noun
-
the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)
passive
- pasivní
BrE
/'pæsɪv/
AmE
/'pæsɪv/
adjective
-
not active, just accepting things or letting things happen
passive voice
- trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
AmE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
noun
-
the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)
the passive
- trpný rod
BrE
/'ðə pɑ:sɪv/
AmE
/'ðə pæsɪv/
noun
-
a grammatical construction in which the subject is affected by the verb or by the object
active
- aktivní
BrE
/'æktɪv/
AmE
/'æktɪv/
adjective
-
doing things, not passive
set upon
- zaútočit, napadnout
BrE
/ˌsetə'pɒn/
AmE
/ˌset̬ə'pɑ:n/
verb
-
(usually passive) to attack
be
- pomocné sloveso pro trpný rod
BrE
/'bi:/
AmE
/'bi:/
verb
-
the auxiliary used to form the passive voice
get
- pomocné sloveso pro trpný rod
BrE
/'get/
AmE
/'get/
verb
-
the verb used to form the passive voice informally
blindside
- nepříjemně překvapit, dát ránu pod pás
BrE
/'blaɪndsaɪd/
AmE
/'blaɪndsaɪd/
verb, American English
-
to give someone an unpleasant surprise (usually used in passive)
hinge
- zavěsit na panty (např. dveře)
BrE
/'hɪndʒ/
AmE
/'hɪndʒ/
verb
-
(usually passive) to attach something (usually a door) with a hinge
by
- od (koho), kým, čím
BrE
/'baɪ/
AmE
/'baɪ/
preposition
-
a preposition used in a passive structure to say who does something
take aback
- překvapit, šokovat, udivit (často negativně)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'bæk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'bæk/
verb
-
(usually passive) to surprise somebody in a negative way or to shock somebody
obsess
- uchvátit, posednout, pobláznit
BrE
/əb'ses/
AmE
/əb'ses/
verb
-
(usually passive) to interest somebody too much, especially if it makes them unable to think about anything else
past participle
- příčestí minulé, minulé příčestí
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st pɑ:'tɪsɪpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst pɑ:r'tɪsɪpl/
noun
-
the form of the verb used in the passive voice, the present perfect etc. (e.g. done, gone, been, finished...)