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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) elektřina- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair* * *• elektřina -
2 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) vodič2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigent3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) průvodčí4) ((American) a guard on a train.) průvodčí, konduktér* * *• vodič• průvodčí• dirigent -
3 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) generátor* * *• generátor -
4 lightning
(a flash of electricity between clouds or from a cloud to earth during a storm, usually followed by thunder: The house was struck by lightning.) blesk* * *• blesk -
5 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) moc, schopnost2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) síla; mechanický3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) moc4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pravomoc5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) vlivná osobnost6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocnost7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) mocnina•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *• proud• síla• moc• mocnina• mocnost• energie -
6 reactor
noun ((also nuclear reactor) an apparatus in which nuclear energy is produced which can be used as a source of power, eg when converted into electricity.) reaktor* * *• reaktor -
7 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.) solární panel* * *• sluneční kolektor -
8 hydroelectricity
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9 non-conductor
(a substance etc that does not easily conduct heat or electricity.) nevodič -
10 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) měřit* * *• počítadlo• měřidlo -
11 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) účtovat2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) připsat (na účet)3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) obvinit z4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) zaútočit, napadnout5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hnát se6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) nabít7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) pověřit2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) cena, poplatek2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) obvinění3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) výpad4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) náboj5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) chovanec6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) náplň•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *• poplatek• obvinění• nálož -
12 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) zobákII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) účet2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) bankovka3) (a poster used for advertising.) plakát2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) vyúčtovat- billfold
- fill the bill* * *• účet• výkaz• zobák• plakát• návrh zákona• bankovka -
13 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
14 coil
[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) ovinout se2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) role, kotouč; svitek2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) cívka* * *• vinutý• vinout• vinutí• závit• zkroutit• stáčet• stočit• spirála• had• kotouč• kroutit• navíjet• cívka -
15 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) vést, provádět2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) vést, vodit3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) dirigovat4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) chovat se5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) řídit2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) chování2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) řízení, (pro)vedení•- conduction
- conductor* * *• vést• vedení• provádět• řídit• řízení• organizovat• dirigovat• doprovod -
16 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) současný, nynější2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) proud2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) proud•- current account* * *• proud• současný• stávající• obvyklý• běžný -
17 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) řídit2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) (od)vézt3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnát4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatlouci; odpálit5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) pohánět2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) projížďka2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) příjezdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika, jednotka•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vézt• vozit• zavézt• řídit• odpal• jezdit• honit• hnát• drive/drove/driven• disk -
18 electrode
[i'lektrəud](a conductor through which a current of electricity enters or leaves a battery etc.) elektroda* * *• elektroda -
19 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energie2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energie•- energetically* * *• ráznost• síla• energie -
20 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) nezdar; výpadek2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) neúspěšný člověk; fiasko3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) neschopnost, zanedbání* * *• selhání
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