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1 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) najít2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) přijít na, zjistit3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) shledat2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) objev- find out* * *• vyhledat• stihnout• find/found/found• hledej• nalézt• najít• nalézat• nález• nacházet• objevit• objev -
2 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) zjistit2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) přistihnout, vypátrat* * *• zjišťovat• zjistit -
3 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) kritizovat, vytýkat -
4 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) uchytit se, dostat se do toho -
5 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) svést ze stopyEnglish-Czech dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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6 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) svést ze stopyEnglish-Czech dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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7 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) tajně, vskrytu -
8 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) být v úzkých, přitlačen ke zdi -
9 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) vyrovnat se, využít -
10 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) pokus2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) experimentovat- experimentally
- experimentation* * *• pokus• experiment• experimentovat -
11 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) (vy)táhnout2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) táhnout3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vléci se4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pročesávat, prohledávat5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) táhnout se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) překážka, zátěž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, tah3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) převlek za ženu* * *• vléci• vláčet• vléct• táhnout -
12 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) míra2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka míry3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) míra4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatřený5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) míra6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (z)měřit2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovat3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) srovnávat, poměřovat4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) měřit•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• změřit• opatření• míra• měřit• dávkovat -
13 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) rozměr2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) míra3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) měření* * *• míra• měření -
14 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) druhý2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ostatní3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) nedávno, tuhle (ráno apod.)•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) jinak- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *• opačný• ostatní• jiný• druhý• další -
15 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) vypínač, spínač2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) odbočení, změna3) (a thin stick.) proutek, hůlka2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) přepnout, obrátit- switchboard
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16 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vážit (se)2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vážit3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) zatížit, obtížit•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) zatížit2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) zatížit•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *• vážit• mít váhu -
17 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) sloup2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) sloupec3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) sloupec4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) sloupek5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) rubrika6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) kolona7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) kolona•* * *• rubrika• sloup• sloupec• kolona -
18 locate
[lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) umístit2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) najít* * *• umístit• zaměřit• lokalizovat -
19 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) plný naděje2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) nadějný3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) slibný* * *• plný naděje• nadějný -
20 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) přidat2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) sečíst3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) dodat4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) připojit (se)•- addition- additional* * *• přidat• přičíst• přibalit• přidávat• sčítat• sečítat• dodávat• dodat
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