test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

lead
lead - stopa (ve vyšetřování)
BrE
/'li:d/
AmE
/'li:d/

noun - information or a clue that helps the police to find out more about a crime or a criminal

 
20 questions - hra na 20 otázek
BrE
/ˌtwenti'kwestʃənz/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬i'kwestʃənz/

noun - a game in which you have to ask yes/no questions and find out what the secret word is

 
come to - dojít, dospět k (např. rozhodnutí)
BrE
/'kʌmˌtʊ/
AmE
/'kʌmˌtʊ/

verb - to find a solution

interrogate
interrogate - vyslýchat
BrE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/

verb - to ask a suspect or a prisoner a lot of questions in order to find out information about a crime

 
be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/
AmE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 
locate - najít, vypátrat, zjistit polohu
BrE
/ləʊ'keɪt/
AmE
/'loʊkeɪt/

verb - to find where exactly something is

like
like - mít rád, líbit se
BrE
/'laɪk/
AmE
/'laɪk/

verb - to find something or someone enjoyable

 
do with - využít, shledat něco užitečným
BrE
/ˌdu:'wɪð/
AmE
/ˌdu:'wɪð/

verb - to find something needful and useful

 
get up the nerve - najít odvahu
BrE
/'get'ʌp ðə nɜ:v/
AmE
/'get̬'ʌp ðə nɜ:rv/

verb - to find courage to do something

 
resolve - vyřešit, najít řešení, rozřešit
BrE
/rɪ'zɒlv/
AmE
/rɪ'zɑ:lv/

verb - to find a solution to something

 
elusive - prchavý, unikající, nepostižitelný, obtížně dosažitelný
BrE
/ɪ'lu:sɪv/
AmE
/ɪ'lu:sɪv/

adjective - almost impossible to find, achieve, remember, etc.

look for
look for - hledat
BrE
/'lʊk fə/
AmE
/'lʊk fər/

verb - to search, to try to find something

 
disappear - zmizet
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪə/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪr/

verb - to become impossible to see or find