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1 stick one's neck out
(to take a risk.) riskovat -
2 scarf
plurals - scarves; noun(a long strip of material to wear round one's neck.) šála* * *• šála -
3 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) propíchnout, píchat2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) (v)bodnout3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) přilepit, slepit, zůstat4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) uváznout•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) větev2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) hůl3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stvol•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *• tyčinka• prut• přilepit• stick/stuck/stuck• hůl• lepit• klacek -
4 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) mlýnský kámen2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) mlýnský kámen na krku* * *• přítěž• mlýnský kámen -
5 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pověsit; viset2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) zasadit; být zasazen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) oběsit; být oběšen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viset dolů, splývat5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) sklonit•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *• viset• zavěsit• pověsit• hang/hung/hung• oběsit -
6 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) rameno2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) úbočí3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) rameno4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) rameno2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) dát si na ramena2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) vzít na sebe3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) prodrat se•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder* * *• plec• rameno -
7 Adam's apple
noun (the pointed part at the front of the neck that moves up and down when one talks or swallows.) ohryzek* * *• ohryzek -
8 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) záda2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hřbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) zadní část4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) obránce2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadní3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zpátky, nazpět2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) zpět, pryč, dál3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) dozadu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) v odpověď5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zpět (do minulosti)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (vy)couvat2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpořit3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) vsadit si (na něco)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) backhandem, se sklonem doleva- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *• týl• záda• zadní• zacouvat• zadní strana• zpět• zpáteční• zpátky• rub• obránce• hřbet• couvat -
9 chain
[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) řetěz, řetízek2) (a series: a chain of events.) řetěz2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) uvázat na řetěz- chain store* * *• řetěz• řetězec• řetízek -
10 chest
I [ est] noun(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) hruďII [ est] noun(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) bedna, skříň* * *• truhla• prádelník• prsa• hruď• káď• komora• bedna -
11 turtle
(a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water.) mořská želva- turtle soup* * *• želva
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