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1 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) hvízdat2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)pískat3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvízdnout4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvízdat2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) hvizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) píšťala3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) píšťalka* * *• pískání• pískat• píšťala• pískat si• píšťalka• hvízdat -
2 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) střed, centrum2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) středisko, centrum3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) těžiště2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) umístit, do centra, být v centru2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) soustředit (se) na* * *• středisko• střed• centrovat• centrum -
3 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projektovat2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) návrh, střih2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) styl, tvar; provedení3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) vzorek4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) plán, záměr•- designer- designing* * *• určit• vzor• plánovat• plán• projekt• projektovat• konstrukce• kresba• nárys• naplánovat• náčrt• navrhovat• návrh• navrhnout -
4 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodnit2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtékat3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)kapat; vyprázdnit4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypít5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpat2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) kanál, stoka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávání•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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5 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) náklad2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) náklad3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) spousta4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) zatížení2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) naložit2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) nabít3) (to put film into (a camera).) nabít•- loaded* * *• úvazek• zatížení• obtížit• hromada• náklad• naložit• břímě -
6 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) ochrana, úkryt2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) útulek, chata, přístřeší2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) ukrýt se2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) chránit•* * *• ukrýt• úkryt• přístřešek• skrýš• skrývat• okop• krýt• kryt• bouda• budka• bunkr• bezpečí -
7 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) k, na, do2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) až do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) až do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) s(e)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) na, k, s, při6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) než, ku8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) k9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) aby10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) do (téměř) zavřené polohy2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) k sobě•* * *• ke• ku• k• ať• aby• do
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