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41 impulso
Del verbo impulsar: ( conjugate impulsar) \ \
impulso es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
impulsó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: impulsar impulso
impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo ‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
impulso sustantivo masculinoa) ( empuje):dar impulso a algo ( a comercio) to give a boost to sth; ( a iniciativa) to give impetus to sth; tomar or darse impulso to gather momentum, to get up speed◊ mi primer impulso fue … my first instinct was …c) (Fís) impulse
impulsar verbo transitivo
1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
impulso sustantivo masculino
1 (fuerza) impulse, thrust Med impulso nervioso, nerve impulse
2 (deseo) urge, impulse: sentí el impulso de besarle, I felt the urge to kiss him Locuciones: Dep tomar impulso, to take a run up ' impulso' also found in these entries: Spanish: coger - corazonada - frenar - rapto - repente - reprimir - resistir - resistirse - retener - trampolín - móvil - tentación English: check - impetus - impulse - prompt - urge - drive - lift -
42 romper
romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ ventana› to break, smash; ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap ( en varios pedazos) to tear up 2 ‹ tranquilidad› to disturb ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off verbo intransitivo 1c) ( empezar):◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing2 [ novios] to break up, split up; romper CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb; romper CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth; ‹ con tradición› to break away from sth romperse verbo pronominal [ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; [televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break (un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter (una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break (una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past (relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
' romper' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabar - cascar - congénere - crisma - dejar - desligarse - desordenar - destrozar - frágil - hielo - lanza - partir - regañar - reñir - echar - espuma - mameluco - pacto - promesa - quebrar English: bash in - break - break into - break off - break up - break with - bust - bust up - crack - dash - fall out - finish with - ice - monotony - oath - pound - prompt - rank - relieve - rupture - sever - smash - snap - snap off - tear - tear up - chip - fall - half - rip - rompers - shatter -
43 refund
I ['riːfʌnd]nome rimborso m.II [ˌriː'fʌnd]to get a refund on sth. — farsi rimborsare qcs
verbo transitivo rimborsare [charge, excess paid]* * *1. verb(to pay back: When the concert was cancelled, the people who had bought tickets had their money refunded.) rimborsare2. noun(the paying back of money: They demanded a refund.) rimborso* * *refund /ˈri:fʌnd/n.(leg., comm., ecc.) rimborso ( delle spese, dei danni, ecc.): prompt refund, sollecito rimborso; (fisc.) VAT refund, rimborso dell'IVA; Low-cost tickets are not eligible for refund, i biglietti ridotti non sono soggetti a rimborso; Applications for refunds must be in writing, le richieste di rimborso devono essere fatte per iscritto.(to) refund (1) /ri:ˈfʌnd/A v. t.rimborsare: to refund expenses, rimborsare le spese; (fisc.) to refund VAT, rimborsare l'IVA; to refund a person, risarcire una persona; to refund in full, rimborsare interamente; If you find the same product at a lower price, we will refund the difference, se trovate lo stesso prodotto a un prezzo inferiore, rimborsiamo la differenzaB v. i.fare un rimborso.(to) refund (2) /ri:ˈfʌnd/v. t.(fin.) rifinanziare; rinnovare ( un mutuo).* * *I ['riːfʌnd]nome rimborso m.II [ˌriː'fʌnd]to get a refund on sth. — farsi rimborsare qcs
verbo transitivo rimborsare [charge, excess paid] -
44 early
['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) (one of the first) [attempt, role, play] primo2) (sooner than usual) [ death] prematuro; [delivery, settlement] rapido; [vegetable, fruit] precoce, primaticcioto have an early lunch, night — pranzare, andare a letto presto
at your earliest convenience — form. non appena possibile, con cortese sollecitudine
to make an early start — partire presto o di buonora
2.at an early date — (in future) in data vicina, prossimamente
1) (in period of time) [arrive, book] presto, per tempo; [get up, go to bed] presto, di buonoraearly next year, in the film — all'inizio del prossimo anno, del film
(very) early on — agli inizi o albori
2) (before expected) [arrive, ripen] in anticipoto do sth. two days early — fare qcs. con due giorni di anticipo
••it's early days yet — è solo l'inizio, è presto per dirlo
it's the early bird that catches the worm! — prov. chi dorme non piglia pesci!
* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) presto2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) presto2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) presto, all'inizio di2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) primitivo, antico3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) prematuro; presto4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) pronto•- early bird* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) (one of the first) [attempt, role, play] primo2) (sooner than usual) [ death] prematuro; [delivery, settlement] rapido; [vegetable, fruit] precoce, primaticcioto have an early lunch, night — pranzare, andare a letto presto
at your earliest convenience — form. non appena possibile, con cortese sollecitudine
to make an early start — partire presto o di buonora
2.at an early date — (in future) in data vicina, prossimamente
1) (in period of time) [arrive, book] presto, per tempo; [get up, go to bed] presto, di buonoraearly next year, in the film — all'inizio del prossimo anno, del film
(very) early on — agli inizi o albori
2) (before expected) [arrive, ripen] in anticipoto do sth. two days early — fare qcs. con due giorni di anticipo
••it's early days yet — è solo l'inizio, è presto per dirlo
it's the early bird that catches the worm! — prov. chi dorme non piglia pesci!
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45 swift
1. adjectiveschnell; flink, schnell [Bewegung]2. noun(Ornith.) Mauersegler, der* * *I [swift] adjective(fast or quick: a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.) schnell- academic.ru/92361/swiftly">swiftly- swiftness II [swift] noun(a type of bird rather like a swallow.) der Mauersegler* * *[swɪft]* * *[swɪft]1. adj (+er)schnell; movement, steps also flink; reaction, reply also, revenge prompt; runner also flink, flott; pace flott, raschto take swift action —
2. n(= bird) Mauersegler m* * *swift [swıft]A adj (adv swiftly)1. allg schnell, rasch:be swift to do sth etwas schnell oder rasch tun2. flüchtig, rasch dahineilend (Zeit etc)3. rasch:a) geschwind, eiligb) plötzlich, unerwartet (Tod etc)swift wit flinker Verstand6. jäh, hastig:swift anger Jähzorn mB adv (meist in Zusammensetzungen) schnell, geschwind, rasch:swift-passing → A 2C s4. TECH Haspel f, (Garn-, Draht) Winde f* * *1. adjectiveschnell; flink, schnell [Bewegung]2. noun(Ornith.) Mauersegler, der* * *adj.schnell adj. -
46 dispatch
1)\dispatch of clothing Kleidersendung fto be mentioned in \dispatches rühmend erwähnt werdenPHRASES:1) ( send)to \dispatch sth somewhere etw irgendwohin senden [o schicken];to \dispatch a letter/ telegram einen Brief/ein Telegramm aufgeben;to \dispatch sb jdn entsenden;to be \dispatched to a place an einen Ort entsandt werden;to \dispatch food Essen verputzen ( fam)4) ( deal with) -
47 mover
mover ( conjugate mover) verbo transitivo 1c) ( agitar):el viento movía los árboles the wind shook the trees; movió la cabeza ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head; 2 ( inducir): verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to move moverse verbo pronominal la lámpara se movía con el viento the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind
mover verbo transitivo
1 to move: movimos la mesa, we moved the table
mover la cabeza, (afirmativamente) to nod (negativamente) to shake one's head
2 (empujar, decidir) aquello me movió a viajar, that led me to travel
le mueve la codicia, she's driven by greed
no sabemos qué le movió a hacerlo, we don't know what made him do it
3 (activar) to drive: el aire mueve las aspas, the wind drives the sails ' mover' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrancar - ayudar - bigote - cabecear - tocar - avanzar - dar - desplazar - echar - mueva - pala English: dart - displace - ease - flick - fly - get back - heave - hustle - jerk - manhandle - move - move back - pass - pound - prompt - pull - roll - run - shift - shoot - shovel - sideways - slink - sneak - softly - speed - spring - stick - stone - string - struggle - to - twitch - whip - whisk - wiggle - drive - furniture - jiggle - jog - man - mover - play - ply - stirtr['mʊːvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (proposer) proponedor,-ra2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (removal man) mozo de mudanzas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmover ['mu:vər] n: persona f que hace mudanzasn.• autor s.m.• empleado de una empresa de mudanzas s.m.• instigador, -ora s.m.,f.• móvil s.m.'muːvər, 'muːvə(r)a) ( in debate) ponente mfb) ( in dancing) (colloq)he's/she's a clumsy mover — tiene muy poco garbo
