Billions of Midges Freeze to Death (Lesson 17)

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otázka		odpověď
midge začněte se učit		a small flying insect that can bite people Pol. komar Billions of midges have frozen to death
beastie začněte se učit		Informal an insect An expert on the biting beastie.
voracious začněte se učit		having an extremely strong desire to do or have a lot of something Tourists breakfasted upon by the voracious and swarming insects.
swarm začněte se učit		Pol. (of bees) roić się swarming insects.
hot spot začněte se učit		a place that is popular for entertainment or a particular activity Sutherland is a midge hot spot
demise začněte se učit		the end of something that used to exist, death formal Public interest in the midge — and ultimately in its demise or avoidance — is high
comprehensive začněte se učit		complete and including everything that is necessary: complete the big freeze is so comprehensive.
infest začněte se učit		if insects, rats etc ____ a place, there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage wide areas of midge infested ground frozen
resilient to sth začněte se učit		able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event Pol. odporny But midges are very resilient. They will sit there in the ground waiting days for their meal.”
respite začněte se učit		a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better a welcome respite in a war that humans seemingly cannot win.
on record začněte se učit		a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on a computer: x2 the coming summer may be one of the best, midge quiet Scottish summers on record.

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