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1 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) míra2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka míry3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) míra4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatřený5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) míra6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (z)měřit2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovat3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) srovnávat, poměřovat4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) měřit•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• změřit• opatření• míra• měřit• dávkovat -
2 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) dosáhnout úrovně* * *• vyhovět -
3 measure out
(to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount: He measured out a kilo of sugar.) odměřit* * *• odměřit• naměřit -
4 made to measure
(of clothing) made to fit the measurements of a particular person: Was your jacket made to measure?; (also adjective) (a made-to-measure suit.) ušitý na míru -
5 beyond measure
(very great: I'm offering you riches beyond measure!) nesmírný -
6 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) pro dobrou míru -
7 full measure
((no less than) the correct amount: We must ensure that customers get full measure.) plná míra -
8 made-to-measure
• vyrobený na míru -
9 tape measure
• svinovací metr -
10 tape-measure
nouns (a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring.) měřící pásmo -
11 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) stuha, tkanice2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) cílová páska3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) páska4) (a tape-measure.) měřicí pásmo; krejčovský metr2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) lepit páskou2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) zachytit na pásku•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording* * *• pásmo• páska• magnetofonová páska -
12 carat
['kærət]1) (a measure of weight for precious stones.) karát2) (a unit for stating the purity of gold: an eighteen-carat gold ring.) karát* * *• karát -
13 decilitre
['desili:tə](a measure of (liquid) capacity equal to one-tenth of a litre.) decilitr* * *• deci -
14 diameter
((the length of) a straight line drawn from side to side of a circle, passing through its centre: Could you measure the diameter of that circle?) průměr* * *• průměr -
15 fathom
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16 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) noha2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) úpatí3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) stopa•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *• úpatí• uhradit• chodidlo -
17 gallon
['ɡælən](a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).) galon- gallons of- gallons* * *• galon -
18 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) (z)měřit2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) posoudit2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) měrka, měřidlo2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) norma; ráže3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) rozchod* * *• odhadnout• etalon• kalibr• míra• měřič• budík• cejch -
19 growth
[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) růst2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) porost3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) vzrůst4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) výrůstek* * *• porost• přírůstek• růst• nárůst• nádor -
20 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) dělník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) list6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) pěst7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podat, vrátit2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) vrátit, připojit zpět•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• podávat• podat• ruka• ruční• dlaň
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