touristy place/townmísto přeplněné turisty This used to be an attractive seaside town, but now it's become very touristy.CALD After 5 days in Rotorua we went south to Taupo, a disappointing touristy place except for a lovely walk to the Huka Falls beside the crystal-clear, swirling waters of the Waikato River, and a visit to Cherry Island (in the river) where you are warmly greeted by numerous tame animals and birds as you roam around. BNC |
traffic accidentdopravní nehoda Five people were injured in a traffic accident. CALD Approximately half a million people die in traffic accidents every year and it is almost always possible to trace the causes of a traffic accident back to some form of human error. BNC He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time.BNC |
traffic flowdopravní provoz When used correctly they assist traffic flow at busy road junctions by allowing drivers to enter and leave by different roads with the minimum of inconvenience or danger. BNC If everyone knows and obeys the rules traffic flow and safety at roundabouts is much improved. BNC The figures available were measures of the average total traffic flow recorded over a 16 hour period on weekdays (excluding Fridays). BNC |
traffic jamdopravní zácpa We were stuck in a traffic jam.MED Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.CALD Trying to get out of the traffic jam, I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road. BNC |
traffic lanejízdní pruh However I do like the stencil marked across the edge line to indicate that cyclists may ride in the car parking lane where there are no parked cars and that cyclists may ride in the traffic lane where there are parked cars. WebC As a consequence, stopping (without cause) in the traffic lane is likely to occur at intersections or other decision points. WebC While, as stated above, a cyclist may use a full traffic lane when the lane is too narrow to share with a motor vehicle, a cyclist may also ride in the stream of traffic when going as fast as motor vehicles. WebC |
traffic lightsemafor The traffic lights turned green as we approached the junction. CALD At each traffic light as the lights turned green, a mass of cyclists would be the first away, with cars, buses, etc, following on behind. BNC The first automatic traffic light was invented later in 1920 by Garrett Morgan and first used in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. WebC |
traffic policedopravní policie For three miles around the tiny hillside church, streets were coned off by traffic police. BNC Soon after it rose the traffic police were in position on the roads outside Sandwich. BNC Experienced traffic police can't believe how the driver of the stolen Ford Sierra managed to escape with his life. BNC |
traffic regulationsdopravní předpisy Greenways Mrs. R. Wilson reported on the meeting to deal with traffic regulations on Lanark Road. BNC Further, the county council has not yet given its consent to the imposition of any traffic regulations. BNC It can (with the consent of the Kent County Council) make traffic regulations controlling the use of these and other roads in the immediate vicinity of the port. BNC |
traffic restraintdopravní omezení Speeds would have to be lowered, parking controlled and traffic restraint measures introduced. BNC For these smaller cities, less expensive and more modestly scaled public transport and traffic restraint policies are more appropriate. BNC As far as costs are concerned , it is envisaged that traffic restraint strategies will finally be applied to all town quarters , not just to a selected elite. WASPS |
traffic wardendopravní policista/hlídka A traffic warden who tried to stop them was knocked to the ground. BNC A traffic warden gave me a ticket for parking on a double yellow line. CALD Traffic wardens and police patrols have been given instructions to keep a careful watch for motorists who may attempt to break the new rules. WASPS |
train of thoughtproud myšlenek, myšlenkový proud, myšlenkové pochody What amazing train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming? CALD Brett’s phone call set in motion a disturbing train of events. MED These are discussed with a clarity which enables the reader to fully identify with the author's train of thought. BNC |
transport back to/inpřenést zpět v čase/do jiné doby A visit to our unique museum will transport you back in time to wartime Britain . WASPS The film transported us back to the New York of the 1950s. CALD during the whole of our short stay on the island I had a most peculiar feeling of being transported back through time to another age. WASPS |
transport of joynával/záchvat radosti In a transport of joy I poured out my soul to him, and then explained how he could assist me. WebC When Tiridates appeared on the frontiers of Armenia, he was received with an unfeigned transport of joy and loyalty. WebC At the sound of his voice, the weapons instantly dropped from the hands of his adversaries, and they advanced to meet him in a transport of joy. WebC |
travel agencycestovní kancelář The official travel agency Cedok can provide lists of places to stay throughout the country. BNC One day in February, on the spur of the moment, he walked into an office of Cook's travel agency and enquired about a berth on a liner to London. BNC The travel agency industry has changed drastically since Thomas Cook's own day. BNC |
travel bookcestovní příručka, průvodce As the holiday-maker travels further and learns more of the possibilities the world has to offer through travel books , magazines and television , travel companies are creating more and more imaginative and flexible packages . WASPS Thereafter he made regular journeys in Greece and Turkey , some of which formed the subject of two of his major travel books , Researches in the Highlands of Turkey ( 2 vols. , 1869 ) and Turkish Armenia and Eastern Asia Minor ( 1881 ) . WASPS The book Mc Carthy's Bar written by Pete McCarthy is a fine travel book for an Ireland trip. WebC |