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1 kite
(a light frame covered with paper or other material, and with string attached, for flying in the air: The children were flying their kites in the park.) drak* * *• luňák• drak -
2 gliding
noun (the flying of gliders: I enjoy gliding.) bezmotorové létání* * *• klouzání• létání kluzákem -
3 jet-lag
noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) pásmová nemoc, desynchronismus -
4 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) let2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) let3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) schody, řada schodů4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) hejno•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) útěk* * *• let• letový -
5 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) kotec2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) kiosk, stánek•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zhasnout2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) ztratit rychlost3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovat2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) přetaženýIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) oddalovat* * *• ustájit• zastavení vozidla• zhasnutí motoru• stáj• stánek• stání• kiosk• kotec• blokovat• chlév -
6 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barevný3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) nabarvit; natřít- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) barevný- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *• vybarvit• barva• barevný -
7 aeronautics
[eərə'no:tiks](the science or practice of flying: Aeronautics is a popular science.) aeronautika* * *• vzduchoplavba• letectví• aviatika• aeronautika -
8 aeroplane
['eərəplein]((often abbreviated to plane: American airplane) a machine for flying which is heavier than air and has wings.) letadlo* * *• letadlo -
9 aircraft
plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) letadlo* * *• letadlo• letecký -
10 aviation
[eivi'eiʃən]1) ((the science or practice of) flying in aircraft.) letectví2) (the industry concerned with aircraft manufacture, design etc.) letecký průmysl* * *• letectví• létání• letectvo -
11 buzz
1. verb1) ((of an insect) to make a noise by beating its wings eg when flying: The bees buzzed angrily.) bzučet2) (to be filled with or make a similar noise: My ears are buzzing; The crowd was buzzing with excitement.) hučet; vřít, šumět2. noun((sometimes with a) a buzzing sound: a buzz of conversation.) šum, bzukot- buzzer* * *• šum• bzučet -
12 flea
[fli:](a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.) blecha* * *• blecha -
13 helicopter
['helikoptə](a flying-machine kept in the air by large propellors fixed on top of it which go round very fast.) helikoptéra* * *• vrtulník• helikoptéra -
14 spray
[sprei] 1. noun1) (a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall: The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.) sprška2) (a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid: She used a spray to rinse her hair.) rozprašovač3) (a liquid for spraying: He bought a can of fly-spray.) postřik2. verb1) (to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets: The water sprayed all over everyone.) rozprašovat (se)2) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) postřikovat* * *• postřik• postříkat• rozprašovač• sprej -
15 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) křídlo2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) křídlo3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) křídlo4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) blatník5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) křídlo6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) křídlo7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) křídlo8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) peruť•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *• křídlo• blatník -
16 zip
I 1. [zip] noun1) ((also zipper) a zip fastener.) zip2) (a whizzing sound: They heard the zip of a flying bullet.) svist2. verb1) (to fasten with a zip fastener: She zipped up her trousers; This dress zips at the back.) zavřít (se) na zip2) (to move with a whizzing sound: A bullet zipped past his head.) (za)svištět•II [zip]- zip code* * *• zip• svištět -
17 UFO
[,ju: ef'ou](Unidentified Flying Object: a spacecraft that is believed to come from other planets.) UFO
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