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1 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) narůstat2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) přírůstek; vzestup- on the increase* * *• úrok• vzrůstat• zvýšit• zvýšení• přírůstek• růst• navýšení• bonus -
2 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) vzrůstat2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) vybudovat* * *• vystavět• vytvořit• vybudovat• zazdít• přistavět -
3 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) stoupat, jít nahoru2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) vyrůstat, být stavěn* * *• stoupat -
4 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) míra2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka míry3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) míra4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatřený5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) míra6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (z)měřit2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovat3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) srovnávat, poměřovat4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) měřit•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• změřit• opatření• míra• měřit• dávkovat -
5 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spirálový; točitý2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) šroubovitý2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) spirála2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirála3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) spirálovitě stoupat- spirally* * *• spirála -
6 augment
[o:ɡ'ment](to increase in amount or make bigger in size or number.) zvětšit, zvýšit* * *• zvětšit -
7 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosk2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušní maz3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosk4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voskový5) (sealing-wax.) pečetní vosk2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) voskovat- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) dorůstat2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) narůstat* * *• vosk• voskovat• maz• navoskovat
См. также в других словарях:
increase in size — index development (progression) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase of size — index extension (expansion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase the size of — index magnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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increase — 1. verb 1) demand is likely to increase Syn: grow, get bigger, get larger, enlarge, expand, swell, rise, climb, mount, intensify, strengthen, extend, spread, widen 2) higher expectations will increase user dem … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
size — Nui. ♦ Increase in size, ho onui, ho oulu, lalahū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
