fashion victimoběť módy This design has been commissioned from award-winning designer Sheila Moxley, and you can be sure that no fashion victim will be seen without one of these on their back in the coming months. BNCB We were very successful with his extreme, fashion victim look in the mid-1980s. BNCB Don't let your patient become a fashion victim. BNCB |
fashion-consciouszajímající se o módu The UK has the most fashion-conscious record buyers in the world. BNCB LATEST colour ideas from Courtelle UK provide a tantalising glimpse into what next year's fashion-conscious shopper might be buying. BNCB Oxfam has launched its new autumn collection of clothes with the boast that the fashion-conscious can dress themselves for just twenty five pounds! BNCB |
fashionable clothesmódní oblečení I would really like to wear some fashionable clothes on the slopes but haven't got a clue where to start looking. BNCB She could hear Tess moving about, and then saw Tess leave the house, fully dressed in her fashionable clothes. BNCB Despite these facts it is still incredibly difficult to find great, fashionable clothes in these sizes. BNCB |
fasten one´s shoeszavázat si boty Well let mummy fasten your shoes first and Grant'll be in from school in a few minutes. BNCB You should fasten your shoes otherwise you certainly fall. Wasp My sister is not able to fasten her shoes at the age of 6, I am hopeless! Lingea |
feather in sb´s capdalší úspěch, trefa It will be another feather in his cap if his team wins. Lingua Winning the speech contest was a feather in his cap and the greatest honor that he has ever won. IC It's a real feather in our cap to be representing Britain in this contest. CIDI |
felt hatplstěný klobouk She was wearing her felt hat and her tweed jacket with the jewelled brooch pinned to the lapel. BNCB Mrs Browning had a felt hat tied on with a scarf knotted under the chin, a thick tweed suit, woollen gloves, and fleecy-lined suede boots. BNCB She wore a moulded oval felt hat, with a deliberate dent at the high point. BNCB |
fill/step into sb´s shoesnahradit koho, zaujmout něčí místo When his father retires, Victor will be ready to step into his shoes. CIDI It will take a very special person to fill Barbara's shoes. CIDI But a sprained ankle prevented her from dancing, and at the same time created an unexpected opportunity for Miss Mary Munro, of the Ballet Rambert, to step into her shoes. TIMES 1954 |
fine-tooth combdělat něco velmi pečlivě My accountant is going over my tax return with a fine-tooth comb. (Free Dictionary) He examined the figures with a fine-toothed comb but found no errors. (YourDictionary) Immediately comb the hair with a fine tooth comb. (Google) |
fit like a glovepadnout jako ulitý Her new dress fit like a glove so she was very happy. IC Your new jeans fit like a glove. Lingua My new jeans contain Lycra so they fit like a glove. CIDI |
flak jacketneprůstřelná vesta Wearing a flak jacket beneath his dark green anorak, Mr Major flew into the former Yugoslavia amid strict secrecy and high security. BNCB Anyone who gives him a flak jacket (that is, consent) may take it back, but the doctor only needs one and so long as he continues to have one he has the legal right to proceed. BNCB Osborne too felt his viola was mightier than the machine-guns: he used it as his only protection, making a conscious decision not to wear a flak jacket. BNCB |
flared trousersrozšířené zvonové kalhoty In the beginning, more than fifteen years ago, when she was much slimmer and wore flared trousers, she seemed to enter a magnetic field whenever she came close to Tom. BNCB Then he would don his man-made fibre flared trousers of airforce blue and a clean, ironed shirt and drive into the neighbouring town for the opening of the office. BNCB Master administrator, father figure, the last hope for flared trousers, these are but a few of the attributes a manager must posses. BNCB |
flat capkšiltovka Glancing towards the car park, I am transfixed by the sight of a man in a flat cap cleaning our car. BNCB On the bank, stood a small man, dressed in a stained old raincoat, wearing a flat cap, fishing tackle packed in an ex-army gas-mask carrier. BNCB If they went for the traditional look I suppose they'd all be wearing hard hats that looked like the flat cap Victorian cyclists always wore. BNCB |
flat-heeled shoesboty s nízkým podpadkem One day at a time was how it now must be, and this one day she was adrift, tired and hungry, with new flat-heeled shoes that hurt like hell. BNCB She wore a black sacklike dress, a large silver medallion on a chain, black nylon stockings and flat-heeled shoes. BNCB Upstairs she changed into trousers and a light sweater and some flat-heeled shoes. BNCB |
flip-flopsvietnamky, gumové sandály Tourists inevitably end up having to buy either wellies or flip-flops when the weather does something perverse. BNCB High heels would have elevated it to borderline evening wear but she hadn't brought heels with her so she decided on gold leather flip-flops. BNCB Her working gear comprised an oversized boat-necked T-shirt which had a habit of slipping off one shoulder, frayed denim shorts and flip-flops. BNCB |
fly/drive the seat of sb´s pantsstřílet od boku, spoléhat na instinkt, jednat intuitivně He was forced to fly by the seat of his pants when nobody was in the office to help him fix the computer. IC None of us had ever worked on a magazine before so we were flying by the seat of our pants. CIDI We found our way by the seat of our pants, but if I ever did another jungle trek I'd take a guide. CIDI |