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1 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) jednat, konat2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) chovat se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) hrát2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) čin2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) zákon3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dějství4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) číslo (programu), výstup•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *• úkon• zahrát• počínat si• postupovat• působit• skutek• sehrát• jednání• hrát• jednat• akt• čin• činit• dějství -
2 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) vzhled, zevnějšek, zjev2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) objevení se3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) vystoupení* * *• vzhled• zjev• zevnějšek• podoba• objevení se -
3 co-operation
1) (the act of working together.) spolupráce2) (willingness to act or work together: I would be grateful for your co-operation.) ochota spolupracovat* * *• spolupráce -
4 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) zavedení2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) představování3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) předmluva, úvod* * *• úvod• uvedení• předmluva• představování -
5 observance
1) (the act of obeying rules etc: the observance of the law.) dodržování2) (the act of observing (a tradition etc): the observance of religious holidays.) zachovávání, slavení* * *• zachovávání• pozorování• dodržování -
6 patricide
1) (the act of killing one's father.) otcovražda2) (a person who does such an act.) otcovrah* * *• otcovražda -
7 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) hra na píšťalu, na dudy2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) potrubí* * *• potrubí -
8 revival
1) (the act of reviving or state of being revived: the revival of the invalid / of our hopes.) oživení2) ((a time of) new or increased interest in something: a religious revival.) obrození3) ((the act of producing) an old and almost forgotten play, show etc.) nové uvedení* * *• oživení -
9 addition
1) (the act of adding: The child is not good at addition.) sčítání2) (something added: They've had an addition to the family.) přídavek, přírůstek* * *• přídavek• sčítání -
10 approval
noun (the act or state of agreeing to or being pleased with (a person, thing etc): This proposal meets with my approval.) schválení* * *• souhlas -
11 arrival
1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) příchod, příjezd2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) příchozí, přírůstek, nově došlá věc* * *• příjezd• přílet• příchod -
12 assembly
1) (a collection of people (usually for a particular purpose): a legislative assembly; The school meets for morning assembly at 8.30.) shromáždění2) (the act of assembling or putting together.) sraz, schůze, skládání* * *• shromáždění• sněm• soustředění• montáž -
13 baking
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14 childbirth
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15 civilisation
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) civilizování, civilizace2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) civilizace* * *• civilizace -
16 civilization
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) civilizování, civilizace2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) civilizace* * *• civilizace -
17 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) odstranění2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) mezera, vůle3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) povolení* * *• vyrovnání• proclení -
18 committal
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19 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) spojení2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) zpráva, sdělení* * *• komunikace -
20 consideration
1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) ohled, zřetel2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) předmět úvahy* * *• úvaha• úhrada• uvážení• zřetel• ohled
См. также в других словарях:
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