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  • 1 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) okraj; břeh
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostří
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ostrost, intenzita
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obroubit, lemovat
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) přisouvat; protlačit se
    •
    - edgy
    - edgily
    - edginess
    - have the edge on/over
    - on edge
    * * *
    • pokraj
    • okraj
    • hrana
    • hranit
    • kraj

    English-Czech dictionary > edge

  • 2 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výběžek
    3) (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.) tečka
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) okamžik
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dílec
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod
    9) (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, pointa
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smysl
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) rys
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namířit
    2) (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.) ukázat
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spárovat
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    - 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

    English-Czech dictionary > point

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  • put to the sword — If someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • put to the sword — ► put to the sword kill, especially in war. Main Entry: ↑sword …   English terms dictionary

  • put to the sword — KILL, execute, put to death, murder, butcher, slaughter, massacre, cut down; poetic/literary slay. → sword * * * put to the sword see under ↑sword • • • Main Entry: ↑put put to the sword 1. (of armies, etc) to kill (prisoners, etc) by the sword 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • put to the sword — {v. phr.}, {literary} To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. * /The Romans put their enemies to the sword./ * /In some wars captives have been put to the sword./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put to the sword — {v. phr.}, {literary} To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. * /The Romans put their enemies to the sword./ * /In some wars captives have been put to the sword./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put\ to\ the\ sword — v. phr. literary To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword. The Romans put their enemies to the sword. In some wars captives have been put to the sword …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put to the sword —    If someone is put to the sword, he or she is killed or executed.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • To put to the sword — Sword Sword (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To put to the sword — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • put to the sword —    to kill    Usually of a large number of helpless victims, by any form of violence:     ... took Siakat by storm and put not only the Egyptian garrison, but every man, woman and child in the place to the sword. (F. Harris, 1925) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • put to the sword — verb a) To execute, especially by using a sword. b) To severely defeat …   Wiktionary

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