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  • 1 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (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, čtvrt
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina
    7) (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.) čtvrť
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit
    2) (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 čtyřmi
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    • ubytovat
    • rozčtvrtit
    • kvartál
    • čtvrtdolar
    • čtvrt
    • čtvrtina

    English-Czech dictionary > quarter

  • 2 boot

    [bu:t] 1. noun
    1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) bota
    2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) kufr (auta)
    2. verb
    (to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) (vy)kopnout
    - get the boot
    * * *
    • bota

    English-Czech dictionary > boot

  • 3 cuff

    I 1. noun
    1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) manžeta
    2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) záložka
    2. verb
    (to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.) spoutat
    II 1. noun
    (a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) políček
    2. verb
    (to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) políčkovat, udeřit
    * * *
    • manžeta

    English-Czech dictionary > cuff

  • 4 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prsten
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) kroužek, prstenec, kolečko
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) kolo, kolečko
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) manéž, ring, aréna
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda, gang
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) obklopit dokola
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) zakroužkovat
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) okroužkovat
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (za)zvonit
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) zavolat
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) zazvonit
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zazvonit
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) znít, zvučet
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zaznít
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonění
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonní hovor
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tón, přízvuk
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
    * * *
    • zazvonit
    • zvonit
    • prsten
    • ring
    • okruh
    • kruh

    English-Czech dictionary > ring

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  • give a leg up — give (someone) a leg up informal to help someone to be more successful. It must give you a leg up if you want to be an actor and your parents are both in the profession …   New idioms dictionary

  • leg — [leg] n. [ME < ON leggr, a leg, limb < IE base * lek , limb > L lacertus, muscle, lacerta, lizard] 1. one of the parts of the body by means of which animals stand and walk, specif., in human beings, a) one of the lower limbs b) Anat. the …   English World dictionary

  • leg — n 1. limb, lower limb, member; Anat. tibia, Anat. fibula, shinbone, shin, shank, Sl. gam, Inf. peg, Inf. pin, (usu. pi.) Inf. stumps; calf, thigh, (usu. pi.) hams. 2. support, underpinning, standard, prop, brace, framework; post, column, pillar,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • leg — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. limb, support; course, tack, lap; side. shake a leg II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The limb of a creature] Syn. part, member, lower appendage, hind leg, foreleg, back leg, front leg, left leg, right leg,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Leg — (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leg bail — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • give someone a leg up — give (someone) a leg up informal to help someone to be more successful. It must give you a leg up if you want to be an actor and your parents are both in the profession …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone a leg up — If you give someone a leg up, you help them to achieve something that they couldn t have done alone …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • leg-up — leg ,up noun singular 1. ) INFORMAL if you give someone a leg up, you help them to make progress, especially in their career 2. ) if you give someone a leg up, you help them climb something by letting them put their foot in your hands and then… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • give an arm and a leg — give a lot, pay a lot, give my eye teeth    She d give an arm and a leg to have her baby back …   English idioms

  • leg-up — n give sb a leg up informal a) to help someone to get up to a high place by joining your hands together so they can use them as a step b) BrE to help someone succeed in their job …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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