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1 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačit -
2 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) vystačit -
3 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) poradit si v těžké chvíli -
4 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) špalek3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zátaras, překážka5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) blok2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) (za)blokovat, zatarasit- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokovat- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *• blok -
5 deafen
verb (to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing: I was deafened by the noise in there!) ohlušit* * *• ohlušit -
6 hamper
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7 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) těžkopádný -
8 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vchod; východ; průchod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) cesta, směr3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulice4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) daleko; kousek5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) způsob6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ohled7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) způsoby8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) cesta2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko, dlouho- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *• způsob• silnice• metoda• cesta• dráha -
9 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) postižení (tělesné)2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (tělesná, duševní) vada2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handicapovat* * *• znevýhodnit• postižení• handicap• handicapovat• nevýhody -
10 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 -
11 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tmavý2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) málo známý3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nejasný2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) (za)stínit- obscurity* * *• tmavý• učinit nejasným• zahalit• zatemnit• podivný• skrýt• temný• nejasný• nesrozumitelný• nevysvětlitelný -
12 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) patro3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný, plochý2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) stejně vysoký, na stejné úrovni3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) stejnoměrný3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnat, urovnat2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnat3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namířit4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zplanýrovat•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *• úroveň• vodováha• zarovnat• hladina -
13 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) nejvíce2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) většina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) nejvíce, nej-2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) nejvíce3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) velice4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) téměř3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) nejvíce2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) většina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *• většina• nejvíc• něco nejvíce• nejvíce -
14 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) komplikovat- complication* * *• komplikovat -
15 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) záhadný* * *• tajemný• kryptický -
16 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrovat, rozluštit2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) rozluštit* * *• rozluštit• dekódovat -
17 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) rozlišovat2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminovat•* * *• rozlišovat• diskriminovat -
18 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) dosáhnout (na), dostat se kam2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) narážet, mínit3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) trefovat se do, dobírat si* * *• zjistit• šťourat se v• narážet na• navážet se do• napadnout -
19 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) lesk; lesklý2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) glosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníček- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over* * *• glosovat• lesk -
20 hinder
['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) zdržovat* * *• překážet• bránit
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