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1 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) příběh, historka2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) lež•- a tall story II see storey* * *• povídka• příběh -
2 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) k, na, do2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) až do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) až do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) s(e)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) na, k, s, při6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) než, ku8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) k9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) aby10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) do (téměř) zavřené polohy2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) k sobě•* * *• ke• ku• k• ať• aby• do -
3 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prsten2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) kroužek, prstenec, kolečko3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) kolo, kolečko4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) manéž, ring, aréna5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda, gang2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obklopit dokola2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakroužkovat3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) okroužkovat•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)zvonit2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zavolat3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zazvonit4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zazvonit5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) znít, zvučet6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zaznít2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonění2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonní hovor3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tón, přízvuk•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *• zazvonit• zvonit• prsten• ring• okruh• kruh -
4 accord
[ə'ko:d] 1. verb1) ((with with) to agree with: His story accords with what I saw happen.) souhlasit (s)2) (to grant or give to (a person): They accorded the president great respect.) poskytnout2. noun(agreement: That is not in accord with your original statement.) shoda- accordingly
- according to
- of one's own accord
- with one accord* * *• shoda• souhlas• dohoda -
5 believe
[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) věřit2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) důvěřovat3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) domnívat se, myslet•- belief
- believer
- believe in* * *• věřit• uvěřit• myslet• domnívat se• důvěřovat -
6 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) dostat2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) přinést, koupit3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) dostat se; sundat4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) dostat5) (to become: You're getting old.) stávat se6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) přimět7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) přijet, přijít8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) dosáhnout; dospět; dokončit9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) dostat10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) chytit11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) pochopit•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *• získávat• získat• stát se nějakým• get/got/gotten• obdržet• dostávat• dostat• dostat se -
7 incredible
[in'kredəbl]1) (hard to believe: He does an incredible amount of work.) neuvěřitelný2) (impossible to believe; not credible: I found his story incredible.) neuvěřitelný•- incredibility* * *• neuvěřitelný -
8 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) čtverec2) (something in the shape of this.) čtverec3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) náměstí4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) dvojmocnina2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) čtvercový; hranatý2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vyrovnaný3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) čtvereční4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) zastaralý3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) v pravém úhlu2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rovnou4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) upravit do čtverce2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) vyrovnat3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) být v souladu4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) umocnit•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *• hranatý• náměstí• druhá mocnina• čtverec• čtvereční -
9 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) obsahovat2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) přijmout (k sobě)3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) pochopit4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) zabrat5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) oklamat, nachytat (na)* * *• utržit -
10 tally
['tæli] 1. plural - tallies; noun(an account: He kept a tally of all the work he did.) evidence2. verb((often with with) to agree or match: Their stories tally; His story tallies with mine.) shodovat se* * *• záznam• sečíst• bodovat -
11 truth
[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) pravdivost; pravda2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) pravda•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth* * *• pravda -
12 ring true
(to sound true: His story does not ring true.) znít pravdivě -
13 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) se zrnkem soliEnglish-Czech dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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14 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) se zrnkem soliEnglish-Czech dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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15 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) oheň; požár2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) topení, kamna3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) oheň4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) nadšení5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) palba2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) vypalovat2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) nadchnout; rozpálit3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) spustit4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) vypálit5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) střílet6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) vyhodit•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *• topení• topit• požární• požár• oheň• palba• ohniště• krb -
16 injure
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17 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) pantomima2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomima3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mim2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) vyjádřit beze slov* * *• pantomima -
18 stir
[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) umíchat2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) cuchat; převracet se; hýbat se3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) dojmout2. noun(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) rozruch- stirring- stir-fry
- stir up* * *• vězení• vzruch• vířit• vmíchat• zavrtět sebou• provokovat• smíchat• šťourat se v• strhovat• hýbat• namíchnout• míchání• namíchat• mlýt sebou -
19 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) vymyslet si* * *• uvařit• rychle uvařit• něco vymyslet -
20 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) přikrášlit2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) ozdobit•* * *• vyzdobit
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