Czech English Dictionary

český jazyk - English

boj in English:

1. struggle struggle


He struggled to be cheerful.
He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.
We managed to finish the work on time but it was a struggle. There was a struggle for control of the company.
We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.
The struggles, emotions, dreams, and habits of Dickens' characters are shared by most people today.
Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.
борьба за власть|struggle for power
I regret, however, that their struggle for citizens' freedoms is changeable and inconsistent.
Such economic situation may prove difficult for the struggles.
He struggled with his ​attacker who then ​ran away. a struggle with an ​armed ​robber
Teachers' struggle with the idea of closing Junior High Schools was a failure
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.

English word "boj"(struggle) occurs in sets:

1000 most important Czech nouns 751 - 800
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2. battle battle


We won the battle.
In the battle of ideas, science defeated conservatism.
Nicholas Biddle began to see that the battle was lost.
A Union army doctor watched the battle from a distance.
You say po-tah-to I say po-tay-to. Rika is just that sort of girl. There's no way to win a battle of words with her.
A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a battle starts.
He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!
It seems that much damage was done by yesterday's battle.
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
Today's game will be a crucial battle; the result will be decisive.
The army was involved in a number of brilliant actions during the battle.
So began an epic legal battle which the FTC ultimately lost.
Dying in battle was considered the greatest honour for a Viking.
I'm not going to get into a battle of wits with you; I never attack anyone who's unarmed.

English word "boj"(battle) occurs in sets:

1000 most important Czech nouns 351 - 400

3. fight fight


It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The fight for civil rights in the United States started in 1954, when the government said school had to be open to everyone.
The fight continues!
We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.
How characteristically quirky of him to give you both a dozen roses and a dozen camellias, and have them fight to the death!
Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.
In a fight against speculators who are dumping the U.S. currency, central banks of major countries have carried out massive concerted interventions in the market.
Pole and Hungarian - two good friends, joint fight and drinking are their ends.
It is necessary to fight AIDS with whatever weapons are at hand.
The movie "Fight Club" has a surprise ending.
The precious results of democracy are the apple of the people's eye and the people will fight to maintain these ideals.
The anti-rational, anti-justice and anti-humane Christian malignancy is rearing its head yet again as it leads the fight against homosexuality on behalf of the divine trinity of unreason, injustice and hate.
In the fight to abolish slavery Lincoln knew that he occupied the moral high ground.
When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.

English word "boj"(fight) occurs in sets:

1000 most important Czech nouns 51 - 100

4. combat combat


Our ancestors developed massive jaws as a result of constant combat.
There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
Their leader is trying to combat climate change.
Tom died in combat.
If we want to combat a threat, we need to know where the threat comes from.
combat the stiffness
In real combat, you must not forget that hesitation is a very dangerous thing.
Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.
His combat against terrorism was successful.
combat crime/inflation/disease
He would work closely with US allies in the Middle East to combat extremism
a ​fight, ​especially during a ​war: Many people died in this combat.
And apparently, some companies in the UK are offering their employees activities such as... Hunger Games-style combat days where teams must work together to 'kill' as many of the opposing team as possible.
It was a mortal combat as we killed all of our enemies. The police combats crime.
Stop maize monoculture, and reestablish multiple cropping, to combat the loss of landscape and soil diversity.