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1 start off
1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) vydat se na cestu2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) umožnit začít -
2 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) souhlasit2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) svolit3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) dělat dobře4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) snášet se, vycházet spolu•- agreeably
- agreement* * *• shodovat• souhlasit• odsouhlasit• domluvit• dohodnout se -
3 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) propustit; zprostit2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) uvolnit3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) uvolnit4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) uvolnit ke zveřejnění5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) uvést2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) propuštění; uvedení; uvolněný2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) zpráva, komuniké* * *• uvolnit• uvolnění• vydání• propuštění -
4 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odpočinek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spánek3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) podstavec, podpěra4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) klid2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) (nechat) odpočinout (si)2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) odpočívat3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) spočívat, opřít4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) mít klid5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) spočívat, záviset6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) patřit•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *• zastávka• zbytek• pohov• podpěra• přestávka• smrt• odpočinek• odpočívat• ostatek• oddech• opora -
5 leave
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) odejít; opustit2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) nechat3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) (za)nechat4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) nechat5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) nechat6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) odkázat•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovolení2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dovolená•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *• vynechat• volno• odcházet• opustit• odjet• opouštět• odjíždět• odejít• leave/left/left• nechávat• nechat• dovolená -
6 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) podíl2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) účast3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) akcie2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) (roz)dělit2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) sdílet; dělit se (o)3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) podílet se (na)•- share and share alike* * *• podíl• sdílet• rozdělovat se• rozdělit• rozdělit se• akcie• díl• dividenda -
7 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodnit2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtékat3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)kapat; vyprázdnit4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypít5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpat2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) kanál, stoka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávání•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *• trativod• kanál -
8 give and take
(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) něco za něco, vzájemné ústupky* * *• vzájemné ústupky• kompromisy• kompromis -
9 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udeřit se2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpálit3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnout4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasáhnout; dosáhnout2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspěšný zásah3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit; populární•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *• udeřit uhodit• trefit• udeřit• uhodit• zasáhnout• hit/hit/hit• hit• narazit• bít• bil -
10 permit
1. [pə'mit] past tense, past participle - permitted; verb1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) dovolit2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) dovolit, oprávnit2. ['pə:mit] noun(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) povolení* * *• povolit• povolení• dovolit• dovolovat -
11 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) pravomoc2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) odborník3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) úřady4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autorita•- authoritative* * *• úřad• pravomoc• pověření• oprávnění• autorita -
12 budget
1. noun(any plan showing how money is to be spent: my budget for the month.) rozpočet2. verb1) (to make a plan showing this: We must try to budget or we shall be in debt.) udělat si rozpočet2) ((with for) to allow for (something) in a budget: I hadn't budgeted for a new car.) dát/mít v rozpočtu, počítat s* * *• úsporný• rozpočet -
13 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) vést, provádět2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) vést, vodit3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigovat4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) chovat se5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) řídit2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) chování2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) řízení, (pro)vedení•- conduction
- conductor* * *• vést• vedení• provádět• řídit• řízení• organizovat• dirigovat• doprovod -
14 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) rozptýlení2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) rozrušení* * *• vyrušení• zmatek• rozptýlení -
15 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) vzdát se2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) prozradit; prozrazení* * *• prozradit• rozdávat• rozdat -
16 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovolit2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) oznámit, říci3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) (používá se pro rozkazovací způsob)•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) pronajímat- to let* * *• let/let/let• nechal• nechávat• nechat• ať• dovolit -
17 receive
[rə'si:v]1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) dostat2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) přijmout3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) přijmout4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) přijmout5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) přechovávat•- receiver* * *• přijmout• přijímat• obdržet -
18 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázat2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) být vidět3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrát; ukazovat4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázat5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) dovést, provést6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázat7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) ukazovat8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) prokázat2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) výstava, hra, revue2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrování, ukázka3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdání, dojem4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pohled, efekt5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *• ukazovat• ukázat• výstava• podívaná• předvést• prokazovat• projevovat• projevit• představení• promítat• show/showed/showed• show/showed/shown• show• jevit• objevit -
19 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) hlasovací právo; hlasování2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) hlasovat2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) odhlasovat•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *• volit• hlasování• hlasovat -
20 cut it fine
(to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done.) přesně odměřit
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