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61 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) běžet2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) sunout se3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) téci4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) běžet, spustit5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) řídit6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) závodit7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) jezdit, jet8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) běžet, dávat se9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) mít, jezdit (čím)10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) rozpíjet se, pouštět11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) (do)vézt12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) prohrábnout, projít13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) stávat se2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) běh2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) procházka, projížďka3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) období4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) puštěné očko5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) volné použití6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) přeběh7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) ohrada, výběh•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) nepřetržitě- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *• utíkat• utéct• utéci• průběh• provozovat• řídit• spravovat• téct• téci• spusť• klusat• běhat• běh• běžet• chod -
62 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíle, doba4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíle6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krát7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) období, časy8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (z)měřit čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovat si•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *• načasovat• časový• čas• doba -
63 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 -
64 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) hodinky2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) směna2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) dívat se, sledovat2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) podívat se (po), hlídat3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) dávat pozor (na)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) hlídat5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vyčkat•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *• zhlédnout• pozorovat• pohlédnout• sledovat• střežit• hodinky• hledět• hlídat• hlídkovat• koukat• kouknout se• dívat se -
65 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken -
66 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrát si2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrát3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrát4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrát5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrát6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrát to (na)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrát (proti)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihotat se9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) zaměřit10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrát2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *• zahrát• sehrát• hrát• hříčka• hra• drama• divadelní hra -
67 smoke
[sməuk] 1. noun1) (the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning: Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face.) kouř2) (an act of smoking (a cigarette etc): I came outside for a smoke.) kouření2. verb1) (to give off smoke.) kouřit2) (to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc): I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.) kouřit3) (to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.) udit•- smoked- smokeless
- smoker
- smoking
- smoky
- smoke detector
- smokescreen
- go up in smoke* * *• udit• vykouřit• kouř• kouřit• čmoud• dýmat• dým -
68 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 -
69 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) zeptat se2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) požádat3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) pozvat•- ask for
- for the asking* * *• žádat• zeptat se• zažádat• poprosit• požádat• ptát• ptát se -
70 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) špatný2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) zlý3) (unpleasant: bad news.) špatný, zlý4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) zkažený5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) škodlivý6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) nemocný, bolavý7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) špatně, zle8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) závažný9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) pochybný•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *• zkažený• zlý• špatný -
71 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) rána, úder2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) ránaII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) foukat2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odfouknout3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) přirazit (větrem)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) foukat5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) zatroubit (na)•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *• úder• rána• smrkat• foukat• blow/blew/blown• dmýchat -
72 blur
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73 bring
[briŋ]past tense, past participle - brought; verb1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) přinést, přivést2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) přinést•- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up* * *• vynést• postavit• přinést• přivést• přinášet• přivážet• přivádět• přivézt• přines• nést• bring/brought/brought• donášet• donést -
74 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) hnědý2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) opálený2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) hněď2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) hněď, hnedá barva3. verb(to make or become brown.) zhnědnout, zbarvit hnědě* * *• hněď• hnědý -
75 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) trknout- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) terč vtipu2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) pažba, držadlo2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) nedopalek3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) zadek* * *• trknout• zadnice• zadek• zbytek• potrkat• plést• terč• špaček• konec• nabrat -
76 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) knoflík2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) tlačítko, knoflík2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapnout3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zastavit a zdržovat řečí* * *• tlačítko• knoflík -
77 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) pojmenovat, nazývat2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazývat3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) svolat; křičet4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) vyzvat, přivolat5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) navštívit6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolat7) ((in card games) to bid.) (vy)hlásit2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volání2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptačí volání3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) krátká návštěva4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonický hovor5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volání6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) poptávka7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) důvod, oprávnění•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *• upomínka• vyvolávat• výzva• vyzvat• volání• volat• zavolat• zavolání• zvolat• povolat• telefonický hovor• svolat• hovor• jmenovat• návštěva• nazývat• navštívit• nazvat -
78 chest
I [ est] noun(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) hruďII [ est] noun(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) bedna, skříň* * *• truhla• prádelník• prsa• hruď• káď• komora• bedna -
79 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) průhledný2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) jasný3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) jasný, zřetelný4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) volný5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) čistý6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) být jasné (někomu něco)7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) z dosahu, vzdálený8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) prost, zbavený2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) uklidit, (vy)čistit, zbavit2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) osvobodit3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) vyjasnit se4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) překonat•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear* * *• vyčistit• zřetelný• zřejmý• průhledný• očistit• jasně• jasný• čistý• čirý -
80 clipping
noun (a thing clipped off or out of something, especially a newspaper: She collects clippings about the royal family.) výstřižek (z novin)* * *• výstřižek• odstřižek• odstřihávání
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