Collocations 1.2 Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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he’s likely to be successful
A
he has everything going for him
2
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cool way of disagreeing
A
i see things differently myself
3
Q
lezt do prdele
A
suck up
4
Q
zavolat nekomu
A
call smb up
5
Q
poradne se oblect
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wrap up
6
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hold up
A
keep waiting
7
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bezestopy
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without a trace
8
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kdyby nebylo Brunovi rady
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if it weren’t for Bruno’s advice…
9
Q
nalehat
A
insist ON
10
Q
what’s more
A
furthermore
11
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byt o necem kriticky
A
be critical OF
12
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the result is
A
it may result from
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be worried
A
have concerns
14
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firstly
A
for a start
15
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for quite a while
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for quite some time
16
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asap
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at your earliest convenience
17
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acceptable …(preposition)
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TO you
18
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sejde z očí, sejde z mysli
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out of sight, out of ming
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slyšet trávu růst
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watch the clouds
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due to
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owing to
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or
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otherwise
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pozitivní náhled na život
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positive outlook on life
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poklid při nátlaku
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calmness under pressure
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tichá vzdálená vesnice
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quite remote village
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umí dostat lidi do pohody
she has the knack of putting ppl at their ease
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sila osobnosti
sheer force of personality t
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drzime ti palce
we're keeping our fingers crossed for you
28
wide range
diverse range
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huge importance
considerable importance
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dostatecny progress
satisfactory progress (negative)
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moc trafiky
heavy traffic
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zustat mit pochmurnou naladu
stay in gloomy frame of mind
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jednoduchý člověk
simply-minded
34
think thoughtfully for a long time
contemplate
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dychtit se po slávě
crave instant stardom
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vyhoda je, nevyhoda
on the upside, downside
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informed x
misinformed
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consider (adj.)
considerate, inconsiderate
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trust
trustful, mistrusful
40
cooperative
uncooperative
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lidem se nelibi jak je media narusuji jejich soukromi
ppl RESENT the way media INTRUDES ON their privacy
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velká pokročilost v aj
rapid advancement in English
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vyvojovy vek
formative years
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prospesny
advantageous
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svazek kabelů
trunk of cables
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chování jednotlivce, co má zakodované
personal code of behaviour
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in single file
v rade za sebou
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osm ve 24 je 3
eight into 24 is 3
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he let the cat out of the bag
he gave the game away
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was interested
had interest
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zvazit neco, premyslet o necem
take into consideration
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nema to ucinek
it's ineffective at
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learn substantial amount
gain substantial amount of knowledge
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learn Chinese
take up Chinese
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become afraid
to be overcome with frear
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naučili se něco, že před tím failnuly (learn with loss)
they have learnt it to their cost
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jenom si hraje
it's just a game to him
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je muž s vlastní hlavou
he's a man with a mind of his own
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hodně flexibility
great degree of flexibility
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pohadat se s někým
fall out with someone
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noviny psaly o tom příběhu
newspapers ran the story and reported...
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vytknout něco
point out sth
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entertain (adj.)
entertaining
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production (verb)
produce
65
creative (noun)
creation
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not allow something
to draw the line about sth
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podnikatelský drive
entrepreneurial drive, spirit
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horlivá zvědavost
avid curiosity
69
break a law
breach a law
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obrovská zodpovědnost
ultimate responsibility
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je spojeno s
is associated with
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live spending more money than can
live beyond one's means (within)
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stojí za to to navstivit
it's a well worth a day's visit
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bude se to objevovat v knihach
it will feature in textbooks for may years
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na základě ..
based on, on the basis of
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3 metry dlouhy
about 3 meters in length
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rozsáhlý průzkum
extensive research
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It's lucky that she comes from ..
Fortunately, she ..
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I'm absolutely certain that he;s
He's undoubtedly (doubtless)
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Most of the time the weather here is ..
Generally speaking, the weather ..
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I'm telling you the truth when I say that
To be honest, ...
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From what i've heard,
Apparently,
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It's clear that
Obviously,
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To give you my opinion,
Personally,
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odejit na cigaretu
nip out to grab a cigarette
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drahá polovička
significant other
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zapálit se pro něco (nadšení)
fire up with enthusiasm
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jmenuje se
by the name of
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přes oběd
durig/over lunch
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jedu na dovolenou
i'm going on holiday/vacation
91
to do your share of an activity
DO ONE'S BIT
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žít s nadějí
live in the hope of
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TO SAY STH INAPPROPRIATE
PUT ONE'S FOOT IN ONE'S MOUTH
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very easily
hands down
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oh fuck, kámo koupil sem to
i bought it
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to be beaten
to take beating
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z plných sil
with all their might
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ASSUME
TAKE FOR GRANTED
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no matter how hard you try...
however hard you try...
100
study much harder
do a great deal more studying
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disappear
vanish into thin air
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jenom během tří minut
in three minutes flat
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very likely, almost certainly
in all probability
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pogratulovat někomu kvůli něčemu
congratulate someone ON something
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at the same level
on a par with
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natlouct něco do někoho
drum something into someone
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ignore someone
give someone cold shoulder
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have new owner
be under new management
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skolabovat s placem
break down in tears
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ocenil bych, kdybys
i would appreciate IT if you...
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be surprised
be taken aback
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ZABIT CAS
PASS THE TIME
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there's a huge difference
there's a world of difference
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my car is in bad condicion
is has seen better days
