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1 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) odhadnout; hádat2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) tušit, domnívat se2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domněnka, tušení- anybody's guess* * *• uhádnout• uhodnout• tušit• vyhádat• vytušit• odhad• odhadnout• hádat -
2 anybody's guess
(a matter of complete uncertainty: Who will win is anybody's guess.) ve hvězdách -
3 by guess
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4 by guess or by gosh
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5 i guess
• myslím -
6 conjecture
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7 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) zkusmý tah* * *• střela od boku -
8 hazard
['hæzəd] 1. noun((something which causes) a risk of harm or danger: the hazards of mountain-climbing.) riziko2. verb1) (to risk; to be prepared to do (something, the result of which is uncertain): Are you prepared to hazard your life for the success of this mission?) riskovat2) (to put forward (a guess etc).) odvážit se•- hazardousness* * *• riskovat• hazard• hazardovat• náhoda -
9 inner
['inə]1) (placed etc on the inside or further in: The inner tube of his tyre was punctured.) vnitřní2) ((of feelings etc) secret or hidden: I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be.) skrytý•- inner tube* * *• vnitřní• skrytý• tajný• nejhlubší -
10 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) hádankaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) proděravět* * *• řešeto• hádanka -
11 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) říci2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) prohlásit, říkat3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) odříkat4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) říci2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) příležitost promluvit- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *• třeba• povídat• pravit• říkat• říct• say/said/said• říci• říkadlo -
12 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) dohad2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) dohadování* * *• spekulace -
13 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) vyhodit2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) převracet se3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) zmítat se4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) hodit si (mincí)2. noun(an act of tossing.) hod- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *• vyhodit• pohodit• přehazovat• odhodit• hodit• hod• mrštit -
14 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) divoký2) ((of land) not cultivated.) neobdělaný3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) divoký4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) bouřlivý, prudký5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) šílený, bez sebe6) (rash: a wild hope.) bezmezný7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) náhodný8) (very angry.) zuřivý•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *• zuřivý• divoký -
15 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) šaráda -
16 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vyhrát/prohrát při házení mincí
См. также в других словарях:
Guess — (g[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw. gissa, Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess, Icel. geta to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to get, and akin to E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guess? — Guess?, Inc. Tipo Pública (NYSE: GES) Fundación Los Ángeles, CA (1981) … Wikipedia Español
guess — The informal use of I guess meaning ‘I think it likely, I suppose’ developed in America in the late 18c from the standard use of the phrase meaning ‘it is my opinion or hypothesis (that)’. The Americanness of the informal use has been marked… … Modern English usage
guess´er — guess «gehs», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to form an opinion of without really knowing; conjecture; estimate: »to guess the height of a tree, guess what will happen next. 2. to get right by guessing: »Can you guess the answer to that riddle? 3. to think … Useful english dictionary
guess — guess·able; guess·er; guess·ing·ly; guess; guess·ti·mate; … English syllables
Guess — Guess, v. i. To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; with at, about, etc. [1913 Webster] This is the place, as well as I may guess. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guess — Guess, n. An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise. [1913 Webster] A poet must confess His art s like physic but a happy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guess — [ges] vt., vi. [ME gessen, to judge, estimate, prob. < MDu, akin to Dan gisse, Swed gissa, ON geta: for IE base see GET] 1. to form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture;… … English World dictionary
guess — vb *conjecture, surmise Analogous words: speculate, *think, reason: imagine, fancy (see THINK): gather, *infer, deduce: estimate, reckon (see CALCULATE) guess n conjecture, surmise (see under … New Dictionary of Synonyms
guess — [n] belief, speculation assumption, ballpark figure*, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch*, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation,… … New thesaurus
guess — ► VERB 1) estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct. 2) correctly estimate or conjecture. 3) (I guess) informal, chiefly N. Amer. I suppose. ► NOUN ▪ an estimate or conjecture. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
