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1 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) soutěžení2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) soutěž* * *• soutěž• konkurence -
2 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) co na tom? -
3 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) teplota2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) žár3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) vedro4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) zápal, vzrušení5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) kolo2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) ohřát (se); oteplit se- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *• vedro• vytopit• vytápět• žár• zatápět• zatopit• rozehřát• teplo• ohřát• horko• dohřát -
4 final
1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) poslední2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) konečný2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) finále- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals* * *• výsledný• závěr• závěrečný• poslední• rozhodující• finální• finále• konečný• koncový• definitivní -
5 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vést; přimět2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vést3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) způsobit4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) být v čele; vést5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) vést2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) čelo, vedení2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenství3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) příklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) šňůra6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vodítko7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavní role•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) olovo; olověný2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vést - vodit• vedení• vést• vodit• vodítko• vodič• zaplombovat• zavést• plomba• směřovat• olůvko• olovo• olovnice• lead/led/led• náskok• dirigovat• dovést -
6 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) místo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) místo3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) místo4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) místo, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) místo6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) místo7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) stránka8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) úkol, povinnost9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) místo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dům, domů, k sobě11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulice, náměstí12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desetinné) místo2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položit, postavit2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) umístit•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *• ustanovit• uskutečnit• umístit• postavit• položit• sídlo• místo• bydliště -
7 send in
(to offer or submit, eg for a competition: He sent in three drawings for the competition.) předložit* * *• zaslat -
8 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) zmáčknout, tisknout (se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) lisovat, (roz)mačkat3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) nutit4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) trvat (na)5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) žehlit2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk, vyžehlení2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskařský stroj3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk(ový)4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novináři5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) lis•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *• tisknout• utiskovat• tisk• tlačit• urgovat• tiskový• tísnit• tlak• vylisovat• zatlačit• rekvizice• svírat• stlačit• stisknout• lisovat• lis• mandlovat• novináři -
9 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) sláva, čest2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) chlouba3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) nádhera2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) nacházet potěšení- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously* * *• sláva -
10 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) žít2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) přežít3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bydlit4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) žít5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) žít (z)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) živobytí- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živý2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) přímý3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) nevybuchlý; čilý; aktivní4) (burning: a live coal.) žhavý2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) přímo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *• živý• žít• živoucí• skutečný• naživu• bydlit• bydlet -
11 eighteenth
1) (one of eighteen equal parts: seventeen eighteenths.) osmnáctina2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth: He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.) osmnáctý* * *• osmnáctý -
12 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) zpráva2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) vědomost, znalost3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) vědění•- general knowledge* * *• vědomost• vědění• vědomosti• vědomí• znalost• znalosti -
13 semi-final
(a match, round etc immediately before the final: She reached the semi-finals of the competition.) semifinále* * *• semifinále -
14 withdraw
[wið'dro:]past tense - withdrew; verb1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) stáhnout (se), odstoupit2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) vzít zpět3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) vyzvednout•- withdrawn* * *• stáhnout• odstraňovat -
15 practise
['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) cvičit2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) praktikovat3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) provozovat•* * *• trénovat• vycvičit• provozovat• procvičit• nacvičit• nacvičovat• cvičit -
16 suspense
[-s]noun (a state of uncertainty and anxiety: We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.) napětí* * *• očekávání• napětí -
17 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) pevný2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tuhý3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) odolný4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) hrubý, divoký5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) těžký2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) lotr- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *• silný• odolný• houževnatý• neurvalý• nesnadný -
18 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) výborně! -
19 cup final
(the final match in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.) finále o pohár -
20 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) honba za úspěchem* * *• dravá soutěž
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