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21 waive
[weiv]1) (to give up or not insist upon (eg a claim or right): He waived his claim to all the land north of the river.) vzdát se2) (not to demand or enforce (a fine, penalty etc): The judge waived the sentence and let him go free.) upustit (od)* * *• netrvat -
22 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) proč2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) proč* * *• proč -
23 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) hodnotný2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) hodný3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) hodný4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) hodný* * *• hodný• důstojný -
24 abandon
[ə'bændən]1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) opustit, zanechat2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) oddat se, propadnout•- abandonment* * *• vzdát se• zanedbat• opouštět• opustit• abandonovat -
25 accord
[ə'ko:d] 1. verb1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) souhlasit (s)2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) poskytnout2. noun(agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) shoda- accordingly
- according to
- of one's own accord
- with one accord* * *• shoda• souhlas• dohoda -
26 bribe
1. noun(a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest: Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes.) úplatek2. verb(to give (someone) a bribe: He bribed the guards to let him out of prison.) podplatit- bribery* * *• uplácet• uplatnit• úplatek• uplatit• podplácet• podplatit• podplacení• korumpovat -
27 brief
[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) krátký, stručný2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) zpráva, stručný výtah3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dát instruktáž- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief* * *• stručný• strohý• informovat• krátký -
28 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) vedle, u2) (past: going by the house.) podél3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po, přes4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) s (čím), pomocí5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s (čím)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) díky (čemu); (čím)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) během9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) o10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) na, krát11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) po, na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) z2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blízko, poblíž2) (past: A dog ran by.) okolo, tudy3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) stranou•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) objet- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *• za• prostřednictvím• ode• od• okolo• kolem• o -
29 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) honit, pronásledovat2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) zahnat2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) stíhání, honění2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) lov, hon•* * *• honit -
30 covenant
(an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something: She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.) smlouva, dohoda* * *• závazek• slavnostně se zavázat• slavnostní smlouva• stanovy• pakt• dohoda -
31 damn
[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) zatratit2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) odsoudit2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) zatraceně!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) ani za mák- damned- damning* * *• zatratit• poslat k čertu• proklít -
32 deny
1) (to declare not to be true: He denied the charge of theft.) popřít2) (to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to: He was denied admission to the house.) zamítnout•- denial* * *• upírat• upřít• zapřít• zapírat• popřít -
33 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *• rozdíl• odlišovat• odlišnost• neshoda -
34 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) povzbudit2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) povzbudit•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *• udržovat• pěstovat• povzbuzovat• povzbudit• chovat -
35 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) obecný, všeobecný2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) (vše)obecný3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) celkový4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) generální2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) generál- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *• valný• univerzální• všeobecný• rámcový• hlavní• generál• generální• obecný• obecně• celkový -
36 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) sluch2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) doslech3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) popřát sluchu4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) stání, přelíčení* * *• výslech• slyšení• sluch -
37 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) posloužit si, vzít si2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) pomoci si* * *• posloužit si -
38 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) vydat, rozšířit2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) vycházet2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) vydání2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) číslo3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) otázka* * *• uveřejnit• uveřejní• uveřejnění• vycházet• vydat• výtok• výsledek• potomek• předmět hovoru• předmět• problém• téma• otázka• náklad• číslo• důsledek• emise• dát do oběhu -
39 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) uchovat, vlastnit2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) ponechat si; udržet3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) udržovat4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) pokračovat v5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mít v zásobě6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) udržovat; chovat7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) vydržet (čerstvý)8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) vést (si)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zdržovat10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) živit11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dodržet12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) slavit2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) obživa- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *• udržet• udržovat• zachovat• zachovávat• pokračovat v něčem• pečovat• hlídat• keep/kept/kept• chovat• chránit• držet -
40 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovolit2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) oznámit, říci3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) (používá se pro rozkazovací způsob)•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) pronajímat- to let* * *• let/let/let• nechal• nechávat• nechat• ať• dovolit
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