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1 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) náhodou -
2 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) využít co nejlépe -
3 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) využít co nejlépe -
4 wager
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5 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
- take risks / take a risk* * *• riziko• riskovat• nebezpečí -
6 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) hodinky2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) směna2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) dívat se, sledovat2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) podívat se (po), hlídat3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) dávat pozor (na)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) hlídat5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vyčkat•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *• zhlédnout• pozorovat• pohlédnout• sledovat• střežit• hodinky• hledět• hlídat• hlídkovat• koukat• kouknout se• dívat se -
7 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) světlo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) náhodou padnout na* * *• zapálit• zápalka• zapalovat• světlo• světlý• snadný• osvětlení• osvětlit• light/lit/lighted• lehký• lehce• nepatrný -
8 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) postižení (tělesné)2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (tělesná, duševní) vada2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handicapovat* * *• znevýhodnit• postižení• handicap• handicapovat• nevýhody -
9 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 -
10 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) stát se; náhodou2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) přihodit se3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) náhodou se stát, ukázat se•- happen upon
- happen on* * *• přihodit se• stát se• stávat se• nastat -
11 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) náhoda2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) štěstí, šance•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *• štěstí -
12 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) dělník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) list6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) pěst7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podat, vrátit2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) vrátit, připojit zpět•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• podávat• podat• ruka• ruční• dlaň -
13 incidental
[-'den-]1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) náhodný2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) doprovodný* * *• náhodný -
14 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) pochytit2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) naložit, přibrat3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) objevit, padnout na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) vstát5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) vyzvednout si6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) (za)chytit7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) najít; zadržet, zatknout* * *• zvednout -
15 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken -
16 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) rovnoměrný2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) hladký3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) pravidelný4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) sudý5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) vyrovnaný6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) klidný2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) vyrovnat2) (to make smooth or level.) srovnat•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ani2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ještě•- even if- even so
- even though* * *• vyrovnaný• vodorovný• rovnoměrný• rovný• spravedlivý• stejný• stejně• sudý• i• klidný• ani• dokonce -
17 louse
I plural - lice; noun(a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.) veš- lousy- lousiness II verb((with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing: It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.) promarnit, zmrvit* * *• veš -
18 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) příležitost* * *• příležitost• možnost -
19 sneer
[sniə] 1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) pohrdavě se usmívat2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) vysmívat se3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) říci pohrdlivě2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) pošklebek, posměch* * *• posměch -
20 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) nechat (si) ujít2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) uklouznout (někomu)
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