Collocations (word partnerships) Flashcards

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1
Q

DO

A

Do some cleaning
Do the rights thing
Do someone a good turn (favour)

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2
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MAKE

A

Make a silly mistake
Make a good impression
Make the wrong decision

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3
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To give a lame

A

excuse

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4
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In the foreseeable

A

future

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5
Q

A golden

A

opportunity

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6
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To undergo

A

radical change

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7
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In the recent

A

past

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8
Q

To deliver a baby

To give birth

A

Rodit

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9
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In the meantime/meanwhile

A

Mezitím, prozatím

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10
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To go bankrupt (adj.)

To file for bankruptcy (n.)

A

Zkrachovat

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11
Q

He is fully settled

A

Usadil se

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12
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To get injured

To suffer injuries

A

Zranit se

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13
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An alarm goes off (activated)

An alarm gone off (stopped)

A

Zapnuti alarmu a vypnuti

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14
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To make an impression on sb.

A

To impress sb.

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15
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To catch sight of sth./sb.

A

To see sth or sb for a second

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16
Q

To pay in instalments

A

Platit na splatky

17
Q

Nakupovat potraviny

A

To do the groceries
(Shopping at the supermarket)

At the grocer’s (=shop)

18
Q

Zprovoznit

A

To get sth working

To make sth work

19
Q

To take sth into account

A

To take sth into consideration

20
Q

To have no reservations about doing sth

A

No doubts, concerns, misgivings

21
Q

To have good/poor/terrible rapport with sb

A

Professional relationships with sb

22
Q

To establish (create) rapport with sb

A

Professional relationship
Sales assistant-customer
Teacher-student
Waitress-customer

23
Q

To run the risk of

A

= the possibility of danger exists

24
Q

To feel run down

A

= feel exhausted because you haven’t had much time to rest lately

25
Q

To be/feel drowsy

A

= sleepy as a result of taking medicine

26
Q

To entail doing sth

A

= to involve

27
Q

To deteriorate

A

=to get worse and worse

For economy, health

28
Q

Thank God
Thank you, Aki
Thanks Aki
Thank to Aki

A

Diky boze
Dekuji to Aki
Diky Aki
Diky Aki (diky ni)