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21 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) odradit, zbavit odvahy2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) bránit, chtít zabránit3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) odrazovat od•* * *• zastrašit• odrazovat• odradit -
22 exclude
[ik'sklu:d]1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) vyloučit2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) vytlačit3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) vyloučit•- excluding* * *• vyloučit -
23 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 -
24 fender
['fendə]1) (anything used to protect a boat from touching another, a pier etc: She hung old car tyres over the side of the boat to act as fenders.) ochranný kryt, nárazník2) (a low guard around a fireplace to prevent coal etc from falling out.) mříž3) ((American) a wing of a car.) blatník* * *• třmenový řemen• nárazník• blatník -
25 fetter
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26 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) bojovat, zápasit2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bojovat (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádat se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj, rvačka2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnost4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxu)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *• potírat• spor• fight/fought/fought• bojovat -
27 fluoride
(any of several substances containing fluorine, especially one which helps to prevent tooth decay.) fluorid- fluorine* * *• fluorid -
28 galvanise
1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanizovat2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) vyburcovat* * *• galvanizovat -
29 galvanize
1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanizovat2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) vyburcovat* * *• povzbudit• pozinkovat• galvanizovat -
30 gas mask
(something which is used to cover the face to prevent a person breathing poisonous gas.) plynová maska* * *• plynová maska -
31 goalkeeper
noun ((also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.) brankář* * *• brankář -
32 Help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomoci2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomoci; posílit3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubránit se; zabránit2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• Nápověda -
33 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomoci2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomoci; posílit3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubránit se; zabránit2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *• pomoct• pomáhat• pomáhat při• pomoc• pomocník• pomoct komu• pomoci -
34 hinder
['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) zdržovat* * *• překážet• bránit -
35 hush up
(to prevent from becoming known to the general public: The affair was hushed up.) ututlat* * *• tutlat• ututlat• ztichnout• zmlknout• zamlčet -
36 hygiene
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) hygiena- hygienic- hygienically* * *• hygiena -
37 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) bránit; ohrozit* * *• zabraňovat• zdržovat• překážet• stěžovat• bránit• blokovat -
38 inoculate
[i'nokjuleit](to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) očkovat* * *• očkovat• naočkovat -
39 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) plést se do; zasahovat2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) křížit se s•- interfering* * *• vadit• vměšovat se• zasahovat• překážet• rušit -
40 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) nepřibližovat se; odvrátit se2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) chránit před* * *• nepřibližovat se• nevstupovat• nenechat přiblížit
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