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1 let in for
(to involve (someone) in: I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.) pouštět se do -
2 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)škrábat (se)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) rozškrábat3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) vyškrábat4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) vyškrábat5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) odvolat2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) rýha, šrám; skřípot2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) škrábnutí3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startovní čára•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *• poškrábat• hrabat -
3 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obejít se bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) vyšetřit (si)3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) ušetřit4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) šetřit (někoho)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) šetřit, litovat6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) ušetřit2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezervní2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) volný3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) náhradní díl2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) náhradní pneumatika•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *• náhradní -
4 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz -
5 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) představit2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) uvést, zavést3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) předložit4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) zasvěcovat (do)•- introductory* * *• uvádět• uvést• představovat• představit• stavit -
6 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) vzít to na sebe -
7 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) vzít to na sebe -
8 weighing-machine
noun (a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale: I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station.) váha
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for their part — for ˈmy, ˈhis, ˈtheir, etc. part idiom speaking for myself, etc. Syn: ↑personally Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
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