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1 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknout se2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknout se3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojmout4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mít něco společného2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) hmat, omak3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) dotyk, tah4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý styl5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *• zavadit• sáhnout• osahávat• ohmatávat• omak• ohmatat• ohmatání• hmatat• hmat• kontakt• dotyk• dotýkat se• dotek• dotknutí• dotknout se -
2 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 -
3 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) považovat2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) vážit si, ctít3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) uvažovat (o), pohlížet (na)4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) dívat se na, pozorovat5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) dbát2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) ohled2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) ohled, zájem, pochopení3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) úcta•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to* * *• týkat se• považovat• pokládat• ohled -
4 overdo
[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) přehánět2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) převařit* * *• přehánět• přehnat• overdo/overdid/overdone -
5 fellow-feeling
noun (sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc): I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.) pocit sounáležitosti -
6 play on
(to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc): He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.) hrát na
См. также в других словарях:
sympathy — sym‧pa‧thy [ˈsɪmpəθi] noun 1. come out in sympathy HUMAN RESOURCES if workers come out in sympathy with workers who strike (= refuse to work), they refuse to work as well: • The truck drivers are on strike, and other employees have downed tools ( … Financial and business terms
sympathy — [sim′pə thē] n. pl. sympathies [L sympathia < Gr sympatheia < syn , together + pathos, feeling: see PATHOS] 1. sameness of feeling; affinity between persons or of one person for another 2. Now Rare agreement in qualities; harmony; accord 3 … English World dictionary
sympathy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real, strong ▪ little, scant (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
sympathy — sym|pa|thy [ˈsımpəθi] n plural sympathies [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes sharing feelings, sympathetic , from syn ( SYN ) + pathos feelings ] 1.) [plural,U] the feeling of being sorry for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sympathy */*/ — UK [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] / US noun Word forms sympathy : singular sympathy plural sympathies 1) [uncountable] a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant The film describes, with… … English dictionary
sympathy — sym|pa|thy [ sımpəθi ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant: The movie describes, with considerable sympathy, the problems faced by economic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sympathy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a the state of being simultaneously affected with the same feeling as another. b the capacity for this. 2 (often foll. by with) a the act of sharing or tendency to share (with a person etc.) in an emotion or sensation or condition… … Useful english dictionary
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance — Infobox Korean Film name = Sympathy for Lady Vengeance caption = Sympathy for Lady Vengeance teaser poster director = Park Chan wook producer = Cho Young wuk Lee Chun yeong Lee Tae hun writer = Jeong Seo kyeong Park Chan wook starring = Lee Young … Wikipedia
sympathy — [16] Sympathy is etymologically ‘feeling with’ someone else. The word comes via Latin sympathīa from Greek sumpátheia, a derivative of sumpathés ‘feeling with or similarly to someone else’. This was a compound adjective formed from the prefix sun … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sympathy vote — /ˈsɪmpəθi voʊt/ (say simpuhthee voht) noun a vote given to a candidate because he or she elicits sympathy from having suffered misfortune, etc …
sympathy — [16] Sympathy is etymologically ‘feeling with’ someone else. The word comes via Latin sympathīa from Greek sumpátheia, a derivative of sumpathés ‘feeling with or similarly to someone else’. This was a compound adjective formed from the prefix sun … Word origins
