jarní• klenout
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