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21 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) postavit2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) hodit3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) padnout4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) houpat se5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) nasadit2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) hřiště2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) výška3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stupeň4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) stanoviště5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) hod, vrh6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) houpání•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) asfalt- pitch-dark* * *• výška• smůla• druh úderu v golfu -
22 see
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) vidět2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) vidět3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) vidět4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) tušit5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) chápat6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) uvidět7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) vidět8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) doprovodit•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) (arci)biskupství* * *• uvidět• zahlédnout• vidět• viz• vídat• zhlédnout• pozorovat• sídlo• see/saw/seen• rozumět• stolec• spatřit• hledět• nahlížet• chápat -
23 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) ostruha2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) bič•- spur on* * *• povzbudit• ostruha -
24 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyrazit2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začít3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) nastartovat, spustit, uvést v chod4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) rozběhnout2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začátek, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) náskok•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočit2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutí2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otřes* * *• začínat• zahájení• začátek• začít• zahájit• spouštět• spustit• start -
25 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) zatoulat se2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) toulavé zvíře3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) zatoulaný2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) jednotlivý* * *• zabloudit• louda• bloudit -
26 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) úhel2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) hledisko3) (a corner.) roh, kout•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) chytat na udici- angler- angling* * *• udice• úhel• rybařit• roh• stanovisko• hledisko -
27 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) přít se, hádat se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentovat pro/proti3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) vysvětlit, zdůvodnit•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *• tvrdit• polemizovat• přít se• hádat se• argumentovat• diskutovat• debatovat -
28 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) až k2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) tak daleko jako3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) pokud* * *• pokud• až k• až -
29 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) tupý2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) neomalený2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) otupit- bluntly- bluntness* * *• tupý• otupený• otupit -
30 checkpoint
noun (a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass.) kontrolní stanoviště* * *• kontrola -
31 circulate
['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) cirkulovat, obíhat2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) rozšiřovat; kolovat•- circulatory* * *• kolovat• cirkulovat -
32 crux
plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.) potíž; jádro věci* * *• podstata -
33 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) konec2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) nejvyšší míra, krajnost3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) kritická situace4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) končetiny* * *• okraj• extrém• krajnost -
34 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) pravda2) (reality: fact or fiction.) skutečnost•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *• pravda• skutečnost• fakt -
35 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) zde; sem2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) tu; vtom3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) tady2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) no tak!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) zde•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *• tu• zde• sem• tady -
36 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) odvedení pozornosti2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) falešná stopa* * *• uzenáč• uzený sleď• falešná stopa -
37 safety-pin
noun (a pin that has a cover over its point when it is closed.) spínací špendlík* * *• zavírací špendlík -
38 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) silný, mocný, zdatný2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) ostrý, silný3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) silný4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) silný•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *• silný• mocný• energický• důrazný -
39 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) vlak2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) vlečka3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) sled4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) kolona, řada, transportII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) (vy)školit; drezírovat2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) zamířit3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) usměrnit růst•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training* * *• trénovat• vycvičit• vlak• vytrénovat• vlečka• procvičit• školit• nacvičit• natrénovat• cvičit -
40 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) brodit se; prokousat se2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) přebrodit se•- wader* * *• brodění• brodit se• brouzdat se• brod
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