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1 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) naklánět se2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) opřít (se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) hubený2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) libový3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) hubený•- leanness* * *• opírat -
2 list
I 1. [list] noun(a series eg of names, numbers, prices etc written down or said one after the other: a shopping-list; We have a long list of people who are willing to help.) seznam2. verb(to place in a list: He listed the things he had to do.) sestavit seznamII 1. [list] verb(to lean over to one side: The ship is listing.) naklonit se2. nounThe ship had a heavy list.) náklon, sklon* * *• přoužek• sepsat• seznam• index• inventář• katalog• mez -
3 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) zábradlí; držák2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) kolejnice2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) ohradit- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail* * *• zábradlí• železnice -
4 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) pata2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) pata3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) podpatek2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) dát nový podpatek2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) naklánět se•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *• podpatek• pata
См. также в других словарях:
lean over backwards — see under ↑back1 • • • Main Entry: ↑lean … Useful english dictionary
lean over backwards — idiom * * * … Universalium
lean over backwards — idiom … English World dictionary
lean over backward — phrasal : to go to the opposite extreme in order to offset a tendency leaning over backward to offend no one H.L.Smith b. 1913 leaned over backward … to avoid the appearance of favoritism Nation * * * lean over backward see ↑backward, 1 • • •… … Useful english dictionary
lean\ over\ backward — • bend over backward • lean over backward v. phr. informal To try so hard to avoid a mistake that you make the opposite mistake instead; do the opposite of something that you know you should not do; do too much to avoid doing the wrong thing;… … Словарь американских идиом
lean over backwards to do something — bend/lean over backwards (to do something) British, American & Australian, Australian to try very hard to do something, especially to help or please someone else. Banks are bending over backwards to help those in difficulties … New idioms dictionary
lean over backwards — bend/lean over backwards (to do something) British, American & Australian, Australian to try very hard to do something, especially to help or please someone else. Banks are bending over backwards to help those in difficulties … New idioms dictionary
lean over backwards — to try very hard. She and her staff will lean over backwards to see that you are satisfied with their services. Usage notes: usually used to describe efforts to help or please someone Related vocabulary: fall all over yourself to do something … New idioms dictionary
lean over backwards (to do something) — bend/lean over ˈbackwards (to do sth) idiom to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair • I ve bent over backwards to help him. Main entry: ↑backwardsidiom … Useful english dictionary
lean over — phr verb Lean over is used with these nouns as the object: ↑table … Collocations dictionary
lean over phr v — Ben and Eileen Dover got married and almost died on their honeymoon crossing a high footbridge. I leaned over she explained, while what did he do? Bend over … English expressions
