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1 make a living
• starat se o živobytí -
2 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) nastavit2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) protloukat se -
3 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) (po)svítit (si)2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) lesknout se3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) cídit4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) (za)skvít se2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) lesk, záře2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) vyleštění•- shining- shiny
- shininess* * *• zářit• zasvítit• zář• shine/shone/shone• svítit• svit -
4 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) žít2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) přežít3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bydlit4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) žít5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) žít (z)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) živobytí- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živý2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) přímý3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) nevybuchlý; čilý; aktivní4) (burning: a live coal.) žhavý2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) přímo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *• živý• žít• živoucí• skutečný• naživu• bydlit• bydlet -
5 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) krejčí2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) (u)šít na míru2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) přizpůsobit•* * *• krejčí -
6 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) poangličtit* * *• poangličtit -
7 animate
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8 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) (o)zdobit2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) (vy)malovat, (vy)tapetovat3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) vyznamenat•- decorative
- decorator* * *• vyzdobit• zdobit• ozdobit• dekorovat -
9 elixir
[i'liksə](a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold: the elixir of life.) elixír* * *• elixír -
10 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) vystrčit2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) nutit3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) obrat, oškubat4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) kšeftovat, živit se nepoctivě5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) šlapat chodník2. noun(quick and busy activity.) horečná činnost- hustler* * *• postrčit• ruch• strčit• spěchat• strkat• nacpat -
11 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) model; modelový2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manekýn, -ka4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model, -ka5) (something that can be used to copy from.) model6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) vzor; vzorný2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) předvádět2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) stát modelem3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelovat4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelovat, napodobovat vzor•* * *• vzor• modelovat• modelka• model• manekýnka -
12 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) podnět2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) hnací síla* * *• podnět• stimul -
13 tame
[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) krotký, ochočený2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) nudný2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) ochočit- tamely- tameness
- tameable* * *• zkrotit• ochočit• krotit• krotký -
14 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) poangličtit -
15 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) utáhnout si opasek
См. также в других словарях:
make a living — {v. phr.} To earn one s livelihood. * /If you re good at your job, you can make a better living than if you don t know what you re doing./ * /It is easier to make a living in the United States than in many other countries./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a living — {v. phr.} To earn one s livelihood. * /If you re good at your job, you can make a better living than if you don t know what you re doing./ * /It is easier to make a living in the United States than in many other countries./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ a\ living — v. phr. To earn one s livelihood. If you re good at your job, you can make a better living than if you don t know what you re doing. It is easier to make a living in the United States than in many other countries … Словарь американских идиом
make a living — earn enough money to live on, make your way You can make a living at farming, but you won t be rich! … English idioms
make a living — earn enough money to live He cannot make a living by only doing a part time job … Idioms and examples
make a living — earn a living, earn money by working … English contemporary dictionary
make a living — verb To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, ones family … Wiktionary
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