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1 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) čin, konanie, skutok2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) pohyb, činnosť3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) žaloba, opatrenie4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) dej5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj, bitka•- out of action* * *• žaloba• skutok• snímací• súd• súdny spor• funkcia• ideme• bitka• boj• akcia• cin• dej• cinnost• chod• pôsobenie• pohyb cien a tovaru• kroky• mechanika• opatrenie -
2 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). -
3 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) podnik2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) podnikavosť•* * *• závod• podnikavost• podnik• odvaha -
4 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hodina2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hodina, chvíľa•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *• hodina -
5 meaning
noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) význam* * *• význam• významný• výrazný• zmysel• úmysel• mnohovýznamný• majúci urcité úmysly• mnohovravný -
6 mechanics
1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) mechanika2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) technika* * *• technika• postup• mechanizmus• mechanika -
7 operation
1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) operácia2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) chod, fungovanie3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) operácia, operovanie4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) vojenská operácia, bojová činnosť* * *• vedenie• výkon• špekulácia• úcinok• úcinnost• úkon• prevádzka• proces• prevádzkovanie• funkcia• fungovanie• bojová cinnost• cinnost• chod• riadenie• platnost• pochod• operácia• ovládanie• pôsobnost• pracovný postup• pôsobenie• práca• manipulácia• obsluha• operácie -
8 sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) (po)sedenie* * *• vo funkcii• výkonný• zasadanie• skutocne bývajúci v miest• sedenie• sedadlo• tutovkový• úradujúci• hniezdo• aktívny• podsyp• podsada• posedenie• miesto• násada vajec -
9 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) sanie2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) odsávanie, nasávanie* * *• satie• cicanie• nasávanie -
10 turbine
(a type of motor, operated by the action of water, steam, gas etc: a steam turbine.) turbína* * *• turbína -
11 urgency
noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) naliehavosť* * *• krajná potreba• nástojcivost• naliehavost• neodkladnost• neodbytnost• nutnost -
12 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) protiprúd2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) dôsledok -
13 pothole
1) (a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water.) obrí hrniec, krasová priepasť2) (a hole worn in a road-surface.) výmoľ -
14 proceedings
1) (the things said and done at a meeting of a society etc.) rokovanie2) (a legal action: We shall start proceedings against him if the bill is not paid.) súdne konanie -
15 prosecution
1) ((an) act of prosecuting or process of being prosecuted: He faces prosecution for drunken driving; There are numerous prosecutions for this offence every year.) obžaloba2) (the person/people bringing a legal action, including the lawyer(s) representing them: First the prosecution stated its case, then the defence.) žalobca -
16 prosecutor
noun (The civil servant who brings legal action.) -
17 whiplash
1) ((the action of) the lash or cord of a whip.) remienok biča; šľahnutie2) (a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head: He escaped the car crash with whiplash and a few bruises.) hyperflexia krku -
18 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) slza- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) (roz)trhať, vytrhnúť2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) roztrhať sa3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) hnať sa2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) diera- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *• vytrhnút• žial• zaliat slzami• zranit trhnutím• zmietat (pren.)• slza• sklenená slza• slzit• trhat• trhlina• uhnat• hnat sa• diera• rozorvat (pren.)• roztrhnút• plac• poranit sa -
19 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurz, kúra2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) chod3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) ihrisko4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) kurz5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) priebeh, chod6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) priebeh•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *• školenie• smer• priebeh• dráha• beh• chod• kurz• kurz (ucebný) -
20 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) zápasiť2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bojovať (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádať sa2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnosť4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxe)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *• vecierok• viest v boji• vybojovat• zápolenie• zápas• zápasit• premáhat• boj• bitka• bojovat• bojovný duch• bojachtivost• bojovnost• parta• manévrovat
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