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['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) miera2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) jednotka miery3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) miera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) opatrenie5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) miera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) odmerať2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) ukazovať3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) porovnávať4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) merať•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *• velkost• vziat mieru• vyskúšat (si)• zmerat si• zobrat mieru• zmerat• šírka stlpca sadzby• rytmus• sebakázen• sebaovládanie• stupen• spolocný delitel• takt• spolocný menovatel• tempo• urcitá miera• umiernenost• prejst• premeriavat• premerat• jednotka (miery)• brat mieru• dlžka riadka• delitel• rozmer• porovnat (si)• porovnávat• kritérium• krokový tanec• merat• meracia sústava• merac• mat rozmery• merat (si)• merat sa• medza• meradlo• miera• nápev• odmeriavat• odmerka• odhadnút• opatrenie• odmerat
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measure something against something — measure/judge/etc someone/something against someone/something phrase to compare someone or something with someone or something else We measure our achievements against the highest standards. Thesaurus: to compare or connect thingssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
measure something against somebody — ˈmeasure sb/sth against sb/sth derived to compare sb/sth with sb/sth • The figures are not very good when measured against those of our competitors. • a series of tasks that measure candidates against each other Main entry: ↑measurederived … Useful english dictionary
measure someone against someone — measure/judge/etc someone/something against someone/something phrase to compare someone or something with someone or something else We measure our achievements against the highest standards. Thesaurus: to compare or connect thingssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
measure somebody against something — ˈmeasure sb/sth against sb/sth derived to compare sb/sth with sb/sth • The figures are not very good when measured against those of our competitors. • a series of tasks that measure candidates against each other Main entry: ↑measurederived … Useful english dictionary
measure sth against sth — UK US measure sth against sth Phrasal Verb with measure({{}}/ˈmeʒər/ verb ► to judge something by comparing it with something else: »When we measure these sales figures against last year s, you can see in which regions we re doing well … Financial and business terms
judge something against something — measure/judge/etc someone/something against someone/something phrase to compare someone or something with someone or something else We measure our achievements against the highest standards. Thesaurus: to compare or connect thingssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
measure — ▪ I. measure mea‧sure 1 [ˈmeʒə ǁ ər] noun 1. [countable] an official action, taken to deal with a particular problem: • The company has had to take cost cutting measures, including reducing spending on certain marketing programs. ausˈterity… … Financial and business terms
measure — meas|ure1 [ meʒər ] noun count *** ▸ 1 action to achieve something ▸ 2 amount (not large/small) ▸ 3 way of judging something ▸ 4 unit of measurement ▸ 5 section of music ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an action that is intended to achieve or deal with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
measure — mea|sure1 W2S2 [ˈmeʒə US ər] v 1.) [T] to find the size, length, or amount of something, using standard units such as ↑inches, metres etc ▪ The rainfall was measured over a three month period. measure sb for sth (=measure someone in order to make … Dictionary of contemporary English
measure */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmeʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeʒər] noun [countable] Word forms measure : singular measure plural measures 1) an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something This is a temporary measure to stop the problem from getting any worse. take… … English dictionary
measure — 1 noun 1 OFFICIAL ACTION (C) an official action that is intended to deal with a particular problem: Stronger measures are needed to combat crime. 2 half measures things done to deal with a difficult situation that are not effective or firm enough … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
