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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) voda, vodní2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) zalévat2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) slinit3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) slzet•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) nepromokavý plášť4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impregnovat- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *• vodní• voda• zalévat• zavodnit• kropit• napájet• namočit -
2 amphibian
[æm'fibiən]1) (a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water: Frogs are amphibians.) obojživelník2) (a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water.) obojživelný vůz3) (an aircraft designed to fly from land or water.) obojživelný letoun•* * *• obojživelník• obojživelný -
3 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
- down the drain* * *• trativod• kanál -
4 hovercraft
noun (a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air.) vznášedlo* * *• vznášedlo -
5 fen
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6 frog
[froɡ](a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water.) žába- frogman* * *• žába• žabka -
7 irrigate
['iriɡeit](to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.) zavlažit* * *• zavlažit• zavodnit -
8 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ostrov2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) refýž•- islander* * *• ostrov -
9 lake
[leik](a large area of water surrounded by land: They go swimming in / sailing on the lake; Lake Michigan.) jezero* * *• rybník• jezero -
10 mudflat
noun ((often in plural) an area of muddy seaside land which is covered with water at high tide.) břeh zanášený přílivem* * *• mělčina při ústí řeky -
11 newt
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12 peninsula
[pə'ninsjulə](a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water: the Malay peninsula.) poloostrov* * *• poloostrov -
13 poach
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14 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výběžek3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) tečka4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) okamžik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dílec8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) bod, věc, otázka, pointa10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smysl11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) rys12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namířit2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) ukázat3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spárovat•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *• ukazovat• ukázat• zamířit• poukazovat• tečka• směřovat• označit• okamžik• namířit• bod• detail -
15 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) moře; mořský2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) moře3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) moře•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) mořský- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
- put to sea* * *• moře -
16 shore
[ʃo:](land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) břeh, pobřeží* * *• pobřeží• břeh -
17 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) sesedat se2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) opadnout3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) utišit se•* * *• ustat• odeznít• opadat -
18 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) plýtvat, promarnit2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) zmetek; odpad; odpadový2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) promarněný3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustina•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *• plýtvání• promarnit• promrhat• odpad• odpadový• mrhání
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