Can't Hurt Me #3

Question 1

sparkle

Answer 1

v
1. blyštět se, třpytit se, jiskřit (se) (drahokamy ap.)
2. with sth - zářit, sršet, planout čím (nadšením ap.)
3. perlit (víno ap.)
n
1. unc - blyštění, třpyt, jiskření
2. záblesk, (od)lesk, třpyt

noun: bright shine; fig: energy and interest

Question 2

sparkling

adj

Answer 2

1. perlivý, šumivý (nápoj ap.)
2. jiskřivý (hvězdy ap.)
3. jiskrný, živý, sršící vtipem (osobnost ap.)

Question 3

the tip of the spear

idiom

spear = oštěp, kopí (harpuna), nabodnout, napíchnout, probodnout (oštěpem)

Answer 3

being at the forefront or leading part of a group, often taking on the toughest or most important role

a person or group of people that is the first to do something considered difficult or dangerous, especially a group of soldiers, etc. who are the first to enter a battle area

Question 4

glossy

adj

Answer 4

1. lesklý (a hladký)
2. (přen.) nablýskaný (často jen navenek), líbivý, (navenek) atraktivní

Question 5

stigmatize (BrE - stigmatise)

Answer 5

(spol.) stigmatizovat, (přen.) ocejchovat (jako špatný)

to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him/her/it

Question 6

get the hang of something

idiom

Answer 6

to learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious

přijít na kloub (začít umět)

Question 7

jammed

This drawer is jammed.

Answer 7

► stuck, unable to move or function properly
zaseknutý (mechanismus)

► packed tightly with people: (full of)
ucpaný (auty ap.)

Question 8

intervention

[ˌɪntəˈvenʃən]

Answer 8

intervence, zásah, zákrok

intentional action to change a situation, with the aim of improving it or preventing it from getting worse

Question 9

save face

opak: lose face

Answer 9

zachovat si tvář, uchránit si prestiž

to keep your reputation and avoid others losing respect for you

Question 10

nostril

Answer 10

(anat.) nosní dírka, nozdra

Question 11

district

Answer 11

1. oblast, kraj, čtvrť (města)
2. správní oblast, obvod, okres

an area of a country, state, or city that has been given fixed borders for official purposes, or one having a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas

Question 12

slender

[ˈslendə]

He put his hands around her slender waist.

Answer 12

1. štíhlý, útlý (pěkně) /thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive/
2. nepatrný, malý, maličký, nevelký (naděje ap.) /small in amount or degree/

Question 13

strap

noun + verb

Answer 13

• řemen, řemínek (hodinek, kabelky ap.), pásek (hl. kožený)
  ramínko (tašky, halenky ap.)
• popruh (k držení - v tramvaji ap.)
  verb:
  *to hold or fasten something with a strap - přepásat, připásat, svázat (řemenem ap.)
  *zpráskat (řemenem)

a narrow piece of strong material, esp. leather, used for holding or fastening something

Question 14

shrug

[ʃrʌg] - (gg)

Answer 14

V: pokrčit rameny
N: pokrčení rameny

to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested:

Question 15

squirm

verb

The fish squirmed on the ground for a few moments and then lay still.

Answer 15

*vrtět se (nervózně na židli ap.), kroutit se, svíjet se
(přen.) být (hrozně) trapně, (za)stydět se

noun: (za)vrtění se

Question 16

wet the bed

phrase

Answer 16

počůrat (se), počůrávat se, pomočit (se)

wet osf, wet one’s pants - pomočit se, pomočovat se, počůr(áv)at se

to urinate in your bed by accident

Question 17

reflect

[rɪˈflekt] – verb

She reflected that this was probably the last time she would see him.
When one player behaves disgracefully, it reflects (badly) on the whole team.

Answer 17

to send back light, heat, energy, or sound from a surface
reflect off sth: odrážet se (paprsky ap.)
be reflected: odrážet se, zrcadlit se (ve vodě, zrcadle ap.)
to show, express, or be a sign of something
sth: odrážet, zrcadlit (postoje, situaci ap.)
to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions[I]
on sth: rozmýšlet, uvažovat, přemítat
uvědomit si, naznat

reflect on sb/sth (přen.): odrážet se/odrazit se (následky jednání ap.)
to affect other people’s opinion of sb or sth, especially in a bad way

Question 18

creak

[kriːk] – verb + noun

Answer 18

(za)skřípat, (za)vrzat (dveře, schody ap.)

skřípot, zaskřípění, zavrzání (dveří ap.)

