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21 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 -
22 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) úder; rána2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) úder, zásah3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) úder4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) tah, škrt5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) ráz, úder6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tempo; styl7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) kousek (práce)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) mrtvice•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) hladit2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) pohlazení* * *• úder• vtip• zdvih• pohlazení• rána• tah• styl• takt• opatření• hlazení• hladit• manévr• mrtvice• nápad• doba -
23 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kreslit2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (vy)táhnout3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdalovat se; blížit se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remizovat5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobírat6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztáhnout; zatáhnout7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) přitáhnout, upoutat2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakce3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tah, slosování4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vytažení (zbraně)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *• remíza• kreslit• nakreslit• draw/drew/drawn• druh úderu v golfu -
24 face
[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) obličej2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) přední strana/stěna3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) čelo porubu2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) být obrácen do/k2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) otočit se/stát čelem k3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) čelit•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face* * *• tvář• zevnějšek• povrch• pohlédnout• obličej• grimasa• hledět• líc• čelit -
25 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noha2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) nohavice3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noha4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa; kolo•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *• odvěsna• noha -
26 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sát2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) cucat3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vysát4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) smrdět, zavánět podrazem2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) líznutí- sucker- suck up to* * *• sát• cucat -
27 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slepý2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slepý (k)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepřehledný4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) slepecký, pro nevidomé2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) klam, léčka, finta3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepit, zbavit zraku- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zavázat oči5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) mající zavázané oči, se zakrytýma očima- the blind leading the blind* * *• slepý• kouřová clona -
28 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skořápka, krunýř, lastura2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) kostra3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granát2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) (vy)loupat2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardovat•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *• ulita• skořápka• lastura• mušle• bombardovat -
29 tow
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30 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) shromáždit se2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) zjistit, dovídat se3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) sebrat, sklidit4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) nabrat, nařasit2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) zřasení- gather round
- gather together* * *• sebrat• sbírat -
31 RIP
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) roztrhnout (se)2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) vytrhnout, roztrhnout2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) roztržení* * *• odpočívej v pokoji -
32 rip
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) roztrhnout (se)2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) vytrhnout, roztrhnout2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) roztržení* * *• vytrhnout• rozpárat• roztrhnout• roztrhat• roztrhávat -
33 beach
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34 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) uvázat; připnout2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) jet stopem2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) zádrhel2) (a kind of knot.) uzel3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) škubnutí•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *• zádrhel• zaháknutí• přítěž• oj• kulhání -
35 root out
1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) vytrhat2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) vymýtit* * *• vykořenit -
36 uproot
(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) vytrhnout i s kořeny* * *• vykořenit -
37 demolish
[di'moliʃ](to pull or tear down: They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town.) demolovat, zbourat* * *• zbourat• zničit• bourat• demolovat -
38 dismantle
[dis'mæntl](to pull down or take to pieces: The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs.) rozebrat* * *• vyklidit• zbavit• zbourat• zničit• rozmontovat• strhnout• odstranit• odbourat• demontovat -
39 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) kůň2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) kůň•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *• kůň -
40 reel in
(to pull (eg a fish out of the water) by winding the line to which it is attached on to a reel.) navíjet
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