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1 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zeď2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) stěna2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) obezdít- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) (vy)tapetovat- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *• zeď• zeď zdi• stěna -
2 plaque
1) (a plate of metal etc fixed to a wall etc as a memorial: His name was inscribed on a brass plaque.) deska2) (a china etc ornament for fixing on the wall.) plaketa3) (a deposit of saliva and bacteria which forms on the teeth.) povlak* * *• plaketa -
3 windscreen
1) (a transparent (usually glass) screen above the dashboard of a car.) čelní okno2) (a wall usually constructed out from the house wall to protect people on a patio or balcony from the wind.) větrná zástěna* * *• přední sklo• čelní sklo -
4 buttress
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5 enclosure
[-ʒə]1) (the act of enclosing.) ohrazení2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) ohrazený pozemek3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) příloha* * *• příloha• ohrada -
6 filler
1) (a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle.) trychtýř2) (material used to fill cracks in a wall etc.) tmel* * *• výplň• plnidlo -
7 fireplace
noun (a space in a room (usually in a wall) with a chimney above, for a fire: a wide stone fireplace.) krb* * *• krb -
8 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) kloub (na prstě ruky)* * *• kloub -
9 painting
1) (the act or art of using paint: Painting is very relaxing.) malování2) (a painted picture: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.) malba* * *• obraz• natírání• malování• malba• malířství -
10 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) přihrádka* * *• roztřídit• holubník -
11 pin-up
1) (a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall: He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; ( also adjective) a pin-up girl.) vyvěšený obrázek2) (the girl (or man): She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.) idol* * *• plakát fotografie modelky• připíchnout špendlíkem -
12 rampart
((often in plural) a mound or wall for defence: The defenders were drawn up on the ramparts.) hradby* * *• hradba -
13 stile
(a step, or set of steps, for climbing over a wall or fence.) schůdky přes ohradu* * *• sloupek -
14 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) sání2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) odsávání* * *• sání -
15 thumbtack
noun ((American) a drawing-pin: She hung the picture on the wall with thumbtacks.) připínáček* * *• připíchnout• připínáček• rýsováček -
16 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) třesk, hřmot, řinčení2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) srážka3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krach4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) roztříštit (se)2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) narazit, vrazit3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zřítit se4) ((of a business) to fail.) zkrachovat5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) prodírat se6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intenzivní- crash-land* * *• pád• havárie -
17 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nehet2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) hřebík2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) přibít- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• přitlouci• hřebík• nehet• cvok -
18 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výběžek3) (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.) tečka4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) okamžik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dílec8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod9) (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, pointa10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smysl11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) rys12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namířit2) (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.) ukázat3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spárovat•- pointed- 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 -
19 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) násep2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) břeh3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) mělčina2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) navršit, navézt2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) naklánět seII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banka2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banka2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) vložit do banky- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) řada* * *• spořitelna• stráň• svah• mělčina• násep• bankovní• banka• břeh -
20 fold
I 1. [fould] verb1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) přeložit, složit2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) složit3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) složit2. noun1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) přeložení, záhyb; sklad2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) ohyb, lom•- folded- folder
- folding II [fould] noun(a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.) ovčinec* * *• skládat• složit• násobek
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