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  • 1 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) přijít, přijet
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) blížit se
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) patřit
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) přijít (k nečemu)
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) (do)spět (k)
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) dosahovat
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no tak; ale jděte; ale, ale
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come
    * * *
    • přijet
    • přijít
    • přijíždět
    • přicházet
    • jít
    • jezdit
    • come/came/come

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  • 2 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) druhý
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) druhý, další
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) druhý
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) jako druhý
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) druhý, -á
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) podpořit
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) škola druhého stupně, střední
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) vteřinka
    * * *
    • vteřina
    • sekunda
    • druhotný
    • druhý

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  • 3 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (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.) přestat
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat
    5) (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; zmáčknout
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat
    2. noun
    1) (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.) zastavení
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka
    4) (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, rejstřík
    5) (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
    - 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

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  • 4 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (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.) světlo
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) světlo
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) oheň
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) světlo
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) světlý
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) světlý
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) osvětlit
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) zapálit
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lehký
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lehký
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lehký
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lehčí
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lehký
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lehký
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lehký
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) drobný
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lehký
    - 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

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  • 5 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udeřit; zasadit
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stávkovat
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) narazit na
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozeznít (se)
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) překvapit
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
    * * *
    • uhodit
    • udeřit
    • uřezat
    • strike/struck/struck
    • stávkovat
    • stávka
    • stlačit
    • napadnout
    • narazit
    • napadat
    • dopadnout

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  • 6 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec, kraj(ní)
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) cíl
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) nedopalek
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (s)končit, zakončit
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end
    * * *
    • ukončit
    • výsledek
    • zakončit
    • závěr
    • skončit
    • smrt
    • finální
    • koncový
    • konec
    • krajní
    • končit
    • mez
    • cíl

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  • 7 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (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 se
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpálit
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnout
    4) (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; dosáhnout
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspěšný zásah
    3) (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

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  • 8 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prsten
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) kroužek, prstenec, kolečko
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) kolo, kolečko
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) manéž, ring, aréna
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda, gang
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) obklopit dokola
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakroužkovat
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) okroužkovat
    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round
    II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)zvonit
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zavolat
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zazvonit
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zazvonit
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) znít, zvučet
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zaznít
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonění
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonní hovor
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tón, přízvuk
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
    * * *
    • zazvonit
    • zvonit
    • prsten
    • ring
    • okruh
    • kruh

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  • 9 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknout se
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknout se
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojmout
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mít něco společného
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) hmat, omak
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) dotyk, tah
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý styl
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood
    * * *
    • zavadit
    • sáhnout
    • osahávat
    • ohmatávat
    • omak
    • ohmatat
    • ohmatání
    • hmatat
    • hmat
    • kontakt
    • dotyk
    • dotýkat se
    • dotek
    • dotknutí
    • dotknout se

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  • 10 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (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.) hodinky
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž
    3) (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.) směna
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) dívat se, sledovat
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) podívat se (po), hlídat
    3) (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.) hlídat
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vyčkat
    - 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

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  • 11 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrát si
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrát
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrát
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrát
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrát
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrát to (na)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrát (proti)
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihotat se
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) zaměřit
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrát
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
    * * *
    • zahrát
    • sehrát
    • hrát
    • hříčka
    • hra
    • drama
    • divadelní hra

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  • 12 bring

    [briŋ]
    past tense, past participle - brought; verb
    1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) přinést, přivést
    2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) přinést
    - bring back
    - bring down
    - bring home to
    - bring off
    - bring round
    - bring up
    * * *
    • vynést
    • postavit
    • přinést
    • přivést
    • přinášet
    • přivážet
    • přivádět
    • přivézt
    • přines
    • nést
    • bring/brought/brought
    • donášet
    • donést

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  • 13 butt

    I verb
    (to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) trknout
    II 1. noun
    (someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) terč vtipu
    2. noun
    1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) pažba, držadlo
    2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) nedopalek
    3) ((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

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  • 14 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) pojmenovat, nazývat
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazývat
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) svolat; křičet
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) vyzvat, přivolat
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) navštívit
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolat
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) (vy)hlásit
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volání
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptačí volání
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) krátká návštěva
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonický hovor
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volání
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) poptávka
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) důvod, oprávnění
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    • upomínka
    • vyvolávat
    • výzva
    • vyzvat
    • volání
    • volat
    • zavolat
    • zavolání
    • zvolat
    • povolat
    • telefonický hovor
    • svolat
    • hovor
    • jmenovat
    • návštěva
    • nazývat
    • navštívit
    • nazvat

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  • 15 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnout
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) upadnout
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesat
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) nastat, připadnout na
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) stát se
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) připadnout na
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) (nápadné) množství
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) podzim
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
    * * *
    • upadnout
    • podzim
    • poklesnout
    • pokles
    • propad
    • spadat
    • spadnout
    • pád
    • padnout
    • padat
    • fall/fell/fallen
    • klesání
    • napadat
    • napadnout

    English-Czech dictionary > fall

  • 16 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázat
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) být vidět
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrát; ukazovat
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázat
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) dovést, provést
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázat
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) ukazovat
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) prokázat
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) výstava, hra, revue
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrování, ukázka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdání, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pohled, efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • ukazovat
    • ukázat
    • výstava
    • podívaná
    • předvést
    • prokazovat
    • projevovat
    • projevit
    • představení
    • promítat
    • show/showed/showed
    • show/showed/shown
    • show
    • jevit
    • objevit

    English-Czech dictionary > show

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