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21 fall through
((of plans etc) to fail or come to nothing: Our plans fell through.) ztroskotat, neuspět* * *• propadnout• skončit fiaskem• nezdařit se• neuspět• nemít úspěch -
22 fizzle out
(to fail, to come to nothing: The fire fizzled out.) zhasnout; splasknout* * *• utrpět fiasko• neuspět -
23 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) praštit sebou2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) vlát3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) propadnout2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) pád2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasko, propadák•- floppy- floppy disk* * *• propadák• padnout• operace s plovoucí čárkou• neúspěch -
24 flunk
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25 forget
[fə'ɡet]past tense - forgot; verb1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) zapomenout2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) zapomenout3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) zapomenout se•- forgetfully* * *• zapomenout na• zapomínat• zapomenout• zapomínat na• forget/forgot/forgotten -
26 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) pohrávat si; šmátrat2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) upustit/nechytit/zkazit míč* * *• šmátrat• tápat -
27 go
[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) jít, jet2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) procházet3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) připadnout; prodat se za4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) vést5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) chodit, jít6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) zmizet7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) proběhnout8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) odejít, odjet9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) zmizet10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) jít11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) odejít, selhat12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) jít, fungovat13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) stát se14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) být15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) patřit, dávat se16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) plynout, ubíhat17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) jít (na), být použit (na)18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) být povoleno19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) dělat (jak)20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) znít21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) vydařit se2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) pokus2) (energy: She's full of go.) elán•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) dobře jdoucí2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) běžný•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) povolení- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go* * *• průběh• go/went/gone• jít• jezdit• jet• jezdívat• chodívat• chodit -
28 go back on
(to fail to do (something one has promised to do): I never go back on my promises.) nedodržet* * *• vycouvat• nechat na holičkách -
29 lest
[lest](in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.) že by snad* * *• pro případ že -
30 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) stáhnout2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) zklamat, zradit3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) vypustit4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) popustit* * *• zklamat• oklamat• nechat na holičkách -
31 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) záporný2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) záporný3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) záporný4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) záporný2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) zápor2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ•* * *• záporný• zápor• odmítavý• negativní• negativ -
32 neglect
[ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) zanedbávat2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) opominout2. noun(lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) zanedbanost* * *• zanedbávat• zanedbat• zanedbanost• zanedbání• opomenout• opominout• nedbat -
33 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ne2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ne•* * *• nikoli• ne -
34 sabotage
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35 slip up
to make a mistake; to fail to do something: They certainly slipped up badly over the new appointment (noun slip-up) zmýlit se; selhat* * *• klopýtnout -
36 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) jistý2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) jistý3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) spolehlivý2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') ovšem, jistě- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *• zaručený• jistý• jistě -
37 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) plýtvat, promarnit2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) zmetek; odpad; odpadový2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) promarněný3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustina•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *• plýtvání• promarnit• promrhat• odpad• odpadový• mrhání -
38 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) naprosto jistě -
39 be sure to
(don't fail to: Be sure to switch off the television.) nezapomenout -
40 be up to / below standard
(to (fail to) achieve the required standard: Her work is well up to standard.) být nad/pod průměrem
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