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1 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) bez omezení -
2 the end
(the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated): His behaviour is the end!) vrchol -
3 limit
['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) hranice2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) mez2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) omezit- limited
- limitless* * *• omezit• omezení• hranice• limit -
4 time limit
(a fixed length of time during which something must be done and finished: The examination has a time limit of three hours.) časový limit* * *• lhůta• časová mez -
5 draw the line
(to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.) stanovit hranici, vymezit* * *• rozlišovat -
6 sky
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) obloha- sky-blue- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline - the sky's the limit* * *• obloha• nebe -
7 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) úmorný2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) otravný* * *• namáhavý -
8 be at full stretch
(to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something.) dělat naplno -
9 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) položit2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) prostřít3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) stanovit4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dát5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) přimět6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zapadat7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) ztuhnout8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nařídit9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) naondulovat10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) zasadit11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) srovnat2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stanovený2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) rozhodnutý3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) promyšlený4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) strnulý5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) vyhraněný6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) osazený3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sada, soubor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) přijímač3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) ondulace, účes5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) výprava, dekorace6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *• ustanovit• umístit• určit• určovat• sbírka• sada• set/set/set• stanovit• souprava• komplet• napravit• množina• nařídit -
10 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíle, doba4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíle6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krát7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) období, časy8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (z)měřit čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovat si•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *• načasovat• časový• čas• doba -
11 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) převýšit; překročit* * *• překročit -
12 expiry
noun (the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit: The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.) vypršení* * *• uplynutí• vypršení• propadnutí -
13 speed trap
noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) radarová past* * *• silniční radar -
14 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) zůstat při zemi2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) omezit3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) udržet v sobě, nezvracet* * *• tlačit dolů• utiskovat• uhasit• utlačovat• potlačovat• omezovat -
15 restricted
1) (limited; narrow, small: a restricted space.) omezený2) (to which entry has been restricted to certain people: The battlefield was a restricted zone.) vyhrazený; zakázaný3) (in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply: a restricted area.) s omezenou rychlostí* * *• zakázaný• omezen -
16 terminate
['tə:mineit](to bring or come to an end or limit: She terminated the conversation.) ukončit* * *• ukončit• uzavřít• zakončit• přestat• končit
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