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1 drowning
• tonoucí• utonutí -
2 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) chytit se, chytat se2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) svírat2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) spár2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) spojka•* * *• sevřít• spojka -
3 lifeline
noun (a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.) záchranné lano* * *• záchranné lano -
4 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) zachránit2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) šetřit3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) (u)šetřit4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) zabránit5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) ochránit6) (to keep data in the computer.) uložit data v počítači2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) zabránění gólu- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) kromě* * *• uložit• ušetřit• zachraňovat• zachránit• šetřit• spasit• spořit -
5 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) nafoukaný2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) marný3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) prázdný•- vainly- vanity
- in vain* * *• marný -
6 life-saving
noun (the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning: The boy is being taught life-saving.) záchrana tonoucích
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