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1 on the alert
• hälytysvalmis• varuillansa• varuillaan* * *(on the watch (for): We were on the alert for any sound that might tell us where he was.) valppaana -
2 alert
• ripeä• nopsa• hälyytys• ilmahälytys• hälytystila• hälytysvalmius• hälyytysvalmius• hälyytystila• hälyttää• hälytys• havahtua• hereillä oleva• huolehtivainen• huomiokykyinen• varovainen• virkeä• vireä• virkku• eloisa• uneton• valpas• reipas• terävä• ketterä• tarkkaavainen• tarkka• älykäs• pirteä* * *ə'lə:t 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) valpas, vireä2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) varuillaan2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) hälytys3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) hälyttää- alertly- alertness
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3 on the ball
(quick, alert and up-to-date: The new manager is really on the ball.) tehokas, ajan tasalla -
4 stimulate
• rohkaista• toinnuttaa• inspiroida• innostaa• innostuttaa• innoittaa• jouduttaa• hehkua• hedelmöittää• verestää• virvoittaa• virkeyttää• virkistää• vilkastuttaafinance, business, economy• elvyttää• elähdyttää• siivittää• aktivoida• voimistaa• tehostaa• tervehdyttää• kehottaa• kiihottaa• kiihdyttää• kannustaa• motivoida• stimuloida• suostuttaa• yllyttää• ärsyttää• piristää* * *'stimjuleit(to rouse or make more alert, active etc: After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again.) piristää- stimulating -
5 businesslike
• asiallinen• liikemiesmäinen• liikemäinen* * *adjective (practical; alert and prompt: a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.) asiallinen -
6 keep watch
• vartioida• vahtia• valvoa* * *(to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger.) olla vartiossa -
7 sluggish
• saamaton• toimeton• hidasliikkeinen• hidas• hidasjuoksuinen• hiljainen• veltto• verkkaisa• verkkainen• vitkallinen• vetelä• aikaa viepä• rauhallinen• jäykkäliikkeinen• nahjusmainen• seisahtunut• kuhnaileva• laiska* * *adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) verkkainen
См. также в других словарях:
be on the alert — index beware, patrol Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
On the alert — Alert A*lert , n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. We have had an alert. Farrow. [1913 Webster] {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the alert — phrasal : on the lookout for or watch against attack or danger : ready to act * * * on the alert phrase paying attention to what is happening and ready to react quickly if necessary Police warned residents to be on the alert for bogus salesmen.… … Useful english dictionary
on the alert — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak./ * /Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals./ Compare: ON ONE S TOES … Dictionary of American idioms
on the alert — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak./ * /Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals./ Compare: ON ONE S TOES … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ the\ alert — adj. phr. Alert; watchful; careful. Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak. Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. Compare: on one s toes … Словарь американских идиом
upon the alert — ▪ On the watch ▪ Wakefully attentive ● alert … Useful english dictionary
on the alert — adjective Very attentive, or vigilant Wild animals have to be constantly on the alert for predators … Wiktionary
on the alert — index careful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
on the alert — начеку, настороже They must be constantly on the alert for enemy рlanes … Idioms and examples
on the alert — paying attention to what is happening and ready to react quickly if necessary Police warned residents to be on the alert for bogus salesmen … English dictionary
