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  • 1 dam

    [dæm] 1. noun
    1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) hráz; přehrada
    2) (the water kept back.) přehradní jezero
    2. verb
    (to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) přehradit
    * * *
    • přehrada
    • přehradit
    • hráz

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  • 2 embankment

    [im'bæŋkmənt]
    (a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) hráz, násep
    * * *
    • nábřeží

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  • 3 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) (z)kontrolovat
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) přezkoušet
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) zastavit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) kontrola, ověření
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) překážka, omezení
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šach
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) kostka (vzorek)
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) stvrzenka, lístek
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) účet
    7) ((American) a cheque.) šek
    •
    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate     3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) dát mat
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up
    * * *
    • zkontrolovat
    • ověřit

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  • 4 eddy

    ['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun
    (a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) vír
    2. verb
    (to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) vířit
    * * *
    • vír

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  • 5 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) tvrdý
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) nesnadný
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) přísný
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) tuhý
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) těžký
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) tvrdý
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) usilovně
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) silně, hodně
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) upřeně
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) úplně, zcela
    •
    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up
    * * *
    • těžký
    • tvrdě
    • vážný
    • tvrdý
    • tuhý
    • zatvrzelý
    • pilně
    • pevný
    • perný
    • obtížný
    • hrubý
    • krutý
    • krutě
    • natvrdo
    • nesnadný
    • bezcitný

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  • 6 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
    •
    - - 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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  • 7 revive

    1) (to come, or bring, back to consciousness, strength, health etc: They attempted to revive the woman who had fainted; She soon revived; The flowers revived in water; to revive someone's hopes.) vzkřísit (se)
    2) (to come or bring back to use etc: This old custom has recently (been) revived.) obnovit, oživit
    •
    * * *
    • vzkřísit
    • oživit

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  • 8 backstroke

    noun (in swimming, a stroke made when lying on one's back in the water: The child is good at backstroke.) plavání naznak
    * * *
    • znak

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  • 9 deposit

    [di'pozit] 1. verb
    1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) položit
    2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) uložit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) vklad
    2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) záloha
    3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) záloha
    4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) nános, usazenina
    5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) ložisko
    * * *
    • uložit
    • vklad
    • vrstva
    • vkladní
    • vložit
    • zástava
    • záruka
    • záloha
    • položit
    • povlak
    • sklad
    • složit
    • jistota
    • kauce
    • nános
    • ložisko
    • nanášet
    • depozit
    • deponování
    • deponovat

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  • 10 dive

    1. verb
    1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) skočit střemhlav
    2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) zapadnout
    2. noun
    (an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) skok
    - diving-board
    - great diving beetle
    * * *
    • potopit se
    • potápět
    • potápět se
    • ponořovat se
    • skok do vody
    • dive/dived/dived
    • dive/dove/dived

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  • 11 reflect

    [rə'flekt]
    1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) odrážet
    2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) zrcadlit
    3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) přemýšlet
    •
    - reflection
    - reflexion
    - reflective
    - reflectively
    - reflector
    * * *
    • přemýšlet
    • odraz
    • odrazit
    • odrážet

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  • 12 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) udržet
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) zadržet
    * * *
    • podržet si
    • ponechat si

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  • 13 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) (u)klouznout
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) vyklouznout
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) uklouznout, splést se
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) vytratit se
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) vyklouznout
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vsunout
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) uklouznutí
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) chybička
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombiné; spodnička
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok
    •
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) proužek
    * * *
    • sklouznout
    • sklouznout sklouzl
    • omyl
    • klouzat
    • klouznout

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  • 14 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
    •
    - 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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  • 15 wake

    I [weik] past tense - woke; verb
    (to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) vzbudit (se)
    - wakefully
    - wakefulness
    - waken
    - wake up     II [weik] noun
    (a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) kýlová brázda
    * * *
    • wake/woke/woken
    • vzbudit
    • probudit
    • budit
    • bdění
    • bdít

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