Question 19

floorboard, floor board

[ˈflɔːˌbɔːd]

Answer 19

podlahové prkno, palubka

Question 20

terrify

[ˈterɪˌfaɪ]

Answer 20

nahánět/nahnat hrůzu/strach, (vy)děsit

to frighten someone very much

adj - terrified: vyděšený, poděšený, vystrašený

Question 21

approve (of)

verb – [əˈpruːv]

Answer 21

to have a positive opinion of someone or something
of sth - schvalovat, souhlasit (o činu ap.)
[of sb - uznávat, obdivovat]
to accept, allow, or officially agree to something
schválit

approval - příznivé mínění, uznání

Question 22

tripwire (trip wire)

noun

Answer 22

(voj.) nástražný drát (jenž odpálí nálož ap.)

set off = odpálit (bombu ap.), spustit, aktivovat (alarm ap.)

Question 23

juvenile

[ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl]

noun + adjective

Answer 23

*a person who is not old enough to be considered an adult
(form.) mladistvý, nezletilý
*(bio) a young animal that is not yet fully grown
mládě
*silly and typical of a child (disapproving)
dětinský, nedospělý (chování ap.)

Question 24

be in harm’s way

(AmE)

phrase

Answer 24

být ohrožen, být v nebezpečí

If someone is put in harm’s way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.

Question 25

interstate

[ˈɪntəˌsteɪt]

noun + adjective

Answer 25

(AmE) mezistátní dálnice/silnice (mezi státy USA)

mezistátní, (existující) mezi státy (federace) (hl. v rámci USA - silnice ap.)

Question 26

amount to

verb

The savings would amount to several thousand dollars per family.
Her actions amount to a betrayal.

Answer 26

to become a particular amount
činit, dělat kolik, rovnat se (celkem)
to be the same as sth, or to have the same effect as sth
v podstatě se rovnat, být v podstatě

Question 27

not amount to much/anything/(a damn thing)

idiom

He’s lazy, and he’ll never amount to anything.

Answer 27

to not become successful or important

Question 28

vivid (vividly)

[ˈvɪvɪd] – adj (adv)

colors X memories

Answer 28

Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind
živý, barvitý (popis ap.)
very brightly coloured
jasný, svěží, intenzívní (barvy)

(velice) jasně, živě, barvitě

Question 29

acknowledge

[əkˈnɒlɪdʒ]

verb, recognize = To acknowledge or accept the validity or importance of something (e.g., recognizing someone’s achievements)

Answer 29

to accept, admit, or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something
přiznat, uznat (skutečnost), uznávat, oceňovat(sb as sth)
to tell someone, usually in a letter or email, that you have received something they sent you
kvitovat, potvrdit příjem (dopisu ap.), brát na vědomí (zprávu)

Question 30

blare

[bleə]

verb + noun

Answer 30

(out) - řvát, vyřvávat, vřískat (siréna, rádio ap.)

noun: (sg) řev, řvaní, ječení (rádia, sirény ap.)

EN: to make an unpleasantly loud noise

Question 31

dim

(-mm-) – verb (2) + adj (3+2)

He’s a nice guy, but a little dim.

Answer 31

sth - ztlumit (se), zaclonit, zeslabit (se) (světla ap.)
*zeslábnout, zkazit (se) (vyhlídky ap.), rozplynout se (city, naděje ap.)

adj:
not giving or having much light
1. tlumený, mdlý (světlo ap.)
2. tmavý, šerý, potemnělý (pokoj, chodba ap.)
something that you remember slightly, but not very well
3. nejasný, neurčitý, matný (vzpomínka, pojem)
not likely to succeed
4. pesimistický, pochmurný, špatný (vyhlídky ap.)

/inform/ not very clever; /literary/ if your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well

Question 32

swell

swelled | swollen or swelled

verb /3 - up, with sth/, noun, adjective

Answer 32

• sth - zvýšit (se), zvětšit (se), rozšířit (se) (počet ap.)
• swell (up) - otéct, natékat, napuchnout, (z)duřet
• with sth - (kniž.) kypět, dmout se, být plný (pocitů ap.)

n: vzdouvání, vlnění (moře)
adj: (AmE hovor.) parádní, bezva(dný), super

Question 33

swollen

[ˈswəʊlən] – adjective

Answer 33

zduřelý, oteklý, nateklý, opuchlý
*rozvodněný (řeka), vzedmutý (hladina)

larger than usual

Question 34

fortune cookie

Answer 34

koláček štěstí

v čínské restauraci podávaná taštička s lístkem s předpovědí budoucnosti osoby ap.

Question 35

disregard

[ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd] – verb + noun

He told us to disregard everything we’d learned so far and start again.

