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| or conj | (connects alternatives) | nebo sp |
| | Do you want the green or the blue? |
| | Chceš tu zelenou nebo tu modrou? |
| or conj | (connects alternative terms for [sth]) (alternativní název) | nebo sp |
| | The islands are known as The Falklands, or Las Islas Malvinas. |
| | Ostrovy jsou známy jako Falklandy nebo Las Islas Malvinas. |
| or conj | (correlative) (ze dvou možností) | anebo sp |
| | You should either call him or send him an email. |
| | Měl bys mu zavolat anebo mu poslat e-mail. |
| or conj | (correction) (korekce) | vlastně část |
| | I don't like coffee. Or I do, but only when it's very weak. |
| | Nemám rád kávu. Vlastně mám, ale jen když je velmi slabá. |
| or conj | (approximation) (přibližný odhad) | nebo sp |
| | I'll be back in two or three minutes. |
| | Vrátím se za dvě nebo tři minuty. |
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or | OR |
| class [sth] or [sb]⇒ vtr | (classify) (do kategorie) | zařadit dok |
| | (do kategorie) | klasifikovat ned |
| | I would class him as studious but shy. |
| do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) | buď - anebo fráze |
| | It's do or die for our team today. |
| do-or-die adj | figurative (situation: critical) (situace) | buď anebo fráze |
| | Tomorrow's game is a do-or-die situation for the struggling team. |
| either [...] or conj | (one or another) (jeden nebo druhý) | buď...nebo sp + sp |
| | Either you love me or you don't! |
| | Buď mě miluješ, nebo ne. |
either/or,
either-or adj | informal (with two choices) | buď anebo sp + sp |
| | The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | v dobrém i ve zlém fráze |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| | Budu tvojí ženou v dobrém i ve zlém. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) (úsloví: přibližně) | plus mínus s + s |
| | (úsloví: přibližně) | tak nějak přísl + přísl |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| | Budu pryč z domova tři měsíce, plus mínus pár dní. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) (úsloví: přibližně) | plus mínus s + s |
| | | asi přísl |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
hors d'oeuvre,
plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n | French (food: appetizer) | předkrm m |
| | If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) | vyznat se v dok + předl |
| | | vědět hodně o ned, fráze |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | přiučit se dok |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) (úspěch nebo krach) | teď nebo nikdy |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | teď nebo nikdy fráze |
| | | rozhodující příd |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
| | Po dvou letech klesajících tržeb je to pro obchůdek teď nebo nikdy. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | otázka života a smrti fráze |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | víceméně část |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
no ifs,
ands,
or buts expr | informal (no excuses are permitted) | bez řečí předl + ž mn |
| | | bez odmlouvání předl + s |
| | I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts. |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | teď nebo nikdy |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | asi stovka |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| one way or another adv | (somehow, by some means) | tak či onak fráze |
| | | tak či tak fráze |
| or else adv | (otherwise, if not) | anebo sp |
| | | v opačném případě fráze |
| | Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese. |
| or else interj | informal (expressing a threat) (hrozba) | jinak sp |
| | (hrozba) | v opačném případě fráze |
| | You will do as I say, or else! |
| or so adv | (approximately) (neformální) | nebo tak nějak fráze |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
| or other pron | (distinct person or thing) | někdo jiný záj + příd |
| | Some person or other must have left this phone behind. |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) | být hozen do vody |
| | | bojovat o bytí a nebytí |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | tak či tak |
| | | tak či onak |
| | Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| sooner or later adv | (at some time in the future) | dříve či později |
| | Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison! |
trick or treat,
trick-or-treat n | (Halloween tradition) | překlad není dostupný |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) (zvolání dětí při Halloweenu) | Koledu, nebo ti něco provedu! zvol |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
| trick-or-treating n | (Halloween custom: going door to door) (na Halloween) | koledování s |
| | Last year, I took my brother trick-or-treating. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | ať už část + část |
| | Whether as a result of laziness or disinclination, the housework had clearly not be done for some time. |
| | Ať už to bylo způsobeno leností nebo nechutí k práci, v domě se už nějakou dobu neuklízelo. |
whether or not,
whether or no conj | (no matter if, even if) | ať, nebo ne fráze |
| | We'll go to the game whether or not it rains (or: whether it rains or not). |
| | Půjdeme na zápas, ať bude pršet, nebo ne. |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) | bezdůvodně přísl |
| | | bez rozumného důvodu fráze |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | bezdůvodně přísl |
| | | bez rozumného důvodu fráze |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |