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1 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) předávat* * *• předat• odkázat -
2 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) dělník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) list6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) pěst7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podat, vrátit2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) vrátit, připojit zpět•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• podávat• podat• ruka• ruční• dlaň -
3 hand-me-down
• obnošený -
4 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) dát dolů2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) odložit3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) potlačit4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) utratit (zvíře)* * *• uhasit• utlačovat• umlčet• zapsat si• zaznamenat• zarazit• potlačit• položit• pokořit• porazit• snížit• omezit• napsat si -
5 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) pravý2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) správný3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) správné4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) vhodný2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) právo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) pravda3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) napravo4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) pravice3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) přesně, přímo2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) hned3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) přímo4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) zcela5) (to the right: Turn right.) vpravo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) správně4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) narovnat (se)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) napravit5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobře- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) pravicový- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *• vpravo• právo• pravý• pravda• přímo• přímý• správný• ihned• hned• napravo -
6 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (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.) držet2) (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.) držet3) (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.) držet4) (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?) vydržet5) (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)držet6) (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; udržet7) (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 se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat10) (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; chovat11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet20) ((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.) držet22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv3) ((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 -
7 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosáhnout2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosáhnout (na)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natáhnout ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojit se (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) dosahovat2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• sáhnout• sahat• dosahovat• dojet• dojít• dojíždět• doletět• dosáhnout -
8 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blízko2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) dokonale padnoucí oděv2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) blízký2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) těsný3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) důkladný; přísný4) (tight: a close fit.) těsný5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) hustý, dusný6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skoupý7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) tajný, důvěrný•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zavřít, zavírat2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) skončit3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) uzavřít2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec, závěr- close up* * *• těsně• uzavřít• zavřít• zavírat• blízký• důvěrný -
9 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) stříhat; řezat2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) uříznout; rozřezat; nakrájet3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) vystřihnout4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) (o)stříhat; posekat5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) snížit6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) vystřihnout7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) říznout se8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) sejmout9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') stop!10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) zkrátit si cestu11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) protínat12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) ulít se13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorovat2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) řez; výpadek; sestřih; snížení2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) střih3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátek•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) jedovatý- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohledný- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *• tnout• zkrátit• seknutí• sekat• řezat• sek• rozřezat• řez• říznutí• snížit• střih• snížení• krájet• cut/cut/cut -
10 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) kapat2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) kapka2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) kapání3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) kapačka•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) nechat vyvěsit* * *• kapka -
11 manhandle
1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) dopravit vlastní silou2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) hrubě zacházet* * *• týrat• špatně zacházet -
12 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz -
13 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknout se2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknout se3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojmout4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mít něco společného2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) hmat, omak3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) dotyk, tah4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý styl5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *• zavadit• sáhnout• osahávat• ohmatávat• omak• ohmatat• ohmatání• hmatat• hmat• kontakt• dotyk• dotýkat se• dotek• dotknutí• dotknout se
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