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power+to+act

  • 21 switch

    [swi ] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) vypínač, spínač
    2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) odbočení, změna
    3) (a thin stick.) proutek, hůlka
    2. verb
    (to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) přepnout, obrátit
    - switchboard
    - switch on/off
    * * *
    • vypínač

    English-Czech dictionary > switch

  • 22 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) používat
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) spotřebovat
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to
    II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) použití
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) použití
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) užitek
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) schopnost používat
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) užívání
    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    • užívat
    • užít
    • využívat
    • využít
    • použít
    • použití
    • používání
    • používat

    English-Czech dictionary > use

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