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1 measure
['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 -
2 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) dosiahnuť požadovanú úroveň* * *• prispôsobit sa• mat požadovanú úroven -
3 measure off
• merat kus látky• odmerat kus látky• odmerat -
4 measure out
(to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount: He measured out a kilo of sugar.) odmerať; odvážiť* * *• vymeriavat• vymerat• merat• namerat• odmerat -
5 made to measure
(of clothing) made to fit the measurements of a particular person: Was your jacket made to measure?; (also adjective) (a made-to-measure suit.) ušitý na mieru -
6 beyond measure
(very great: I'm offering you riches beyond measure!) nesmierny* * *• velký• nadmieru• nadmerný -
7 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) navyše -
8 full measure
((no less than) the correct amount: We must ensure that customers get full measure.) plná kapacita -
9 be a measure
• byt meradlom -
10 disarmament measure
• odzbrojovacie opatrenie -
11 in a certain measure
• do urcitej miery -
12 in a great measure
• velmi znacne• do znacnej miery -
13 in some measure
• do urcitej miery -
14 linear measure
• dlžková miera -
15 made-to-measure
• na mieru -
16 personnel measure
• personálne opatrenie -
17 struck measure
• zarovnaná miera• rovná miera -
18 take measure
• vziat mieru• zhodnotit• hodnotit• brat mieru• posúdit• posudzovat• ocenit charakter -
19 tape measure
• krajcírsky meter -
20 tape-measure
nouns (a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring.) meracie pásmo
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