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1 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
2 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) hrabě- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) počítat2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) (s)počítat3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) platit; být důležitý4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) považovat2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) počet2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) bod (žaloby)3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count* * *• počítat• spočítat -
3 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad, přes2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) přes3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) na, přes4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) na5) (about: a quarrel over money.) o6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) prostřednictvím7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) během8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) při2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.) nad, nahoře2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.) pře-3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.) napříč, přes, na druhou stranu4) (downwards: He fell over.) dolů, na zem5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.) více6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.) navíc7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.) úplně, skrz naskrz3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) u konce4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) směna5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *• víc než• po• příliš• přes• skončit• lomeno• nad -
4 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) odvodnit2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtékat3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)kapat; vyprázdnit4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) vypít5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) vyčerpat2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) kanál, stoka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) odliv, odčerpávání•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *• trativod• kanál -
5 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) tuk2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) tuk2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) tlustý2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) tučný•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *• tlustý• tuk• tučný -
6 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) stoupat, jít nahoru2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) vyrůstat, být stavěn* * *• stoupat -
7 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) plán, projekt2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) pikle2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) intrikovat- schemer- scheming* * *• plánek• podoba• plán• představa• projekt• schéma• skica• rozvrh• nákres• námět• nárys• návrh -
8 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kulatý2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) plný, buclatý2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) nazpátek2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) dokola; po celý3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) kolem dokola4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) sem a tam5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) kolem6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) sem, k nám3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) kolem2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) kolem3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) za, zpoza4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po celém4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runda; partie2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) pochůzka, roznáška3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) náboj5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) kolo6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kánon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zahnout (za)- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) plný oklik- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *• zaokrouhlit• zakulatit• oblý• okolo• kulatý• kruh• kolem• náboj• dokola -
9 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) strana2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) strana3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) strana4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) strana5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) strana těla6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) část, čtvrť7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) svah8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) hledisko9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) strana2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) postranní- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *• vedlejší• postranní• stránka• stěna např. skály• strana• bok -
10 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stoupat2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stoupat3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstávat4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstát5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) vycházet6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) zvedat se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) povstat8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povýšit9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) pramenit10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) zdvíhat se; sílit11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) vyrůst (budova), být postaven12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstát z mrtvých2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzestup2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) zvýšení (platu)3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) stoupání, návrší4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) počátek, vzestup•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) stoupající, nastupující, nadějný- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *• tyčit se• vzrůstat• vstal• vstát• vzestup• vzrůst• vstane• zvýšení• povstání• povstat• rise/rose/risen• stoupání• stoupat -
11 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) doufat2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) naděje2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) naděje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) naděje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *• naděje• doufat -
12 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sedadlo2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sedátko3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) zadek4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) sedadlo; křeslo5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sídlo2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) posadit2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) být pro... osob•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *• sídlo• sedadlo• křeslo• místo -
13 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tak2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tak3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tak4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) stajně tak5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') opravdu2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) a tak- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *• pokud• proto• tedy• tak• takto• takže• budiž -
14 through
[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) skrz2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) z jednoho konce na druhý3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) od začátku do konce4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) vinou5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) prostřednictvím6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) až do... (včetně)2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) srz, napříč3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) přímý2) (finished: Are you through yet?) hotový•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) skrz, naskrz- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with* * *• přes• prostřednictví• skrze• skrz• docela -
15 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) barva2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) barevný3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) nabarvit; natřít- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) barevný- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *• vybarvit• barva• barevný -
16 flap
[flæp] 1. noun1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) cíp, šos2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) pleskání3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) zmatek2. verb1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) třepetat (se), mávat2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) zmatkovat, panikařit* * *• záklopka• klopa• klapka• chlopeň -
17 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) dům2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) kurník; hostinec3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) sál4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) dům2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) ubytovat (se)2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) umístit•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) oslavující nový byt- housework
- like a house on fire* * *• stavení• sněmovna• house• dům• domovní -
18 paper
['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papír(ový)2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) list papíru3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) noviny4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) písemka, test5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) průkaz, papíry•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) brožovaný- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork* * *• vytapetovat• publikace• studie• papír• papírový• list• noviny• esej• dokumenty -
19 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) místo; mezera2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) prostor; vůle3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) mimozemský prostor2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) rozmístit- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *• vesmír• prostranství• prostor• mezera• místo
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