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1 put a stop to
(to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) ukončit -
2 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz -
3 put an end to
(to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) skončit* * *• udělat přítrž• skoncovat• skončit s• skoncovat s -
4 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) potlačit2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) potlačit3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) zakázat•* * *• potlačit -
5 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) náklad2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) náklad3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) spousta4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) zatížení2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) naložit2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) nabít3) (to put film into (a camera).) nabít•- loaded* * *• úvazek• zatížení• obtížit• hromada• náklad• naložit• břímě -
6 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) (z)kontrolovat2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) přezkoušet3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) zastavit2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) kontrola, ověření2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) překážka, omezení3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šach4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) kostka (vzorek)5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) stvrzenka, lístek6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) účet7) ((American) a cheque.) šek•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) dát mat- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *• zkontrolovat• ověřit -
7 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) naplnit2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) naplnit se3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) splnit4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) zaplombovat2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) dosyta- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up* * *• plnit• sytit• obsadit• obsazovat• naplnit• nasytit• naplňovat -
8 brake
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9 discontinue
[diskən'tinju](to stop or put an end to: I have discontinued my visits there.) přerušit* * *• zastavit• přerušit• nepokračovat -
10 dismiss
[dis'mis]1) (to send or put away: She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!) propustit, vypustit2) (to remove from office or employment: He was dismissed from his post for being lazy.) propustit3) (to stop or close (a law-suit etc): Case dismissed!) zamítnout, zastavit•* * *• vyloučit ze školy• zamítnout projednávání• pominout• propustit• pustit z hlavy• propustit do civilu• rozpustit• odbýt• odmítnout• jen stručně se zmínit• neuvažovat• nemluvit již o tom• dát rozchod• dovolit odejít -
11 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) ztratit2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) ztratit (se)3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) ztratit4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) prohrát5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) ztrácet•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *• ztrácet• ztratit• prohrát• prohrávat• lose/lost/lost -
12 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 -
13 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) štípnout, kousnout2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) uštípnout3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípat4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) zaskočit (si)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) sežehnout2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) štípnutí, kousnutí2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) mrazík3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) lok, slza•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *• uštípnout• štípanec• špetka• čudlík -
14 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) období, doba2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) éra, epocha, fáze3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) tečka2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). dobový, historický- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.)* * *• perioda• tečka• menstruace• měsíčky• období• doba -
15 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výběžek3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) tečka4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) okamžik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dílec8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) bod, věc, otázka, pointa10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smysl11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) rys12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namířit2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) ukázat3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spárovat•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *• ukazovat• ukázat• zamířit• poukazovat• tečka• směřovat• označit• okamžik• namířit• bod• detail -
16 procrastinate
[prə'kræstineit](to delay or put off doing something: Stop procrastinating and do it now!) otálet, odkládat* * *• otálet• odkládat -
17 roadblock
noun (a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic: to set up a roadblock.) zátaras, překážka* * *• zátaras -
18 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) nádraží2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) stanice3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) stanoviště2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) zajmout místo; rozmístit* * *• umístit• postavení• stanice• stanoviště• nádraží -
19 Venetian blind
(a window blind made of thin, movable, horizontal strips of wood, metal or plastic: We have put up Venetian blinds to stop our neighbours looking in our front windows.) žaluzie* * *• druh žaluzie -
20 call a halt (to)
(to stop; to put an end (to): It's time to call a halt to these stupid arguments.) udělat konec
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