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1 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) úmorný2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) otravný* * *• namáhavý -
2 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) spojit se s2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) vyslídit* * *• zmocnit se• chopit se -
3 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) pokusit se2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) zkusit3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) soudit4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) napínat2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) pokus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) trojka•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *• vyzkoušet• vynasnažit se• zakusit• zkusit• zkouška• zkoušet• pokoušet• snažit se• soudit -
4 abstemious
[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) střídmý- abstemiousness* * *• zdrženlivý• šetrný• střídmý -
5 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) shromažďovat (se), sbírat2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) vyzvednout•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) družstvo- collector* * *• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat -
6 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) (vy)léčit2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) vyléčit3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) konzervovat2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) lék- curable- curative* * *• uzdravit• vyléčit• hojit• léčba -
7 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) návnada, lákadlo* * *• vnadidlo• léčka• lákadlo• návnada• nalákat -
8 denigrate
['deniɡreit](to attack the reputation etc of: I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement.) očernit, pomluvit* * *• začernit• zbarvit do černa• zostudit• pošpinit• pomluvit• očernit -
9 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opustit2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) zběhnout•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) poušť; pouštní* * *• poušť• opustit• opouštět• dezertovat -
10 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kreslit2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (vy)táhnout3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdalovat se; blížit se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remizovat5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobírat6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztáhnout; zatáhnout7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) přitáhnout, upoutat2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakce3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tah, slosování4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vytažení (zbraně)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *• remíza• kreslit• nakreslit• draw/drew/drawn• druh úderu v golfu -
11 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) úsilí2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) úsilí, snaha3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) pokus•- effortlessly* * *• úsilí• snaha• námaha -
12 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) fit, ve fromě2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) vhodný2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) přesně padnoucí věc3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) padnout2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) hodit se (pro)3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namontovat4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) vybavit•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) vybavení, zařízení2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) zkouška•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) záchvat2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) záchvat•* * *• uzpůsobit• vestavět• vhodný• vyhovovat• způsobilý• proložení• přizpůsobení• přizpůsobit• připraven• padnout (o šatech)• odpovídat• fit/fit/fit -
13 fume
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14 futility
[-'ti-]noun (uselessness: He realized the futility of trying to continue his journey.) marnost* * *• marnost• neplodnost• bezvýslednost -
15 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) zevšeobecnit2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) vyvozovat obecné závěry* * *• zobecnit• generalizovat -
16 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) zevšeobecnit2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) vyvozovat obecné závěry* * *• zobecňovat• generalizovat -
17 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) odhadnout; hádat2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) tušit, domnívat se2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domněnka, tušení- anybody's guess* * *• uhádnout• uhodnout• tušit• vyhádat• vytušit• odhad• odhadnout• hádat -
18 hindrance
[-drəns]noun (a person, thing etc that hinders: I know you are trying to help but you're just being a hindrance.) překážka* * *• zábrana• překážka• bránění -
19 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hodina2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hodina, chvíle•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *• hodina -
20 meddle
['medl](to interfere: She was always trying to meddle.) vměšovat se- meddler- meddlesome* * *• plést se• míchat se
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