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2 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) znovu (se) shromáždit2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) dát (se) znovu dohromady3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) zotavit se2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) shromáždění2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rallye3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) zotavení4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) výměna míčů•* * *• závod• shromáždění• sraz -
3 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) ucítit2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) tušit3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) provonět2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) vůně2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pach3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) voňavka•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *• větřit• tušit• ucítit• voňavka• vůně• zápach• provonět• pach• parfém• navonět• čichat• čich• cítit -
4 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položit2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prostřít3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) stanovit4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dát5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) přimět6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadat7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) ztuhnout8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nařídit9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) naondulovat10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadit11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) srovnat2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) promyšlený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) strnulý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhraněný6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) osazený3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, soubor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) přijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ondulace, účes5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) výprava, dekorace6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• ustanovit• umístit• určit• určovat• sbírka• sada• set/set/set• stanovit• souprava• komplet• napravit• množina• nařídit
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