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1 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) mít obě ruce levéEnglish-Czech dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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2 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) celkem vzato* * *• vcelku -
3 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) zhoršovat se, jít od desíti k pěti -
4 cell
[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) cela2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) buňka3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) článek (baterie)4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) buňka, kobka•- cellular- cellphone* * *• kyveta• cela• buňka• elektrický článek -
5 equation
[-ʒən]1) (a statement that two things are equal or the same: xy+xy=2xy is an equation.) rovnice2) (a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others: 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2O is an equation.) rovnice* * *• rovnice -
6 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) formální2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) společenský3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) obřadný4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) formální5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) geometrický, symetrický•- formally- formality* * *• formální -
7 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) broukat2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bzučet3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) čile se hýbat2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hřmot; brumlání* * *• hučet• mumlat• broukat -
8 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojit2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojit3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) vstoupit do4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) připojit se, spojit se5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) přijít, přidat se2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) spoj- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *• přidat• připojit• přidat se• spojovat• spojit -
9 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mlýnek2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mlýn3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) továrna; přádelna2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) mlít2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) hemžit se; motat se (kolem)•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *• umlít• válcovna• frézovat• mlít• mlýn• mlýnský -
10 permutation
[pə:mju'teiʃən](a particular order in which things are arranged: We can write down these numbers in various permutations.) obměna* * *• permutace -
11 revolution
[revə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revoluce2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revoluce3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) otáčení, otáčka, obrátka•2. noun(a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution.) revolucionář, -ka- revolutionise* * *• revoluce• obrátka -
12 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 -
13 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) zásoba2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) bohatství3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) sklad4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) obchod2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) uskladnit2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) naplnit•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up* * *• sklad• krám• obchod• akumulovat -
14 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) život2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) život3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) život4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) život5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) léta6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) život7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) životopis8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) doživotí•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *• život• životní -
15 heritage
['heriti‹](things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another: We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.) dědictví* * *• odkaz• dědictví -
16 possessive
[-siv]1) (showing that someone or something possesses an object etc: `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.) přivlastňovací2) (acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions: a possessive mother.) panovačný* * *• vlastnický• sobecký• lačný• majetkový• dychtivý• činící si velké nároky• chtivý -
17 they
[ðei]1) (persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc: They are in the garden.) oni, ony, ona2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) on, ten* * *• oni• ony• ona -
18 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) jaký, který, co2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) který, jaký3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) který(žto), což- which is which? - which is which* * *• již• jimž• jimiž• jichž• jež• jenž• jemuž• jejž• jehož• jaký• který• nichž• něhož• nějž• němuž• nimiž• nimž• niž• což -
19 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 -
20 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) přijít, přijet2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) blížit se3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) patřit4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) přijít (k nečemu)5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) (do)spět (k)6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) dosahovat2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no tak; ale jděte; ale, ale- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *• přijet• přijít• přijíždět• přicházet• jít• jezdit• come/came/come
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