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1 flies
plural; see fly I* * *• letí• mouchy -
2 as the crow flies
• vzdušnou čarou -
3 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) pálka2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) hrát pálkou, pálkovat2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) udeřit pálkou, odpálit•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) netopýr- batty* * *• pálka• netopýr -
4 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nést/nosit; přenést/přenášet2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) nést se, přenášet se3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) nést, podpírat4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) nést s sebou5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) schválit (hlasováním)6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) nést se•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
povyk, humbuk- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
příruční (zavazadlo)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *• nést• nést - nosit• nosit• dopravovat• dopravit -
5 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) oblak, mrak2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) mračno3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) chmura2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) zamračit (se)2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamlžené3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) zachmuřit (se)•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *• oblak• mrak -
6 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) odjet2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) odehnat3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) odpálit* * *• zajet• zajíždět• rozjet se• odhánět• odehnat -
7 everywhere
adverb ((in or to) every place: The flies are everywhere; Everywhere I go, he follows me.) všude* * *• všude -
8 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.) moucha2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?) muška3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.) zapínání, poklopec•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) letět; řídit let2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) utéci (z)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) míjet, ubíhat•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *• fly/flew/flown• letět• létat• moucha -
9 flyer
1) (a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one.) letec2) (a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc: handing out flyers to passers-by.) leták* * *• letec• leták -
10 insect
['insekt](any of many kinds of small six-legged creatures with wings and a body divided into sections: We were bothered by flies, wasps and other insects.) hmyz- insectivorous
- insect repellent* * *• hmyz -
11 lark
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12 owl
(a type of bird that flies at night and feeds on small birds and animals.) sova, výr* * *• výr• sova• sýček -
13 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) pilot2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) lodivod2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) pokusný, zkušební3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) pilotovat* * *• vést loď• pilot• pilotní• pilotovat• pokusný• lodivod• člun lodivoda -
14 plague
[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) mor2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) záplava, hejno2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) trápit* * *• záplava• pohroma• rána• mrak• morová rána• mračno• ničivé množství• ničivé hejo• ničivé hejno• epidemie• dýmějový mor -
15 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) hádankaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) proděravět* * *• řešeto• hádanka -
16 web
[web]1) (a type of trap for flies etc made of fine silk threads, spun by a spider etc: a spider's web.) pavučina2) (the skin between the toes of a waterfowl.) blána•- webbed- webbing
- web-footed
- web-toed
- Web site
- World Wide Web* * *• tkanina• web• pavučina• internetové stránky -
17 frequent flyer/flier
noun (a passenger who flies frequently in the same airline and receives bonuses accordingly.) častý pasažér (na určité letecké lince)
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