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1 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) sevřít; upoutat2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) stisk, sevření2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) zavazadlo, kufr, taška3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) pochopení•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *• úchop• uchopení• uchopit• sevřít• stick• stisk• stisknout -
2 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). ocel(ový)2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) dodat si odvahu- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks* * *• ocelový• ocel• ocelářský -
3 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) uvolnit (se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) zmírnit•* * *• relaxovat• odpočinout si -
4 cling
[kliŋ]past tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) lepit se; lnout* * *• přiléhat• cling/clung/clung -
5 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) uchopit, chopit se2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) pochopit2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) uchopení, sevření2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) chápání•- grasping* * *• úchop• uchopení• uchopit• pochopení• pochopit• sevřít• sahat• chápat -
6 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) držet (se)2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) počkat, mít strpení* * *• vytrvat• počkat• přidržet -
7 loosen
1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) uvolnit (se)2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) povolit* * *• uvolnit• zmírnit• rozviklat• kypřit• načechrat• nakypřit -
8 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) svěrákII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) nectnost2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) neřest* * *• zlozvyk• svěrák• neřest -
9 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) povolit2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) polevit* * *• zmírnit• zvolnit
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