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81 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) lézt po čtyřech2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) překotně lézt3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) prát se (o)4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) utajit kódováním2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) boj, hon, tahanice- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg* * *• pomíchat• míchat -
82 scuffle
(a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc: The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.) rvačka* * *• rvačka -
83 selective
[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) vybíravý* * *• selektivní -
84 sew
[səu]past tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) (se)šít, přišít- sewer- sewing
- sewing-machine
- sew up
- sewn up* * *• ušít• sew/sewed/sewed• šít• sew/sewed/sewn• brožovat -
85 shorthand
noun (a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.) těsnopis* * *• těsnopis -
86 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) přirovnání* * *• přirovnání -
87 sonic
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88 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) obejít se bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) vyšetřit (si)3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) ušetřit4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) šetřit (někoho)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) šetřit, litovat6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) ušetřit2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezervní2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) volný3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) náhradní díl2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) náhradní pneumatika•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *• náhradní -
89 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) popohánět* * *• podnítit• pobídnout -
90 stencil
['stensl] 1. noun1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) šablona2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) rozmnožovací blána2. verb(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) cyklostylovat* * *• šablona -
91 stove
[stəuv](an apparatus using coal, gas, electricity or other fuel, used for cooking, or for heating a room: a gas/electric (cooking) stove; Put the saucepan on the stove.) kamna, sporák* * *• vařič• sporák• pec• kamna• kamínka -
92 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) (za)mést2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) smést3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) přehnat se přes4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) přeletět; vpadnout2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zametení2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) máchnutí3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominík4) (a sweepstake.) sázka, loterie•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *• zamést• zametat• rozmach• sweep/swept/swept -
93 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) plavat2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) (pře)plavat3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) motat se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) (za)plavání- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *• zaplavat si• plavat• swim/swam/swum -
94 syringe
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95 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nenamáhat se* * *• jen klid! -
96 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) (za)ťukání2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) (za)ťukat- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kohoutek2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) (vy)těžit2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) odposlouchávat* * *• ťukat• vybrat• zaťukat• zvolit• klepnout• kohoutek -
97 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telegraf2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telegraf2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafovat2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafovat•- telegraphy
- telegraphic
- telegraph pole* * *• telegraf• telegrafovat -
98 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 -
99 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terorizovat, udržovat ve strachu* * *• terorizovat -
100 terrorist
noun (a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; ( also adjective) terrorist activities.) terorista; teroristický* * *• terorista• teroristický
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