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1 wool
[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) vlna; vlněný- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) vlněný úplet- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *• vlna -
2 cotton wool
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3 glass wool
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4 rock wool
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5 steel wool
(a pad, ball etc of steel shavings used for scouring (pans etc) and polishing.) ocelová vlna* * *• drátěnka -
6 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) oklamatEnglish-Czech dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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7 fleece
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8 hank
[hæŋk](a coil or loop of rope, wool, string etc: hanks of knitting-wool.) přadeno* * *• přadeno -
9 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) (o)točit (se)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) příst2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) otáčení, rotace2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) projížďka•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *• točit se• upříst• příst• spříst• spin/spun/spun• dopřádat -
10 ball
I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) koule, klubko2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) míč3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.) koule (varlata)•- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) kuličkový- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) ples- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) společenský* * *• vylévat vodu• záruka• ples• koule• kulička• kauce• míč• bál -
11 blanket
['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) přikrývka2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) pokrývka, plášť, závoj2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) všestranný, celkový3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) zahalit, pokrýt* * *• přikrývka• deka -
12 coat
[kəut] 1. noun1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) plášť2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) kabát3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) kožich, srst4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) nátěr2. verb(to cover: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.) polít- coating- coat of arms* * *• vrstva• plášť• pokrýt• potáhnout• peří• povléct• slupka• obložení• okovat• omítat• obšívat• kabát• kabátek• nátěr• natřít• natírat• obalit• obal -
13 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) chmýří2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) načepýřit se, natřást, načechrat2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) zkazit•- fluffy* * *• načechrat• chmýří -
14 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) (u)plést2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) srůst•- knitter- knitting
- knitting-needle
- knit one's brows* * *• uplést• plést• knit/knit/knit -
15 lambskin
noun, adjective ((of) the skin of a lamb with the wool left on it: a lambskin coat.) beránek; z beránka* * *• jehněčí kůže -
16 lambswool
['læmz-]noun, adjective ((of) a fine type of wool obtained from a lamb: a lambswool sweater.) beránčí vlna* * *• jehněčí vlna -
17 mohair
['məuheə]1) (the long silken hair of a type of goat.) mohér2) (( also adjective) (of) a type of cloth or wool made from it: a mohair jersey.) mohér; mohérový* * *• mohér -
18 noticeably
adverb This ball of wool is noticeably darker than these others.) nápadně, zjevně* * *• pozoruhodně -
19 ply
I verb1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) provozovat2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) dobře ovládat3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) stále nalévatII noun(a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) síla, pramen- plywood* * *• vrstva např. papíru• vnucovat• zásobovat• dýha -
20 shear
[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) stříhat2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) ustřihnout3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) ostříhat4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) usmyknout se•- shears* * *• shear/sheared/sheared• shear/sheared/shorn• střih• smyk
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