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1 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) se zrnkem soliEnglish-Czech dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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2 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) se zrnkem soliEnglish-Czech dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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3 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) stín2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) stín(y)3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) slunečník, stínítko, záclona4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odstín5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) trochu2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) (za)stínit2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) vystínovat3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) odstínit•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *• stín• odstín• čárkovat -
4 frame
[freim] 1. noun1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) kostra2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) rám3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) kostra2. verb1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) zarámovat2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) rámovat3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) falešně obvinit•- frame of mind* * *• zarámovat• rám• rámec• formulovat• konstrukce• kostra -
5 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) odřít2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) oškrabat3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škrábat (si)4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) třít se5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) vyhrabat2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) škrábání, skřípání2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) oděrka, škrábnutí3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) průšvih•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *• vyškrabat• seškrábat• skřípat• oškrabat -
6 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) mít sklon k2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) mít chuť -
7 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) spojení2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) styk, spojení; spojitost3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) styky, konexe4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) spoj(ení)* * *• přípojka• spojení• souvislost -
8 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) sklon(y); chuť2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) naklonění* * *• záliba• sklon• inklinace• náchylnost• náklonnost -
9 inkling
['iŋkliŋ](a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) tušení, ponětí* * *• tušení -
10 sniff
[snif] 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) čichat, popotahovat2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) očichat, (za)větřit2. noun(an act of sniffing.) čenichání* * *• popotahovat• čichat -
11 suggestion
[- ən]1) (the act of suggesting.) naznačení2) (something that is suggested; a proposal or idea: Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion!) návrh3) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) náznak* * *• podnět• sugesce• námět• návrh -
12 tilt
[tilt] 1. verb(to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) naklonit (se)2. noun(a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) sklon- at full tilt- full tilt* * *• útočit• turnaj• vyklápět• vyklopit• vrazit• zápas• posunout• sklopit• sklon• kymácet• narazit• nahnout• naklánět• náklon• naklonit• nachýlit -
13 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) ospravedlnit2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) garantovat2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) příkaz* * *• zaručit• zatykač• plná moc• písemný příkaz• příkaz k domovní prohlídce• příkaz k úřední prohlídce• rozkaz• oprávnění• ospravedlnit
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