Answer 35

to ignore something:
ignorovat, nebrat v úvahu/zřetel, nedbat

unc, for sth = nevšímavost, lhostejnost

Question 36

suspect

[səˈspekt] – verb

➀ We had no reason to suspect (that) he might try to kill himself.
➁ The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

Answer 36

to think or believe something to be true or probable:
mít dojem, domnívat se (že), mít podezření,
to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong:
sb of (doing) sth = podezírat, podezřívat

Question 37

suspect

[ˈsʌspekt] – adjective + noun

Answer 37

• podezřelý, podezřelá osoba /N/
• podezřelý, pochybný /ADJ/

Question 38

dump

[dʌmp] – verb

Answer 38

► to put down or drop something in a careless way:
(po)hodit, položit (nedbale)
► to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be:
vyhodit, odložit, zbavit se (nepotřebného)
► to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone:
dát kopačky, pustit k vodě

Question 39

attend + attendant

[əˈtendənt]

Answer 39

► to go to an event, place, etc.:
(z)účastnit se, být přítomen
► to go officially and usually regularly to a place:
navštěvovat, chodit (do), docházet (school..)

attendant:
► someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers:
obsluha, služba (člověk), hlídač

Question 40

nasty

[ˈnɑːstɪ] – adjective

Answer 40

► bad or unpleasant, mean or unkind, rude/neslusny,hruby/ or offensive:
hnusný, ošklivý, strašný; zlý, nesypatický; sprostý, nestydatý

Question 41

drip

[drɪp] – (-pp-) – verb + noun

She dripped paint on the carpet.

Answer 41

► to fall in drops, or let liquid fall in drops:
(na)kapat, odkapávat, ukápnout

► a drop of liquid:
kapka
► the sound or action of liquid falling in drops:
kapání, odkapávání

Question 42

be dripping with something

idiom

Literal: “After the run, she was dripping with sweat.”
Figurative: “Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.”

Answer 42

to have a lot of a particular quality, often in an exaggerated or overwhelming way, typically a quality that might be perceived negatively

Question 43

dribble

[ˈdrɪbəl] – verb

The water was barely dribbling out of the tap.

Answer 43

► to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts:
(na)kapat, odkapávat, stékat

► to have liquid slowly coming out of your mouth:
slintat

► driblovat, kličkovat (s míčem)

noun:
1. troška, kapka, krapet (tekutiny)
2. uncslina (u pusy)

Question 44

vicious

[ˈvɪʃəs] – adjective

Answer 44

► (of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent
○ krutý, brutální, surový (osoba, čin)
○ zlomyslný, jízlivý, uštěpačný (poznámka, řeči)

viciousness ➜ krutost, brutalita, surovost

Question 45

ignorance

[ˈɪgnərəns] – noun

Public ignorance about the disease is still a cause for concern.
Her ignorance about world history was evident.
Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Answer 45

► lack of knowledge, understanding, information (awareness) about something:
neznalost, nevědomost, nevzdělanost

Question 46

embarrass

[ɪmˈbærəs] – verb

Answer 46

► to cause someone to feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable:
uvést do rozpaků, uvést do trapné situace

▭ed = v rozpacích, trapně se cítící, rozpačitý (osoba)
▭ing = trapný, nepříjemný (situace ap.)
▭ment = rozpaky, pocit trapnosti, stud, ostuda

Question 47

rural

[ˈrʊərəl]

Answer 47

in, of, or like the countryside:
vesnický, venkovský, rurální

Question 48

shame

noun

What a pity/shame!
Shame on you!

Answer 48

► If something is described as a shame, it is disa’ppointing or not satis’factory /MISFORTUNE/ :
škoda, smůla (výraz politování)

► an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else’s bad behavior:
stud, ostuda, hanba

Question 49

wind /up/

V1: wind /waɪnd/ - V2 & V3: wound /waʊnd/

I forgot to wind up my watch last night.
The river winds through the valley.

Answer 49

◘ to turn or cause something to turn:
otočit, roztočit

► If you wind (up) a clock or watch, you cause it to work by turning a key, handle, or other device.
natáhnout, natočit co (hodiny ap.)

► (of a road, path, or river) to follow a route that turns repeatedly in different directions:
vinout se, klikatit se, točit se (řeka, silnice ap.)

◘ to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself:
obtočit, ovinout, omotat (cívku ap.)

Question 50

cam

wind up

phrasal verb – waɪnd – waʊnd – waʊnd

If he keeps doing stuff like that he’s going to wind up in prison!

