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1 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 -
2 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 -
3 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) (při)krýt; obalit2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokrýt3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) urazit4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) obsahovat, zahrnovat5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) krýt6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) referovat (o)7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) mířit zbraní (na)2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) pokrývka, pokrývka2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) kryt, krytí3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) kryt, úkryt•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *• víčko• víko• zastřít• zakrýt• pokrývat• poklička• pokrýt• příbor• přehoz• přikrýt• příklop• přikrývat• skrýt• ručit• hradit• krýt• krycí• kryt• obálka• obal• obalit• deska -
4 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) činy, jednání, akce2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) pohyb3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) žaloba4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) děj5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj, bitva•- out of action* * *• opatření• konání• akce• boj• akční• čin• děj• činnost -
5 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) překvapení, údiv; neočekávaný2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) překvapit2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) překvapit (tak, že...)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) přepadnout•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *• udivit• překvapovat• překvapit• překvapení• divit -
6 barrage
1) (something that keeps back an enemy: a barrage of gunfire.) přehrada2) (an overwhelming number: a barrage of questions.) příval, záplava3) (a man-made barrier across a river.) přehrada, přehrazení* * *• přehrada• palba• bombardovat -
7 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) vzdát se2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) odevzdat* * *• vzdát se• poddat se -
8 hostile
1) (unfriendly; warlike: hostile tribesmen.) nepřátelský2) (belonging to an enemy: a hostile army.) nepřátelský3) (showing dislike or opposition to something: a hostile attitude.) nepřátelský•- hostility* * *• nepřátelský -
9 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) díra, štěrbina2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) unikání3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) prozrazení2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) téci; propouštět2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) unikat; vyzradit•- leakage- leaky* * *• únik• prosakovat• puklina• prosakování• štěrbina• netěsnost -
10 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) slitování2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) štěstí•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *• milosrdenství• milost -
11 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 -
12 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) zadní část; týl2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) zadek2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) zadní- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) (vy)chovat, pěstovat2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) vzpínat se3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) vztyčit•- rear up* * *• zadek• zadní -
13 resist
[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) odolat, vzdorovat2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) odolat3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) být odolný (vůči)•- resistant* * *• vzepřít se• odolat• bránit se -
14 resistance
1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) odpor; vzdorující2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) odolnost3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) pevnost* * *• odpor• odporový• odboj -
15 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (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; zasadit2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat4) ((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.) stávkovat5) (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 na6) (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.) překvapit8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev•- striker- 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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