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  • 1 millstone

    1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) mlýnský kámen
    2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) mlýnský kámen na krku
    * * *
    • přítěž
    • mlýnský kámen

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  • 2 nape

    [neip]
    (the back of the neck: His hair curled over the nape of his neck.) týl
    * * *
    • týl
    • zátylek
    • šíje

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  • 3 sling

    1. [sliŋ] noun
    1) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) páska
    2) (a band of cloth etc worn over the shoulder for supporting a rifle etc on the back.) řemen
    3) (a looped arrangement of ropes, chains etc for supporting, hoisting, carrying and lowering heavy objects.) smyčkový závěs
    2. verb
    1) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) hodit
    2) (to support, hang or swing by means of a strap, sling etc: He had a camera and binoculars slung round his neck.) zavěsit
    •
    * * *
    • sling/slung/slung
    • mrštit

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  • 4 crane

    [krein] 1. noun
    (a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) jeřáb
    2. verb
    (to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) natahovat (krk)
    * * *
    • vodní jeřáb
    • vztyčit
    • zvednout jeřábem
    • jeřáb
    • natahovat krk

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  • 5 boil

    I [boil] verb
    1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vařit (se)
    2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) (u)vařit
    •
    - boiling-point
    - boil down to
    - boil over     II [boil] noun
    (an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) nežit
    * * *
    • vařit
    • uvařit

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  • 6 constrict

    [kən'strikt]
    (to press tightly; to cramp: The tight collar was constricting his neck.) stisknout, sevřít
    * * *
    • sevřít
    • stlačit
    • slisovat

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  • 7 gland

    [ɡlænd]
    (a part of the body that takes substances from the blood and stores them for use or in order that the body may get rid of them: a sweat gland; He has swollen glands in his neck.) žláza
    * * *
    • žláza

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  • 8 talisman

    ['tælizmən, ]( American[) -lis-]
    (an object which is supposed to have magic powers to protect its owner; a charm: He had a rabbit's foot which he wore round his neck as a talisman.) talisman
    * * *
    • amulet

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  • 9 twinge

    [twin‹]
    (a sudden sharp pain: He felt a twinge (of pain) in his neck; a twinge of regret.) bodnutí; hryznutí
    * * *
    • píchnutí

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  • 10 shoulder

    ['ʃəuldə] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) rameno
    2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) úbočí
    3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) rameno
    4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) rameno
    2. verb
    1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) dát si na ramena
    2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) vzít na sebe
    3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) prodrat se
    •
    - put one's shoulder to the wheel
    - shoulder to shoulder
    * * *
    • plec
    • rameno

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  • 11 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) propíchnout, píchat
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) (v)bodnout
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) přilepit, slepit, zůstat
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) uváznout
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) větev
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) hůl
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stvol
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    • tyčinka
    • prut
    • přilepit
    • stick/stuck/stuck
    • hůl
    • lepit
    • klacek

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  • 12 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tuhý; nepohyblivý
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) nepoddajný, ztuhlý
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tuhý
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) těžký
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) ostrý
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) strohý
    •
    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff
    * * *
    • těžký
    • tuha
    • tvrdý
    • tuhý
    • pevný
    • pyšný
    • silný
    • stuha
    • ostrý

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  • 13 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) záda
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hřbet
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) zadní část
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) obránce
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) zadní
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zpátky, nazpět
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) zpět, pryč, dál
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) dozadu
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) v odpověď
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zpět (do minulosti)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (vy)couvat
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpořit
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) vsadit si (na něco)
    •
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) backhandem, se sklonem doleva
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
    * * *
    • týl
    • záda
    • zadní
    • zacouvat
    • zadní strana
    • zpět
    • zpáteční
    • zpátky
    • rub
    • obránce
    • hřbet
    • couvat

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  • 14 breast

    [brest] 1. noun
    1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) prs
    2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) prsa, hruď
    2. verb
    1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) vzdorovat
    2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) vystoupit na vrchol
    •
    - breastfed
    - breaststroke
    * * *
    • hruď
    • ňadro

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  • 15 chest

    I [ est] noun
    (the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) hruď
    II [ est] noun
    (a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) bedna, skříň
    * * *
    • truhla
    • prádelník
    • prsa
    • hruď
    • káď
    • komora
    • bedna

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  • 16 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pověsit; viset
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) zasadit; být zasazen
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) oběsit; být oběšen
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viset dolů, splývat
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) sklonit
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    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up
    * * *
    • viset
    • zavěsit
    • pověsit
    • hang/hung/hung
    • oběsit

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  • 17 locket

    [-kit]
    noun (a little ornamental case hung round the neck: a gold locket containing a piece of his hair.) medailón
    * * *
    • medailón

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  • 18 smooth

    [smu:ð] 1. adjective
    1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) hladký
    2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) jemný
    3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) klidný
    4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) příjemný, klidný; hladký
    5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) úlisný
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) (u)hladit
    2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) roztírat, vtírat
    •
    - smoothly
    - smoothness
    * * *
    • vyhladit
    • rovný
    • hladit
    • hladký

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  • 19 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) (při)vázat, připoutat
    2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) zavázat (si)
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) zavazovat se
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) dělit se (o)
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) kravata
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) pouto
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) remíza
    4) (a game or match to be played.) vylučovací zápas
    •
    - tie someone down
    - tie down
    - tie in/up
    * * *
    • vázanka
    • závazek
    • zavázat
    • pouto
    • přivázat
    • svázat
    • kravata

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См. также в других словарях:

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  • up to his neck — adjective deeply involved neck deep in work up to their necks in debt • Syn: ↑neck deep, ↑up to my neck, ↑up to your neck, ↑up to her neck, ↑up to our necks, ↑up to their necks …   Useful english dictionary

  • neck verse — neck verse, a Latin verse printed in black letter, usually Psalm 51:1, formerly set before an accused person claiming benefit of clergy, in order to test his ability to read; if he could read it, he was released, thus saving his neck …   Useful english dictionary

  • up to his neck in — up to his eye balls in, up to his ears in, completely involved in …   English contemporary dictionary

  • twisted his neck — humorous description of one who turns his head rapidly to look at a beautiful girl …   English contemporary dictionary

  • neck — [[t]ne̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ necks, necking, necked 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body. She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly... He was short and stocky, and had a thick …   English dictionary

  • neck — neck1 W2S2 [nek] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of the body)¦ 2¦(clothing)¦ 3¦(narrow part)¦ 4 be up to your neck in something 5 neck and neck (with somebody) 6 in this/somebody s neck of the woods 7 get it in the neck 8 by a neck 9 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • neck — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ slender, slim, swan like (literary) ▪ scraggy (BrE), scrawny …   Collocations dictionary

  • Neck guard — A neck guard is a piece of protective equipment worn by ice hockey players around the neck area. The guard is to prevent injury to the neck by pucks, hockey sticks, and skate blades. This piece is critical to goaltenders, who are more likely at… …   Wikipedia

  • neck — 1 /nek/ noun 1 PART OF THE BODY (C) the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders: She wore a string of pearls around her neck. 2 CLOTHING (C) the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: the neck of the shirt | The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of… …   Universalium

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