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1 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) strašně málo -
2 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) nemít valné mínění oEnglish-Czech dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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3 ignorant
['iɡnərənt]1) (knowing very little: He's really very ignorant - he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters.) nevědomý; neznalý2) ((with of) unaware: He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead.) nevědoucí•- ignorance* * *• neinformovaný• nevychovaný• nevzdělaný• neznalý -
4 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) zobnout si* * *• dobírat si• ďoubat -
5 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) maličkost2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) ovocný pohár se šlehačkou•- trifling* * *• maličkost• drobnost -
6 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) bezvýznamný2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) povrchní* * *• triviální• obyčejný -
7 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) být uzavřený, vyhýbat se společnosti -
8 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) kadeřit (se)2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) zkroutit (se)2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) kudrlina2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) zkadeření•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up* * *• vlna• kadeř• lokna• kudrna -
9 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opustit2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) zběhnout•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) poušť; pouštní* * *• poušť• opustit• opouštět• dezertovat -
10 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) půvab2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) slušnost3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) modlitba při jídle4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) odklad5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) milost6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milost•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) proboha!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *• ušlechtilost• půvab• grácie• milost• milosrdenství• ctnost -
11 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) zobat, klovat2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) zobnout si3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) letmo políbit2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) klovnutí2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) polibek•- peckish* * *• zobat• klovat• dutá míra -
12 petty
['peti]1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) banální; bezvýznamný2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) malicherný•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cash* * *• malý -
13 remain
[rə'mein]1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) zbýt2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) zůstat3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) zůstat•- remains* * *• ubývat• trvat• udržovat se• udržet se• zůstat• zůstávat• pozůstatek• mrtvola -
14 zombie
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15 in effect
1) ((of a rule etc) in operation: That law is no longer in effect.) v platnosti2) (in truth or in practical terms: In effect our opinions differed very little.) ve skutečnosti -
16 in reality
(really; actually: He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do.) ve skutečnosti -
17 on a shoestring
(with or using very little money: He has to live on a shoestring.) za pár grošů -
18 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 -
19 dear
[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) drahý2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) milý3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) milovaný (kým)4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) Vážený2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) drahoušek2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) miláček, drahý/drahá•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!* * *• vážený• milý• drahý -
20 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) suchý2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) suchopárný3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) suchý4) ((of wine) not sweet.) suchý2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) utírat; sušit- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up* * *• vysušit• vyprahlý• suchý• sušit• sucho
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