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1 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
2 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) mít těžký úkol -
3 have a job
(to have difficulty: You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.) mít fušku -
4 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) dělat divy -
5 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) dát se do práce -
6 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) monotónní práce -
7 not to have a clue
(to be ignorant: `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.') nemít ponětí -
8 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) trknout- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) terč vtipu2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) pažba, držadlo2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) nedopalek3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) zadek* * *• trknout• zadnice• zadek• zbytek• potrkat• plést• terč• špaček• konec• nabrat -
9 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) zaměstnání, práce2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) úkol•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *• zaměstnání• práce• kšeft• místo -
10 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) volný den2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) prázdniny; dovolená; rekreační•- on holiday* * *• prázdniny• svátek• dovolená -
11 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) několik; trochu2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nějaký; některý3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) některý; aspoň trochu4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) určitý2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) značný, jistý2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) nějaký3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) asi3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) trochu, dost- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *• trochu• některý• několik• nějaký• nějaké -
12 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyrazit2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začít3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) nastartovat, spustit, uvést v chod4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) rozběhnout2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začátek, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) náskok•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočit2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutí2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otřes* * *• začínat• zahájení• začátek• začít• zahájit• spouštět• spustit• start -
13 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) spolupracovat2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) kolaborovat•- collaborator* * *• spolupracovat -
14 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) ztratit2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) ztratit (se)3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) ztratit4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) prohrát5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) ztrácet•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *• ztrácet• ztratit• prohrát• prohrávat• lose/lost/lost -
15 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mysl, inteligence2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) dávat pozor na2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) všímat si, dbát3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) pozor (na)4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) hledět si, dbát3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pozor!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *• rozum• pečovat• mysl• dbát -
16 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) skončit2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) dojíst, dopít2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) úprava2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) finiš•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *• ukončit• zakončit• skončit• končit• dokončit• dodělat• dopsat• dohotovit• dohrát• dočíst -
17 Mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.) marka2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.) známka3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.) skvrna4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.) značka5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.) křížek6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.) známka2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.) označit; ušpinit (se)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.) oznámkovat3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.) označit4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.) poznamenat (si)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.) hlídat•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time* * *• Marek -
18 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.) marka2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.) známka3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.) skvrna4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.) značka5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.) křížek6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.) známka2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.) označit; ušpinit (se)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.) oznámkovat3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.) označit4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.) poznamenat (si)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.) hlídat•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time* * *• vyznačit• vyznačovat• známka• značka• znaménko• poznamenat• skvrna• terč• označit• marka -
19 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) ospravedlnit2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) garantovat2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) příkaz* * *• zaručit• zatykač• plná moc• písemný příkaz• příkaz k domovní prohlídce• příkaz k úřední prohlídce• rozkaz• oprávnění• ospravedlnit -
20 desire
1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) chuť, touha, přání2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) přát si, toužit po- desirability* * *• toužit• toužit po• touha• žádat• zatoužit po• přát si• přání• prosba
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