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81 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) spěchat, rychle odvézt2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) rychlý pohyb2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) spěch•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) sítina, rákos* * *• ruch• pádit• fofr• hnát se - honit se -
82 screech
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83 screen
[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) plenta, zástěna2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) clona3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) plátno, obrazovka2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) skrýt2) (to make or show a cinema film.) (na)filmovat; promítat3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) prověřit4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) vyšetřit•- the screen* * *• zaclonit• plenta• promítací plátno• obrazovka• clona -
84 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) smysl2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) cit3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) smysl4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dobrý vkus5) (a meaning (of a word).) smysl, výzva6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) výklad2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) cítit- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *• tušit• vytušit• význam• vnímat• rozum• smysl• cit -
85 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) srazit (se)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) couvat3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) zdráhat se•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psychiatr, cvokař (hovor.)* * *• zakrnět• zmenšit• psychiatr• schoulení• scvrknout• seschnout• shrink/shrank/shrunk• smrštit• stáhnout• smrštění• svraštit• sražení -
86 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) mlátit2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) pachtit se3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) dřít se2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) dřina2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) tvrdý úder* * *• dřina• dřít se -
87 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) pomazat, umazat2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) rozmazat3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) pošpinit, zostudit2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) skvrna2) (a piece of slander.) pomluva* * *• umazat• ušpinit• zašpinit• pomlouvat• potřít• skvrna• šmouha• maz -
88 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) čtverec2) (something in the shape of this.) čtverec3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) náměstí4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) dvojmocnina2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) čtvercový; hranatý2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vyrovnaný3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) čtvereční4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) zastaralý3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) v pravém úhlu2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rovnou4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) upravit do čtverce2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) vyrovnat3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) být v souladu4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) umocnit•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *• hranatý• náměstí• druhá mocnina• čtverec• čtvereční -
89 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyrazit2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začít3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) nastartovat, spustit, uvést v chod4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) rozběhnout2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začátek, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) náskok•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočit2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutí2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otřes* * *• začínat• zahájení• začátek• začít• zahájit• spouštět• spustit• start -
90 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udeřit; zasadit2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zaútočit3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) zapálit; vykřesat4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stávkovat5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) narazit na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) rozeznít (se)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) překvapit8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) razit9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) dát se10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) strhnout; stáhnout2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stávka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) objev•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *• uhodit• udeřit• uřezat• strike/struck/struck• stávkovat• stávka• stlačit• napadnout• narazit• napadat• dopadnout -
91 stun
past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) omráčit2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) ohromit•- stunning* * *• ohromit• omráčit -
92 suffer
1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) trpět2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) utrpět3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) zanedbat4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) trpět na•* * *• trpět• trápit se• utrpět• prodělat• strpět -
93 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) jistý2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) jistý3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) spolehlivý2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') ovšem, jistě- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *• zaručený• jistý• jistě -
94 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) obsahovat2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) přijmout (k sobě)3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) pochopit4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) zabrat5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) oklamat, nachytat (na)* * *• utržit -
95 thump
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96 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) špička, hrot2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) zakončit- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) naklánět (se)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) vyklopit, vylít3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) vysypat2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) skládka- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) spropitné2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dát spropitnéIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) rada, tip- tip off* * *• tip• trik• vrchol• péro• rada• řezný• hrana• hrot• konec• kování• koncový• náraz• dotek• cíp -
97 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) stopa2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) stopa2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) (vy)stopovat2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) kopírovat•- tracing- trace elements
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98 turf
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) trávník2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) drn2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) pokrýt drny2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) vyhodit* * *• drn -
99 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zatáčka, odbočka4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) řada5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *• točit• točit se• zahnout• zahýbat• zakroutit se• pootočit• přelom• obrat• obrátit se• obrátit• otáčet• obracet se• otočit se• otáčka• obracet• kroutit se• natočit -
100 turn on
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) otevřít, zapnout2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) otevřít, rozsvítit3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) zapnout4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) zaútočit* * *• zapínat• zapnout
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