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1 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) držet na provázku -
2 have (someone) on a string
(to have (a person) under one's control.) držet na provázku -
3 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) křídlo2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) křídlo3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) křídlo4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) blatník5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) křídlo6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) křídlo7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) křídlo8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) peruť•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *• křídlo• blatník -
4 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 -
5 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vchod; východ; průchod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) cesta, směr3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulice4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) daleko; kousek5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) způsob6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ohled7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) způsoby8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) cesta2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko, dlouho- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *• způsob• silnice• metoda• cesta• dráha -
6 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) pata2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) pata3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) podpatek2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) dát nový podpatek2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) naklánět se•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *• podpatek• pata -
7 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nos2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) nos, čich3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) příď, předek, špička2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) opatrně plout, rozrážet přídí2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) čmuchat•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) letět střemhlav- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *• nos -
8 colony
['koləni]plural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) kolonie2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) kolonie3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) kolonie•- colonial- colonialism
- colonialist
- colonize
- colonise
- colonist
- colonization
- colonisation* * *• kolonie -
9 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) vliv, vláda, moc2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) regulace, kontrola3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) ovládací zařízení4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrola2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) ovládat, řídit, dohlížet na2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) kontrolovat se, ovládat se3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) regulovat•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *• řízení• řídit• ovládání• ovládat• kontrola• kontrolovat• kontrolní• dozor -
10 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) směr2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) vedení3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) instrukce; návod4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) orientace* * *• směr• kontrola -
11 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) dát přednost2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) povolit, prasknout, podlomit se3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ustoupit* * *• uvolnit• ustoupit• zřítit se• prasknout• podlomit se• povolit -
12 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 -
13 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skořápka, krunýř, lastura2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) kostra3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granát2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) (vy)loupat2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardovat•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *• ulita• skořápka• lastura• mušle• bombardovat -
14 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stav2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) stát(ní)3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) majestát; okázalý•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) vyhlásit* * *• ustanovit• tvrdit• země• prohlásit• situace• stát• stanovit• stav• státní• konstatovat
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