disengage

[US]/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. odloučit, odtrhnout, uvolnit, vypustit, stáhnout (vojska) z boje
vi. stáhnout
Word Forms
Present Participledisengaging
Past Tensedisengaged
Past Participledisengaged
Third Person Singulardisengages
Pluraldisengages

Phrases & Collocations

disengage from

odpojit se od

Example Sentences

disengage a person from a promise

osvobodit osobu od slibu

Is this room disengaged?

Je tato místnost volná?

I disengaged his hand from mine.

Osudil jsem jeho ruku od té své.

the ceasefire gave the commanders a chance to disengage their forces.

Příměří dalo velitelům šanci stáhnout své síly.

The commander disengaged the first company.

Velitel stáhl první rotu.

I shall be disengaged on Friday afternoon.

V pátek odpoledne budu volný.

Disengage the gears when you park the car.

Vypněte převody, když zaparkujete auto.

they clung together for a moment, then she disengaged herself .

Chvíli se drželi, pak se odtáhla.

She disengaged her hand from that of the sleeping child.

Odtrhla ruku od ruky spícího dítěte.

the students were oddly disengaged, as if they didn't believe they could control their lives.

Studenti byli podivně nezainteresovaní, jako by nevěřili, že by mohli ovlivnit svůj život.

trying to disengage her attention from the subject that obsesses her;

snažil se odvést její pozornost od tématu, které ji posedá;

The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties.

Nepřátelské válečné lodě byly staženy z boje poté, co utrpěly těžké ztráty.

Real-world Examples

She tried to disengage herself from his grip.

Pokusila se odtrhnout se od jeho sevření.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Hastily he looked away, disengaged his imprisoned arm.

Pospíchaje se odvrátil, osvobodil svou uvězněnou ruku.

Source: Brave New World

Hermione disengaged herself gently from her mother to join the group.

Hermiona se jemně odtrhla od matky, aby se přidala ke skupině.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You don't want to look overly aloof and sit back from the conversation as if you're disengaged.

Nechceš působit příliš odtažitě a odmlčet se v rozhovoru, jako by tě to nezajímalo.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

When you're talking to them, disengage from the conversation.

Když s nimi mluvíš, odmlč se z rozhovoru.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

At which point the clever primates disengaged from the activity.

V ten moment se chytrá primáti odtrhla od činnosti.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2016

Red in the face, he tried to disengage himself from her embrace.

Červený v obličeji se pokusil odtrhnout se od jejího objetí.

Source: Brave New World

A shadow disengaged itself from the mass and came to the gate.

Stín se odtrhl od masy a přišel k bráně.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" I shall be there, " he cried, seizing her hands, which she disengaged.

" Tam budu, " zvolal a popadl její ruce, od kterých se ona odtrhla.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

" Should I... ? " I tried to disengage myself, to give him some room.

" Měl bych... ? " Pokusila jsem se odtrhnout, aby měl trochu prostoru.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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