pánské volné sako s páskem

As a pedestrian, however Shaw was still supremely noticeable as he sailed by in his knee breeches and Norfolk jacket for walks of up to six miles. BNCB

One of her designs is for a lady's version of the Norfolk jacket, which has been worn by Prince Charles on Sandringham shoots. BNCB

She smiled when she saw him attired in Norfolk jacket and cords --; his idea of how the conqueror would dress. BNCB

spatra, bez přípravy

He made several off-the-cuff remarks which he later denied. CIDI

She wasn't expecting to give a speech and just said a few things off the cuff. CIDI

He made a very interesting off-the-cuff speech at the party last night. IC

hotové šaty, konfekce

Most plans are like off-the-peg suits, they fit everyone more or less and no one perfectly. BNCB

The new Conservatives not only wear off-the-peg suits, they adopt off-the-peg philosophies: they have something their predecessors would have sneered at. BNCB

Most plans are like off-the-peg suits, they fit everyone more or less and no one perfectly. BNCB

rašple, rachejtle

When the photographer had done with us Helene said that she was an ugly old bag and she hated having her picture taken. IE

His name was Oedipus, he was Greek I think. Well, the old bag turned out to be his mother. IE

Mrs Letouzel, you cantankerous od bag, what do you mean, by complaining about your money!

stará vesta =  dávno známá a nudná věc, osoba

A 24-hour banking service may seem old hat in the United States, but it's still innovative in Europe. CIDI

Much of what the latter says about information theory, feedback and signal detection is old hat, but he generously leaves us one or two bones to pick. BNC-B

Meanwhile, fashion pundits were speculating last night that although Anne is likely to splash out on a new outfit, she will be wearing an old hat when she walks up the aisle. BNC-B

The old school tie still has enormous power in many City companies. CIDI

As a result, it is hardly surprising that everything from Patches to the Daily Telegraph employs at least one rock correspondent, from a teenage school-leaver in doorstep Nikes and a back-to-front baseball cap to some affable dilettante with a plum in his mouth and old school tie. BNCB

Such a system, based on social class and the old school tie, had never become quite so entrenched across the Atlantic in the first place, and had largely broken down by the end of the 1950s. BNCB

staromódní

She led him straight into an old-fashioned kitchen where a coal range gave out a dull red glow. BNCB

I was not from a religious background, and I had previously thought that anyone who went to the mikva had to wear ghastly old-fashioned dresses with thick tights and live in a Yiddish-speaking ghetto! BNCB

It's a telling detail, this appreciation of cafes, and one which (with his turn-of-the-century clothes and his clipped Viennese psychiatrist accent) hints that Daniel Barenboim is a thoroughly modern maestro with a thoroughly old-fashioned sensibility. BNCB

se silně omezeným rozpočtem, za pár korun (něco podnikat)

The restaurant is run on a shoestring, so we can't afford to take on any more staff. CIDI

We went to China and Japan on a shoestring and enjoyed it very much. IC

Feeling uneasy, we turned to our Africa on a Shoestring handbook, learning that the Kalahari consists of some of the most arid and remote land in the world. BNC-B

My clothes were my Sunday best. IE

In addition, as part of their public strategy, the demonstrators invariably wear their Sunday best and carry their most impressive school-books. IE

And there were the clothing workers themselves, dignified but a little prim in their Sunday best. IE

teplá bunda, vatovaný kabátek

On top of the thin dress she wore a brightly coloured, predominantly red, Chinese padded jacket; it seemed to sparkle in the room's dim lights. BNCB

When last seen he was wearing blue jeans, a cream sweatshirt, blue padded jacket and black shoes. BNCB

As Jelka watched, the men subdued her, forcing her into a padded jacket, the over-long arms of which they fastened at the back. BNCB

udělat sbírku, vybrat peníze

We're passing the hat round for Simon's leaving present. CIDI

We're going to pass the hat round later, buy some beer and go back to their place. BNC-B

A guaranteed payment plus `Pass the hat around' or similar arrangement. BNC-B

zalátané džíny

True, some of the filling-in was performed by a young guitarist in patched jeans, whose contribution was generously acknowledged, but Pete has no trouble playing the guitar. BNCB

One of the men, bearded, with roughly patched jeans and a loud laugh, leaned on the back of Rain's chair, his head close to hers, and talked to Oliver as though she were not there. BNCB

He was wearing patched jeans and a dark brown jacket tied with string. BNCB

laková kůže

Marion looked down at her low-heeled patent leather pumps and sighed. BNCB

Footsteps, then the door opened: a man, fortyish, glasses, slim, dark, meticulously groomed; tailored slacks, a silk shirt open at the neck and patent leather house shoes. BNCB

When found, she was wearing a pink floral dress, lilac tights, a white cardigan and black patent leather shoes. BNCB

lakýrky

They run the Gondola in the summer months too, which provides an additional worry that groups of sweet little old ladies in overcoats, support tights and patent shoes, could find themselves wandering aimlessly on top of a mountain over 4,000 feet high, without any concept of the dangers. BNCB

He held up a pair of shiny black patent shoes. BNCB

He stared at her black patent shoes, those twin vices crushing her toes, telling her to take her feet away. BNCB

kšiltovka

There was no escape from it and we longed for the luxury of sun glasses or a peaked cap. BNCB

My door was opened and a very young-looking man in a peaked cap was shown in. BNCB

She reaches over into the back and grabs a couple of cans from the crate lying on the back seat next to his peaked cap. BNCB