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1 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 -
2 forfeit
['fo:fit] 1. noun(something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) pokuta2. verb(to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) ztratit3. adjective(forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.) propadlý; ztracený* * *• zástava• pozbytí něčeho• propadnutí -
3 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) podrážděný, rozmrzelý- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kříž2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kříž3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kříž4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kříž, obtíž5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kříženec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kříž7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kříž2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) přejít; protínat (se)2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) zkřížit3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) křížit se4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) křížit se5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) přeškrtnout6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) překřížit7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) (z)křížit8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) odporovat•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) přezkoumání, křížová kontrola- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *• přetínat• přestoupit• přejíždět• přejet• přejít• přestupovat• kříž -
4 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknout se2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknout se3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojmout4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mít něco společného2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) hmat, omak3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) dotyk, tah4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý styl5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *• zavadit• sáhnout• osahávat• ohmatávat• omak• ohmatat• ohmatání• hmatat• hmat• kontakt• dotyk• dotýkat se• dotek• dotknutí• dotknout se -
5 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) borovice2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) (z) boroviceII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) chřadnout2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) toužit (po)* * *• pinie• sosna• borovice• borový -
6 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) zrak2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) dohled3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) pozoruhodnost4) (a view or glimpse.) pohled5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) podívaná6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muška2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) spatřit2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) namířit•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *• zrak• památka• pamětihodnost -
7 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vchod; východ; průchod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) cesta, směr3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulice4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) daleko; kousek5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) způsob6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ohled7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) způsoby8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) cesta2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko, dlouho- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *• způsob• silnice• metoda• cesta• dráha -
8 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) zemřít, odumřít2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) mizet, hasnout3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) umírat touhou•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matriceIII see dice* * *• uhynout• umírat• umřít• zemřít• pojít -
9 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 -
10 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) třesk, hřmot, řinčení2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) srážka3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krach4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) roztříštit (se)2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) narazit, vrazit3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zřítit se4) ((of a business) to fail.) zkrachovat5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) prodírat se6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intenzivní- crash-land* * *• pád• havárie -
11 despair
[di'speə] 1. verb(to lose hope (of): I despair of ever teaching my son anything.) zoufat si (nad), cítit beznaděj2. noun1) (the state of having given up hope: He was filled with despair at the news.) zoufalství, beznaděj2) ((with the) something which causes someone to despair: He is the despair of his mother.) důvod k zoufalství* * *• zoufalství• beznaděj -
12 fade
[feid](to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) zvolna mizet; vyblednout; slábnout* * *• vadnout• ztrácet barvu• mizet• blednout• doznívat• druh úderu v golfu -
13 Leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) list2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) list3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) sklápěcí deska•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *• Leaf• list rostliny -
14 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) list2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) list3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) sklápěcí deska•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *• list• lupen -
15 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) (u)klouznout2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) vyklouznout3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) uklouznout, splést se4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) vytratit se5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) vyklouznout6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vsunout2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) uklouznutí2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) chybička3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombiné; spodnička4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) proužek* * *• sklouznout• sklouznout sklouzl• omyl• klouzat• klouznout -
16 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) zakopnout2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) klopýtat3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) zadrhávat•- stumble across/on* * *• zakopnout• klopýtnout -
17 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) to je nadělení•- would-be- would you* * *• by -
18 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) kdybych byl tušil
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lose something in translation — lose something in translation/interpretation/etc phrase to not be as effective or accurate when translated or performed in another way etc Thesaurus: speaking or translating other languageshyponym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose something in interpretation — lose something in translation/interpretation/etc phrase to not be as effective or accurate when translated or performed in another way etc Thesaurus: speaking or translating other languageshyponym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose something in the shuffle — lose sb/sth in the ˈshuffle idiom usually passive (NAmE) to not notice sb/sth or pay attention to sb/sth because of a confusing situation • Middle children tend to get lost in the shuffle. Main entry: ↑shuffleidiom … Useful english dictionary
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose — [luːz] verb lost PTandPP [lɒst ǁ lɒːst] losing PRESPART [transitive] 1. to stop having something any more, or to have less of it: • The industry has lost 60,000 jobs. • After a boardroom battle, Dixon lost control of the company … Financial and business terms
lose */*/*/ — UK [luːz] / US [luz] verb Word forms lose : present tense I/you/we/they lose he/she/it loses present participle losing past tense lost UK [lɒst] / US [lɔst] past participle lost Get it right: lose: Don t confuse lose (a verb) and loose (an… … English dictionary
lose — [[t]lu͟ːz[/t]] ♦ loses, losing, lost 1) VERB If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. [V n] A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... [V n] The government lost the… … English dictionary
lose yourself in something — phrase to be so interested in something that you do not notice what is happening around you She likes nothing better than to lose herself in a book. Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: lose * * * ˈlose yourself in sth derived … Useful english dictionary
lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
