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1 capture the imagination
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2 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) představivost2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) obrazotvornost, fantazie3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) výplod obrazotvornosti* * *• představivost• obrazotvornost• fantazie -
3 a figment of the/one's imagination
(something one has imagined and which has no reality.) smyšlenka, výmyslEnglish-Czech dictionary > a figment of the/one's imagination
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4 vivid
['vivid]1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) svítivý2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) živý; působivý3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) bujný•- vividly- vividness* * *• živý• pronikavý• svěží• intenzivní• jasný• čilý -
5 vision
['viʒən]1) (something seen in the imagination or in a dream: God appeared to him in a vision.) vidění2) (the ability to see or plan into the future: Politicians should be men of vision.) předvídavost3) (the ability to see or the sense of sight: He is slowly losing his vision.) zrak* * *• vidění• vize• zrak• představa -
6 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
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7 capture
[- ə]1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) dopadnout; zajmout; chytit2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) upoutat, zaujmout* * *• ukořistit• zachytit• zaujmout• zajmout• ovládnout• kořist• dobytí• dopadnout -
8 scope
[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) možnost2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) sféra* * *• volnost• prostor• rozsah• dráha• cíl -
9 creative
[-tiv]adjective (having or showing the power and imagination to create: a creative dress-designer.) kreativní, tvořivý* * *• tvůrčí• tvořivý -
10 figment
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11 imaginary
adjective (existing only in the mind or imagination; not real: Her illnesses are usually imaginary.) domnělý* * *• imaginární -
12 morbid
['mo:(r)bid](sick (in the way one shows his/her excessive interest in death, disease, cruel acts etc): his morbid fascination with horror films; her morbid imagination.) morbidní* * *• morbidní -
13 a touch
(a small quantity or degree: The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.) trocha -
14 in one's mind's eye
(in one's imagination: If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.) v duchu
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