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1 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) plyn2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) plyn3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) plyn4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) slzný plyn2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) otrávit plynem- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks* * *• plynový• plyn -
2 pilot-light
noun (a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on.) věčný plamínek -
3 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) prasknutí (duše)2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) prudký únik (plynu apod.)* * *• vytrysknutí• vytrysknout• vyfouknout -
4 by-product
noun (something obtained or formed during the making of something else: Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal.) vedlejší produkt* * *• vedlejší účinek• vedlejší produkt• postranní efekt• následek -
5 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) hustota2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) hustota* * *• hustota -
6 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) plynárna* * *• plynárna -
7 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) generátor* * *• generátor -
8 geyser
1) (an underground spring that produces and sends out hot water and steam: There are geysers in Iceland and New Zealand.) gejzír2) (a small gas or electric water heater in a bathroom, kitchen etc.) ohřívač vody, bojler, karma* * *• gejzír -
9 hydrogen
(an element, the lightest gas, which burns and which, when combined with oxygen, produces water.) vodík* * *• vodík -
10 nitrogen
(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) dusík- nitrate* * *• dusík -
11 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) potrubí* * *• potrubí• plynovod• ropovod -
12 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) hra na píšťalu, na dudy2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) potrubí* * *• potrubí -
13 plumber
(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) instalatér- plumbing* * *• instalatér -
14 turbine
(a type of motor, operated by the action of water, steam, gas etc: a steam turbine.) turbína* * *• turbína -
15 bunsen (burner)
noun (a gas burner which produces a smokeless flame of great heating power: Several of the bunsens in the chemistry laboratory are out of order.) Bunsenův kahan -
16 soda-water
noun (water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy.) sodovka -
17 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) díra, štěrbina2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) unikání3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) prozrazení2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) téci; propouštět2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) unikat; vyzradit•- leakage- leaky* * *• únik• prosakovat• puklina• prosakování• štěrbina• netěsnost -
18 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) uprchnout2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) uniknout3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) ujít4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) ucházet2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) útěk, únik- escapism- escapist* * *• únik• unikat• uniknout• ujít -
19 ammonia
[ə'mouniə]1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) amoniak2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) čpavek* * *• amoniak• čpavek -
20 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) gagát; gagátovýII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) proud2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) tryska3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) tryskové letadlo•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion* * *• tryskat• tryska• proudový
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