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1 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) příčina2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) důvod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) problém; věc, záležitost2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) způsobit, zapříčinit* * *• vést• vyvolat• způsobit• proces• příčina• přimět• působit• soudní pře• spor• důvod -
2 be at the bottom of
(to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) být příčinou -
3 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpálitEnglish-Czech dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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4 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpálitEnglish-Czech dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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5 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpálitEnglish-Czech dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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6 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpálitEnglish-Czech dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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7 responsible
[-səbl]1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) odpovědný2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) odpovědný3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) odpovědný (za)4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) spolehlivý5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) zodpovědný (za)* * *• zodpovědný• odpovědný -
8 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položit2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prostřít3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) stanovit4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dát5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) přimět6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadat7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) ztuhnout8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nařídit9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) naondulovat10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadit11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) srovnat2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) promyšlený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) strnulý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhraněný6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) osazený3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, soubor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) přijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ondulace, účes5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) výprava, dekorace6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• ustanovit• umístit• určit• určovat• sbírka• sada• set/set/set• stanovit• souprava• komplet• napravit• množina• nařídit -
9 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) záda2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hřbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) zadní část4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) obránce2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadní3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zpátky, nazpět2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) zpět, pryč, dál3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) dozadu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) v odpověď5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zpět (do minulosti)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (vy)couvat2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpořit3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) vsadit si (na něco)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) backhandem, se sklonem doleva- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *• týl• záda• zadní• zacouvat• zadní strana• zpět• zpáteční• zpátky• rub• obránce• hřbet• couvat -
10 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) hlava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hlava3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hlava4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) hlava; vrchní, hlavní5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) hlavička; vrchol6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) pramen; horní část toku7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) záhlaví; čelo8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) hlava, buňky, smysl10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) vedoucí, šéf, -ová11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) za osobu12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) mys13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) čepice2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vést; být v čele2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) stát v čele3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) směřovat4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nazvat, nadepsat5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) hlavičkovat•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *• vedoucí• velet• ředitel• hlavní• hlava• mířit -
11 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kořen2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kořen, kořínek3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) kořen4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kořeny2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakořenit, zasadit- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rýt2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabat se* * *• odmocnina• kořen -
12 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) trknout- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) terč vtipu2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) pažba, držadlo2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) nedopalek3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) zadek* * *• trknout• zadnice• zadek• zbytek• potrkat• plést• terč• špaček• konec• nabrat -
13 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) riziko2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) riskovat2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) riskovat•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
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14 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) rozhodnout (se); přimět2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) rozhodnout* * *• rozhodnout• rozhodovat se• rozhodnout se• rozhodovat -
15 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) (s)tvořit; (u)dělat; sjednat2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) přimět3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) učinit4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) vydělat; dosáhnout5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) činit, dělat6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) být, stát se7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) ocenit (na)8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ustanovit9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) učinit2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) značka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *• učinit• ušít• udělat• vytvářet• vyrábět• vyrobit• vytvořit• zhotovit• přinutit• realizovat• provést• make/made/made• dělat• činit -
16 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udeřit se2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpálit3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnout4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasáhnout; dosáhnout2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspěšný zásah3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit; populární•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *• udeřit uhodit• trefit• udeřit• uhodit• zasáhnout• hit/hit/hit• hit• narazit• bít• bil -
17 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (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 se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít6) (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, učinit2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((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, odbočka4) (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.) řada5) (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 -
18 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) pevný; zdravý2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) tvrdý3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) důkladný4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) dobrý, bezchybný5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozumný•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvuk(ový)2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) hluk3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) způsob2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) rozeznít (se)2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) zvonit3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) znít4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) vyslovit5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) vyšetřovat•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvukově izolovatIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) (z)měřit hloubku- sounding- sound out* * *• znít• zvuk• platný• řádný• hlas -
19 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
20 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) (vy)táhnout2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) táhnout3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vléci se4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pročesávat, prohledávat5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) táhnout se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) překážka, zátěž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, tah3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) převlek za ženu* * *• vléci• vláčet• vléct• táhnout
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