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81 pry
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) strkat nos* * *• vrtat v• zdvihat• posunout• slídit -
82 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (při)táhnout2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vtáhnout (kouř), bafat3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslovat4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) vjet, zajet, vyjet2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) zatáhnutí, lok2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) přitažlivost3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vliv•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *• vytáhnout• zatáhnout• táhnout• tahat -
83 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 -
84 reconstruct
(to create a complete description or idea, on the basis of certain known facts: Let us try to reconstruct the crime.) rekonstruovat* * *• přestavět• rekonstruovat -
85 responsibly
[-sə-]adverb (in a trustworthy or serious way: Do try to behave responsibly.) odpovědně* * *• zodpovědně• odpovědně -
86 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) omezit2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) omezit•- restriction
- restrictive* * *• omezit -
87 rid
[rid]present participle - ridding; verb((with of); to free (someone etc) from: We must try to rid the town of rats.) zbavit- get rid of
- good riddance* * *• zbavit• zbavovat• rid/rid/rid -
88 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 -
89 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) (po)škrábat (se)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) rozškrábat3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) vyškrábat4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) vyškrábat5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) odvolat2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) rýha, šrám; skřípot2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) škrábnutí3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startovní čára•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *• poškrábat• hrabat -
90 sensibilities
noun plural (feelings that can be easily hurt by criticism etc: Do try not to offend her sensibilities.) citlivost* * *• citlivosti -
91 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) střílet, vystřelit2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) zastřelit3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) vrhnout4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) vyrazit; vystřelovat; vrhnout5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) natáčet6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) vystřelit7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) střílet2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) výhonek- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up* * *• výstřel• výhonek• shoot/shot/shot• smyk -
92 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) předvést2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) předvádět se* * *• vytahovat se• zdůraznit• zvýraznit• chlubit se -
93 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) pomazat, umazat2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) rozmazat3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) pošpinit, zostudit2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) skvrna2) (a piece of slander.) pomluva* * *• umazat• ušpinit• zašpinit• pomlouvat• potřít• skvrna• šmouha• maz -
94 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) chňapat2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zlomit (se), ulomit (se)3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) zaklapnout4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) vyštěknout5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) cvaknout (foto)2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) prasknutí2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) snímek3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) karetní hra3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) náhlý- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *• zlomit• prasknout• chňapnout -
95 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) chňapnout, vytrhnout2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) ukrást pro sebe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) chňapnutí2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) úryvek* * *• uchopit• chňapat• chňapnout -
96 solidarity
[-'dærə-]noun (the uniting of the interests, feelings or actions (of a group): We must try to preserve our solidarity.) soudržnost* * *• solidárnost• solidarita -
97 sort out
1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) vytřídit2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) vyřešit3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) vyřídit si účty* * *• urovnat• vytřídit• vytříbit• zorganizovat• roztřídit -
98 sound out
(to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) sondovat (u)* * *• vyslechnout -
99 strive
past tense - strove; verb(to try very hard or struggle: He always strives to please his teacher.) usilovat* * *• usilovat• strive/strove/striven -
100 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) zmítat se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zápasit3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prodírat se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *• usilovat• zápasit• zápas• bojovat• boj
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