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1 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) cizí2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) podivný•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *• zvláštní• podivný• cizí• divný -
2 seize
[si:z]1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) chytit2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) zmocnit se•- seizure- seize on
- seize up* * *• uchopit• ukořistit• zadržet• zabrat• zabavit• zachvátit• zajmout• zkonfiskovat• zatknout• zmocnit se• porozumět• pochopit• popadnout• přepadnout• obsadit• konfiskovat• chytit• chytnout -
3 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) hodinky2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) směna2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) dívat se, sledovat2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) podívat se (po), hlídat3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) dávat pozor (na)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) hlídat5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vyčkat•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *• zhlédnout• pozorovat• pohlédnout• sledovat• střežit• hodinky• hledět• hlídat• hlídkovat• koukat• kouknout se• dívat se -
4 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) pohyb2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) cvičení3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) cvičení, cvik2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) cvičit2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) uplatnit* * *• vynaložení• vykonávání• vycvičit• písemný úkol• pohyb• procvičit• procvičovat• nacvičit• cvičení• cvičit -
5 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) uchopit, chopit se2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) pochopit2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) uchopení, sevření2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) chápání•- grasping* * *• úchop• uchopení• uchopit• pochopení• pochopit• sevřít• sahat• chápat -
6 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) chňapnout, vytrhnout2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) ukrást pro sebe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) chňapnutí2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) úryvek* * *• uchopit• chňapat• chňapnout -
7 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) využít co nejlépe -
8 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) využít co nejlépe
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