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  • 1 to do with

    1) ((with have) to have dealings with: I never had anything to do with the neighbours.) mít co, dělat s
    2) ((with have) to be involved in, especially to be (partly) responsible for: Did you have anything to do with her death?) mít co společného
    3) ((with have) to be connected with: Has this decision anything to do with what I said yesterday?) mít co společného
    4) ((with be or have) to be about or concerned with: This letter is/has to do with Bill's plans for the summer.) týkat se
    5) ((with have) to be the concern of: I'm sorry, but that question has nothing to do with me; What has that (got) to do with him?) mít co dělat s

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  • 2 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) dělat
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) dodělat; udělat
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) dělat
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačit
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vydělávat; studovat
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dařit se; počínat si
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dát do pořádku
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) jednat, chovat se
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) prokázat, vzdát
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nadělat, udělat
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zhlédnout, udělat
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) shromáždění, oslava
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    • učinit
    • udělat
    • vyčinit
    • vykonat
    • konat
    • dělat
    • do/did/done
    • činit

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  • 3 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držet
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držet
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) držet
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) vydržet
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) (za)držet
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) obsahovat; udržet
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) konat (se)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) udržovat se, držet se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zastávat
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) mít za to; považovat; chovat
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) platit
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) přinutit k dodržení
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hájit
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) odolávat
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) udržovat
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) udržovat
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) konat se
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) vlastnit
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) vydržet
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) čekat (u telefonu)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) držet
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hlídat
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) chystat
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) uchopení; držení
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vliv
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chvat, hmat
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) nákladový prostor
    * * *
    • udržovat
    • udržet
    • uchopení
    • vytrvat
    • postavení
    • podržet
    • sevření
    • obsahovat
    • hold/held/held
    • držení
    • držet
    • činit

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  • 4 age

    [ei‹] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) věk, stáří
    2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha
    3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) stáří
    4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým
    - ageless
    - age-old
    - the aged
    - come of age
    - of age
    * * *
    • věk
    • stáří
    • epocha
    • doba

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  • 5 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) přijít, přijet
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) blížit se
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) patřit
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) přijít (k nečemu)
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) (do)spět (k)
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) dosahovat
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no tak; ale jděte; ale, ale
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come
    * * *
    • přijet
    • přijít
    • přijíždět
    • přicházet
    • jít
    • jezdit
    • come/came/come

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  • 6 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) chytit; upoutat
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) stihnout
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) chytit při, načapat
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) chytit
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (za)chytit
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) zasáhnout
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) slyšet, rozumět
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) chytit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chycení
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zámek, západka
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) lov, úlovek
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) chyták, háček
    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up
    * * *
    • zachytit
    • záchytka
    • zastihnout
    • rozumět
    • stihnout
    • catch/caught/caught
    • chytit
    • chytat

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  • 7 compare

    [kəm'peə]
    1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) srovnat s, porovnat
    2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) přirovnat
    3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) rovnat se
    - comparative
    - comparatively
    - comparison
    * * *
    • porovnávat
    • porovnat
    • srovnávat
    • srovnat

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  • 8 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) hodný, dobrý
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) dobrý, řádný
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) dobrý
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) dobrý, šikovný
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) laskavý
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) dobrý, blahodárný, prospěšný
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) dobrý
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) dobrý
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) velký
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) vhodný
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) dobrý
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) dobrý
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) dobrý
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) dobrý
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) dobře
    2. noun
    1) (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; užitek
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro, to dobré
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobrá!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) můj bože
    - 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

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  • 9 recognise

    1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) poznat
    2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) uznat
    3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) uznat
    4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) uznat
    - recognisable
    - recognizably
    - recognisably
    - recognition
    * * *
    • uznávat
    • uznat
    • poznávat
    • poznat
    • rozpoznat

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  • 10 recognize

    1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) poznat
    2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) uznat
    3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) uznat
    4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) uznat
    - recognisable
    - recognizably
    - recognisably
    - recognition
    * * *
    • uznat
    • rozpoznat

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  • 11 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyrazit
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začít
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) nastartovat, spustit, uvést v chod
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) rozběhnout
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začátek, start
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) náskok
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočit
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutí
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otřes
    * * *
    • začínat
    • zahájení
    • začátek
    • začít
    • zahájit
    • spouštět
    • spustit
    • start

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  • 12 them

    [ðəm, ðem]
    1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) je, jim, jimi
    2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) ho
    * * *
    • jich
    • jimi
    • jim
    • je
    • nimi
    • nim
    • nich
    • ně

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  • 13 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vchod; východ; průchod
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) cesta, směr
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) ulice
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) daleko; kousek
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) způsob
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ohled
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) způsoby
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) cesta
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleko, dlouho
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
    * * *
    • způsob
    • silnice
    • metoda
    • cesta
    • dráha

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  • 14 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) kolem, okolo, asi
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) sem a tam
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) poblíž
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) kolem
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) čelem vzad
    * * *
    • u sebe
    • u
    • v čem
    • po
    • přibližně
    • skoro
    • sem tam
    • stran čeho
    • okolo
    • kolem
    • o
    • o čem
    • asi
    • dokola

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  • 15 be up to

    1) (to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc): What is he up to now?) zabývat se
    2) (to be capable of: He isn't quite up to the job.) stačit na
    3) (to reach the standard of: This work isn't up to your best.) mít úroveň
    4) (to be the duty or privilege of: It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him.) patřit
    * * *
    • záležet na
    • mít za lubem

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  • 16 happen

    ['hæpən]
    1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) stát se; náhodou
    2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) přihodit se
    3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) náhodou se stát, ukázat se
    - happen upon
    - happen on
    * * *
    • přihodit se
    • stát se
    • stávat se
    • nastat

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  • 17 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) dát, umístit, přivést, přeložit
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) položit, předložit
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) vyjádřit
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) napsat
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) vyplout, doplout
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
    * * *
    • ukládat
    • umístit
    • položit
    • postavit
    • put/put/put
    • oceňovat
    • klást
    • kladl
    • dávat
    • dát

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  • 18 sure

    [ʃuə] 1. adjective
    1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) jistý
    2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) jistý
    3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) spolehlivý
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') ovšem, jistě
    - sureness
    - sure-footed
    - as sure as
    - be sure to
    - be/feel sure of oneself
    - for sure
    - make sure
    - sure enough
    * * *
    • zaručený
    • jistý
    • jistě

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  • 19 take in

    1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) obsahovat
    2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) přijmout (k sobě)
    3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) pochopit
    4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) zabrat
    5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) oklamat, nachytat (na)
    * * *
    • utržit

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  • 20 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zatáčka, odbočka
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) řada
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
    * * *
    • točit
    • točit se
    • zahnout
    • zahýbat
    • zakroutit se
    • pootočit
    • přelom
    • obrat
    • obrátit se
    • obrátit
    • otáčet
    • obracet se
    • otočit se
    • otáčka
    • obracet
    • kroutit se
    • natočit

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