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1 engaged
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) zasnoubený2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) činný (v), zaměstnaný3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) zadaný, obsazený* * *• zasnoubený• obsazen• obsazeno• obsazený -
2 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) zaměstnat2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) zajistit si3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) upoutat4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) utkat se5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) zařadit, zasunout•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *• upoutat• zabrat• zapojit• zasnoubit• zaútočit• zaměstnat• slíbit• najmout• napadnout• angažovat -
3 actively
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4 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) zaneprázdněný, zaměstnán2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) rušný, živý3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) obsazený2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) zaměstnávat se- busily* * *• zaneprázdněný• zaměstnaný• rušný• obsazený• mám hodně práce -
5 commerce
['komə:s] 1. noun(the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale: He is engaged in commerce.) obchod(ování)2. noun(a TV or radio advertisement: I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me.) reklama- commercialise
- commercialism
- commercial traveller* * *• obchod -
6 diplomat
['dipləmæt]noun (a person engaged in diplomacy: He is a diplomat at the American embassy.) diplomat* * *• diplomat• diplomatka -
7 fiance
American - fiancée; noun(a person to whom one is engaged to be married.) snoubenec, snoubenka* * *• budoucí ženich -
8 hostilities
[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.) nepřátelské akce; srážky* * *• nepřátelství -
9 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) práce; dřina2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) pracovní síly3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodní bolesti4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) labouristé2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) pracovat, lopotit se2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) prodírat se; vléci se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *• práce• námaha -
10 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) šňůra; nit; vlasec2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) čára3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linka, linie4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) vráska5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) řada6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) pár řádek7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rodová linie8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) trasa; směr9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) trať10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) potrubí; síť; linka; spoj11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) řádek12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linka13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) druh, sortiment; obor14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linie2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) lemovat2) (to mark with lines.) nalinkovat•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) vyložit2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podšít•- lined- liner- lining* * *• trať• potrubí• přímka• řádek• řada• rodokmen• šňůra• linie• lemovat• linkovat• linka• čára• dráha -
11 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) oko sítě2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) síť, pletivo2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) zapadnout do sebe* * *• síť -
12 otherwise
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) jinak2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) jinak, jinde* * *• jinak -
13 research
1. [ri'sə:, ]( especially American[) 'ri:sə:(r) ] noun(a close and careful study to find out (new) facts or information: He is engaged in cancer research; His researches resulted in some amazing discoveries; ( also adjective) a research student.) výzkum(ný)2. [ri'sə:(r) ] verb(to carry out such a study: He's researching (into) Thai poetry.) zkoumat, bádat* * *• vyšetřovat• výzkum• vyšetřování• zkoumat• zkoumání• průzkum• bádání• bádat -
14 unattached
(not married or engaged to be married: A woman sometimes gives up hope of marriage if she is still unattached at the age of thirty.) volný* * *• nespojený• nepřipojený• nepřiloženo -
15 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) být na vrcholu blaha -
16 closeted
adjective (engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people: They're closeted in his office.) za zavřenými dveřmi -
17 keep it dark
(to keep something a secret: They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.) chovat v tajnosti
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