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1 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) uvelebit se2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) usadit se3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) uklidnit4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) usadit se5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) dohodnout (se), urovnat6) (to pay (a bill).) vyrovnat•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *• usadit• urovnat• vyřešit• dohodnout -
2 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) adaptovat se* * *• zařídit se• zařizovat se -
3 settle on
(to agree about or decide.) dohodnout (se)* * *• ustálit se na• dohodnout se -
4 settle up
(to pay (a bill): He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.) zaplatit* * *• vyřídit -
5 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) utišit (se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) uvelebit se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) zabrat se do* * *• usídlit se• usadit se• ustálit se -
6 settle old scores
(to get revenge for past wrongs: I have some old scores to settle with you.) vyřídit si staré účty -
7 a score to settle
• nevyřízený účet -
8 alight
I past tense, past participle - alighted; verb1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) sestoupit, vystoupit2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) snést se, přistátII adjective(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) hořící, zářící* * *• vystoupit• vystupovat• sestoupit• snést se• osvětlen -
9 clinch
[klin ](to settle or come to an agreement about (an argument or a bargain): The businessmen clinched the deal.) potvrdit* * *• sevřít• sevření• objetí -
10 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blízko2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) dokonale padnoucí oděv2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) blízký2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) těsný3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) důkladný; přísný4) (tight: a close fit.) těsný5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) hustý, dusný6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skoupý7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) tajný, důvěrný•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zavřít, zavírat2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) skončit3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) uzavřít2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec, závěr- close up* * *• těsně• uzavřít• zavřít• zavírat• blízký• důvěrný -
11 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) rozhodnout (se); přimět2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) rozhodnout* * *• rozhodnout• rozhodovat se• rozhodnout se• rozhodovat -
12 determine
[di'tə:min]1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) určit, stanovit2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) zjistit•- determined* * *• určovat• ustanovit• určit• stanovit -
13 dispose
[di'spəuz]1) (to make inclined: I am not disposed to help him.) připravit, naladit (k)2) (to arrange or settle.) rozestavit, uspořádat•- disposal
- at one's disposal
- dispose of* * *• disponovat -
14 emigrate
['emiɡreit](to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) emigrovat- emigrant- emigration* * *• emigrovat -
15 establish
[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) etablovat se2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) zřídit3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) dokázat•- establishment
- the Establishment* * *• ustanovit• usadit• zakládat• založit• zřídit -
16 fix
[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) zasadit, upevnit; upřít2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) připevnit3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) opravit4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) zaměřit5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) stanovit; dojednat6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) ustálit7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) připravit2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) nesnáz, šlamastika- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with* * *• upřít• upírat• určit• ustanovit• zařizovat• zařídit• stanovit -
17 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) doufat2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) naděje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) naděje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) naděje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *• naděje• doufat -
18 immigration
noun (the act of entering a country in order to settle there.) přistěhovalectví* * *• přistěhovalectví• imigrace -
19 intermediary
[intə'mi:diəri]plural - intermediaries; noun(a person who takes messages from one person to another in a dispute etc, especially in order to settle the dispute.) prostředník* * *• prostředník -
20 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) (z)prostředkovat- mediator* * *• vyjednávat• zprostředkovávat• zprostředkující• zprostředkovat• přenášet• sjednat• střední• středový
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