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1 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) srovnat s, porovnat2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) přirovnat3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) rovnat se•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison* * *• porovnávat• porovnat• srovnávat• srovnat -
2 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstraktní2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstraktní2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) souhrn* * *• výtah• obsah• odstranit• odtažitý• oddělit• abstraktní• abstraktní pojem• abstrahovat -
3 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojit2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojit3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) vstoupit do4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) připojit se, spojit se5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) přijít, přidat se2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) spoj- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *• přidat• připojit• přidat se• spojovat• spojit -
4 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) látka, hmota, mast2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) krámy3) (an old word for cloth.) látka•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nacpat (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) nadívat3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) vycpat•- stuffing- stuff up* * *• věc• vycpat• základ• podstata• strčit• nacpat• materiál• nesmysl -
5 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takový, podobný2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takový3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takový4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takový2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) to, co; jako takový- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *• takovýto• takový -
6 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) zásoba2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) bohatství3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) sklad4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) obchod2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) uskladnit2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) naplnit•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up* * *• sklad• krám• obchod• akumulovat
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