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| Angličtina | Čeština |
dead weight,
also US: deadweight n | ([sth] heavy, motionless) (přen.: nepohybující se zátěž) | mrtvá váha příd + ž |
dead weight,
also US: deadweight n | figurative (burden) (přeneseně) | zátěž ž |
| (přeneseně) | přítěž ž |
| (přeneseně) | břímě s |
| dead weight n | (weight a ship can carry) (lodi) | nosnost ž |
| (lodi) | maximální hmotnost nákladu fráze |
dead weight,
also US: deadweight n | (weight of vehicle without a load) | hmotnost vozidla bez zatížení fráze |
| vlastní hmotnost vozidla fráze |
dead weight,
also US: deadweight n | (fixed weight on structure or equipment) | hmotnost konstrukce zařízení fráze |
dead-weight,
also US: deadweight adj | figurative (burdensome) | zatěžující příd |
| tíživý příd |
gain weight (US),
put on weight (UK) vtr + n | (get fatter, heavier) | ztloustnout dok |
| přibrat na váze dok, fráze |
| Most college students gain weight during their first year of school. I've put on so much weight, my trousers won't do up! |
| gross weight n | (weight of goods and container) | hrubá váha příd + ž |
lightweight,
light-weight adj | (sport: of lightest weight division) (sport) | lehká váha příd + ž |
| (žertovně) | muší váha příd + ž |
| The lightweight match will start at 8 pm. |
lightweight,
light-weight adj | (not serious, trivial) (humor, nálada apod.) | odlehčený příd |
| It's just a lightweight romance novel, but I enjoyed reading it. |
lightweight,
light-weight,
light weight n | (sport: lightweight contender) (sport) | lehká váha příd + ž |
| (žertovně) | muší váha příd + ž |
| The new lightweight looks like serious competition for the champion. |
lightweight,
light-weight,
light weight n | informal, figurative (person who gets drunk quickly) | člověk, který se rychle opije |
| Poznámka: nemá český ekvivalent |
| Stumbling after only two beers? You're such a lightweight! |
lightweight,
light-weight,
light weight n | figurative ([sb] of little influence) (člověk ve svém oboru) | bezvýznamný, nedůležitý příd |
| Don't be concerned about his outburst: he's a lightweight. |
| lose weight vtr + n | (slim, become slimmer) | zhubnout dok |
| If you want to lose weight, eat less and exercise more. |
take off weight,
take weight off v expr | (reduce, lose weight) | vzletová hmotnost příd + ž |
| Fred's doctor told him he needed to take off weight. |
takeoff weight,
also UK: take-off weight n | (plane's weight at start of journey) | vzletová hmotnost příd + ž |
| Takeoff weight includes the passengers, the baggage, and the fuel. |
tare,
tare weight n | (empty weight of vehicle) (bez nákladu) | váha vozidla ž + s |
| First calculate the tare, and then check the weight of the filled vehicle. |
| watch your weight v expr | figurative, informal (try not to get fatter) | hlídat si váhu |
| She loves rich food, so she has to be careful and watch her weight. |
| weight loss n | (slimming) | hubnutí, zhubnutí s |
| snížení váhy s + ž |
| Her sudden weight loss worried her friends. |
| weight training n | (lifting barbells for fitness) (s činkami) | posilování s |
| He stays in shape by running and doing weight training. |
weightlifter,
weight-lifter,
weight lifter n | (athlete who lifts weights) | vzpěrač m |
| The weightlifter is training for the Olympic Games. |
weightlifting,
weight lifting n | (sport: lifting weights) (sport) | vzpírání s |
| She's taken two medals in weightlifting. |
weightlifting,
weight lifting n | (exercise: weight training) (cvičení) | vzpírání s |
| Weightlifting's excellent for improving the strength of your upper body. |
| worth its weight in gold adj | figurative (very useful) (přeneseně: užitečný) | vyvažovaný zlatem příd + s |
| If you use the internet much, a broadband connection is worth its weight in gold. |
