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2 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) odradit, zbavit odvahy2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) bránit, chtít zabránit3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) odrazovat od•* * *• zastrašit• odrazovat• odradit -
3 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) udusit (se)2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) uhasit3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) pokrýt* * *• uhasit -
4 suffocate
(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) (u)dusit (se)* * *• udusit• zadusit• dusit• dusit se -
5 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) chtít2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potřebovat3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mít nedostatek2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) přání2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) nouze3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) nedostatek•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *• potřebovat• potřeba• přát• chtít -
6 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) kotec2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) kiosk, stánek•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zhasnout2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) ztratit rychlost3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovat2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) přetaženýIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) oddalovat* * *• ustájit• zastavení vozidla• zhasnutí motoru• stáj• stánek• stání• kiosk• kotec• blokovat• chlév -
7 Bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) tyč(ka), tabulka, mříž, kus2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) pruh, páska3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) závora4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, pult5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) překážka8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) přepážka2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) zavřít na závoru2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) nepustit (do); vyloučit (z)3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) znemožnit, (za)bránit3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) kromě- barmaid- barman
- bar code* * *• sbor soudních obhájců• advokacie• Bar -
8 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) tyč(ka), tabulka, mříž, kus2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) pruh, páska3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) závora4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, pult5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) překážka8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) přepážka2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) zavřít na závoru2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) nepustit (do); vyloučit (z)3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) znemožnit, (za)bránit3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) kromě- barmaid- barman
- bar code* * *• tyč• prut• mříž -
9 bounce
1. verb1) (to (cause to) spring or jump back from a solid surface.) odrazit (se)2) ((of a cheque) to be sent back unpaid, because of lack of money in a bank account.) být vrácen bankou (jako nekrytý)2. noun1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) odraz, (od)skok2) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) elán•- bouncing* * *• odraz• odrážet se• buch -
10 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) šarm, půvab2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) kouzlo3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talisman4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) amulet2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) okouzlit2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) vyčarovat•- charming- charmingly* * *• půvab• okouzlit -
11 cramp
[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) křeč2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) nacpat, stěsnat2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) ochromit* * *• skoba• sevřít• spona• omezení• kramle• křeč -
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13 distress
[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) úzkost; bolest; bída2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) trápení2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) trápit, zarmoutit- distressingly* * *• úzkost• tíseň• rozrušit• nouze -
14 distrust
1. noun(suspicion; lack of trust or faith: He has always had a distrust of electrical gadgets.) nedůvěra2. verb(to have no trust in: He distrusts his own judgement.) nedůvěřovat- distrustfully
- distrustfulness* * *• nedůvěřovat• nedůvěra -
15 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) (vy)táhnout2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) táhnout3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vléci se4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pročesávat, prohledávat5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) táhnout se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) překážka, zátěž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, tah3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) převlek za ženu* * *• vléci• vláčet• vléct• táhnout -
16 droop
[dru:p]1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) sklánět se2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) vadnout* * *• klesnout• klesat -
17 exhibit
[iɡ'zibit] 1. verb1) (to show; to display to the public: My picture is to be exhibited in the art gallery.) vystavit2) (to show (a quality etc): He exhibited a complete lack of concern for others.) prokázat2. noun1) (an object displayed publicly (eg in a museum): One of the exhibits is missing.) exponát2) (an object or document produced in court as part of the evidence: The blood-stained scarf was exhibit number one in the murder trial.) doklad•- exhibitor* * *• ukázat• vystavit v:• vystavit• vystavovat• projevit• exponát -
18 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udeřit se2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpálit3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnout4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasáhnout; dosáhnout2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspěšný zásah3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit; populární•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *• udeřit uhodit• trefit• udeřit• uhodit• zasáhnout• hit/hit/hit• hit• narazit• bít• bil -
19 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) odumřít, zaniknout2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) upadnout2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) selhání2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) uplynutí* * *• poklesek• omyl• lapsus -
20 mistrust
1. verb(to have no confidence or trust in.) nedůvěřovat2. noun(lack of confidence in something.) nedůvěra- mistrustfully* * *• nedůvěra
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