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1 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dlouhý2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dlouhý3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dlouhý4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) nadlouho5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) dobrý2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) dávno2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dlouho•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) toužit- longing- longingly* * *• zatoužit• dlouho• dlouze• dlouhý -
2 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) uchovat, vlastnit2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) ponechat si; udržet3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) udržovat4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) pokračovat v5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) mít v zásobě6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) udržovat; chovat7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) vydržet (čerstvý)8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) vést (si)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zdržovat10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) živit11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) dodržet12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) slavit2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) obživa- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *• udržet• udržovat• zachovat• zachovávat• pokračovat v něčem• pečovat• hlídat• keep/kept/kept• chovat• chránit• držet -
3 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) ustoupit2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) stáhnout se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) ústup2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) signál k ústupu3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) ústraní* * *• ústup -
4 quarantine
['kworənti:n] 1. noun1) (the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease: My dog was in quarantine for six months.) karanténa2) (the period in or for which this is done: The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months.) karanténa2. verb(to put (a person or animal) in quarantine.) dát do karantény* * *• karanténa -
5 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
6 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) zůstat2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) zůstat, vydržet2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) pobyt- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up* * *• udržet se• udržovat se• zastávka• zastavení• zůstávat• zůstat• pobývat• pobýt• meškání -
7 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) houpat (se), kývat se, přehodit si2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) rázovat3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) otočit (se)2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) výkyv; obrat; švih2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) kroužení3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) švih, rytmus4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) odvrat5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) houpačka•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing* * *• swing• swing/swung/swung• houpat• houpat se• kyv• kývat -
8 time off
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