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1 on the rocks
(in a state of ruin or of great financial difficulty: Their marriage is on the rocks; The firm is on the rocks.) v troskách; na mizině -
2 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) skála2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) balvan3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) cukrová tyčinka•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) kolébat (se)2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) hýčkat v náručí3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) kymácet•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(ový)* * *• skála• rockový• kymácet se -
3 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) mít (se)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) snášet praní3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) šplouchat4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) odplavit2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) mytí2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) (věci k) praní3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) příboj4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) voda, vodička5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) nátěr6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) protiproud•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *• umýt• vyprat• prací• prát• mýt -
4 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) průhledný2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) jasný3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) jasný, zřetelný4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) volný5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) čistý6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) být jasné (někomu něco)7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) z dosahu, vzdálený8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) prost, zbavený2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) uklidit, (vy)čistit, zbavit2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) osvobodit3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) vyjasnit se4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) překonat•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear* * *• vyčistit• zřetelný• zřejmý• průhledný• očistit• jasně• jasný• čistý• čirý -
5 weather
['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) počasí2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) omlít2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) přestát•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather* * *• počasí -
6 lair
[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) brloh* * *• pelech• doupě -
7 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) lézt po čtyřech2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) překotně lézt3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) prát se (o)4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) utajit kódováním2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) boj, hon, tahanice- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg* * *• pomíchat• míchat -
8 wash up
1) (to wash dishes etc after a meal: I'll help you wash up; We've washed the plates up.) umýt nádobí2) ((American) to wash one's hands and face.) umýt se3) (to bring up on to the shore: The ship was washed up on the rocks; A lot of rubbish has been washed up on the beach.) vyhrnout, vyplavit* * *• vyplavit -
9 beneath
[bi'ni:Ɵ] 1. preposition1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) pod; vespod; dole2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) pod2. adverb(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) dole* * *• pod -
10 surge
[sə:‹] 1. verb((of eg water or waves) to move forward with great force: The waves surged over the rocks.) vzdouvat se2. noun(a surging movement, or a sudden rush: The stone hit his head and he felt a surge of pain; a sudden surge of anger.) nápor* * *• tryskat• vzkypět• vzdouvat se• vzdouvání• vysoká vlna• příval• prudká změna• nápor• nával• dmout se -
11 be stranded
1) ((of a ship) to go aground: The ship was stranded on the rocks.) ztroskotat2) ((also be left stranded) to be left helpless without eg money or friends: He was left stranded in Yugoslavia without his money or his passport.) zůstat bez prostředků -
12 clamber
['klæmbə](to climb by holding on with hands and feet: clambering over the rocks.) šplhat* * *• šplhat -
13 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) život2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) život3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) život4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) život5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) léta6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) život7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) životopis8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) doživotí•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *• život• životní -
14 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrat si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhat, sbírat3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zvednout, vzít4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) vypáčit, otevřít2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výběr, volba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to nejlepší•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krumpáč* * *• vybírat• vzít• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat• krumpáč -
15 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kámen; kamenný2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kámen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) (náhrobní, dlažební, brusný) kámen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) (drahý) kámen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) pecka6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) 14 liber (brit. váha)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kámen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenovat2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) vypeckovat•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *• pecka• kámen• kamenný -
16 wreck
[rek] 1. noun1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) vrak2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) troska3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) ztroskotání2. verb(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) zničit; rozbít- wreckage* * *• troska• vrak• zničit• ztroskotat -
17 surf
[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) pěnící příboj2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfovat2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfovat (na internetu)•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard* * *• vlnobití• příboj• surfovat -
18 geology
[‹i'olə‹i](the science of the history and development of the Earth as shown by rocks etc: He is studying geology.) geologie- geologically
- geologist* * *• geologie -
19 reef
[ri:f](a line of rocks etc just above or below the surface of the sea: The ship got stuck on a reef.) útes, rif* * *• úskalí• útes• skalisko -
20 chasm
['kæzəm](a deep opening between high rocks etc: The climber could not cross the chasm.) propast, rokle* * *• propast
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