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1 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) shromažďovat (se), sbírat2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) vyzvednout•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) družstvo- collector* * *• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat -
2 collect my thoughts
• uspořádat myšlenky -
3 amass
[ə'mæs](to gather or collect in a large quantity: He amassed an enormous quantity of information.) kupit, shromažďovat* * *• shromáždit• nahromadit• nakupit• nashromáždit -
4 aside
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5 call for
1) (to demand or require: This calls for quick action.) vyžadovat2) (to collect: I'll call for you at eight o'clock.) vyzvednout, zastavit se pro* * *• volat o• vyžadovat• požadovat -
6 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) dobročinnost2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) charitativní spolek•- charitably* * *• charita• dobročinnost -
7 cull
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8 empty-handed
adjective (carrying nothing: I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.) s prázdnýma rukama* * *• s prázdnýma rukama• bezmocný -
9 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) shromáždit se2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) zjistit, dovídat se3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) sebrat, sklidit4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) nabrat, nařasit2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) zřasení- gather round
- gather together* * *• sebrat• sbírat -
10 glean
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11 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držet2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držet3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držet4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržet5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) (za)držet6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovat; udržet7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konat (se)8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) udržovat se, držet se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) mít za to; považovat; chovat11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čekat (u telefonu)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držet22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chvat, hmat•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) nákladový prostor* * *• udržovat• udržet• uchopení• vytrvat• postavení• podržet• sevření• obsahovat• hold/held/held• držení• držet• činit -
12 levy
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13 line up
1) (to form a line: The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.) seřadit (se)2) (to collect and arrange in readiness: We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun line-up).) opatřit, sehnat* * *• zorganizovat• řadit• sestavit• seřadit• seřadit se -
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 postman
['pəusmən]noun ((American mailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc: Has the postman been this morning yet?) listonoš* * *• pošťák• listonoš -
16 put aside
( often with for) (to keep (something) for a particular person or occasion: Would you put this book aside for me and I'll collect it later; We have put aside the dress you ordered.) dát stranou* * *• odkládat• odložit• odsunout• odstavit -
17 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) zvednout, vztyčit2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) zvýšit3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) pěstovat, chovat4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vychovat5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) vznést6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) sebrat; shromáždit se7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) vyvolat8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) zvednout, způsobit9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postavit10) (to give (a shout etc).) vydat11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) navázat spojení2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) zvýšení platu- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *• vychovat• vypěstovat• zdvihat• zvedat• zvednout• zdvihnout• zvýšit -
18 round up
to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) sehnat dohromady* * *• zatknout• zaokrouhlit nahoru• provést zátah• sehnat stádo -
19 run up
1) (to hoist (a flag).) vztyčit2) (to make quickly or roughly: I can run up a dress in a couple of hours.) spíchnout3) (to collect up, accumulate (debts): He ran up an enormous bill.) nechat narůst* * *• přiběhnout• přibíhat -
20 self-service
[self'sə:vis](an arrangement by which customers themselves collect the goods that they want to buy; ( also adjective): a self-service restaurant.) samoobsluha; samoobslužný* * *• samoobsluha
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