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1 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) jednat za, zastupovat -
2 drama
1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) drama2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) drama3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) dramatické umění4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) drama•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
- dramatization* * *• drama• divadelní hra• činohra -
3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) jednat, konat2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) chovat se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) hrát2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) čin2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) zákon3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dějství4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) číslo (programu), výstup•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *• úkon• zahrát• počínat si• postupovat• působit• skutek• sehrát• jednání• hrát• jednat• akt• čin• činit• dějství -
4 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) dosadit; nahradit2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) náhrada; náhradní* * *• zastoupit• nahrazovat• náhradní• nahradit• náhražka• náhrada -
5 preparatory
[-'pærə-]adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) předběžný, přípravný* * *• přípravný -
6 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) obvyklý, řádný2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) obyčejný, normální3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) pravidelný4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) pravidelný5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) pravidelný6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) trvalý7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) pravidelný8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) pravidelný9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) obvyklý10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) pravidelný2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) voják z povolání2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) stálý zákazník•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator* * *• pravidelný• řádný• regulérní• stálý -
7 corporation
noun (a body of people acting as one individual eg for administration or business purposes: the British Broadcasting Corporation.) společnost* * *• společnost -
8 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energie2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energie•- energetically* * *• ráznost• síla• energie -
9 genteel
[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) přepjatý, uhlazený- genteelness* * *• uhlazený• ušlechtilý• vznešený• nóbl -
10 high-handed
adjective (done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.) panovačný* * *• svévolný• panovačný -
11 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) pozornost2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zájem3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) úrok(ový)4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) podíl5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) kruhy2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) zajímat2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vzbudit zájem•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *• úrok• úroky• zajímavost• zisk• zajímat• zájem -
12 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) (vánoční) pohádková revue2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.) pantomima2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) hrát pantomimu* * *• pantomima• němohra -
13 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) jeviště2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) inscenovat2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) uspořádat•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) stádium, fáze2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa3) (a section of a bus route.) pásmo4) (a section of a rocket.) stupeň•* * *• stupeň• stadium• stádium• jeviště• etapa -
14 temporary
['tempərəri, ]( American[) 'tempəreri](lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only: a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.) dočasný, prozatímní- temporariness* * *• přechodný• dočasný -
15 vice-
(second in rank and acting as deputy for: the Vice-President; the vice-chairman.) vice-
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