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1 traffic lights
(lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc: Turn left at the traffic lights.) semafor* * *• dopravní světla -
2 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) dopravní ruch2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) černý obchod2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) obchodovat načerno- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden* * *• provoz• ruch• doprava• dopravní• dopravní ruch -
3 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) dopravní ostrůvek* * *• dopravní ostrůvek -
4 warden
['wo:dn]1) (the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc: The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel.) správce, -kyně2) ((also traffic warden) a person who controls parking and the flow of traffic in an area: If the (traffic) warden finds your car parked there you will be fined.) dopravní stráž3) ((American) the person in charge of a prison.) dozorce věznice4) ((also game warden) a person who guards a game reserve.) strážce obory* * *• vychovatel• správce -
5 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) plazit se, vléci se2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) lézt (po kolenou)3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) jet krokem, plížit se4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) hemžit se2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) loudání, ploužení se2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraul* * *• lézt -
6 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) přiblížit se (k)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) příchod2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) přístup3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) pokus (o sblížení, získání něčeho)•- approaching* * *• postup• pojetí• přístup• přistoupit• přistupovat• přiblížit se k• přikročit• příchod• přiblížení• obrátit se na• koncepce• cesta• blížení• blížit se -
7 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) přímý2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) přímý3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) přímý4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) naprostý5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) přímý2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) obrátit, nasměrovat2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) ukázat cestu3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) poručit, nařídit4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) řídit; režírovat•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory* * *• vést• zamířit• přímo• přímý• řídit• kontrolovat• nařídit• namířit• bezprostřední• dirigovat -
8 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zřítit se2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) zhroutit se3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ztroskotat4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) složit•* * *• zával• zhroucení• zborcení• kolaps -
9 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) utopit (se)2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) překrýt* * *• topit• utopit -
10 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) odložit2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) zdržet, zpozdit2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) zpoždění, prodlení, průtah* * *• zpoždění• prodlení -
11 lay-by
plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)* * *• odpočívadlo -
12 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) zatarasit2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) překážet•- obstructive* * *• zablokovat• zatarasit• překážet -
13 roadworks
noun plural (the building or repairing of a road: The traffic was held up by the roadworks.) práce na silnici -
14 slow down/up
(to make or become slower: The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic.) zpomalit -
15 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) vzrůstat2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) vybudovat* * *• vystavět• vytvořit• vybudovat• zazdít• přistavět -
16 weave
[wi:v]past tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) tkát2) (to tell (an interesting story).) spřádat3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) proplétat se•- weaver* * *• tkát• utkat• weave/wove/woven -
17 pull up
((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) zastavit* * *• zastavit -
18 be at
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) klid; zastavit (se) -
19 reach a standstill
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) klid; zastavit (se) -
20 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ostrov2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) refýž•- islander* * *• ostrov
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