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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) natáhnout (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozkládat se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) protažení2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) rozloha; úsek; období•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *• úsek• protáhnout• roztáhnout• roztažení• táhnout• natažení• natáhnout -
2 stretch one's legs
(to go for a walk for the sake of exercise: I need to stretch my legs.) protáhnout si nohy -
3 stretch oneself out
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4 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) natáhnout (se)* * *• prodloužit• protáhnout• rozprostírat se• sáhnout• rozevřít• rozpřáhnout• natáhnout se• natáhnout si pohodlně -
5 at a stretch
(continuously: He can't work for more than three hours at a stretch.) nepřetržitě -
6 be at full stretch
(to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something.) dělat naplno -
7 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dosáhnout2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) dosáhnout (na)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) natáhnout ruku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) spojit se (s)5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) dosahovat2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) dosah2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) dosah3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rovný úsek toku* * *• sáhnout• sahat• dosahovat• dojet• dojít• dojíždět• doletět• dosáhnout -
8 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) rozšířit2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) rozprostírat se3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) natáhnout4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) nabídnout•- extensive* * *• prodloužit• rozšířit• natáhnout -
9 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) stojatá voda2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) stojaté vody (přen.), tišina, klidné místo* * *• stojaté vody -
10 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) stružka, kanál2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanál3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) průliv4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) cesta5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanál2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) vykopat kanál2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) zaměřit se na* * *• program• televizní kanál -
11 clearway
noun (a stretch of road on which motorists are forbidden to stop.) silnice se zákazem zastavení* * *• silnice se zákazem zastavení -
12 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) země2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) země3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) venkov(ský)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) kraj•- countryman
- countryside* * *• venkov• vlast• země• stát• kraj -
13 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) (při)krýt; obalit2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokrýt3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) urazit4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) obsahovat, zahrnovat5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) krýt6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) referovat (o)7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) mířit zbraní (na)2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) pokrývka, pokrývka2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) kryt, krytí3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) kryt, úkryt•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *• víčko• víko• zastřít• zakrýt• pokrývat• poklička• pokrýt• příbor• přehoz• přikrýt• příklop• přikrývat• skrýt• ručit• hradit• krýt• krycí• kryt• obálka• obal• obalit• deska -
14 crane
[krein] 1. noun(a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) jeřáb2. verb(to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) natahovat (krk)* * *• vodní jeřáb• vztyčit• zvednout jeřábem• jeřáb• natahovat krk -
15 lagoon
[lə'ɡu:n](a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc.) laguna* * *• laguna -
16 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) pobřežní duny2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) golfové hřiště* * *• vazby• spojuje• odkazy• golfové hřiště -
17 moor
I [muə] noun(a large stretch of open, unfarmed land with poor soil often covered with heather, coarse grass etc.) pláň, vřesoviště- moorlandII [muə] verb(to fasten (a ship etc) by a rope, cable or anchor: We moored (the yacht) in the bay.) uvázat- mooring- moorings* * *• vřesoviště• planina• slatina -
18 moorland
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19 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) rozpětí2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) doba2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) překlenout* * *• přemostit• překlenout• předl• rozpětí• rozpon• rozteč• rozsah -
20 sprain
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