c) (of furniture, belongings)['muːvǝ(r)]N1) [of motion] promotor(a) m / f2) (US) agente m de mudanzas3) *he's a lovely mover — se mueve con mucho garbo, baila/anda con mucha elegancia
* * *['muːvər, 'muːvə(r)]a) ( in debate) ponente mfb) ( in dancing) (colloq)he's/she's a clumsy mover — tiene muy poco garbo
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48 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) irritable2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) rápido3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) elegantetr['snæpɪ]1 (quick) rápido,-a; (brisk, lively) enérgico,-a, vivo,-a■ make it snappy! ¡date prisa!, ¡rápido!2 (stylish) elegante3 (short-tempered) irritable, irascible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a snappy dresser vestir con elegancia1) fast: rápidomake it snappy!: ¡date prisa!2) lively: vivaz3) chilly: frío4) stylish: eleganteadj.• chulesco, -a adj.• chulo, -a adj.• irritable adj.• rápido, -a adj.'snæpiadjective -pier, -piestb) (brisk, lively) (colloq) < pace> ágil, brioso; < conversation> animado, vivazc) ( stylish) (colloq) elegante['snæpɪ]ADJ (compar snappier) (superl snappiest)1) (=quick) rápido; (=energetic) enérgico, vigorosomake it snappy! — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (esp LAm)
and be snappy about it! — ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate! (esp LAm)
2) (=smart) elegante3) (=punchy) [slogan] conciso4) = snappish* * *['snæpi]adjective -pier, -piestb) (brisk, lively) (colloq) < pace> ágil, brioso; < conversation> animado, vivazc) ( stylish) (colloq) elegante -
49 cash
1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.1) Bargeld, daspayment in cash only — nur Barzahlung
pay [in] cash, pay cash down — bar zahlen
we haven't got the cash — wir haben [dafür] kein Geld
be short of cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verbcash on delivery — per Nachnahme
einlösen [Scheck]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/11254/cash_in">cash in* * *[kæʃ] 1. noun1) (coins or paper money, not cheques, credit cards etc: Do you wish to pay cash?) das Bargeld2) (payment by money or cheque as opposed to payment by account: Cash or account, madam?) die Barzahlung3) (money in any form: He has plenty of cash.) das Geld2. verb(to turn into, or exchange for, money: You may cash a traveller's cheque here; Can you cash a cheque for me?) einen Scheck einlösen- cashier- cash-and-carry
- cash machine
- cash register
- cash in
- cash in on* * *[kæʃ]\cash market Kassamarkt m\cash position Kassenlage f, Zahlungsmittelbestand m\cash ratio Barliquidität fhow much do you have on you in ready \cash? wie viel haben Sie in bar dabei?£100 \cash down and the rest when the work is finished 100 Pfund sind sofort fällig und der Rest, wenn die Arbeit fertig ist\cash in advance Bargeldvorschuss mto pay by [or in] \cash bar bezahlen\cash with order Zahlung f bei AuftragserteilungII. vt▪ to \cash in ⇆ sth etw einlösento \cash in chips/tokens Chips/Gutscheine eintauschen* * *[kʃ]1. ncash in hand — Barbestand m, Kassenbestand m
cash down — Barzahlung f; Sofortzahlung f
£250 cash down and the rest over... — £ 250 sofort (zu bezahlen), und der Rest über...
to pay cash — (in) bar/sofort bezahlen
cash or charge? — zahlen Sie bar oder mit Karte?
cash on delivery — per Nachnahme
3) (= money) Geld ntI'm out of cash — ich bin blank (inf), ich habe kein Geld
2. vtcheque einlösen* * *cash1 [kæʃ]A s2. WIRTSCH Barzahlung f, Kasse f:for cash, cash down gegen bar oder Barzahlung;you get 3 per cent discount for cash down bei Barzahlung;cash in advance gegen Vorauszahlung;cash in bank Bankguthaben n;a) Bar-, Kassenbestand m,b) bar;cash with order zahlbar bei Bestellung;in cash per Kassa, bar;be short of cash umg knapp bei Kasse sein;B v/t1. einen Scheck etc einlösen2. zu Geld machencash2 [kæʃ] pl cash s Käsch n (ost- und südasiatische Münze)* * *1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.1) Bargeld, daspay [in] cash, pay cash down — bar zahlen
we haven't got the cash — wir haben [dafür] kein Geld
be short of cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)
2) (Banking etc.) Geld, das2. transitive verbeinlösen [Scheck]Phrasal Verbs:- cash in* * *n.Bargeld -er n.Hartgeld -er n. v.einlösen v.kaufen v. -
50 fate
