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1 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) blok2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) špalek3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok4) (a barrier: a road block.) zátaras, překážka5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) blok2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) (za)blokovat, zatarasit- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokovat- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *• blok -
2 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) přerušit2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) přerušit3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) překážet•* * *• přerušit• přerušení -
3 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) zatarasit2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) překážet•- obstructive* * *• zablokovat• zatarasit• překážet -
4 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) zakopnout2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) klopýtat3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) zadrhávat•- stumble across/on* * *• zakopnout• klopýtnout -
5 vandalise
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6 vandalize
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7 barricade
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8 bung
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9 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) (u)dusit (se)2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) ucpat, zacpat2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) škrtící klapka* * *• škrtit• kuckat• dusit -
10 erect
[i'rekt] 1. adjective(upright: He held his head erect.) vztyčený2. verb1) (to set up; to put up or to build: They erected a statue in his memory; They plan to erect an office block there.) vybudovat, postavit2) (to set upright (a mast etc).) vztyčit•- erection- erectly
- erectness* * *• vztyčit• vybudovat• vztyčený• postavit -
11 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) patro3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný, plochý2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) stejně vysoký, na stejné úrovni3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) stejnoměrný3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnat, urovnat2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnat3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namířit4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zplanýrovat•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *• úroveň• vodováha• zarovnat• hladina -
12 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) zástrčka2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) zátka2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) ucpat- plug in* * *• zásuvka• zástrčka• jack -
13 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz -
14 tower
1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) věž2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) tyčit se- towering- tower-block* * *• tyčit se• věž
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block — ► NOUN 1) a large solid piece of material with flat surfaces on each side. 2) chiefly Brit. a large single building subdivided into separate flats or offices. 3) a group of buildings bounded by four streets. 4) a large quantity of things regarded … English terms dictionary
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block up — verb a) to completely block or obstruct. b) to be completely blocked or obstrctued … Wiktionary
block sth in/out phrasal — verb (T) to make a drawing of something that gives a general idea but is not exact: I ll just block in the main buildings … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
block sth off phrasal — verb (T) to completely close a road or path … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
block — block1 [ blak ] noun count *** ▸ 1 piece of wood/stone etc. ▸ 2 distance along street ▸ 3 amount/quantity of something ▸ 4 period of time ▸ 5 (large) building ▸ 6 at start of race ▸ 7 something that stops movement ▸ 8 something that stops action… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
