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1 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) pokusit se2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) zkusit3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) soudit4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) napínat2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) pokus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) trojka•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *• vyzkoušet• vynasnažit se• zakusit• zkusit• zkouška• zkoušet• pokoušet• snažit se• soudit -
2 make up for
(to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc: Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.) nahradit* * *• dohánět -
3 press for
(to try to get; to keep demanding: The miners are pressing for higher wages.) trvat na, žádat -
4 run for it
(to try to escape: Quick - run for it!) utéci -
5 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) složení protihráče2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) náčiní3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) kladkostroj4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) takeláž2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) chytit, složit (protihráče, protivníka)2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) pustit se do; dotazovat se3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) atakovat* * *• vypořádat se• řešit• obtěžovat• kladka -
6 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) tlačit (se), protlačit (se), strčit2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) nutit, dohnat (k)3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) prodávat na černo2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) náraz, úder2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) energie, odhodlání•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over* * *• tlačit• zatlačit• strkat• stlačit -
7 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) (vy)hledat2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) snažit se•* * *• žádat• seek/sought/sought• hledání• hledat -
8 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nabádat2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) přesvědčovat2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) nutkání- urge on* * *• pobízet• naléhat• nutit -
9 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) hodný, dobrý2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) dobrý, řádný3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) dobrý4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) dobrý, šikovný5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) laskavý6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) dobrý, blahodárný, prospěšný7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) dobrý8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) dobrý9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) velký10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) vhodný11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) dobrý12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) dobrý13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) dobrý14) (thorough: a good clean.) dobrý15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) dobře2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) dobro; užitek2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro, to dobré3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobrá!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) můj bože- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good* * *• užitek• vhodný• pravý• prospěšný• prospěch• slušný• hodný• laskav• laskavý• milý• čestný• dobro• dobře• dobrý -
10 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) soud2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) soud3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) kurt4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvůr5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palác6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dvůr2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) dvořit se2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) usilovat (o)3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) přivolávat, vyprovokovat•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *• sál• soud• soudní• kurt• dvůr• dvorec -
11 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) zeptat se2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) informovat se na3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pozeptat se na4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) žádat5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) poptávat se po6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vyšetřovat•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *• vyptat se• vyšetřovat• pátrat• informovat se• dotazovat se -
12 lobby
['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) hala, vestibul2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) nátlaková skupina2. verb(to try to influence (the Government etc).) vykonávat nátlak, ovlivňovat (poslance)* * *• vestibul• předsíň• ovlivňovat• hala• kuloár• lobovat -
13 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) přít se, hádat se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentovat pro/proti3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) vysvětlit, zdůvodnit•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *• tvrdit• polemizovat• přít se• hádat se• argumentovat• diskutovat• debatovat -
14 budget
1. noun(any plan showing how money is to be spent: my budget for the month.) rozpočet2. verb1) (to make a plan showing this: We must try to budget or we shall be in debt.) udělat si rozpočet2) ((with for) to allow for (something) in a budget: I hadn't budgeted for a new car.) dát/mít v rozpočtu, počítat s* * *• úsporný• rozpočet -
15 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) soutěžení2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) soutěž* * *• soutěž• konkurence -
16 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) konkurence; sok, -yně, soupeřící2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) soupeřit, konkurovat- rivalry* * *• sok• soupeř -
17 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon(ický)2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) (za)telefonovat2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonovat3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonovat•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *• volat• zatelefonovat• zavolat• telefonní• telefonovat• telefon -
18 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) moci2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) umět3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) smět4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mociII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) plechovka, nádoba2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) naložit- canned- cannery* * *• umět• zadek• plechovka• konzervovat• konzerva• kanystr• konev• mohu• může• moci• moct• dovede -
19 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) štědrý, velkorysý2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) pořádný3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) velkodušný•- generosity* * *• štědrý -
20 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) zvednout, vztyčit2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) zvýšit3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) pěstovat, chovat4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vychovat5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) vznést6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) sebrat; shromáždit se7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) vyvolat8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) zvednout, způsobit9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postavit10) (to give (a shout etc).) vydat11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) navázat spojení2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) zvýšení platu- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *• vychovat• vypěstovat• zdvihat• zvedat• zvednout• zdvihnout• zvýšit
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