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1 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) (z)měřit2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) posoudit2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) měrka, měřidlo2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) norma; ráže3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) rozchod* * *• odhadnout• etalon• kalibr• míra• měřič• budík• cejch -
2 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlouhý2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlouhý3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlouhý4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlouho5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlouho•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) toužit- longing- longingly* * *• zatoužit• dlouho• dlouze• dlouhý -
3 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon(ický)2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) (za)telefonovat2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonovat3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonovat•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *• volat• zatelefonovat• zavolat• telefonní• telefonovat• telefon -
4 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) síť; síťový2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) chytat/lovit do sítě- netting- netball
- network* * *• síť• čistý -
5 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) štípnout, kousnout2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) uštípnout3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípat4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) zaskočit (si)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) sežehnout2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) štípnutí, kousnutí2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) mrazík3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) lok, slza•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *• uštípnout• štípanec• špetka• čudlík -
6 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) kartáč(ek)2) (an act of brushing.) kartáčování3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) ohon4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) nepříjemnost (s), srážka2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) (vy)kartáčovat2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) (za)mést3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) vykartáčovat4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) lehce se dotknout•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *• kartáčovat• kartáč -
7 cage
[kei‹] 1. noun1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) klec2) (a lift in a mine.) těžní klec2. verb(to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) zavřít do klece- cagebird* * *• vězení• vsítit branku• zavřít do klece• klec• cela• branka -
8 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 -
9 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) plot, ohrada2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) oplotit, ohradit- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) šermovat2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) vytáčet se•- fencing* * *• plot• ohradit• ohrada• oplotit -
10 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 -
11 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) spojit tavením2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) zhasnout spálením pojistky2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) pojistka- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) rozbuška* * *• zápalná šňůra• pojistka• rozbuška -
12 hairpin
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13 hutch
1) (a box with a wire front in which rabbits are kept.) králíkárna2) ((American) a cupboard with open shelves above for dishes.) kredenc (s otevřenými policemi nahoře)* * *• králíkárna• kotec -
14 noose
[nu:s]1) (a loop in rope, wire etc that becomes tighter when pulled.) smyčka, oko2) (such a loop in a rope used for hanging a person.) oprátka* * *• smyčka• oprátka• oběsit -
15 pliers
(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) kleště* * *• kleště -
16 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) provaz, nit2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlákno3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna; smyčcový4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) šňůra2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) navléknout2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napnout3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odvlákňovat4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pověsit•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *• provázek• řetězec• struna• string/strung/strung• špagát• šňůra -
17 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zatáčka, odbočka4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) řada5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *• točit• točit se• zahnout• zahýbat• zakroutit se• pootočit• přelom• obrat• obrátit se• obrátit• otáčet• obracet se• otočit se• otáčka• obracet• kroutit se• natočit -
18 whisk
[wisk] 1. verb1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) smést; ihned dopravit2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) šlehat2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) šlehnutí2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) šlehač* * *• šlehat• mrštění• mrštit
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