nounSchicksal, das* * *[feit]1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) das Schicksal2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) das Schicksal•- academic.ru/26570/fatalism">fatalism- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
- fateful* * *[feɪt]nto decide sb's \fate über jds Schicksal entscheidento decide one's own \fate sein Schicksal selbst bestimmen [o in die Hand nehmen]to leave sb to his/her \fate jdn seinem Schicksal überlassento meet one's \fate den Tod findento seal sb's \fate jds Schicksal besiegelnit must be \fate das muss Schicksal sein\fate ordained [or decreed] that... das Schicksal wollte es, dass...; see also tempt 3, twist III. 43.▶ a \fate worse than death (unpleasantness) Unerfreulichkeit f; ( old: pregnancy) illegitime Schwangerschaft* * *[feɪt]nSchicksal ntthe Fates (Myth) — die Parzen pl
the examiners meet to decide our fate next week — die Prüfer kommen nächste Woche zusammen, um über unser Schicksal zu entscheiden
to leave sth to fate — etw dem Schicksal überlassen
to leave sb to his fate —
to meet one's fate — vom Schicksal heimgesucht or ereilt (geh) werden
as sure as fate it went wrong — das ist natürlich prompt schiefgegangen
* * *fate [feıt] sfate decided otherwise das Schicksal wollte es anders2. Geschick n, Los n, Schicksal n:he met his fate das Schicksal ereilte ihn;he met his fate calmly er sah seinem Schicksal ruhig entgegen;(as) sure as fate garantiert, mit Sicherheit;be a fate worse than death das Allerschlimmste sein;3. Verhängnis n, Verderben n, Untergang m:go to one’s fatea) untergehen,b) den Tod findenthe (three) Fates die Parzen* * *nounSchicksal, dasan accident or stroke of fate — eine Fügung des Schicksals
* * *n.Geschick n.Schicksal n.Verhängnis n. -
51 aviso
Del verbo avisar: ( conjugate avisar) \ \
aviso es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
avisó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: avisar aviso
avisar ( conjugate avisar) verbo transitivoa) ( notificar):◊ ¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? why didn't you let me know you were coming?;nos han avisado que… they've notified us that… quedas or estás avisado you've been warned verbo intransitivo:◊ llegó sin aviso she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly;avísame cuando acabes let me know when you've finished; aviso a algn de algo to let sb know about sth
aviso sustantivo masculino 1 ( on signs) aviso al público notice to the public;◊ dio aviso a la policía he notified o informed the police;sin previo aviso without prior warning; último aviso para los pasajeros … last call for passengers …◊ poner sobre aviso a algn to warn sbc) (Cin, Teatr) belld) (Taur) warning2 (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad
avisar verbo transitivo
1 (prevenir, advertir) to warn: ya te avisé, I told you so
2 (comunicar) to inform: cuando te decidas, avísame, let me know when you make up your mind
3 (llamar) to call for
avisar a la policía, to call the police
avisar al médico, to send for the doctor
aviso sustantivo masculino
1 notice (advertencia) warning (comunicado) note: no lo utilicen hasta nuevo aviso, don't use it until further notice
nos cortaron la luz sin previo aviso, they cut our electricity off without notice Locuciones: sobre aviso: no me ha cogido por sorpresa, estaba sobre aviso, I wasn't surprised, I had been warned/I was expecting it ' aviso' also found in these entries: Spanish: fulminante - letrero - recado - recordatorio - toque - esquela - este - llegar - ni - poner - previo - señal English: advice - caution - forewarn - further - gale warning - if - notice - notify - pin up - prompt - reminder - should - warning - warning sign - advertisement - commercial - final - small -
52 pushover
noun(coll.) Kinderspiel, das* * *noun (a person or team etc who can be easily persuaded or influenced or defeated: He will not give in to pressure - he is not a pushover; We won the game so easily - it was a real pushover.)* * *ˈpush·overnthe test will be a \pushover for her den Test macht sie mit linksthe other applicants are \pushovers for her ihre Mitbewerber haben gegen sie nichts drin fam; ( fig pej fam: easily influenced) Umfaller m fig pej fam, leicht rumzukriegender [o zu bequatschender] Mensch famto be a real \pushover echt leicht rumzukriegen [o zu bequatschen] sein famto be a \pushover for sb/sth auf jdn/etw hereinfallen* * *pushover s umg2. Gimpel m pej:3. Kinderspiel n, Kleinigkeit f, kleine Fische pl umg* * *noun(coll.) Kinderspiel, dashe'll be a pushover for her — sie steckt ihn [glatt] in die Tasche (ugs.)
