Složené tvary
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better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | lepší než příd + sp |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | lepší než nic |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | větší než příd + sp |
| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | významnější než příd + sp |
| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly US, colloquial (different from) | lišící se od příč ned + předl |
| | | jiný než příd + sp |
| easier said than done adj | (difficult to do) | to se snadněji řekne, než udělá |
| | Losing weight is easier said than done. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | daleko více přísl + přísl |
| | | daleko větší množství fráze |
| | | mnohem více přísl + přísl |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| | Čínská armáda má daleko více než pár tisíc vojáků. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | mnohem víc přísl + přísl |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| | Poté, co ho podvedla, na ni byl Mike mnohem víc než jen naštvaný. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | rychlejší než příd + sp |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | rychlejší než příd + sp |
| | Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
larger-than-life,
larger than life adj | (very striking) | mimořádný příd |
| | | do očí bijící fráze |
| Poznámka: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | She's a larger-than-life character who is usually the centre of attention. |
| less than adj | (not as many as) | méně než přísl + sp |
| Poznámka: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than' |
| | We have less than ten places available for students. |
| less than adj | (not as much or as great as) | méně než přísl + sp |
| | She ate less than her brother. |
| | Five is less than seven. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | zpravidla, obvykle přísl |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | více než přísl + sp |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | nadevše, nadevšecko přísl |
| | | více než cokoli fráze |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | nadevše ostatní, nadevšecko ostatní přísl + s |
| | | více než cokoli jiného fráze |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| more than enough n | (plenty) | více než dost fráze |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
| more than enough [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | více než dost fráze |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | více než kdy předtím fráze |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. |
| | After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| more than one n | (a number greater than one) | víc než jeden fráze |
| | He says he has only had one beer, but the way he is behaving, it looks like he's had more than one. |
| more than one adj | (greater than one: of [sth]) | víc než jeden fráze |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| no later than prep | (on or before, by) | ne později něž fráze |
| | | nejpozději přísl |
| | Full payment must be received no later than two weeks before the start of the course. |
| | Rooms must be vacated no later than midday. |
| No sooner said than done. expr | (I will do it immediately.) | hned to bude fráze |
| | No sooner said than done; one sandwich coming up. |
| none other than [sb] expr | ([sb] well known) (někdo významný) | nikdo jiný než fráze |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | nic jiného než |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
| other than adj + prep | (apart from) | jiný než příd + sp |
| | There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. |
| | Other than a couple seated at a table by the window, the restaurant was deserted. |
| other than that expr | (apart from this, otherwise) | jinak sp |
| | I am sensitive to nickel; other than that, I have no allergies. |
| rather than conj | (in preference to) | spíš než přísl + sp |
| | | raději než přísl + sp |
| | I'll have wine rather than beer with my dinner. If you have a problem at school, it's worth speaking to your teacher rather than keeping quiet about it. |
| | K večeři si dám víno, spíš než pivo. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | není to tak jednoduché, jak to vypadá fráze |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | hůř než přísl + sp |
| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| | Nemůžeš zpívat hůř než já. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | horší než příd + sp |
| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| | Tenhle projekt je horší než ten předchozí. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) | horší než příd + sp |
| | That player is worse than me. |
| | Ten hráč je horší než já. |
| younger than expr | (not as old as) | mladší než příd + sp |
| | All of my siblings are younger than me. |