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121 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) natahovat (se); cloumat2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) přepínat3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) přepínat4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pře)cedit2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napětí2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypětí3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) namožení4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) (přílišně) zatížený•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) dispozice3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodie* * *• tlak• vypětí• zatížení• plemeno• rasa• kmen• nápor• napětí• napnout• napínat• cedit• deformovat -
122 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 -
123 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) (za)ťukání2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) (za)ťukat- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kohoutek2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) (vy)těžit2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) odposlouchávat* * *• ťukat• vybrat• zaťukat• zvolit• klepnout• kohoutek -
124 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) vyprávět2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) nařídit; žádat; navrhnout3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) říkat; vykládat4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) rozeznat, (roz)poznat5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) vyžvanit6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznat se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *• vyprávět• vypravovat• povědět• povídat• říct• říci• rozlišovat• říkat• tell/told/told• oznámit -
125 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ten, ta, to, ti, ty, ta1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *• to• určitý člen• ta• ten -
126 trimming
1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) ozdoba, lemování2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) odřezky* * *• zkracování• zastřihávání -
127 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) ospravedlnit2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) garantovat2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) příkaz* * *• zaručit• zatykač• plná moc• písemný příkaz• příkaz k domovní prohlídce• příkaz k úřední prohlídce• rozkaz• oprávnění• ospravedlnit -
128 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) pozemní mina
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