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21 prove
[pru:v]1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) dokázat2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) ukázat se•- proven* * *• prove/proved/proved• prokázat• prove/proved/proven• dokázat• dokazovat -
22 scavenge
['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) vybírat popelnice* * *• živit se mršinami• sbírat odpadky -
23 serviceable
1) (useful; capable of being used: This tractor is so old it is barely serviceable now.) použitelný2) (hard-wearing: He walks to school every day, so he must have serviceable shoes.) solidní* * *• užitečný• upotřebitelný• použitelný• provozuschopný• prospěšný• opravitelný -
24 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) špička, hrot2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) zakončit- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) naklánět (se)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) vyklopit, vylít3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) vysypat2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) skládka- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) spropitné2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dát spropitnéIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) rada, tip- tip off* * *• tip• trik• vrchol• péro• rada• řezný• hrana• hrot• konec• kování• koncový• náraz• dotek• cíp -
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26 utilise
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) použít- utilisation* * *• upotřebit• využít -
27 utilitarian
adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) užitkový* * *• utilitární• utilitářský• prospěchářský• prospěchář -
28 utility
[ju'tiləti]plural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) užitečnost2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) (veřejné) služby•* * *• užitkový• užitečnost• pomůcka• prospěšnost• přínosnost -
29 utilize
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) použít- utilisation* * *• užít• upotřebit• využít• zpracovat• zužitkovat• použít -
30 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) plýtvat, promarnit2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) zmetek; odpad; odpadový2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) promarněný3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustina•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *• plýtvání• promarnit• promrhat• odpad• odpadový• mrhání -
31 waste paper
(paper which is thrown away as not being useful: Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.) starý papír* * *• sběrový papír -
32 improve on
(to produce something which is better, more useful etc than: I think I can improve on that suggestion.) zdokonalit, vylepšit -
33 phrase-book
noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.) konverzační příručka -
34 right-hand man
(a person's most trusted and useful assistant.) pravá ruka -
35 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) sáhnout až na dno -
36 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) posloužit k -
37 to no purpose
(with no useful results.) bez užitku -
38 together with
(in company with: in addition to: My knowledge, together with his money, should be very useful.) spolu s
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