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věk meaning in English

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věk noun
{m}

age [ages](one of the stages of life)
noun
[UK: eɪdʒ] [US: ˈeɪdʒ]

age [ages](part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time)
noun
[UK: eɪdʒ] [US: ˈeɪdʒ]

eon [eons](geochronologic unit)
noun
[UK: ˈiːən] [US: ˈiːən]

věková pyramida noun

population pyramid(graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex)
noun

atomový věk proper noun
{m}

Atomic Age(era during which nuclear energy was developed)
proper noun
[UK: ə.ˈtɒ.mɪk eɪdʒ] [US: ə.ˈtɑː.mɪk ˈeɪdʒ]

dej člověku rybu - nasytíš ho na jeden den; nauč ho chytat ryby - nasytíš jej na celý život phrase

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime(more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them)
phrase

dlouhověkost noun
{f}

longevity [longevities](the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life)
noun
[UK: lɒn.ˈdʒev.ət.i] [US: lɔːn.ˈdʒev.ət.i]

dlouhověký adjective
{m}

long-lived [longer-lived, longest-lived](having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time)
adjective
[UK: ˌlɒŋ ˈlɪvd] [US: ˌlɔːŋ ˈlɪvd]

krize středního věku noun
{f}

mid-life crisis(emotional period of doubt)
noun

na věky adverb

forever(for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time)
adverb
[UK: fə.ˈre.və(r)] [US: fə.ˈre.vər]

nadčlověk noun
{m}

superman [supermen](übermensch)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.pə.mæn] [US: ˈsuː.pər.mæn]

übermensch(figure in Nazi ideology)
noun

pozdní středověk proper noun
{m}

Late Middle Ages(Translations)
proper noun

pravěk noun
{m}

prehistory(era before written records)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.ˈhɪ.str̩i] [US: ˌpriː.ˈhɪ.str̩i]

prehistory(study of events and conditions before written records)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.ˈhɪ.str̩i] [US: ˌpriː.ˈhɪ.str̩i]

pravěký adjective
{m}

prehistoric(of relating to the epoch before written record)
adjective
[UK: ˌpriː.hɪ.ˈstɒ.rɪk] [US: ˌpri.ˌhɪ.ˈstɔː.rɪk]

primeval(belonging to the first ages)
adjective
[UK: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩] [US: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩]

raný středověk proper noun
{m}

Early Middle Ages(Translations)
proper noun

renesanční člověk noun
{m}

polymath [polymaths](person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.li.mæθ] [US: ˈpɒ.li.mæθ]

starověk noun
{m}

antiquity [antiquities](ancient times)
noun
[UK: æn.ˈtɪ.kwə.ti] [US: æn.ˈtɪ.kwə.ti]

Starověké Řecko proper noun
{n}

Ancient Greece(ancient civilization of the Mediterranean)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈɡriːs] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt ˈɡriːs]

starověký adjective

ancient(existent or occurring in time long past)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

ancient(having lasted from a remote period)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

ancient(history: relating to antiquity)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

Starověký Řím proper noun
{m}

Ancient Rome(civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt rəʊm] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt roʊm]

středověk proper noun
{m}

Middle Ages(historical period)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmɪd.l̩ ˈeɪ.dʒɪz] [US: ˈmɪd.l̩ ˈeɪ.dʒəz]

středověký adjective

medieval(of or relating to the Middle Ages)
adjective
[UK: ˌme.dɪ.ˈiːv.l̩] [US: mə.ˈdiːv.l̩]

tomu se člověk musí smát phrase

you've got to laugh(phrase)
phrase

vrcholný středověk proper noun
{m}

High Middle Ages(period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change)
proper noun

vyřízený člověk noun
{m}

has-been [has-beens](person declining in popularity or effectiveness)
noun
[UK: ˈhæz biːn] [US: ˈhæz.ˈbɪn]

člověk pronoun
{m}

you(one)
pronoun
[UK: juː] [US: ˈjuː]

člověk noun
{m}

human being(person, see also: man/translations; person)
noun
[UK: ˈhjuː.mən ˈbiːɪŋ] [US: ˈhjuː.mən ˈbiːɪŋ]

člověk proper noun
{m}

Man(genus Homo)
proper noun
[UK: mæn] [US: ˈmæn]

člověk míní phrase

man proposes, God disposes(things don't always work out as they were planned)
phrase
[UK: mæn prə.ˈpəʊ.zɪz ɡɒd dɪ.ˈspəʊ.zɪz] [US: ˈmæn prəˈpo.ʊ.zɪz ˈɡɑːd dɪˈspo.ʊ.zɪz]

člověkohodina noun
{f}

man-hour(amount of work)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn aʊə(r)] [US: ˈmæn aʊər]

šaty nedělají člověka phrase

clothes don't make the manphrase
[UK: kləʊðz dəʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə mæn] [US: kloʊðz ˈdoʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə ˈmæn]

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