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1 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) závod, dostih2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) přihlásit k závodu, závodit2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) běžet o závod s3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) jet plnou parou•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa; rasový2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kmen•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *• závodit• závod• rasa• jet dostih• dostih -
2 race condition
• race condition• souběh -
3 race-course
• dostihová dráha -
4 relay race
(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) štafetový závod* * *• štafetový závod -
5 obstacle race
(a race in which runners have to climb over, crawl through etc obstacles such as tyres, nets etc.) překážkový běh -
6 arms race
• závody ve zbrojení -
7 human race
• lidská rasa -
8 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) honba za úspěchem* * *• dravá soutěž -
9 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) závod s časem -
10 of mixed race
(having ancestors (especially parents) from two or more different human races.) míšenecký -
11 the human race
(mankind.) lidstvo -
12 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) postižení (tělesné)2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (tělesná, duševní) vada2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) handicapovat* * *• znevýhodnit• postižení• handicap• handicapovat• nevýhody -
13 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) druhý2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) druhý, další3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) druhý2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) jako druhý3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) druhý, -á2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) podpořit5. noun(a secondary school.) škola druhého stupně, střední- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) vteřinka* * *• vteřina• sekunda• druhotný• druhý -
14 slalom
(a ski race down a winding course marked by flags; a similar race for canoes or in skiwater: a slalom race; a slalom course.) slalom* * *• slalom -
15 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 -
16 circuit
['sə:kit]1) (a journey or course round something: the earth's circuit round the sun; three circuits of the race-track.) oběh, okruh2) (a race-track, running-track etc.) kolo3) (the path of an electric current and the parts through which it passes.) obvod4) (a journey or tour made regularly and repeatedly eg by salesmen, sportsmen etc.) obchůzka, okružní cesta•* * *• obvod• okruh• kruh -
17 defeat
[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) porazit2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) porážka- defeated- defeatism
- defeatist* * *• zničit• porazit• porážka• porážet -
18 hurdle
['hə:dl] 1. noun1) (a frame to be jumped in a race.) překážka2) (a problem or difficulty: There are several hurdles to be got over in this project.) překážka2. verb(to run in a race in which hurdles are used: He has hurdled since he was twelve.) běžet v překážkovém běhu- hurdler- hurdling* * *• překážka -
19 outsider
1) (a person who is not part of a group etc.) nezasvěcený člověk2) ((in a race etc) a runner who is not expected to win: The race was won by a complete outsider.) outsider* * *• outsider -
20 racial
['reiʃəl]adjective (of, or having to do with, race or a particular race: racial characteristics; racial discrimination/hatred.) rasový* * *• rasový
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