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1 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) žiadať2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) vyžadovať2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) požiadavka2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) nárok3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) dopyt•- on demand* * *• vyžadovat• záujem• žiadat• dopyt (hospodársky)• prosba• otázka• požadovaná dodávka• potreba• požiadavka• nárok -
2 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurdný, nezmyselný- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdness* * *• smiešny• trápny• hlúpy• absurdný• absurdno• nezmyselný• nemožný -
3 exorbitant
[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) prehnaný- exorbitance* * *• premrštený• prehnaný -
4 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) uvoľniť cestu, dať prednosť (v jazde)2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) prelomiť sa, povoliť, prasknúť3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ustúpiť* * *• ustúpit• povolit -
5 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) rukojemník- take- hold someone hostage
- hold hostage* * *• rukojemník -
6 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) zmierniť (sa)2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) mierny; umiernený2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) priemerný3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) človek umiernených názorov- moderateness
- moderation* * *• utišovat (sa)• utíšit (sa)• utíšit sa• uspokojovat (sa)• zdržanlivý• žiadny radikál• zmiernit sa• zmiernit (sa)• zmiernovat (sa)• skrotit (sa)• stredný• striedmy• triezvy• umiernený• umiernovat (sa)• upokojit sa• príslušník politického st• priemerný• predsedat• robit konferenciera• rozumný• rozvážny• prostredný• pomerne malý• krotit (sa)• konferovat• krotit sa• miernit (sa)• miernit sa• mierny• nie príliš velký• nie velký -
7 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) hladovka -
8 persistent
adjective She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions.) vytrvalý; úporný
См. также в других словарях:
demands — ► [plural] the things that a particular situation or person makes necessary: demands on sb/sth »Most managers feel there are too many demands on their time. changing/competing/conflicting demands »Staff are forced to face the conflicting demands… … Financial and business terms
demands — index interrogatories Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Demands of Hungarian Revolutionaries of 1956 — On October 23, 1956, a group of Hungarian students compiled a list of sixteen points containing key national policy demands. [1] Following an anti Soviet protest march through the Hungarian capital of Budapest, the students attempted to enter the … Wikipedia
demands of nature — urination and defecation You might think gravity came first, followed by breathing: ... walking with the sense of purpose proper to a man about to attend to the demands of nature. (Masters, 1976) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
demands — de·mand || dɪ mÉ‘Ënd n. claim, requirement; strong request v. claim, require; strongly request … English contemporary dictionary
demands — pressing requirements. → demand … English new terms dictionary
demands — See demand; also terms and expressions following that word, which begin demand … Ballentine's law dictionary
DEMANDS — … Useful english dictionary
reciprocal demands — Demands between two persons, one against the other arid the other against the one, as in mutual accounts. 1 Am J2d Acctg § 5. See mutuality of parties and demands … Ballentine's law dictionary
Hedging demands — Demands for securities to hedge particular sources of consumption risk, beyond the usual mean variance diversification motivation. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
hedging demands — Demands for securities to hedge particular sources of consumption risk, beyond the usual mean variance diversification motivation. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
