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1 take action
• podniknout akci• přijmout opatření -
2 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 -
3 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) pojednávat o2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) jednat o, zabývat se* * *• zabývat se -
4 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 -
5 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) svoboda2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) svoboda3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) opovážlivost•- take the liberty of* * *• svoboda -
6 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 -
7 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 -
8 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 -
9 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) krok2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) krok3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) krok4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) krok5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) schod6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) krok7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) (zá)krok2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) (vy)jít- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step* * *• krok -
10 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) zatknout2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zastavit2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) zatčení2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) zastavení, zástava (srdce)•* * *• zatčení• zatknout• aretovat -
11 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) vybrat, vybírat si2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) rozhodnout se•* * *• vybrat• vybrat si• vybírat• vyberte• zvolit• choose/chose/chosen -
12 drastic
['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) drastický* * *• drastický -
13 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) pohyb2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) cvičení3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) cvičení, cvik2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) cvičit2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) uplatnit* * *• vynaložení• vykonávání• vycvičit• písemný úkol• pohyb• procvičit• procvičovat• nacvičit• cvičení• cvičit -
14 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) z, od2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) z(e)3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) od4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) z* * *• z• ze• se• ode• od -
15 future
['fju: ə] 1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; ( also adjective) his future wife.) budoucnost; budoucí2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) budoucí čas2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) budoucí* * *• příští• budoucí• budoucnost -
16 imperative
[im'perətiv] 1. noun, adjective1) (used of verbs that are expressing a command: In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb).) rozkazovací způsob2) (absolutely necessary: It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution.) naléhavý požadavek2. nounIn `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative.) rozkazovací způsob* * *• výkonný• podstatný• rozkaz• imperativ -
17 militant
['militənt](wishing to take, or taking, strong or violent action: militant workers.) bojovný- militancy* * *• militantní• bojovný• bojovnost -
18 photograph
1. noun(( abbreviation photo ['foutou]) a picture taken by a camera, using the action of light on film or plates covered with certain chemicals: I took a lot of photographs during my holiday.) fotografie2. verb(to take a photograph or photographs of (a person, thing etc): He spends all his time photographing old buildings.) fotografovat- photographic
- photography* * *• vyfotit• vyfotografovat• fotografie• fotografovat• fotka• fotit -
19 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sát2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) cucat3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vysát4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) smrdět, zavánět podrazem2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) líznutí- sucker- suck up to* * *• sát• cucat
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