decisive word

decisive attack - воен. решительное наступление; главный удар

decisive direction - воен. направление главного удара

So soon as the man overtook me, he was but a word and a blow. (J. Bunyan, ‘Pilgrim's Progress’, part I) — Догнав меня, этот человек незамедлительно перешел от брани к рукоприкладству.

You're thinking that people don't keep up old jealousies for twenty years or so. Perhaps not. Not just primitive, brute jealousy. That means a word and a blow. But the thing that rankles is hurt vanity. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Whose Body?’, ch. X) — Вы считаете, что человек не может двадцать пять лет питать чувство ревности. Скорее всего, это так. Но я говорю не о грубом, низменном чувстве, находящим выход в побоях и брани, а о том, что может глодать сердце до конца дней, - об уязвленном самолюбии.

My cousins are grieved... they did not expect that I would be a word and a blow, as they phrase it. (S. Richardson, ‘Grandison’, book IV, ch. XXVI) — Мои родственники огорчаются... они, по их собственному выражению, не ожидали, что я так быстро перейду к действиям.

The longer he lived, the more certain he became of the prime necessity of virile and decisive action in all the affairs of life. A word and a blow - and the blow first! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The First and the Last’) — Чем старше он становился, тем яснее для него была необходимость решительного и мужественного поведения во всех случаях жизни. От слов к действиям! Но действия раньше слов!

eine energische Absage erteilen — to forcefully reject sth

wenn das nicht aufhört, werde ich energisch! — if this doesn't stop I'll have to put my foot down!

energisch durchgreifen — to take vigorous or firm action, to act vigorously or firmly

etw energisch betonen — to stress or emphasize sth strongly

lo dirigió con ayuda de un mapa — she showed him the way o directed him with the help of a map

dirigían sus pasos hacia la iglesia — they made their way o walked towards the church

dirigió los focos al escenario — he pointed o directed the lights towards the stage

ordenó dirigir el fuego hacia el enemigo — he ordered them to direct o aim their fire at the enemy

dirigieron graves acusaciones contra el ministro — serious accusations were made against the minister, serious accusations were levelled at o against the minister

dirigió su coche hacia la izquierda — he steered o drove his car towards the left

dirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic

dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing

dirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic

dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing

Ex: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.

reformas que se introdujeron posteriormente — reforms which were subsequently introduced o were introduced at a later date

reformas que se introdujeron posteriormente — reforms which were subsequently introduced o were introduced at a later date

Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.

este es, en definitiva, el mejor pacto alcanzable — all in all o all things considered, this is the best deal we can expect to achieve

ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option

ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option

Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.