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21 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) nezdar; výpadek2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) neúspěšný člověk; fiasko3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) neschopnost, zanedbání* * *• selhání -
22 flex
[fleks] 1. verb(to bend, especially in order to test: to flex one's muscles.) napnout, ohýbat2. noun((a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity: That lamp has a long flex.) šňůra- flexible- flexibility
- flexitime* * *• šňůra -
23 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) častost2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frekvence, kmitočet3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frekvence* * *• frekvence• kmitočet• četnost -
24 generate
['‹enəreit](to cause or produce: This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling.) vyrábět; způsobit- the generation gap
- generator* * *• vytvoř• generovat -
25 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) generátor* * *• generátor -
26 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) postroj2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) okšírovat2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) využít* * *• zapřáhnout• postroj• popruhy• spoutat -
27 install
[in'sto:l]1) (to put in place ready for use: When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?) instalovat2) (to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position: He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.) uvést do úřadu; usadit (se)•- instalment* * *• instalovat• nastolit -
28 lightning
(a flash of electricity between clouds or from a cloud to earth during a storm, usually followed by thunder: The house was struck by lightning.) blesk* * *• blesk -
29 link up
to join or be joined closely or by a link: An electrician called to link up our house to the mains electricity supply (noun link-up) napojit* * *• zapojit• spojit -
30 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) drát pod proudem2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) člověk plný energie* * *• člověk plný energie -
31 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) stroj2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) stroj, mašina2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) obrábět2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) šít na stroji•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) ostřelovat kulometem* * *• zpracovávat• strojní• stroj -
32 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) hlavní2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) hlavní vedení/potrubí- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *• podstatný• hlavní -
33 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) kov; kovový2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) kov•- metallic* * *• kov -
34 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutrální2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutrální3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutrální2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutrál(ní stát)2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) neutrál•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *• neutrál• neutrální -
35 physics
['fiziks](the study of natural phenomena such as heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism etc but not usually chemistry or biology: Physics is his main subject at university.) fyzika* * *• fyzika -
36 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) moc, schopnost2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) síla; mechanický3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) moc4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pravomoc5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) vlivná osobnost6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocnost7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) mocnina•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *• proud• síla• moc• mocnina• mocnost• energie -
37 power station
(a building where electricity is produced.) elektrárna* * *• elektrárna -
38 powered
adjective (supplied with mechanical power: The machine is powered by electricity; an electrically-powered machine.) poháněný* * *• umocněný• zapnutý• poháněný• napájený -
39 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
40 reactor
noun ((also nuclear reactor) an apparatus in which nuclear energy is produced which can be used as a source of power, eg when converted into electricity.) reaktor* * *• reaktor
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