Answer 50

◘ To end or finish something
skončit, zakončit, ukončit (činnost, řeč, schůzi ap.)

► To end up in a particular situation /condit./, esp. bad one and often unexpectedly
*skončit (kde/jak), dopadnout (v nemocnici..)

◘ To annoy or irritate someone
vytáčet, rozčilovat

Question 51

upset

[ʌpˈset] – adjective, verb – pt&pp upset

She was upset when she failed the test.
He was upset because his friend canceled their plans.

Answer 51

► worried, unhappy, or angry:
rozrušený, znepokojený, naštvaný
► (of the stomach) feeling bad:
rozhozený (žaludek, neovlnost)

► to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry:
rozrušit, znepokojit, znervóznit

Question 52

drag

[dræg] – verb, noun

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!
I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning.
She’s always dragging sex into the conversation.
The case has dragged on for years.

Answer 52

► to move something (heavy) by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground:
vléci, vláčet, táhnout

► To drag someone away/out is to persuade someone to leave or do something when the person does not want to do it:
přinutit (ode)jít, dostat, vytáhnout
přimět se (jít), dokopat se (s přemáháním)

► If something such as a film or performance /event/ drags, it seems to go slowly because it is boring:
táhnout se, vléci se (nudná přednáška ap.)

◘ to move something on a computer screen using a mouse
(výp.) přetáhnout co (myší)

drag out - protahovat, prodlužovat, natahovat co (proces ap.)
drag on - táhnout se, vléci se (jednání ap.)

drag into - vtáhnout, vtahovat, zatahovat, tahat koho do čeho (do diskuse, problému ap.)
drag in - tahat/zatahovat/plést/zaplétat do toho co (téma do hovoru ap.)

US informal: (main) drag - a street or road (esp. a main street of town or city)

Question 53

mayor

[meə] – noun

Answer 53

starosta, primátor (představitel města)

Question 54

oblivious (& oblivion)

[əˈblɪvɪəs] – adj + noun

She was often oblivious to the potential consequences of her actions.
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.

Answer 54

► not conscious (aware, noticing) of something, especially what is happening around you:
nevnímající, nevšímající si, netečný

► the state of being completely forgotten by the public:
zapomnění, zapomenutí, neznámost
╚ the state of being completely destroyed:
into ob- = naprosto (rozbombardovat ap.), k nepoznání
► the state of being unconscious:
bezvědomí
into - do (úplného) bezvědomí (opít se ap.)

Question 55

owe

[əʊ] – verb

Don’t forget – you owe me ten dollars.
I owe a lot to my parents, who have always supported and encouraged me.

Answer 55

► to have the responsibility to pay or give back something you have received from someone:
dlužit, být dlužen
► to be grateful to someone or something because of what the person or thing provided or made possible:
vděčit, (moci) děkovat

Question 56

convince (& conviction)

[kənˈvɪns] – verb, [kənˈvɪkʃən] – noun

He has no ability to communicate his convictions.

Answer 56

► to cause someone to believe something or to do something:
přesvědčit [sb of sth]

► a strong belief that is not likely to change, or the strong feeling that your beliefs are right:
přesvědčení, nevyvratitelný názor
jistota, sebevědomí, (sebe)důvěra (v projevu ap.) [unc]

► the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty: [→convict] {the process and the outcome; (What happened in court & What exists after the court’s decision.)
usvědčení, uznání vinným, odsouzení (ze spáchání trestného činu ap.)

convincing - able to make you believe that something is true or right:

Question 57

convict

[kənˈvɪkt] – verb, [ˈkɒnvɪkt] – noun

There might not have been enough evidence to convict him.

Answer 57

► to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime:
usvědčit, uznat vinným, odsoudit [sb of sth]

► someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime:
odsouzenec, trestanec, vězeň, odsouzený

Question 58

persuade

[pəˈsweɪd] – verb

If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.

Answer 58

► to cause people to do or believe something, esp. by explaining why they should:
přesvědčit, přemluvit, přimět [sb to do sth]

persuasion - přesvědčování, přemlouvání
persuasive - přesvědčivý, vemlouvavý [making you want to do or believe a particular thing:]

Question 59

matter

[ˈmætə] – noun

Could I talk to you about a personal matter?
What’s the matter? Why are you so upset?

Answer 59

► a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered:
záležitost, věc
[matters] věci, situace (běh událostí)
► the reason for pain or worry, a problem:

◘ physical substance in the universe:
hmota

matter as “a thing to consider” and affair as “a situation or event.”

as a matter of fact = used to add emphasis to what you are saying, or to show that it is the opposite of or different from what went before: