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ofenziva

/[ˈofɛnzɪva] | [ˈofɛnziːva]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    offensive, a large attacking action
    • Generál Nosavan soustředil koncem ledna 1961 dvacet pluků k nové ofenzivě na Planinu džbánů – asi polovinu veškerých ozbrojených sil pravice. Ofenziva však nebyla úspěšná.

      At the end of January 1961 General Nosavan gathered twenty regiments for a new offensive on the Plain of Jars – about a half of all armed forces of the rightists. However, the offensive was not successful.

  2. 2.
    any attack, including verbal
    • Ona se na to nezeptá, nezačne o tom mluvit. Je chytrá a čeká, až začne on, aby mohla jít do ofenzivy.

      She won't ask him about it, she won't start talking about it. She is smart and keeps waiting until he starts, so that she could proceed to the attack.

  3. 3.
    fast advancement
    • Ofenziva občanské společnosti začala v ekonomické sféře, posléze se šířila i na společenská hnutí a organizace, koncem osmdesátých let dorazila i do velkých podniků.

      The fast advancement of the civil society started in the economic areas and then spread also to social movements and organizations and by the end of the 1980 reached also big companies.

  4. 4.
    forward line
    • „Předpokládáme, že výrazně pomůže naší ofenzivě,“ řekl sportovní manažer Vysočiny Milan Bokša.

      "We suppose he will considerably help our forward line", said Milan Bokša, the sport manager of Vysočina.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • ofenzivní
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Etymology

Borrowed from German Offensive, from French offensive, from Old French offendre (“to strike against, to offend”), from Latin offendō (“to strike against, to offend”), which is from ob- + *fendō (“to hit”).

Forms

  • ofenzívaalternative
  • ofensivaalternative • dated
Nominative
Singular
ofenziva
Plural
ofenzivy
Genitive
Singular
ofenzivy
Plural
ofenziv
Dative
Singular
ofenzivě
Plural
ofenzivám
Accusative
Singular
ofenzivu
Plural
ofenzivy
Vocative
Singular
ofenzivo
Plural
ofenzivy
Locative
Singular
ofenzivě
Plural
ofenzivách
Instrumental
Singular
ofenzivou
Plural
ofenzivami

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