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21 for the present
(as far as the present time is concerned: You've done enough work for the present.) pro tuto chvíli -
22 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) (ne)překážet -
23 in the end
(finally: He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.) nakonec* * *• nakonec -
24 be up to the eyes in
(to be very busy or deeply involved in or with: She's up to the eyes in work.) až po uši -
25 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) v tahu, na nic -
26 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) jít jedním uchem tam a druhým ven -
27 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) pochopit narážku -
28 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (nechat) dřít do úpaduEnglish-Czech dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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29 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (nechat) dřít do úpaduEnglish-Czech dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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30 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) pořádně se obout (do) -
31 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) skončit2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) dojíst, dopít2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) úprava2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) finiš•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *• ukončit• zakončit• skončit• končit• dokončit• dodělat• dopsat• dohotovit• dohrát• dočíst -
32 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) několik; trochu2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nějaký; některý3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) některý; aspoň trochu4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) určitý2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) značný, jistý2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) nějaký3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) asi3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) trochu, dost- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *• trochu• některý• několik• nějaký• nějaké -
33 plod
[plod]past tense, past participle - plodded; verb1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) vléci se2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) mořit se* * *• trmácet -
34 vocation
[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vou-]1) (a feeling of having been called (by God), or born etc, to do a particular type of work: He had a sense of vocation about his work as a doctor.) poslání2) (the work done, profession entered etc (as a result of such a feeling): Nursing is her vocation; Many people regard teaching as a vocation.) poslání* * *• zaměstnání -
35 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
36 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) vnitřek2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) břicho2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) vnitřní3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) dovnitř; uvnitř2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) uvnitř; doma4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) v, do2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) během•* * *• uvnitř• vnitřek• vnitřní• dovnitř -
37 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) to•- its- itself* * *• to• ono -
38 gallop
['ɡæləp] 1. noun((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) trysk, cval2. verb1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) cválat2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) udělat v trysku; oddrmolit•* * *• způsob běhu koně• cval -
39 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) ocenitEnglish-Czech dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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40 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) ocenitEnglish-Czech dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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