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1 shake one's head
(to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No': `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.) (za)vrtět hlavou -
2 off one's head
(mad: You must be off your head to work for nothing.) blázen -
3 shake one´s head
• zakroutit hlavou -
4 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) zachovat si chladnou hlavu -
5 lose one's head
(to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis.) ztratit hlavu -
6 take it into one's head (to)
(to decide (to): She took it into her head to go to Spain.) vzít si do hlavy -
7 take it into one's head (to)
(to decide (to): She took it into her head to go to Spain.) vzít si do hlavy -
8 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) hlava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hlava3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hlava4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) hlava; vrchní, hlavní5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) hlavička; vrchol6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) pramen; horní část toku7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) záhlaví; čelo8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) hlava, buňky, smysl10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) vedoucí, šéf, -ová11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) za osobu12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) mys13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) čepice2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vést; být v čele2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) stát v čele3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) směřovat4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nazvat, nadepsat5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) hlavičkovat•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *• vedoucí• velet• ředitel• hlavní• hlava• mířit -
9 head-on
adverb, adjective ((usually of cars etc) with the front of one car etc hitting the front of another car etc: a head-on collision; The two cars crashed head-on.) přímý, čelní; frontálně* * *• přímo• frontálně• čelně -
10 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) odvrátit2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) směřovat* * *• odvrátit -
11 hit the nail on the head
(to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).) uhodit hřebík na hlavičku -
12 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (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; viset2) (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 zasazen3) ((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 oběšen4) ((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, splývat5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) sklonit•- hanger- 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 -
13 pillow
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14 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (o)třást (se)2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) otřást2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) (za)třepání2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) koktejl•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *• třást se• třepat• zatřást se• shake/shook/shaken• otřást• chvět -
15 harbour
1. noun(a place of shelter for ships: All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.) přístav2. verb1) (to give shelter or refuge to (a person): It is against the law to harbour criminals.) přechovávat2) (to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head: He harbours a grudge against me.) živit•* * *• útočiště• přechovávat• přístřeší• přístav• kotvit v přístavu -
16 headlong
adjective, adverb1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) střemhlav2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) ukvapený; zbrkle* * *• zbrkle• překotně -
17 incline
1. verb(to bow (one's head etc).) sklonit2. noun(a slope.) svah- be inclined to* * *• svah• naklonit -
18 overhead
[əuvə'hed]adverb, adjective(above; over one's head: The plane flew overhead; an overhead bridge.) nad hlavou; visutý* * *• vrchní• visutý• režie• režijní• stropní• horní• nadzemní• nástropní• nad hlavou -
19 headfirst
adverb (with one's head in front or bent forward: He fell headfirst into a pool of water.) po hlavě -
20 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) koruna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) panovník3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) vrchol; temeno4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) korunka2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) korunovat2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) ozdobit3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) nasadit korunku4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) dát pohlavek•- crown princess* * *• Kč• korunka• korunovat• koruna• dovršit
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