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1 stairs
• schody -
2 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) spadnout2) (to do tumbling.) dělat kotrmelce, přemety2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) pád- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *• překotit se• pád -
3 corridor
['korido:](a passageway, especially one off which rooms open: Go along the corridor and up the stairs.) chodba* * *• koridor• chodba -
4 dismantle
[dis'mæntl](to pull down or take to pieces: The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs.) rozebrat* * *• vyklidit• zbavit• zbourat• zničit• rozmontovat• strhnout• odstranit• odbourat• demontovat -
5 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) výtah2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) sýpka, silo* * *• výtah -
6 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) let2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) let3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) schody, řada schodů4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) hejno•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) útěk* * *• let• letový -
7 footstep
noun (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) zvuk kroku* * *• šlépěj• stopa -
8 joiner
['‹oinə](a skilled worker in wood who puts doors, stairs etc into buildings.) truhlář- joinery* * *• truhlář• připojující se osoba -
9 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) zvednout2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) odnést3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) zvedat se4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) vzlétnout2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) zdvižení2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) výtah3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) svezení4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) povzbuzení•- lift off* * *• výtah• zvednout• zdvihat• zvedat• zdvihnout• nadzvednout -
10 out of breath
(breathless (through running etc): I'm out of breath after climbing all these stairs.) udýchaný, bez dechu* * *• udýchaný• zadýchaný• bez dechu -
11 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) závan, poryv2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) pudrovátko; balonový (rukáv)2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) foukat, bafat2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) hekat, oddychovat•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up* * *• vycpávka• vydechnutí• pudrovátko• tah z cigarety nebo dýmky• supět• obláček dýmu• odfukování• fouknout• lapat po dechu• nadýchnutí• nafouknuté pečivo• nadýchnutá látka• napudrovat• bafání• bafat• chomáček• dýmat -
12 stair
[steə]((any one of) a number of steps, usually inside a building, going from one floor to another: He fell down the stairs.) schod(y)- stairway* * *• schod -
13 staircase
nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) schodiště* * *• schodiště -
14 stairway
nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) schodiště* * *• schodiště -
15 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) strmý2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) přemrštěný•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) namáčet* * *• příkrý• strmý• namáčet -
16 swollen
['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) rozvodněný; oteklý* * *• rozvodněný• swell/swelled/swollen• oteklý• napuchlý -
17 tramp
[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) dupat2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) podnikat pěší tůry2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) tulák2) (a long walk.) túra3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) dupání4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) trampová loď (bez plavebního řádu)5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) coura, děvka* * *• tulák• toulat se• dupnout -
18 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vítr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) větry2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) udýchat, vyrazit dech3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dechový- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) ovinout2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) smotat3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) klikatit se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) natáhnout•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *• větru• wind/wound/wound• vytočit• vítr• navinout
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