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1 attract attention
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2 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) pozornost, pozor2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) ošetření3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) pozornost4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) pozor, v pozoru•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *• věnovat pozornost• pozornost• pozor• ošetření• péče -
3 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) přitahovat, přivábit2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) přitahovat•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness* * *• vábit• přitahovat• přivábit -
4 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) kroupy2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) krupobití2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) (kroupy) padatII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) přivolávat; zdravit (voláním)2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) pozdravit, přivítat2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) zavolání3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) buď pozdraven* * *• pocházet z• pocházet• pozdrav• pozdravit• oslavovat• kroupy -
5 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) pojmenovat, nazývat2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) nazývat3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) svolat; křičet4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) vyzvat, přivolat5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) navštívit6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) zavolat7) ((in card games) to bid.) (vy)hlásit2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) volání2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptačí volání3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) krátká návštěva4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonický hovor5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) volání6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) poptávka7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) důvod, oprávnění•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *• upomínka• vyvolávat• výzva• vyzvat• volání• volat• zavolat• zavolání• zvolat• povolat• telefonický hovor• svolat• hovor• jmenovat• návštěva• nazývat• navštívit• nazvat -
6 flaunt
[flo:nt](to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) chlubit se (čím), okázale předvádět* * *• chlubit• chvástat -
7 gimmick
['ɡimik](something used to attract attention to something or someone: an advertising gimmick.) trik, chyták, nápad- gimmicky* * *• nápad -
8 hallo
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') ahoj; no nazdar* * *• nazdar• ahoj -
9 hello
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') ahoj; no nazdar* * *• haló• ahoj• dobrý den -
10 hey
[hei](a shout expressing joy, or a question, or used to attract attention: Hey! What are you doing there?) hej!* * *• hej• haló -
11 hullo
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') ahoj; no nazdar* * *• ahoj -
12 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klepat2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) shodit, srazit3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) ztlouci4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) vrazit do; narazit2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) úder, rána2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klepání•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *• zaklepat• klepat• bušit -
13 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) nesmělý2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) bázlivý3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plachý2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) plašit se- shyly- shyness* * *• plachý• stydlivý• ostýchavý• nesmělý -
14 sidle
(to go or move in a manner intended not to attract attention or as if one is shy or uncertain: He sidled out of the room.) (od)krást se* * *• plížit se -
15 stunt
I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) brzdit, růst- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) husarský kousek- stuntman* * *• kaskadérský kousek• brzdit -
16 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kreslit2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (vy)táhnout3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdalovat se; blížit se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remizovat5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) pobírat6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztáhnout; zatáhnout7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) přitáhnout, upoutat2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakce3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tah, slosování4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vytažení (zbraně)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *• remíza• kreslit• nakreslit• draw/drew/drawn• druh úderu v golfu -
17 endeavour
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18 purposely
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19 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) hvízdat2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)pískat3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvízdnout4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvízdat2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) hvizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) píšťala3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) píšťalka* * *• pískání• pískat• píšťala• pískat si• píšťalka• hvízdat -
20 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) upoutat pozornost
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