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1 greeting
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2 handshake
noun (the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.) podání ruky* * *• potřesení rukou• stisk -
3 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) poklonit se, sklánět (se)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) sklánět se (před)2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) úklona, poklona- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) luk2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) smyčec3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) mašle2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) příď* * *• uklonit se• úklona• poklona• poklonit se• sklánět• sehnout• sklonit• smyčec• smeknout• oblouk• ohýbat• naklonit• luk -
4 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) kroupy2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) krupobití2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) (kroupy) padatII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) přivolávat; zdravit (voláním)2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) pozdravit, přivítat2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) zavolání3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) buď pozdraven* * *• pocházet z• pocházet• pozdrav• pozdravit• oslavovat• kroupy -
5 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) nabídnout (cenu)2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) podat nabídku3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) vyzvat4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) popřát2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) nabídka2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) pokus o, snaha•- bidder- bidding
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6 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) (při)kývnout2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) klimbat2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) (při)kývnutí- nod off* * *• přikývnout• přikývnutí• kývat• dřímat -
7 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) vlna2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) vlna3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) vlna4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) vlna5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) zamávání2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) vlát2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) vlnit se; (na)ondulovat3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) mávat•- wavy- waviness
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- wave aside* * *• vlna• vlnit se• mávat• mávnout -
8 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') (za)mrkat2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) mrkat2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) zamrkání* * *• přimhouřit oko• mrknout
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