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21 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) sklesnout2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) prudce klesnout2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) náhlý pokles2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) krize* * *• poklesnout• propad• propadnout• propadnutí• sesutí• deprese -
22 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) spadnout2) (to do tumbling.) dělat kotrmelce, přemety2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) pád- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *• překotit se• pád -
23 cascade
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24 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 -
25 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) zmrzačit2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) ochromit2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) mrzák* * *• zmrzačit• mrzák -
26 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) proklínat2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) klít2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) prokletí, kletba2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) kletba•* * *• proklínat• kletba -
27 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) polštář2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polštář2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ztlumit* * *• polštář -
28 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) kapat2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) slintat3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) driblovat2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) kapka* * *• slina• kapat• driblovat -
29 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapat2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kapka2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapání3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kapačka•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) nechat vyvěsit* * *• kapka -
30 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) pohoda2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) snadnost, lehkost3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) přirozenost2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) uvolint, uklidnit2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) utišit se; zvolnit3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) opatrně nést•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) pomalu!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *• pohoda• povolit• snadnost -
31 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) okraj; břeh2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostří3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrost, intenzita2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obroubit, lemovat2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) přisouvat; protlačit se•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *• pokraj• okraj• hrana• hranit• kraj -
32 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) prázdný2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) neobývaný3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) prázdný4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) planý; marný2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) vyprázdnit (se)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) vylít; vysypat3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) prázdná láhev- empty-handed
- empty-headed* * *• vylít• vysypat• vyprázdnit• prázdný -
33 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plochý2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) nudný, všední3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) rozhodný, jasný4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) prázdný, splasklý5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) zvětralý6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) nižší o půl tónu2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) roztažený3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) byt2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) předznamenání bé3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) dlaň4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) nížina•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *• byt -
34 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 -
35 intonation
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36 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klepat2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) shodit, srazit3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) ztlouci4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) vrazit do; narazit2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) úder, rána2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klepání•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *• zaklepat• klepat• bušit -
37 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) odumřít, zaniknout2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) upadnout2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) selhání2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) uplynutí* * *• poklesek• omyl• lapsus -
38 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) (při)kývnout2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) klimbat2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) (při)kývnutí- nod off* * *• přikývnout• přikývnutí• kývat• dřímat -
39 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) vrchol2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) vrchol3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) štítek2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) (vy)vrcholit- peaked- peaky* * *• vrchol• temeno• špička -
40 plop
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