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1 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udeřit; zasadit2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stávkovat5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) narazit na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozeznít (se)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) překvapit8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• uhodit• udeřit• uřezat• strike/struck/struck• stávkovat• stávka• stlačit• napadnout• narazit• napadat• dopadnout -
2 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) kladivo2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) srdce; kladívko3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) kladivo2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) (za)tlouci kladivem2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) vtloukat•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *• tlouci• zabouchat• kladivo• bušit -
3 cuff
I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) manžeta2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) záložka2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.) spoutatII 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) políček2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) políčkovat, udeřit* * *• manžeta -
4 harbour
1. noun(a place of shelter for ships: All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.) přístav2. verb1) (to give shelter or refuge to (a person): It is against the law to harbour criminals.) přechovávat2) (to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head: He harbours a grudge against me.) živit•* * *• útočiště• přechovávat• přístřeší• přístav• kotvit v přístavu -
5 headache
1) (a pain in the head: Bright lights give me a headache.) bolest hlavy2) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) problém* * *• hlavolam• bolení hlavy• bolest hlavy -
6 marshal
1. noun1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) ceremoniář2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) vykonavatel federálního soudu3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) velitel policie; velitel hasičů2. verb1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) uspořádat (si)2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) uvést* * *• policejní ředitel• seřadit• maršál• ceremoniář -
7 minister
['ministə] 1. noun1) (a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church: He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.) pastor2) ((the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government: the Minister for Education.) ministr, -yně2. verb((with to) to give help (to): She ministered to his needs.) pečovat, pomáhat- ministry* * *• vyslanec• farář• ministr -
8 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) otřes2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) rána3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) otřes4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) šok2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) otřást- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) chomáče vlasů* * *• rána• šok• otřes• okovat -
9 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) znak, znaménko2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) návěstí, reklama3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) znamení4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) známka2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) podepsat se2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) podepsat3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) dát znamení•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up* * *• ukazatel• vývěska• značka• znak• znamení• podepsat• podepisovat• tabule• nápis
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