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1 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 -
2 lightning arrester
• bleskojistka -
3 lightning bug
• svatojánský brouček• světluška• svatojánská muška• svatojánek -
4 lightning discharger
• bleskojistka -
5 lightning fast
• bleskurychlý -
6 lightning rod
• hromosvod -
7 sheet-lightning
noun (the kind of lightning which appears in broad flashes.) plošný blesk -
8 ball lightning
• kulový blesk -
9 heat lightning
• blýskání na časy -
10 sheet lightning
• plošný blesk -
11 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) závora2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) šroub3) (a flash of lightning.) (zá)blesk4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) balík, role2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) zavřít na závoru2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) (z)hltat3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) utéci•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue* * *• západka• šíp do kuše• šroub• čep -
12 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) záblesk2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) (oka)mžik3) (a flashlight.) blesk4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) blesková zpráva, žhavá novinka2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) rozsvítit2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) rychle uplynout; míhat se3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) ukázat, odhalit•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight* * *• blesknout• blesk -
13 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) loudat se vzadu2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) opoždění; interval* * *• zpožďovat se• zaostávat -
14 sheet
[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) prostěradlo2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) list, deska, plát•* * *• prostěradlo• list• arch -
15 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) proužek, šmouha, čára (blesku)2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) sklon (k)2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) prokvétat; zkrápět2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) mihnout se•- streaky* * *• záblesk• vlastnost• prokvétat• pruh• proužek• rys -
16 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udeřit; zasadit2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stávkovat5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) narazit na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozeznít (se)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) překvapit8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• uhodit• udeřit• uřezat• strike/struck/struck• stávkovat• stávka• stlačit• napadnout• narazit• napadat• dopadnout -
17 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) úder; rána2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) úder, zásah3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) úder4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) tah, škrt5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) ráz, úder6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tempo; styl7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) kousek (práce)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) mrtvice•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) hladit2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) pohlazení* * *• úder• vtip• zdvih• pohlazení• rána• tah• styl• takt• opatření• hlazení• hladit• manévr• mrtvice• nápad• doba -
18 thunder
1. noun1) (the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning: a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.) hrom2) (a loud rumbling: the thunder of horses' hooves.) burácení2. verb1) (to sound, rumble etc: It thundered all night.) hřmít2) (to make a noise like thunder: The tanks thundered over the bridge.) dunět, rachotit•- thunderous
- thunderously
- thundery
- thunderbolt* * *• hrom• hřmět -
19 thunderbolt
1) (a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder.) blesk2) (a sudden great surprise: Her arrival was a complete thunderbolt.) blesk z jasného nebe* * *• hromová rána• blesk
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