čtvrtek, 25. dubna 2024, 18.38
Stránky: OpenMoodle
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(work) hand in glove with sb

úzce spolupracovat, ruku v ruce, spolu

Our aim is to run two channel hand in glove, and in such a way as to provide choice programme by programme.IE

They cause half the trouble and work hand in glove with communism for the downfall of the system.IE

She did the bending and the kneeling, and they worked together hand in glove. BNCB

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after a fashion

nepříliš dobře, nedokonale, částečně, jakž takž

She can paint after a fashion. Lingea

That is true after a fashion, bud don´t trust him. Lingea

However, he begins, after a fashion that is less rare with him than is commonly supposed, by apologizing for the impressionism that supplies him with the terms he needs. BNCB

ankle socks

kotníčkové ponožky

She wore white ankle socks; my mother preferred me to wear fawn knee-length ones, but our skirts and berets were the same except mine had a leather band inside you couldn't see. BNCB

And then it was summer to put ankle socks on she wouldn't take them off then. BNCB

 Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs. BNCB

argyle socks

ponožky s vícebarevným kosočtvercovým vzorkem

You had to wear argyle socks to match the vest. WebC

My argyle socks looks really cool. WebC

These classic argyle socks are knit in Sweden. WebC

at the drop of a hat

ihned, bez zaváhání, bez čekání

I would go to the India at the drop of a hat. Lingua

I can't go rushing off to Florida at the drop of a hat. CIDI

We now have a situation where laws may be changed at the drop of a hat. CIDI


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baggy trousers

široké, neforemné kalhoty

What is often dismissed rather contemptuously as baggy trousers and tunic by English people exists in fact in a variety of styles. BNCB

The tramp clown is the one that usually appears in a circus with baggy trousers and overlarge shoes. BNCB

The modern femme fatale in baggy trousers, sloppy T-shirts and Doc Martens. BNCB

ball gown

plesové šaty

She wore a yellow taffeta ball gown with black pumps and matching bum bag for her liver treats! BNCB

She was wearing what seemed to be a red silk ball gown, embroidered with silver flowers on the bodice and very long and full in the skirt. BNCB

For the funeral attended by 150 family and friends at Crawley, Charlotte was dressed in her favourite ball gown. BNCB

ballet shoes

baletní obuv, tzv. piškoty

He'd walk me home from school and it's often said that he carried my ballet shoes, which sounds kind of romantic, but he actually did sometimes, if I was carrying a whole load of things. BNCB

Then she opened her eyes, and rose to her feet She was wearing a black shirt outside black jeans, with black ballet shoes. BNCB

I should get her the ballet shoes cause it was a ballet dancing that would be very appropriate and I'll get her some flowers. BNCB

ballet skirt

sukénka baletky

To make a Liberty Belle: white ballet skirt with a layer of blue net dotted with silver stars. BNCB

Paint the top part of the ballet skirt --; the body part under the neckline a sparkly silver, using a paint brush and food lustre. BNCB

This usually includes leotards, ballet skirt and ballet shoes. WebC

baseball cap

baseballová čepice

He used to play baseball and he wears a white baseball cap that one day may become as famous as Pat Cash's chequered headbands. BNCB

For Mr Rushdie wore huge, bright orange-rimmed sunglasses and a baseball cap. BNCB

Just to fool any assassins, he wore huge orange-rimmed sunglasses and a baseball cap. BNCB

bathing cap

koupací čepice

Jazz was frowning too, from natural inclination, mostly at having to wear a bathing cap, which he hated. BNCB

A minute after I got into the water a large woman in an orange bathing cap swam up and asked if I was a newspaper correspondent. BNCB

Alice, more sporty, boasted navy blue knickerbockers and striped jersey, without stockings, and serviceable yellow jaconet bathing cap. BNCB

bathing suit

dámské plavky

A tall, well-built girl in a star-spangled bathing suit knelt by Miss Liberty, and picked up the coronet. BNCB

Emmie ran across the fields to the pits, towel and bathing suit flapping from her arm. BNCB 

She was looking very pretty in her bathing suit, her hair still damp from swimming. BNCB

be all mouth and trousers

mít plnou pusu řečí (ale skutek utek)

He knew his son was all mouth and trousers. BNCB

He is always all mouth and trousers but he is a lier. BNCB

Don´t be all mouth and trousers! Do it right now! IE

be as mad as a hatter

být úplný cvok, být vzteky bez sebe

A long time ago, people who made hats used a substance that gave them an illness which made people think they were crazy. CIDI

Her brother's as mad as a hatter. CIDI

From what I can gather he was as mad as a hatter, and really no good at all. BNCB

be as soft as velvet

být hebký jako samet

He showed her the stables, and one of the old mares nuzzled Isobel's hand, with a mouth as soft as velvet. BNCB

The products leave the skin as soft as velvet. WebC

Her fur is short and as soft as velvet. WebC