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1 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) tahat za nitky -
2 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) předbíhat pořadí -
3 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) poslední2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) poslední; minulý3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) poslední2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) nakonec- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) (po)trvat2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) vydržet•- lasting- last out* * *• trvat• trvání• vytrvalost• potrvat• předchozí• poslední• předešlý• naposled• minulý -
4 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) záda2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hřbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) zadní část4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) obránce2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadní3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zpátky, nazpět2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) zpět, pryč, dál3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) dozadu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) v odpověď5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zpět (do minulosti)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (vy)couvat2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpořit3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) vsadit si (na něco)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) backhandem, se sklonem doleva- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *• týl• záda• zadní• zacouvat• zadní strana• zpět• zpáteční• zpátky• rub• obránce• hřbet• couvat -
5 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položit2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prostřít3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) stanovit4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dát5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) přimět6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadat7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) ztuhnout8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nařídit9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) naondulovat10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadit11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) srovnat2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) promyšlený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) strnulý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhraněný6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) osazený3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, soubor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) přijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ondulace, účes5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) výprava, dekorace6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• ustanovit• umístit• určit• určovat• sbírka• sada• set/set/set• stanovit• souprava• komplet• napravit• množina• nařídit -
6 origin
['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) původ, vznik- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) originál2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) model•- originally
- originate
- origins* * *• počátek• původ -
7 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) s, k2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) (pomocí)3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) (vyjadřuje 7. pád)4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) s5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) s6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) (po)7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) (vyjadřuje 2.pád)8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) s9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) s* * *• se• s -
8 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) druhý2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ostatní3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) nedávno, tuhle (ráno apod.)•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) jinak- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *• opačný• ostatní• jiný• druhý• další -
9 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) odlišovat2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) rozeznat3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) rozlišit4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) vyniknout, vyznačovat se•- distinguished* * *• vyznamenat• zneklidňující• rozeznávat• rozlišit• rozrušující• rozlišovat -
10 scoop
[sku:p] 1. noun1) (any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc: a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.) naběrák, lžíce2) ((also scoopful) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.) naběračka, velká lžíce (množství)3) (a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.) sólokapr2. verb(to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.) sbírat* * *• získat• shrábnout• sólokapr• terno• jamka• lopatka• naběračka• naložit si• dávat zmrzlinu do kornoutů -
11 fall behind
1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) zůstávat pozadu2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) zpožďovat se, být pozadu* * *• zpozdit se• zůstávat pozadu• zaostat• opozdit se• opožďovat se -
12 limerick
['limərik](a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) druh žertovné rýmovačky* * *• pětiřádková vtipná rýmovačka• limerick -
13 tag
[tæɡ] 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) štítek, visačka2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) rčení, citát3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') poutko; čudlík4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.) hra na honěnou2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) přivěsit visačku- tag on* * *• visačka• značka• přívěšek -
14 wake
I [weik] past tense - woke; verb(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) vzbudit (se)- wakeful- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up II [weik] noun(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) kýlová brázda* * *• wake/woke/woken• vzbudit• probudit• budit• bdění• bdít -
15 laugh at
(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) vysmívat se* * *• vysmívat se -
16 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) dosáhnout úrovně* * *• vyhovět -
17 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) optimismus- optimist- optimistic
- optimistically* * *• optimismus -
18 stand up for
(to support or defend: She stood up for him when the others bullied him.) stát za* * *• postavit se za -
19 keep one's end up
(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) počínat si dobře -
20 take one's leave (of)
(to say goodbye (to): I took my leave (of the others) and went out.) rozloučit se
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