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1 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) růst2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) (na)růst3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) nachat si narůst4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) vyrůst (v)5) (to become: It's growing dark.) stávat se•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up* * *• vyrůst• pěstovat• růst• grow/grew/grown -
2 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) obdělávat půdu2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) pěstovat•- cultivation
- cultivator* * *• pěstovat• kultivovat• obdělávat -
3 expand
(to make or grow larger; to spread out wider: Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering.) rozšířit, roztáhnout- expanse- expansion* * *• rozpínat se• roztahovat se• rozvést• rozkládat se• rozvinout se• rozšířit se• expandovat -
4 nourish
(to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc.) živit, vyživovat- nourishment* * *• živit• dodávat živiny -
5 thrive
(to grow strong and healthy: Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving.) prospívat- thriving* * *• thrive/thrived/thrived• thrive/throve/thrived• bujet -
6 worsen
verb (to (cause to) grow worse: The situation has worsened.) zhoršit se* * *• zhoršovat se• zhoršit se• zhoršovat• zhoršit• horšit -
7 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosk2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušní maz3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosk4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voskový5) (sealing-wax.) pečetní vosk2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) voskovat- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) dorůstat2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) narůstat* * *• vosk• voskovat• maz• navoskovat -
8 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kořen2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kořen, kořínek3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) kořen4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kořeny2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakořenit, zasadit- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rýt2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabat se* * *• odmocnina• kořen -
9 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
10 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) stávat se2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) stát se3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) stát se4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) slušet•- becoming- becomingly* * *• stávat se• stát se• become/became/become -
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12 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) (v)plížit se2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) plížit se3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) popínat seII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) hnusák- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *• plížit se• putování• lézt• bobtnat• creep/crept/crept -
13 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) úroda; plodina2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) bičík3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) účes nakrátko4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) vole2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) spást- crop up* * *• úroda• sklizeň -
14 deteriorate
[di'tiəriəreit](to grow worse: His work has deteriorated recently.) (z)horšit se* * *• zkazit• zhoršit• horšit -
15 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) rozvinout (se), vyvinout (se)2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) osvojit si, vypěstovat v sobě3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) ukázat se, objevit se4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) vyvolat•* * *• vyvinout• vyvinu• vyvinul• vyvolat• rozvést -
16 dwindle
['dwindl](to grow less: His money dwindled away.) ubývat, scvrkávat se, rozplynout* * *• ubývat• ztrácet se -
17 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) farma, statek2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) statek; selský2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) obdělávat, hospodařit- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard* * *• statek• hospodařit• farma• obdělávat -
18 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) vystlat/ozdobit peřím- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *• peří• péro• pero -
19 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) vzkvétat2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prosperovat3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) mávat, hrozit2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) kudrlinka, ozdobný tah (písma)2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) rozmáchlé gesto3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfára•* * *• vychloubat se• prosperovat• prospívat• okázalost• kvést• bujet• dařit se -
20 germinate
['‹ə:mineit](to (cause eg a seed to) begin to grow.) klíčit* * *• rašit• pučet• klíčit• nechat vyklíčit• dát vzklíčit
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