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1 pursuit
[pə'sju:t]1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) prenasledovanie2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) činnosť -
2 in hot pursuit
(chasing as fast as one can: The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.) v pätách -
3 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) po2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) po3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) za4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) za5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) po6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) po2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) potom, nato3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) potom, čo...- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *• ked• po• podla• potom co• potom• neskôr -
4 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) horúci2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) horúci3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) ostrý, pálivý4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) prudký5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) čerstvý•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *• vytopit• žeravý• horúci -
5 pursue
[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) prenasledovať2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) pokračovať (v)•- pursuer- pursuit* * *• sledovat• pokracovat -
6 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) vyraziť2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) začať3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) naštartovať, uviesť do chodu4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) pustiť sa do, začať, založiť2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) začiatok, štart2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) výhoda, výhodné postavenie, náskok•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) vyskočiť2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) trhnutie2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) otras* * *• uvolnit sa• uvolnenie• vydat sa na cestu• zacat• výhoda• vypestovat• vyplašit• vyvolat• zahájenie• zaciatok cesty• zaciatok• zaviest rec• šklbnutie• štartovat• spustit• spúštat• štart• spustenie• strhávat sa• strhnutie• trhnutie• trhavý pohyb• úcast• trhnút sebou• rozbeh• pociatok• poplašit• povolenie• nadhodit• nárazová práca• náskok• odštartovat
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Pursuit — Pur*suit , n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pursuit — late 14c., persecution, from Anglo Fr. purseute, from O.Fr. porsuite (early 14c.), from porsivre (see PURSUE (Cf. pursue)). Meaning action of pursuit attested from early 15c.; sense of one s profession, recreation, etc. first recorded 1520s … Etymology dictionary
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pursuit — calling, occupation, employment, *work, business … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pursuit — ► NOUN 1) the action of pursuing. 2) a recreational or sporting activity … English terms dictionary
pursuit — [pər so͞ot′, pərsyo͞ot′] n. [ME purseute < OFr poursuite] 1. the act of pursuing 2. an occupation, career, interest, etc. to which one devotes time and energy … English World dictionary
pursuit — noun 1 attempt to find sth ADJECTIVE ▪ aggressive, dogged, relentless, single minded, vigorous ▪ endless ▪ the endless pursuit of wealth … Collocations dictionary
pursuit — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ːt, AM su͟ːt[/t]] pursuits 1) N UNCOUNT: N of n, oft in N of n Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. ...a young… … English dictionary
pursuit — pur|suit [ pər sjut ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of trying to achieve something: pursuit of: the pursuit of happiness in (the) pursuit of something: his single mindedness in the pursuit of his goals a ) the process of continuing with an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
