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1 conversation
[konvə'seiʃən](talk between people: to carry on a conversation.) rozhovor* * *• rozhovor• konverzace -
2 carry the conversation
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3 criminal conversation
• cizoložství -
4 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) chňapnout, vytrhnout2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) ukrást pro sebe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) chňapnutí2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) úryvek* * *• uchopit• chňapat• chňapnout -
5 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) mluvit; rozmlouvat2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) pomlouvat3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) diskutovat o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozhovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) přednáška3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) drby4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) plané řeči•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *• vypravovat• vyprávět• pohovořit• proslov• řeč• rozhovor• hovor• hovořit• mluvit -
6 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) umění (výtvarné); umělecký2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) umění3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) dovednost, umění•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts* * *• umění• zručnost• šikovnost• lest• dovednost• dílo -
7 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) nesouvislý* * *• útržkovitý• malinkatý -
8 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 -
9 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) knoflík2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) tlačítko, knoflík2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapnout3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zastavit a zdržovat řečí* * *• tlačítko• knoflík -
10 buzz
1. verb1) ((of an insect) to make a noise by beating its wings eg when flying: The bees buzzed angrily.) bzučet2) (to be filled with or make a similar noise: My ears are buzzing; The crowd was buzzing with excitement.) hučet; vřít, šumět2. noun((sometimes with a) a buzzing sound: a buzz of conversation.) šum, bzukot- buzzer* * *• šum• bzučet -
11 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) dospět k věci2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) dojít k věci* * *• dostat se k věci -
12 distract
[di'strækt](to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) rozptylovat, vyrušovat- distraction* * *• zneklidnit• rozptýlit• odvést -
13 eavesdrop
['i:vzdrop]past tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) poslouchat (tajně)* * *• tajně poslouchat -
14 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) směnit2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vyměnit si2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) výměna2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) výměna názorů3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) směna4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) kurs5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) burza6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centrála•* * *• výměna• vyměňovat• vyměnit si• vyměnit• zaměnit• směnit -
15 gambit
['ɡæmbit]1) (a first move in a game, especially chess.) gambit2) ((usually opening gambit) a starting remark in a conversation.) zahájení rozhovoru* * *• gambit• manévr -
16 geisha
['ɡeiʃə]((often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.) gejša* * *• gejša -
17 go back
(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) vrátit se* * *• vrátit se• vracet se -
18 hang up
1) (to hang (something) on something: Hang up your coat in the cupboard.) pověsit si2) ((often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation: I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).) zavěsit* * *• zavěsit -
19 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) broukat2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bzučet3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) čile se hýbat2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hřmot; brumlání* * *• hučet• mumlat• broukat -
20 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) neoficiální2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) hovorový•- informally* * *• všední• pohodlný• obyčejný• každodenní• neformální
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