attention
Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention positionUsed as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
Achtung
сми́рноsmírno
A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.
Achtung, Vorsicht, Aufgepasst
внима́ниеvnimánije
увагаuvaha
Examples
2010 sentencesYou must pay attention to him.
Ти повинен звертати на нього увагу. — uaspeaker
ruТы должен обращать на него внимание. — Hellerick
deDu musst ihm Aufmerksamkeit schenken. — Vortarulo
They pay little attention to him.
Вони приділяють йому мало уваги. — deniko
ruОни обращают на него мало внимания. — soweli_Elepanto
No one pays attention to Tom.
Ніхто не звертає уваги на Тома. — deniko
ruНикто не обращает внимание на Тома. — afyodor
Tom doesn't pay attention in class.
Том неуважний у класі. — deniko
ruТом невнимателен в классе. — marafon
deTom passt im Unterricht nicht auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Nobody pays much attention to Tom.
Ніхто не звертає особливої уваги на Тома. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere,From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend. Equivalent to attend + -tion.
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Collocations
12 patterns- pay attention
- pay attention to
- pay more attention
- wasn't paying attention
- pay any attention
- attention to what
- attention in class
- more attention
- any attention to
- pay much attention
- paid no attention
- to pay attention
See also
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