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1 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) běžný2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) společný3) (publicly owned: common property.) veřejný4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) sprostý, hrubý5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) obyčejný, prostý6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obecný2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) obecní pozemek- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *• prostý• společné• společný• obyčejný• obvyklý• obecný• běžný -
2 proper noun/name
(a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.) vlastní jméno -
3 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) hlavní třída -
4 Catholic
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5 catholic
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6 Lord
[lo:d]1) (a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area: The lion is lord of the jungle.) pán2) ((with capital when used in titles) in the United Kingdom etc a nobleman or man of rank.) lord3) ((with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles: the Lord Mayor.) Lord•- lordly- lordliness
- Lordship
- the Lord
- lord it over* * *• Lord -
7 lord
[lo:d]1) (a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area: The lion is lord of the jungle.) pán2) ((with capital when used in titles) in the United Kingdom etc a nobleman or man of rank.) lord3) ((with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles: the Lord Mayor.) Lord•- lordly- lordliness
- Lordship
- the Lord
- lord it over* * *• pán -
8 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) čest2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) čest3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) sláva4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) (na) počest5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) čest6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) pocta; vyznamenání7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) ctihodnost2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) ctít2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) poctít3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) vyznamenat4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) dodržet•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour* * *• pocta• honorovat• čest• cti -
9 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) malý2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) drobný3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pramalý4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) malý•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
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10 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
11 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) koruna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) panovník3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) vrchol; temeno4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) korunka2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) korunovat2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) ozdobit3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) nasadit korunku4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) dát pohlavek•- crown princess* * *• Kč• korunka• korunovat• koruna• dovršit -
12 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) vyznamenání; specializace; speciální2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) pocty* * *• uznává• vyznamenání• oslavuje• ctí• cti -
13 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) práce; dřina2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) pracovní síly3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodní bolesti4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) labouristé2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) pracovat, lopotit se2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) prodírat se; vléci se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *• práce• námaha -
14 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) štědrý2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) liberální3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) liberál•- liberally* * *• šlechetný• rozsáhlý• svobodný• štědrý• liberál• liberální -
15 majesty
['mæ‹əsti]plural - majesties; noun1) (greatness; impressive dignity: the majesty of God.) majestát2) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty.) Veličenstvo•- majestic- majestically* * *• veličenstvo• majestát -
16 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) jednat, konat2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) chovat se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) hrát2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) čin2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) zákon3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dějství4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) číslo (programu), výstup•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *• úkon• zahrát• počínat si• postupovat• působit• skutek• sehrát• jednání• hrát• jednat• akt• čin• činit• dějství -
17 admiral
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18 apostle
[ə'posl]((often with capital) a man sent out to preach the gospel in the early Christian church, especially one of the twelve disciples of Christ: Matthew and Mark were apostles.) apoštol* * *• apoštol -
19 artillery
1) (large guns.) dělostřelectvo2) ((often with capital) the part of an army which looks after and fires such guns.) dělostřelectvo* * *• dělostřelectvo -
20 arts
noun plural ((often with capital) languages, literature, history, as opposed to scientific subjects.) humanitní/společenské vědy* * *• umění
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