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21 grand jury
(in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) velká porota* * *• velká porota -
22 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) rozsekat2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) prosekat (si)2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) zásek2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) nájemný kůň; taxi•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw* * *• výjimečný čin• sekat• sek -
23 homestead
[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) statek* * *• usedlost• statek -
24 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) starosta- mayoress- lord mayor* * *• primátor• starosta -
25 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) (z)prostředkovat- mediator* * *• vyjednávat• zprostředkovávat• zprostředkující• zprostředkovat• přenášet• sjednat• střední• středový -
26 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) místo, kde dochází k míchání národů, ras, kultur* * *• tavící kotel -
27 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) rovnoběžný2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) obdobný2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) rovnoběžně, souběžně3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) rovnoběžka2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) analogie3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) rovnoběžka4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) mít obdobu* * *• rovnoběžka• rovnoběžný• souběžný• paralelní -
28 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) stolní tenis2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) vybavení pro stolní tenis* * *• stolní tenis -
29 pint
(a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre): a pint of milk/beer.) pinta* * *• pinta -
30 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) předseda, -kyně2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) prezident, -ka* * *• prezident• prezidentka• předseda• president -
31 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
32 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) řada, rejstřík2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) dostřel, dosah3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) rozpětí4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) řetěz5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prérie6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) střelnice7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) sporák2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) seřadit (se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) být v rozmezí3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) pokrývat, zahrnovat•- ranger* * *• rozpětí• rozsah• sortiment• střelnice• obor hodnot• dolet• dostřel• dosah -
33 reservation
[rezə-]1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) rezervování2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) rezervace3) (a doubt.) zdrženlivost4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) rezervace* * *• rezervace -
34 rodeo
['rəudiou]plural - rodeos; noun(especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.)* * *• rodeo -
35 seaboard
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36 sheriff
['ʃerif](in the United States, the chief law officer of a county, concerned with maintaining peace and order.) šerif* * *• šerif -
37 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) otrok, -yně2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) otrok2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) otročit- slavery* * *• otrok -
38 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stav2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) stát(ní)3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) majestát; okázalý•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) vyhlásit* * *• ustanovit• tvrdit• země• prohlásit• situace• stát• stanovit• stav• státní• konstatovat -
39 thanksgiving
noun ((also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God.) Den díkůvzdání* * *• díkuvzdání• děkování -
40 Turkey
['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) krocan, krůta2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) krůta* * *• Turecko
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