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1 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) neuspět, nepodařit se2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) selhat3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) nedostávat se4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) nechat propadnout5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) zklamat•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) při nedostatku- failure- without fail* * *• ztroskotávat• ztroskotat• propadnout• selhat• neuspět -
2 fail to
• ne-• nedokázat -
3 fail-safe
• zabezpečení proti selhání -
4 without fail
(definitely or certainly: I shall do it tomorrow without fail.) zcela určitě -
5 pass-fail
• bud anebo -
6 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) selhat2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) vynechávat3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) nedařit se* * *• selhat -
7 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) po2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) po3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) za4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) za5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) po6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) po2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) potom3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) poté co- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *• za• po té co• potom• poté• po• později• pak -
8 bite the dust
(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) selhat, neuspět* * *• umřít -
9 bomb
[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomba2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombardovat2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) vybouchnout•- bomber- bombshell* * *• bomba -
10 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) vyrazit, rozrazit2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) porouchat se3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) ztroskotat4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) zhroutit se* * *• zhroutit se• zlomit• zbořit• porouchat se• selhat• rozpadnout se• rozbít se• rozčlenit• rozepsat• rozměnit peníze• strhnout• neuspět• chemicky rozložit• bořit -
11 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) opatrnost2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) péče3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) starost4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) péče2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) mít zájem; starat se o2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) být ochotný; mít chuť•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *• pozor• starost• péče -
12 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) vyřadit (soupeře)2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) odrovnat, vyřídit* * *• přistihnout -
13 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zřítit se2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) zhroutit se3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ztroskotat4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) složit•* * *• zával• zhroucení• zborcení• kolaps -
14 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) třesk, hřmot, řinčení2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) srážka3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krach4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) roztříštit (se)2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) narazit, vrazit3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zřítit se4) ((of a business) to fail.) zkrachovat5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) prodírat se6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intenzivní- crash-land* * *• pád• havárie -
15 disappoint
[disə'point](to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) zklamat- disappointing
- disappointment* * *• zklamat -
16 disobey
[disə'bei](to fail or refuse to do what is commanded: He disobeyed my orders not to go into the road; He disobeyed his mother.) neposlechnout- disobedient
- disobediently* * *• neposlouchat• neuposlechnout -
17 dissatisfy
(to fail to satisfy or to displease: The teacher was dissatisfied with the pupil's work.) neuspokojit, znepokojit* * *• znepokojit• neuspokojit -
18 doom
[du:m] 1. noun(fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) zkáza, konec, smrt2. verb(to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) odsoudit* * *• záhuba• zkáza• zhouba• poslední soud• osud -
19 fall down
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20 fall flat
((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) nezabrat, selhat* * *• vyznít naprázdno• vyjít naprázdno• selhat
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