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61 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) (za)ťukání2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) (za)ťukat- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kohoutek2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) (vy)těžit2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) odposlouchávat* * *• ťukat• vybrat• zaťukat• zvolit• klepnout• kohoutek -
62 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) kolem2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) sem a tam2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) kolem, přibližně3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) dozadu, čelem vzad2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) v okolí, nedaleko* * *• okolo• kolem• dokola -
63 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vařit (se)2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) (u)vařit•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) nežit* * *• vařit• uvařit -
64 digest
1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) strávit2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) strávit, vyrovnat se (s)2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.) přehled- digestion
- digestive* * *• zažívat• přehled• sbírka• souhrn• strávit -
65 revolve
[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) otáčet se- revolver- revolving* * *• točit se• točit• otáčet -
66 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) poskakovat2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) skákat přes švihadlo3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) vynechat2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) poskok* * *• vynechat• přeskočit• skákat -
67 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) hláskovat2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) dávat3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) znát pravopis4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) znamenat•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) zaklínadlo2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) (silný) vlivIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) směna2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) období3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) chvíle* * *• zaříkat• znamenat• okouzlení• hláskovat• kouzlo• kouzlit• období -
68 swerve
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69 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) snést2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) unést3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) porodit4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nést, nosit5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) nést6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) zatáčet, táhnout se•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) medvěd- bearskin* * *• vydržet• zrodit• porodit• rodit• medvěd• bear/bore/born -
70 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) kadeřit (se)2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) zkroutit (se)2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) kudrlina2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) zkadeření•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up* * *• vlna• kadeř• lokna• kudrna -
71 flip
[flip] 1. past tense, past participle - flipped; verb1) (to throw (something) in the air (so that it turns): They flipped a coin to see which side it landed on.) hodit si (čím)2) ((sometimes with over) to turn over quickly: She flipped over the pages of the book.) listovat; převracet2. noun(an act of flipping.) plesknutí, škubnutí* * *• přepnout• obrátit -
72 heating
noun (the system of heaters etc which heat a room, building etc: We turn the heating off in the summer.) topení* * *• topný• topení• vytápění -
73 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) nesmělý2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) bázlivý3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plachý2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) plašit se- shyly- shyness* * *• plachý• stydlivý• ostýchavý• nesmělý -
74 spindle
['spindl](a thin pin on which something turns: I can't turn on the radio any more, because the spindle of the control knob has broken.) osa- spindly* * *• vřeteno• čep -
75 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) kolo2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) kruh, volant2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) vést2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) otočit se3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kroužit•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright* * *• volant• kolo -
76 anticlockwise
adverb, adjective(moving in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock move: The wheels turn anticlockwise; in an anticlockwise direction.) proti směru hodinových ručiček -
77 char
past tense, past participle - charred; verb(to burn or turn black by fire or heat: The wood was charred by the intense heat.) spálit, zuhelnatit* * *• uklízečka• spálit -
78 condense
[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) zestručnit, zhustit2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) kondenzovat3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) srazit se•* * *• zkrátit• kondenzovat -
79 curdle
['kə:dl](to turn into curd: The heat has curdled the milk; This milk has curdled.) srazit (se)* * *• tuhnout• srážet se -
80 double back
(to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) vrátit se (po stopě)* * *• přehnout
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