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101 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 -
102 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kořen2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kořen, kořínek3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) kořen4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kořeny2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakořenit, zasadit- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rýt2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabat se* * *• odmocnina• kořen -
103 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) natahovat (se); cloumat2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) přepínat3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) přepínat4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) (pře)cedit2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napětí2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) (nervové) vypětí3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) namožení4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) (přílišně) zatížený•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) plemeno2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) dispozice3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodie* * *• tlak• vypětí• zatížení• plemeno• rasa• kmen• nápor• napětí• napnout• napínat• cedit• deformovat -
104 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
105 advance
1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) pokročit; zlepšit2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) vyplatit předem2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) postup, pokrok2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) záloha3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) pokus o sblížení3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) předčasný2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) předem3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) předvojový•- advanced- in advance* * *• záloha• zálohovat• pokročit• pokrok• postupovat• navrhovat• dát zálohu• dělat pokroky -
106 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
107 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) poklonit se, sklánět (se)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) sklánět se (před)2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) úklona, poklona- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) luk2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) smyčec3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) mašle2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) příď* * *• uklonit se• úklona• poklona• poklonit se• sklánět• sehnout• sklonit• smyčec• smeknout• oblouk• ohýbat• naklonit• luk -
108 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) třída2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) třída; třídní3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) třída, kategorie4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) třída5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) hodina, přednáška, kurz6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) kurz2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) (za)řadit- class-room* * *• třída• třídit• přednáška• ročník• jakost• klasifikovat• kvalita -
109 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) vstup2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) vstup3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) vchod4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) přihlášený; uchazeč, -ka5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) zápis* * *• vstup• záznam• nástup -
110 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) konec2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) nejvyšší míra, krajnost3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) kritická situace4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) končetiny* * *• okraj• extrém• krajnost -
111 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) prostředky, způsob, možnost- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) prostředky, peníze* * *• znamená• prostředek• prostředky -
112 mouth
1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) ústa2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) ústí, otvor2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) nehlasně mluvit- mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash* * *• ústa• pusa• sta• huba -
113 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrat si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhat, sbírat3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zvednout, vzít4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) vypáčit, otevřít2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výběr, volba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to nejlepší•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krumpáč* * *• vybírat• vzít• vybrat• sbírat• sebrat• krumpáč -
114 policy
I ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a planned or agreed course of action usually based on particular principles: the government's policies on education.) politikaII ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a (written) agreement with an insurance company: an insurance policy.) pojistka* * *• zásady• pojistka• politika• taktika -
115 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) lom2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) lámat kámenII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) kořist2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) oběť pronásledování* * *• těžit• kořist• lom• lovná zvěř• oběť -
116 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) počet2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) poměr, kvóta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) rychlost4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarif, sazba5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) poplatek2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) hodnotit, být ceněn- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *• úměra• poměr• podíl• rychlost• odhadnout• klasifikovat• cenit -
117 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) otěž2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) (dětské) kšíry•- rein in* * *• uzda -
118 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervovat2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervovat2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) zásoba2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervace3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanost4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• zamluvit• rezerva• rezervovat -
119 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) následek, výsledek2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) výsledek3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) výsledek4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) výsledky2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vyplynout, vzniknout2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) skončit (čím)* * *• vyplývat• výsledek• plynout• následek -
120 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) stín2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) přítmí3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) stíny4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) stín2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) (za)stínit2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) sledovat•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *• stín
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