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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) elektřina- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair* * *• elektřina -
2 static (electricity)
(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) statická elektřina -
3 static electricity
• statická elektřina -
4 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) měřit* * *• počítadlo• měřidlo -
5 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) účtovat2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) připsat (na účet)3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obvinit z4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) zaútočit, napadnout5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hnát se6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) nabít7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) pověřit2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) cena, poplatek2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obvinění3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) výpad4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) náboj5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) chovanec6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) náplň•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *• poplatek• obvinění• nálož -
6 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) zabít elektrickým proudem2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) popravit na elektrickém křesle* * *• popravit elektřinou• popravit -
7 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) zavřít, zhasnout2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) vypnout, zavřít3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) vypnout* * *• vypnout• zahnout• vypínat• zahýbat• odbočit• odbočovat -
8 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) zobákII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) účet2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) bankovka3) (a poster used for advertising.) plakát2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) vyúčtovat- billfold
- fill the bill* * *• účet• výkaz• zobák• plakát• návrh zákona• bankovka -
9 coil
[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) ovinout se2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) role, kotouč; svitek2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) cívka* * *• vinutý• vinout• vinutí• závit• zkroutit• stáčet• stočit• spirála• had• kotouč• kroutit• navíjet• cívka -
10 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) vést, provádět2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) vést, vodit3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigovat4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) chovat se5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) řídit2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) chování2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) řízení, (pro)vedení•- conduction
- conductor* * *• vést• vedení• provádět• řídit• řízení• organizovat• dirigovat• doprovod -
11 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) vodič2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigent3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) průvodčí4) ((American) a guard on a train.) průvodčí, konduktér* * *• vodič• průvodčí• dirigent -
12 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) konzumovat, sníst2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) spotřebovat3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) zničit•- consumer- consumption
- consumer goods* * *• strávit• spotřebovat -
13 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) současný, nynější2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) proud2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) proud•- current account* * *• proud• současný• stávající• obvyklý• běžný -
14 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) řídit2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) (od)vézt3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnát4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatlouci; odpálit5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) pohánět2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) projížďka2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) příjezdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika, jednotka•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vézt• vozit• zavézt• řídit• odpal• jezdit• honit• hnát• drive/drove/driven• disk -
15 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) elektrický2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) elektrizující* * *• elektrický -
16 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) elektro-; elektrický* * *• elektrický -
17 electrified
adjective (supplied or charged with electricity: an electrified fence.) elektrizovaný* * *• elektrizovaný• elektrifikovaný -
18 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) elektrifikovat2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) elektrizovat* * *• zelektrizovat• elektrifikovat -
19 electrode
[i'lektrəud](a conductor through which a current of electricity enters or leaves a battery etc.) elektroda* * *• elektroda -
20 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energie2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energie•- energetically* * *• ráznost• síla• energie
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