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  • 1 good will

    1) (the good reputation and trade with customers that a business firm has: We are selling the goodwill along with the shop.) hodnota firmy
    2) (friendliness: He has always shown a good deal of goodwill towards us.) dobrá vůle

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  • 2 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) hodný, dobrý
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) dobrý, řádný
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) dobrý
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) dobrý, šikovný
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) laskavý
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) dobrý, blahodárný, prospěšný
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) dobrý
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) dobrý
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) velký
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) vhodný
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) dobrý
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) dobrý
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) dobrý
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) dobrý
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) dobře
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) dobro; užitek
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro, to dobré
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobrá!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) můj bože
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good
    * * *
    • užitek
    • vhodný
    • pravý
    • prospěšný
    • prospěch
    • slušný
    • hodný
    • laskav
    • laskavý
    • milý
    • čestný
    • dobro
    • dobře
    • dobrý

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  • 3 no good

    (useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) k ničemu

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  • 4 optimism

    ['optimizəm]
    (a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) optimismus
    - optimistic
    - optimistically
    * * *
    • optimismus

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  • 5 optimistic

    adjective (always hoping or believing that something good will happen: an optimistic person/attitude.) optimistický
    * * *
    • optimistický

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  • 6 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držet
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držet
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držet
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržet
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) (za)držet
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovat; udržet
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konat (se)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) udržovat se, držet se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) mít za to; považovat; chovat
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čekat (u telefonu)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držet
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chvat, hmat
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) nákladový prostor
    * * *
    • udržovat
    • udržet
    • uchopení
    • vytrvat
    • postavení
    • podržet
    • sevření
    • obsahovat
    • hold/held/held
    • držení
    • držet
    • činit

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  • 7 Help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomoci
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomoci; posílit
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubránit se; zabránit
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
    * * *
    • Nápověda

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  • 8 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomoci
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pomoci; posílit
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ulevit
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) posloužit
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ubránit se; zabránit
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoc
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoc, podpora
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) pomocník, -ice, posluhovačka
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) pomoc
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
    * * *
    • pomoct
    • pomáhat
    • pomáhat při
    • pomoc
    • pomocník
    • pomoct komu
    • pomoci

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  • 9 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) soudit
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) posuzovat
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) hodnotit; odhadovat
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) odsuzovat
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) soudce, -kyně
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) rozhodčí
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) znalec
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
    * * *
    • posuzovat
    • posoudit
    • rozhodčí
    • soudkyně
    • soudit
    • soudce

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  • 10 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíle, doba
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíle
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krát
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) období, časy
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (z)měřit čas
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovat si
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again
    * * *
    • načasovat
    • časový
    • čas
    • doba

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  • 11 trust

    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) důvěřovat
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) svěřit
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) doufat
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) důvěra, víra
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) opatrovnictví, péče
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) zodpovědnost
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) opatrovnictví
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trust
    - trustworthy
    - trustworthiness
    - trusty
    - trustily
    - trustiness
    * * *
    • věřit
    • společnost
    • důvěra
    • důvěřovat

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  • 12 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázat
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) být vidět
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrát; ukazovat
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázat
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) dovést, provést
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázat
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) ukazovat
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) prokázat
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) výstava, hra, revue
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrování, ukázka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdání, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pohled, efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • ukazovat
    • ukázat
    • výstava
    • podívaná
    • předvést
    • prokazovat
    • projevovat
    • projevit
    • představení
    • promítat
    • show/showed/showed
    • show/showed/shown
    • show
    • jevit
    • objevit

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  • 13 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) vyprávět
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) nařídit; žádat; navrhnout
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) říkat; vykládat
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) rozeznat, (roz)poznat
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) vyžvanit
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznat se
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell
    * * *
    • vyprávět
    • vypravovat
    • povědět
    • povídat
    • říct
    • říci
    • rozlišovat
    • říkat
    • tell/told/told
    • oznámit

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  • 14 live

    I 1. [liv] verb
    1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) žít
    2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) přežít
    3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bydlit
    4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) žít
    5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) žít (z)
    - - lived
    - living 2. noun
    (the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) živobytí
    - live-in
    - live and let live
    - live down
    - live in
    - out
    - live on
    - live up to
    - within living memory
    - in living memory
    II 1. adjective
    1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živý
    2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) přímý
    3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) nevybuchlý; čilý; aktivní
    4) (burning: a live coal.) žhavý
    2. adverb
    ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) přímo
    - liveliness
    - livestock
    - live wire
    * * *
    • živý
    • žít
    • živoucí
    • skutečný
    • naživu
    • bydlit
    • bydlet

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  • 15 result

    1. noun
    1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) následek, výsledek
    2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) výsledek
    3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) výsledek
    4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) výsledky
    2. verb
    1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vyplynout, vzniknout
    2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) skončit (čím)
    * * *
    • vyplývat
    • výsledek
    • plynout
    • následek

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  • 16 agree

    [ə'ɡri:]
    past tense, past participle - agreed; verb
    1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) souhlasit
    2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) svolit
    3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) dělat dobře
    4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) snášet se, vycházet spolu
    - agreeably
    - agreement
    * * *
    • shodovat
    • souhlasit
    • odsouhlasit
    • domluvit
    • dohodnout se

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  • 17 answerable

    adjective ((usually with to, for) to have the responsibility: I will be answerable to you for his good behaviour; She is answerable for the whole project.) (z)odpovědný (za)
    * * *
    • zodpovědný

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  • 18 change

    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) změnit (se)
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) vyměnit
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) převléknout se, vyměnit si
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) proměnit (se v)
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) rozměnit, vyměnit
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) změna
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) změna
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) výměna
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) drobné
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) nazpět
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) změna
    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change
    * * *
    • vyměnit
    • výměna
    • vystřídání
    • změna
    • proměnit
    • proměňovat
    • přestup
    • přestupovat
    • proměna
    • přestoupit
    • přesedat
    • přesednout
    • rozměnit
    • měnit
    • drobné

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  • 19 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) (z)kontrolovat
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) přezkoušet
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) zastavit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) kontrola, ověření
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) překážka, omezení
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šach
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) kostka (vzorek)
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) stvrzenka, lístek
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) účet
    7) ((American) a cheque.) šek
    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate
    3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) dát mat
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up
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    [kəm'peə]
    1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) srovnat s, porovnat
    2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) přirovnat
    3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) rovnat se
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