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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.) činy, jednání, akce2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) pohyb3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) žaloba4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) děj5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj, bitva•- out of action* * *• opatření• konání• akce• boj• akční• čin• děj• činnost -
2 in action
(working: Is your machine still in action?) v chodu -
3 out of action
(not working: My car's out of action this week.) mimo provoz, nefungující -
4 a piece of the action
• podíl na kořisti• podíl na zisku -
5 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). zvýhodňování* * *• kladná akce -
6 all talk and no action
• samé řeči a žádná práce -
7 call into action
• uvést v činnost -
8 capillary action
• vzlínání -
9 class action
• skupinová žaloba -
10 job action
• protest zaměstnanců -
11 take action
• podniknout akci• přijmout opatření -
12 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.) kurs, kůra2) (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.) hřiště4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) cesta, směr5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) (prů)běh6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) postup•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *• postup• průběh• směr• kurs• kurz• chod• běh• dráha -
13 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.) bojovat, zápasit2) (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.) bojovat (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádat se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj, rvačka2) (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.) bojovnost4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxu)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *• potírat• spor• fight/fought/fought• bojovat -
14 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) míra2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka míry3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) míra4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatřený5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) míra6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (z)měřit2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovat3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) srovnávat, poměřovat4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) měřit•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• změřit• opatření• míra• měřit• dávkovat -
15 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) jediný2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) jenom2) (alone: Only you can do it.) jen3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) pouze4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) až, teprve5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) pouze3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) jenže- only too* * *• pouze• teprve• jediný• jenomže• jenže• jen• jenom• až -
16 ourselves
1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) se, sebe2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) my sami3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) sami* * *• sebe• my sami -
17 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) pokračovat2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) postupovat3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) přikročit (k)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) pocházet (z)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) zakročit (proti)•- proceeds* * *• postupovat• pokračovat• dostavovat se• dostavit se -
18 reflex
['ri:fleks]noun, adjective((an action which is) automatic or not intended: The doctor tapped the patient's knee in order to test his reflexes; a reflex action.) reflex* * *• reflex -
19 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) šroub2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) otočení šroubu2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) (při)šroubovat2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (za/od)šroubovat3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) šoustat, jebat4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) ošidit, napálit•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *• vrut• vulgárně souložit• zašroubovat• šroubovat• šroub -
20 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)trhat, vytrhnout2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) roztrhat se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) hnát se2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) díra- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *• trhat• trhlina• roztrhnout• roztrhat• tear/tore/torn• slza• slzet
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