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1 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) nechtít ani slyšet o -
2 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') ani nápad! -
3 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) nechtít ani slyšet o -
4 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) daleko; pryč2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) stranou3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) úplně4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) stále, bez přestání5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) venku* * *• venku• vzdálen• pryč• daleko -
5 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) slyšet2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) projednávat; vyslechnout3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) slyšet, mít zprávy•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *• uslyšet• vyslechnout• zaslechnout• poslouchat• slyšet• hear/heard/heard• naslouchat -
6 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorie2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorie•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *• teorie• názor• dohad -
7 for fear of
(so as not to: She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold.) z obavy před, aby ne- -
8 adhesion
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9 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) pravomoc2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) odborník3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) úřady4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autorita•- authoritative* * *• úřad• pravomoc• pověření• oprávnění• autorita -
10 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) kompas2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) kružítko3) (scope or range.) okruh, dosah•* * *• kompas• buzola• busola -
11 constitutional
adjective (legal according to a given constitution: The proposed change would not be constitutional.) ústavní* * *• ústavní• podstatný• konstituční -
12 crust
1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) kůrka2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) pečivo3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) kůra•- crusty- crustily
- crustiness* * *• kůrka -
13 dignified
((negative undignified) stately, serious or showing dignity: She decided that it would not be dignified to run for the bus.) důstojný* * *• důstojný -
14 dishonesty
noun (the state or quality of being dishonest: I would not have expected such dishonesty from him.) nepoctivost* * *• nepoctivost• nečestnost -
15 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) vzhledem k tomu, že* * *• vzhledem k tomu• poněvadž -
16 informant
noun (someone who tells or informs: He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been.) informátor, -ka* * *• udavač• špicl• oznamovatel• informátor -
17 knowingly
1) (in a knowing manner: She smiled knowingly.) významně2) (deliberately or on purpose: He would not knowingly insult her.) vědomě* * *• vědomě -
18 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) bidýlko, hřad2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) výšiny2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) hředovat2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) trůnit, vysadit* * *• bidélko• bidlo -
19 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyrazit2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začít3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) nastartovat, spustit, uvést v chod4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) rozběhnout2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začátek, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) náskok•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočit2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutí2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otřes* * *• začínat• zahájení• začátek• začít• zahájit• spouštět• spustit• start -
20 telltale
adjective (giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known): the telltale signs of guilt.) prozrazující* * *• žalobník• zrádcovský• donašečský• drbna• donašeč
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