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  • 1 lose one's head

    (to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis.) ztratit hlavu

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  • 2 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) úder; rána
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) úder, zásah
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) úder
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) tah, škrt
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) ráz, úder
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tempo; styl
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) kousek (práce)
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) mrtvice
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    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) hladit
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) pohlazení
    * * *
    • úder
    • vtip
    • zdvih
    • pohlazení
    • rána
    • tah
    • styl
    • takt
    • opatření
    • hlazení
    • hladit
    • manévr
    • mrtvice
    • nápad
    • doba

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  • 3 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držet
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držet
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držet
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržet
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) (za)držet
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovat; udržet
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konat (se)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) udržovat se, držet se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) mít za to; považovat; chovat
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čekat (u telefonu)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držet
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chvat, hmat
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) nákladový prostor
    * * *
    • udržovat
    • udržet
    • uchopení
    • vytrvat
    • postavení
    • podržet
    • sevření
    • obsahovat
    • hold/held/held
    • držení
    • držet
    • činit

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  • 4 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) běžet
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) sunout se
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) téci
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) běžet, spustit
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) řídit
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) závodit
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) jezdit, jet
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) běžet, dávat se
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) mít, jezdit (čím)
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) rozpíjet se, pouštět
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) (do)vézt
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) prohrábnout, projít
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stávat se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) běh
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) procházka, projížďka
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) období
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) puštěné očko
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) volné použití
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) přeběh
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) ohrada, výběh
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) nepřetržitě
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild
    * * *
    • utíkat
    • utéct
    • utéci
    • průběh
    • provozovat
    • řídit
    • spravovat
    • téct
    • téci
    • spusť
    • klusat
    • běhat
    • běh
    • běžet
    • chod

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  • 5 taste

    [teist] 1. verb
    1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) cítit (jazykem)
    2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) ochutnat
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) chutnat
    4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) pochutnat si
    5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) vychutnávat
    2. noun
    1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) chuť
    2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) chuť
    3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) ochutnání
    4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) záliba
    5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) vkus
    •
    - tastefully
    - tastefulness
    - tasteless
    - tastelessly
    - tastelessness
    - - tasting
    - tasty
    - tastiness
    * * *
    • chuť
    • chutnat

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  • 6 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) pozornost
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zájem
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) úrok(ový)
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) podíl
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) kruhy
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) zajímat
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vzbudit zájem
    •
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest
    * * *
    • úrok
    • úroky
    • zajímavost
    • zisk
    • zajímat
    • zájem

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  • 7 reference

    ['refərəns]
    1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) zmínka; pokud jde o
    2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) reference
    3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) odkaz
    * * *
    • odkaz
    • narážka

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  • 8 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (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 se
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít
    6) (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, učinit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit
    3) ((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, odbočka
    4) (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.) řada
    5) (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
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    - 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

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  • 9 death

    [deƟ]
    1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) úmrtí, smrt
    2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) smrt
    3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) smrt
    •
    - death-bed
    - death certificate
    - at death's door
    - catch one's death of cold
    - catch one's death
    - put to death
    - to death
    * * *
    • úmrtí
    • zánik
    • smrt

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  • 10 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) bojovat, zápasit
    2) (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 se
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj, rvačka
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnost
    4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxu)
    •
    - 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

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  • 11 introduction

    1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) zavedení
    2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) představování
    3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) předmluva, úvod
    * * *
    • úvod
    • uvedení
    • předmluva
    • představování

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  • 12 move

    [mu:v] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) pohnout, hýbat
    2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) stěhovat se
    3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) dojmout
    2. noun
    1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) tah
    2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) stěhování
    •
    - moveable
    - movement
    - movie
    - moving
    - movingly
    - get a move on
    - make a move
    - move along
    - move heaven and earth
    - move house
    - move in
    - move off
    - move out
    - move up
    - on the move
    * * *
    • zahýbat
    • pohyb
    • pohnout
    • pohybovat
    • posouvat
    • posunout
    • přimět
    • přesunout
    • přesun
    • přesouvat
    • přestěhovat se
    • stěhovat
    • stěhování
    • tah
    • hnutí
    • hnout
    • hnout se
    • hýbat se
    • manévr
    • dojmout

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  • 13 patricide

    1) (the act of killing one's father.) otcovražda
    2) (a person who does such an act.) otcovrah
    * * *
    • otcovražda

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  • 14 assert oneself

    (to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one: You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.) prosazovat se
    * * *
    • uplatnit se
    • uplatňovat se
    • drát se dopředu

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  • 15 breath

    [breƟ]
    1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) dech
    2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) (ná)dech, dýchání
    •
    - breathlessly
    - breathlessness
    - hold one's breath
    - out of breath
    - under one's breath
    * * *
    • dech

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  • 16 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) podrážděný, rozmrzelý
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kříž
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kříž
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kříž
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kříž, obtíž
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kříženec
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kříž
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kříž
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) přejít; protínat (se)
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) zkřížit
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) křížit se
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) křížit se
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) přeškrtnout
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) překřížit
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) (z)křížit
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) odporovat
    •
    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.) přezkoumání, křížová kontrola
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out
    * * *
    • přetínat
    • přestoupit
    • přejíždět
    • přejet
    • přejít
    • přestupovat
    • kříž

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  • 17 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) stříhat; řezat
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) uříznout; rozřezat; nakrájet
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) vystřihnout
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) (o)stříhat; posekat
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) snížit
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) vystřihnout
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) říznout se
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) sejmout
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') stop!
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) zkrátit si cestu
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) protínat
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) ulít se
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorovat
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) řez; výpadek; sestřih; snížení
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) střih
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátek
    •
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) jedovatý
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohledný
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
    * * *
    • tnout
    • zkrátit
    • seknutí
    • sekat
    • řezat
    • sek
    • rozřezat
    • řez
    • říznutí
    • snížit
    • střih
    • snížení
    • krájet
    • cut/cut/cut

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  • 18 difference

    ['difrəns]
    1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) rozdíl
    2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) neshoda, rozpor
    3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) rozdíl
    •
    - differentiate
    - differentiation
    * * *
    • rozdíl
    • odlišovat
    • odlišnost
    • neshoda

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  • 19 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) dělat
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) dodělat; udělat
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) dělat
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačit
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vydělávat; studovat
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dařit se; počínat si
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dát do pořádku
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) jednat, chovat se
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) prokázat, vzdát
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nadělat, udělat
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zhlédnout, udělat
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) shromáždění, oslava
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    • učinit
    • udělat
    • vyčinit
    • vykonat
    • konat
    • dělat
    • do/did/done
    • činit

    English-Czech dictionary > do

  • 20 exchange

    [iks' ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) směnit
    2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vyměnit si
    2. noun
    1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) výměna
    2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) výměna názorů
    3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) směna
    4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurs
    5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) burza
    6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrála
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    * * *
    • výměna
    • vyměňovat
    • vyměnit si
    • vyměnit
    • zaměnit
    • směnit

    English-Czech dictionary > exchange

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