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-an meaning in Czech

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-an (of or pertaining to)

-ský

-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...")
[UK: nes]
[US: ˈnes]

-ost{f}

-nomy (system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a particular field)

-nomie{f}

a day late and a dollar short (adverbial use of the adjectival form)
adverb

s křížkem po funuseadverb

acute angle [acute angles] (angle measuring less than ninety degrees)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈkjuːt ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]
[US: ə.ˈkjuːt ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]

ostrý úhelnoun
{m}

Adam and Eve (the first man and woman (according to Genesis))
proper noun
[UK: ˈæ.dəm ənd iːv]
[US: ˈæ.dəm ænd ˈiːv]

Adam a Evaproper noun

alpha and omega (the first and the last)
noun

alfa a omeganoun
{f}

Antigua and Barbuda (country)
proper noun
[UK: æn.ˈtiː.ɡə ənd]
[US: æn.ˈtiː.ɡwə ænd]

Antigua a Barbudaproper noun

apples and oranges (non-comparable items)
noun

hrušky s jablkynoun

are you allergic to any medications (familiar)
phrase

jsi alergická na nějaké léky?phrase
{f}

jsi alergický na nějaké léky?phrase
{m}

are you allergic to any medications (polite)
phrase

jste alergická na nějaké léky?phrase
{f}

jste alergický na nějaké léky?phrase
{m}

are you taking any medications phrase

berete nějaké léky?phrase

bag and baggage (with all one's possessions)
adverb
[UK: bæɡ ənd ˈbæ.ɡɪdʒ]
[US: ˈbæɡ ænd ˈbæ.ɡədʒ]

sakumpráskadverb

se vším všudyadverb

be-all and end-all (Something considered to be of the utmost importance)
noun
[UK: biː ɔːl ənd ɛnd ɔːl ]
[US: bi ɔl ənd ɛnd ɔl ]

první a poslednínoun

between a rock and a hard place (in a difficult and inescapable position)
preposition

dvěma mlýnskými kamenypreposition

between a rock and a hard place preposition

z bláta do loužepreposition

between you and me (in confidence)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈtwiːn juː ənd miː]
[US: bɪ.ˈtwiːn ˈjuː ænd ˈmiː]

jen mezi námipreposition

black-and-white (displaying images in shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

černobílýadjective

black-and-white (using shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

černobílýadjective

block and tackle (system of several pulleys)
noun
[UK: ˈblɒk ənd ˈtæk.l̩]
[US: ˈblɑːk ænd ˈtæk.l̩]

kladkostrojnoun
{m}

Bosnia and Herzegovina (country on the Balkan peninsula)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbɑːz.niə ənd ˌhert.səɡo.ˈviː.nə]
[US: ˈbɑːz.niə ænd ˌhert.səɡo.ˈviː.nə]

Bosna a Hercegovinaproper noun
{f}

bow and arrow (weapon)
noun
[UK: baʊ ənd ˈæ.rəʊ]
[US: ˈbaʊ ænd ˈæro.ʊ]

luk a šípnoun

bread and circuses (food and entertainment provided by the state)
noun

chléb a hrynoun

brick and mortar (buildings and property for the conduct of a business)
adjective

kamennýadjective

by and large (mostly, generally; with few exceptions)
adverb
[UK: baɪ ənd lɑːdʒ]
[US: baɪ ænd ˈlɑːrdʒ]

celkem vzatoadverb

call an ambulance (request to call an ambulance)
phrase

zavolejte sanitkuphrase

carrot and stick (simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior)
noun

cukr a bičnoun

Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain)
proper noun

Kastilie a Leónproper noun

cat and mouse (two keeping check on one another)
noun
[UK: kæt ənd maʊs]
[US: kæt ænd ˈmaʊs]

hra na kočku a myšnoun

hra na kočku a na myšnoun

na kočku a myšnoun

na kočku a na myšnoun

classical antiquity (the Greco-Roman period of history)
proper noun

antikaproper noun
{f}

cluster analysis (classification of objects)
noun

shluková analýzanoun
{f}

comparative anatomy (the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms)
noun

srovnávací anatomienoun
{f}

cor anglais [cors anglais] (woodwind instrument)
noun
[UK: kɔː(r)]
[US: ˈkɔːr]

anglický rohnoun
{m}

discourse analysis [discourse analyses] (number of approaches to analyzing discourse)
noun

analýza diskurzunoun
{f}

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