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1 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) tahat za nitky -
2 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) oklamatEnglish-Czech dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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3 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (při)táhnout2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vtáhnout (kouř), bafat3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslovat4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) vjet, zajet, vyjet2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) zatáhnutí, lok2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) přitažlivost3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vliv•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *• vytáhnout• zatáhnout• táhnout• tahat -
4 pull through
(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) dostat se z* * *• vyváznout• dostat se z -
5 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) (za)šklebit se -
6 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) (za)šklebit se -
7 pull up
((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) zastavit* * *• zastavit -
8 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) šklebit se, dělat grimasy -
9 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) (vy)trhnout, (za)tahat2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) (o)škubat3) (to pick (flowers etc).) trhat4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) vytrhat5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) brnkat2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) odvaha- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *• trhnout• trhat• škubat• droby -
10 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) provaz, nit2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlákno3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna; smyčcový4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) šňůra2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) navléknout2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napnout3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odvlákňovat4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pověsit•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *• provázek• řetězec• struna• string/strung/strung• špagát• šňůra -
11 trigger
['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) spoušť2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) spouštěč2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) spustit* * *• spoušť• spouštěč• kohoutek -
12 weightless
adjective (not affected by the earth's gravity pull: The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.) bez tíže* * *• beztížný -
13 wool
[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) vlna; vlněný- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) vlněný úplet- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *• vlna -
14 pliers
(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) kleště* * *• kleště -
15 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) magnetické pole* * *• magnetické pole -
16 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) (vy)táhnout2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) táhnout3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vléci se4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pročesávat, prohledávat5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) táhnout se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) překážka, zátěž2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) šluk, tah3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) otrava4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) převlek za ženu* * *• vléci• vláčet• vléct• táhnout -
17 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) vléci2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) dopravovat2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) tah2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) úlovek; kořist•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *• vléci• vzdálenost• táhnout -
18 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) trhnout2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) škubnutí2) (a tug-boat.) vlečný člun•- tug-boat- tug-of-war* * *• trhat• trhnout• tahat• táhnout -
19 wrench
[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) vytrhnout2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) vymknout2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) vytrhnutí, vykroucení2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) francouzský klíč* * *• trhnout• vytrhnout• vyškubnout• škubnout -
20 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) úroveň; hladina2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) patro3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vodováha4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) rovina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) rovný, plochý2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) stejně vysoký, na stejné úrovni3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) stejnoměrný3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vyrovnat, urovnat2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) vyrovnat3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) namířit4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zplanýrovat•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *• úroveň• vodováha• zarovnat• hladina
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