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101 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) přizpůsobit se2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) upravit, nastavit•- adjustment* * *• upravit• přizpůsobit• seřizovat• nastavovat -
102 adopt
[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptovat2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) přijmout•- adoption- adoptive* * *• přijmout za vlastní• převzít• adoptovat -
103 affront
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104 alike
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105 allergic
[-'lə:-]adjective ((with to) affected in a bad way by (certain) things: He is allergic to certain flowers.) alergický* * *• alergický -
106 allergy
['ælə‹i]plural - allergies; noun(an unusual sensitiveness of the body which causes certain people to be affected in a bad way by something usually harmless: The rash on her face is caused by an allergy to grass.) alergie- allergic* * *• alergie -
107 ambush
['æmbuʃ] 1. verb(to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) číhat, napadnout ze zálohy2. noun1) (an attack made in this way.) útok ze zálohy2) (the group of people making the attack.) útočníci ze zálohy* * *• přepadení• přepadnout• léčka• nástraha -
108 anger
['æŋɡə] 1. noun(a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something): He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.) hněv, zlost2. verb(to make someone angry: His words angered her very much.) rozhněvat, rozzlobit- angry- angrily* * *• vztek• zlost• rozzlobit• hněv• nahněvat -
109 anyhow
1) (anyway: Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us.) v každém případě2) (in a careless, untidy way: Books piled anyhow on shelves.) nedbale, nepořádně* * *• v každém případě• všelijak• jakkoli• nepořádně• nedbale -
110 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) přít se, hádat se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentovat pro/proti3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) vysvětlit, zdůvodnit•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *• tvrdit• polemizovat• přít se• hádat se• argumentovat• diskutovat• debatovat -
111 arrow
['ærəu]1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) šíp2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) šipka•* * *• šíp -
112 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) umění (výtvarné); umělecký2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) umění3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) dovednost, umění•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts* * *• umění• zručnost• šikovnost• lest• dovednost• dílo -
113 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) když; zatímco2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) jelikož3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) jako4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) jak5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) jakkoli, třebaže6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) stejně jako2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tak3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) jako2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) jako3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) jako4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) jako•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *• za• zatímco• protože• jak• jako• když -
114 assert oneself
(to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one: You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.) prosazovat se* * *• uplatnit se• uplatňovat se• drát se dopředu -
115 at all
(in any way: I don't like it at all.) vůbec* * *• vůbec -
116 attitude
['ætitju:d]1) (a way of thinking or acting etc: What is your attitude to politics?) názor, postoj, stanovisko2) (a position of the body: The artist painted the model in various attitudes.) poloha, póza* * *• postoj• přístup• stanovisko• držení těla -
117 auction
['o:kʃən] 1. noun(a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price: They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.) dražba2. verb(to sell something in this way: He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.) vydražit* * *• vydražit• aukce• dražba• dražit -
118 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) prostý* * *• prostý• strohý• střízlivý• asketický -
119 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) zpět, dozadu2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) pozpátku3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) pozpátku* * *• pozpátku -
120 baldly
adverb (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) suše, stroze* * *• spoře• otevřeně
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way — (n.) O.E. weg road, path, course of travel, from P.Gmc. *wegaz (Cf. O.S., Du. weg, O.N. vegr, O.Fris. wei, O.H.G. weg, Ger. Weg, Goth. wigs way ), from PIE *wegh to move (see WEIGH (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Way — Way, adv. [Aphetic form of away.] Away. [Obs. or Archaic] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To do way}, to take away; to remove. [Obs.] Do way your hands. Chaucer. {To make way with}, to make away with. See under {Away}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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