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41 moan
[məun] 1. verb1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) sténat2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) reptat2. noun(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) sténání* * *• sténání• sténat• hořekovat• naříkat• bědovat -
42 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) potřebovat2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) muset2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) potřeba2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) nouze3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) důvod•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *• potřebovat• potřeba• nouze -
43 overalls
noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) kombinéza* * *• montérky -
44 overworked
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45 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) vyplatit, propustit2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) vyplatit se* * *• vyplatit• splatit• doplatit -
46 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) zmáčknout, tisknout (se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) lisovat, (roz)mačkat3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nutit4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) trvat (na)5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) žehlit2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk, vyžehlení2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskařský stroj3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk(ový)4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novináři5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) lis•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *• tisknout• utiskovat• tisk• tlačit• urgovat• tiskový• tísnit• tlak• vylisovat• zatlačit• rekvizice• svírat• stlačit• stisknout• lisovat• lis• mandlovat• novináři -
47 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) osvěžit, posílit- refreshingly
- refreshments
- refresh someone's memory* * *• obnovit• osvěžit -
48 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odpočinek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spánek3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) podstavec, podpěra4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) klid2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) (nechat) odpočinout (si)2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) odpočívat3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) spočívat, opřít4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) mít klid5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) spočívat, záviset6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) patřit•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *• zastávka• zbytek• pohov• podpěra• přestávka• smrt• odpočinek• odpočívat• ostatek• oddech• opora -
49 restful
1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) osvěžující, odpočivný2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) uklidňující3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) klidný, pokojný* * *• utišující• uklidňující -
50 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) otroctví2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) otrokářství3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) otročina* * *• otroctví -
51 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nenamáhat se* * *• jen klid! -
52 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) úkol* * *• úkol• úloha• zadání• zatížit• namáhat -
53 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) podkopat, podemlít2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) podkopat* * *• podkopat• podrýt• podemlít -
54 unreasonable
1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.) nerozumný2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.) přemrštěný* * *• nesmyslný• nepřiměřený• nerozumný• bezdůvodný -
55 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) varování2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) varování* * *• varovný• upozornění• varování• výstraha• výstražný -
56 be a tribute to
(to be the (praiseworthy) result of: The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work.) být skvělým uznáním -
57 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
58 be used to (something)
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59 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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60 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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