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1 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) litovat něčeho -
2 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) litovat něčeho -
3 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) přibližně2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) něco jako -
4 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) říct něco od srdce -
5 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrát uvažovat oEnglish-Czech dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrát uvažovat oEnglish-Czech dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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7 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) a co takhle2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) co je s -
8 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) prohrabávat -
9 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) brát v dobrém -
10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) brát v dobrém -
11 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) přít se, hádat se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentovat pro/proti3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) vysvětlit, zdůvodnit•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *• tvrdit• polemizovat• přít se• hádat se• argumentovat• diskutovat• debatovat -
12 come clean
(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) kápnout božskou* * *• přiznat se -
13 twice
1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) dvakrát2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) dvojnásobně3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) dvakrát lepší•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something* * *• dvakrát -
14 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) propustit; zprostit2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) uvolnit3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) uvolnit4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) uvolnit ke zveřejnění5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) uvést2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) propuštění; uvedení; uvolněný2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) zpráva, komuniké* * *• uvolnit• uvolnění• vydání• propuštění -
15 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) diskuse; spor2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debatovat2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) uvažovat, přemýšlet•* * *• debatovat• debata• diskuse -
16 follow up
1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) sledovat2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) doplňovat podrobnostmi* * *• pronásledovat• sledovat -
17 forgive
[fə'ɡiv]past tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.) odpustit2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.) prominout•- forgiving* * *• odpustit• odpouštět• forgive/forgave/forgiven -
18 indicator
noun (a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something: the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.) ukazatel* * *• směrovka• indikátor -
19 plot
[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) spiknutí, intrika2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) zápletka3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) parcela, malý pozemek2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) snovat, intrikovat2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) zmapovat, zakreslit* * *• zápletka• plánovat• parcela• komplot• mapovat -
20 rake up
(to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten).) vyhrabat* * *• odhrabat
См. также в других словарях:
make a song and dance about something — british informal phrase to complain a lot about something in an annoying and unnecessary way Every morning she made a great song and dance about getting ready for school. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym Main entry: song * * * … Useful english dictionary
sound off (about something) — 1. in. to omplain about something; to gripe about something. □ You are always sounding off about something that gripes your soul. D Just sound off ifyou’ve got a beef. 2. in. to speak out of turn about something. □ Who asked you to sound off… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
in the dark (about something) — phrase not knowing very much about something, because other people are keeping it secret from you We are still very much in the dark about how the money was lost. keep someone in the dark (about something) (=not tell someone about something… … Useful english dictionary
find out something (about something) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
be unclear about something — be unclear about/as to/something phrase to not understand or not be certain about something be unclear about/as to/something about: Ben seems unclear about what’s expected of him. be unclear … Useful english dictionary
keep quiet about something — keep something quiet phrase to not tell anyone about something Can we trust him to keep quiet about what he’s seen? We’re going to keep her decision quiet for the moment. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
do something about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
have something to say about something — have something to say to someone/about something/ phrase to be angry with someone or about something ‘Uh oh,’ said Jimmy. ‘Mum’s going to have something to say to you.’ The boss will have something to say about this. Thesaurus: to be, or to… … Useful english dictionary
do nothing about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
do anything about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
have a thing about something — have a thing about (something) to have a strong opinion about something. I ve always had a thing about fresh raspberries, so now I grow them in my garden. She won t come to the beach with me because she has a thing about getting sand between her… … New idioms dictionary
