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1 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) chmýří2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) načepýřit se, natřást, načechrat2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) zkazit•- fluffy* * *• načechrat• chmýří -
2 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) polštář2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polštář2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ztlumit* * *• polštář -
3 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) vyrovnaný2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) jemný3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) vyzrálý2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) zjemnit* * *• uvolněný• vyzrálý• zjemnit• příjemný• jemný• měkký -
4 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) polštářek2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) blok3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) odpalovácí rampa2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) vycpat- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) tiše našlapovat* * *• vycpávka• vycpat• podložka• pájecí ploška• blok -
5 pulp
1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) dužina2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) drť, dřevovina2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) oloupat a odpeckovat- pulpy* * *• vláknina• kaše• kost• celulóza• buničina• dužina• dřeň• drť• dužnina -
6 rustle
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7 pad out
(to fill with a soft material to make the right size: The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat.) vycpat -
8 mole
I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) mateřské znaménkoII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) krtek- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill* * *• krtek -
9 mud
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10 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) stoh, hromada2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) moře2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) naskládat- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) kůlIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) vlas* * *• sloup• složit• stoh• halda• hromada• kůl• kupa -
11 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) tlumit (se)* * *• změkčit• změknout• obměkčit -
12 whisper
['wispə] 1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) šeptat2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) šumět2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) šepot* * *• zašeptat• šepot• šeptat• šuškat
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