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53 speculation
noun* * *1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) die Vermutung2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) die Spekulation* * *specu·la·tion[ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən]nthere have been \speculations [that] he's looking for a new job man vermutet, dass er eine neue Arbeit suchtto be pure \speculation reine Vermutung seinstock-market \speculation Börsenspekulation fto protect sth from \speculation etw vor Spekulation schützen* * *["spekjU'leISən]n(all senses) Spekulation f (on über +acc); (= guesswork also) Vermutung fit is the subject of much speculation — darüber sind viele Spekulationen or Vermutungen angestellt worden
* * *1. Spekulieren n2. Spekulation f:there is speculation that … es gibt Spekulationen, dass …3. PHIL Spekulation f (hypothetischer, über die erfahrbare Wirklichkeit hinausgehender Gedankengang)4. WIRTSCH Spekulation fspec. abk1. special (specially) spez., bes2. speculation* * *noun* * *n.Mutmaßung f.Rätselraten n.Spekulation f. -
54 unprompted
un·prompt·ed[ʌnˈprɒm(p)tɪd, AM -ˈprɑ:m(p)-]adj inv unaufgefordert▪ to do sth \unprompted etw unaufgefordert [o spontan] tun* * *[ʌn'prɒmptɪd]adjspontanhis invitation was quite unprompted — seine Einladung kam ganz aus freien Stücken
I'd rather he answered the questions unprompted — es wäre mir lieber, wenn er ohne Vorsagen antwortete
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55 swiftly
adverbschnell; (soon) bald* * *adverb schnell* * *swift·ly[ˈswɪftli]adv schnell, rasch* * *['swIftlɪ]advschnell; react schnell, unverzüglich, promptevents have moved swiftly — die Ereignisse haben sich überstürzt
to act swiftly to do sth — rasch handeln, um etw zu tun
swiftly followed by... — rasch gefolgt von...
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56 speedy
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57 bat
2)( pej)PHRASES:like a \bat out of hell als wäre der Teufel hinter einem her;to be [as] blind as a \bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein( of eyelashes)to \bat one's eyelashes mit den Wimpern klimpern;to \bat one's eyelashes at sb jdm zuzwinkern;to not \bat an eyelid ( fig) nicht mal mit der Wimper zucken(in baseball, cricket) Schläger m, Schlagholz ntPHRASES:to do sth off one's own \bat ( Brit) ( fam) etw auf eigene Faust tun ( fam) vi <- tt- sports schlagen vt <- tt->to \bat the ball> den Ball schlagen -
58 expeditious
( form)1) ( swift) prompt, schnell;to be \expeditious in doing sth etw zügig erledigen2) ( swiftly done) schnell durchführbar -
59 speculation
specu·la·tion [ˌspekjəʼleɪʃən] nthere have been \speculations [that] he's looking for a new job man vermutet, dass er eine neue Arbeit sucht;to be pure \speculation reine Vermutung sein;stock-market \speculation Börsenspekulation f;to protect sth from \speculation etw vor Spekulation schützen -
60 unprompted
unaufgefordert;to do sth \unprompted etw unaufgefordert [o spontan] tun
См. также в других словарях:
prompt — ▪ I. prompt prompt 2 noun [countable] COMPUTING a sign on a computer screen which shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next: • When you see the C prompt, type WP . [m0] ▪ II. prompt prompt 1 [prɒmpt ǁ… … Financial and business terms
prompt — prompt1 [prɔmpt US pra:mpt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: promptare, from Latin promptus; PROMPT2] 1.) [T] to make someone decide to do something prompt sb to do sth ▪ What prompted you to buy that suit? 2.) [T] to make people say … Dictionary of contemporary English
prompt — 1 verb 1 (T) to make someone decide to do something, especially something that they had been thinking of doing: prompt sb to do sth: Her situation prompted me to do something about getting a new job. 2 to make people say or do something as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reappraisal — UK US /ˌriːəˈpreɪzəl/ noun [C or U] ► the process of examining a situation or activity again in order to make changes to it, for example in order to make it more modern or effective: a reappraisal of sth »Extra funding necessary to cope with the… … Financial and business terms
PS — abbr. 1 Police Sergeant. 2 postscript. 3 private secretary. 4 prompt side. * * * noun a note appended to a letter after the signature • Syn: ↑postscript • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑annotation, ↑notation • Part Holonyms: ↑letter … Useful english dictionary
incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After … Collocations dictionary
move — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 action to achieve sth; change in ideas, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, important, major, radical, significant ▪ decisive ▪ astute … Collocations dictionary
impulse — noun 1 sudden strong wish ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ irresistible ▪ first, initial, original ▪ My first impulse was to run away … Collocations dictionary
recognition — noun 1 remembering/identifying sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate, instant ▪ early, prompt ▪ the early recognition of a disease ▪ dawning … Collocations dictionary
move — [muːv] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. informal if a product moves, or if a shop, dealer etc moves it, it sells very quickly: • These computer games are moving very fast. The kids love them. • The company isn t moving enough product. 2. to… … Financial and business terms
wave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on water ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, giant, great, huge, mountainous ▪ small, tiny ▪ … Collocations dictionary