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1 fairy-story
1) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) pohádka2) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) pohádka -
2 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) přikrášlit2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) ozdobit•* * *• vyzdobit -
3 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) kroutit (se)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) splétat3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) kroutit2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) zkroucení2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skrojek, svitek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) smyčka4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) zvrat•- twisted- twister* * *• zkroutit se• zakroutit se• kroutit se• kroutit -
4 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kus2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kus; jeden3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kus; článek4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mince5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figurka, kámen•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) postupný- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *• kus• kousek -
5 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) vymyslet si* * *• uvařit• rychle uvařit• něco vymyslet -
6 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) postava2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) obrazec3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) obrázek2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurovat2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) myslet, počítat•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *• tvar• usoudit• útvar• vyčíslit• vzor• zjev• zobrazit• znázornit• postava• přijít k závěru• představa• schéma• obrázek• obrazec• figurovat• figurka• figura• naznačit• částka• domnívat se• cifra• číslo -
7 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) kontunuita2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) scénář* * *• plynulost• souvislost• kontinuita• nepřetržitost -
8 go over
1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) projít, prozkoumat2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) zopakovat3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) projít, vyjmenovat4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) být přijat* * *• projít• přejít• prohledat• prozkoumat -
9 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) vyprávět2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) týkat se3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) navázat vztah (s)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) poměrný2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) vztažný•* * *• vztahovat• svázat• souviset -
10 tradition
[trə'diʃən]1) ((the process of passing on from generation to generation) customs, beliefs, stories etc: These songs have been preserved by tradition.) tradice2) (a custom, belief, story etc that is passed on.) tradice•- traditionally* * *• tradice -
11 continuation
1) (the act of continuing, often after a break or pause: the continuation of his studies.) pokračování2) (something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc: This is a continuation of what he said last week.) pokračování* * *• pokračování -
12 discredit
[dis'kredit] 1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) ostuda, špatná reputace2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) zničit důvěru2) (to disgrace.) způsobit hanbu•- discreditably* * *• znemožnit• poškodit• ostuda• diskreditovat -
13 episode
['episəud]1) (an incident, or series of events, occurring in a longer story etc: The episode of/about the donkeys is in Chapter 3; That is an episode in her life that she wishes to forget.) epizoda2) (a part of a radio or television serial that is broadcast at one time: This is the last episode of the serial.) část, díl* * *• epizoda -
14 fantasy
['fæntəsi]plural - fantasies; noun(an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc: He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; ( also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world.) fantazie, představa- fantastically* * *• představa• fantazie• iluze -
15 garbled
((of a story etc) mixed up: The child gave a garbled account of the accident.) překroucený, zkreslený, zkomolený* * *• zkomolený• zpřeházený -
16 recount
(to tell (a story etc) in detail: He recounted his adventures.) podrobně vylíčit* * *• přepočíst• přepočítaný -
17 summary
plural - summaries; noun(a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points: A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.) stručný obsah- summarise* * *• úhrnný• výtah• přehled• seznam• shrnutí• souhrn• souhrnný• obsah -
18 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) oheň; požár2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) topení, kamna3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) oheň4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) nadšení5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) palba2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) vypalovat2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) nadchnout; rozpálit3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) spustit4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) vypálit5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) střílet6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) vyhodit•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *• topení• topit• požární• požár• oheň• palba• ohniště• krb -
19 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrát si2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrát3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrát4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrát5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrát6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrát to (na)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrát (proti)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihotat se9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) zaměřit10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrát2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *• zahrát• sehrát• hrát• hříčka• hra• drama• divadelní hra -
20 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prsten2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) kroužek, prstenec, kolečko3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) kolo, kolečko4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) manéž, ring, aréna5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda, gang2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obklopit dokola2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakroužkovat3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) okroužkovat•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)zvonit2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zavolat3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zazvonit4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zazvonit5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) znít, zvučet6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zaznít2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonění2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonní hovor3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tón, přízvuk•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *• zazvonit• zvonit• prsten• ring• okruh• kruh
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