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1 take up arms
( often with against) (to begin fighting: The peasants took up arms against the dictator.) pozvednout zbraně (proti) -
2 hit out
( often with against or at) (to attempt to hit: The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.) mlátit -
3 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) bezpečný; klidný2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) pevný3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) solidní2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) zabezpečit2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) přivázat•- securely- security
- security risk* * *• zabezpečit• zajistit• jistý• bezpečný -
4 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klepat2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) shodit, srazit3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) ztlouci4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) vrazit do; narazit2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) úder, rána2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klepání•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *• zaklepat• klepat• bušit -
5 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) rozlišovat2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminovat•* * *• rozlišovat• diskriminovat -
6 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položit2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prostřít3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) stanovit4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dát5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) přimět6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadat7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) ztuhnout8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nařídit9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) naondulovat10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadit11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) srovnat2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) promyšlený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) strnulý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhraněný6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) osazený3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, soubor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) přijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ondulace, účes5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) výprava, dekorace6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• ustanovit• umístit• určit• určovat• sbírka• sada• set/set/set• stanovit• souprava• komplet• napravit• množina• nařídit -
7 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) žádat, volat po2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) odvolat se3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) zamlouvat se2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) žádost; volání po; odvolání2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) přitažlivost•* * *• výzva• přitažlivost• prosba• půvab• obrátit se na• odvolávat• odvolání• odvolat• naléhavá žádost• apelovat -
8 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) násep2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) břeh3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) mělčina2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) navršit, navézt2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) naklánět seII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banka2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banka2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) vložit do banky- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) řada* * *• spořitelna• stráň• svah• mělčina• násep• bankovní• banka• břeh -
9 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) štít2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) štít, kryt3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) odznak2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) chránit2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) zakrývat* * *• štít• kryt• clona -
10 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) mít (se)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) snášet praní3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) šplouchat4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) odplavit2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) mytí2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) (věci k) praní3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) příboj4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) voda, vodička5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) nátěr6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) protiproud•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *• umýt• vyprat• prací• prát• mýt -
11 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) pokračovat2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) postupovat3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) přikročit (k)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) pocházet (z)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) zakročit (proti)•- proceeds* * *• postupovat• pokračovat• dostavovat se• dostavit se -
12 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) síla2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) síla, moc3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) (ozbrojené) síly; letectvo2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) (při)nutit2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) vynutit (ze sebe)•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *• vynutit• přinutit• síla• nátlak• násilí• nutit• donucovat• donutit -
13 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) hnusný, páchnoucí2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) odporný2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) faul3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) faulovat2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) znečistit•* * *• zkažený• špinavý• faul• faulovat• nečistý
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