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1 run to earth
(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) vysliediť* * *• uštvat (líšku)• zahnat do úzkych• sledovat až k zdroju -
2 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) Zem2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zem3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) zem, zemina, hlina4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) zem, pevnina5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) brloh6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) uzemnenie2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) uzemniť- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *• uzemnit• uzemnenie• uzemnený• zem• svet• hlina• brloh• pevnina• pôda -
3 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) para; parný2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) para; parný2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) vypúšťať paru2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) plaviť sa3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) variť nad parou•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *• varit nad parou• varit v pare• výpary• vyparovat sa• vypúštat paru• zahmliet sa• sila• s parným pohonom• staromódny• predpotopný• energia• hmla• elán• dusit• dymit• íst plnou parou• íst parníkom• hnat sa• chut• rútit sa• para• orosit sa• parit• parný• plavba parníkom• pohánaný parou• pohánat parou• pokryt sa výparmi• naparovat• opar
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run to earth — run (someone) to earth British & Australian to find someone after searching for them. The film star was run to earth by reporters in an exclusive golf complex … New idioms dictionary
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run to earth — idi a) spo to chase (an animal) into its hole or burrow in hunting b) to search out; track down … From formal English to slang
run someone to earth — run (someone) to earth British & Australian to find someone after searching for them. The film star was run to earth by reporters in an exclusive golf complex … New idioms dictionary
earth — [ʉrth] n. [ME erthe < OE eorthe, akin to Ger erde < IE base * er > Gr era, earth, Welsh erw, field] 1. [often E ] the planet that we live on; terrestrial globe: it is the fifth largest planet of the solar system and the third in distance … English World dictionary
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earth — /ɜθ / (say erth) noun 1. (often upper case) the planet which we inhabit, the third in order from the sun. Its period of revolution is 1 year, and its mean distance from the sun 149 597 870 km. Its diameter is 12 756 km. It has one satellite, the… …
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run down — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ausgespielt, battered, beat up, beaten up, belittle, blow, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, broken down, burn out, burned out, cachectic, calm, calm down, cease, collapse, collide,… … Moby Thesaurus
earth — [[t]ɜrθ[/t]] n. 1) astron. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days … From formal English to slang
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