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1 down the wind
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2 down wind
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3 die down
(to lose strength or power: I think the wind has died down a bit.) ztlumit se, utichat* * *• ustávat• utichat• utichnout• pohasnout -
4 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) napínáček2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) nastehování3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) klikatý kurs, křižování4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) směr, dráha2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) připevnit, spíchnout2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) křižovat proti větru* * *• přichytit• přichycení• přibít• připojit• připíchnout• připínáček• připevnit• stehování• hřeb• hřebíček• napínáček• cvoček -
5 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) vložit; položit; předložit2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položit3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) připravit4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položit5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnat6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) snést7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) vsadit•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) udělat plastický účes- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laický2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neodborný•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) lyrická píseň/balada* * *• umístit• položit• poloha• klást• lay/laid/laid• lie/lay/lain -
6 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) potok2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) proud3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) proud4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) oddělení2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) proudit; vát2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) rozdělovat podle schopností•- streamer- streamlined* * *• potok• proud• proudit• sled -
7 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) mosaz(ný)2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) plechové (dechové) hudební nástroje•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *• mosaz -
8 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken -
9 calm
1. adjective1) (still or quiet: a calm sea; The weather was calm.) klidný2) (not anxious or excited: a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!) klidný2. noun1) ((a period of) absence of wind and large waves.) bezvětří2) (peace and quiet: He enjoyed the calm of the library.) klid3. verb(to make calm: Calm yourself!) uklidnit- calmly- calmness
- calm down* * *• tichý• ticho• utišit• uklidnit• vlažný• klid• klidný• bezvětří• bezvětrný -
10 gale
[ɡeil](a strong wind: Many trees were blown down in the gale.) vichřice* * *• vichřice -
11 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) místo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) místo3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) místo4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) místo, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) místo6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) místo7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) stránka8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) úkol, povinnost9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) místo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dům, domů, k sobě11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulice, náměstí12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desetinné) místo2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položit, postavit2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umístit•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• ustanovit• uskutečnit• umístit• postavit• položit• sídlo• místo• bydliště
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