bell-bottomszvonové kalhoty Other retro favourites are flares and bell-bottoms, such as all-in-one Barbarella-style pants suits, skimming the body down into gentle flares. BNCB They called the shots while we were still tiny, and they didn't spring into crushed velvet bell-bottoms in 1966, just because it was a happening thing to do. BNCB MADONNA appears in the new US Vogue magazine in a variety of retro '60s fashions, including neo-Janis Joplin gear, hip-hugger bell-bottoms, and an almost see-through top costing $800. BNCB |
baseball capbaseballová 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 |
ball gownplesové 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 shoesbaletní 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 |
baggy trousersširoké, 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 |
be as soft as velvetbýt 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 |
be as mad as a hatterbýt 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 |
argyle socksponožky 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 |
pull one´s socks upplivnout si do dlaní, pustit se do práce He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team. CIDI Why don't you just pull your socks up and smarten yourselves up? BNCB Oh yes, every month I call him into the office and I say, it still isn't good enough, pull your socks up. BNCB |
ankle sockskotníčkové 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 |
have st up one´s sleevemít schované v rukávu (pro příhodnou dobu) If this trip doesn't work out I've still got a few ideas up my sleeve. CIDI He didn´t lose his head, he had another anwer up his sleeve. Lingua They had many excuses for their absence up their sleeve that I couldn´t say anything. IE |
have an ace/card up one´s sleevemít eso v rukávu I still had a card up my sleeve in the form of a letter from his father. CIDI The new game show has an ace up its sleeve. It will allow viewers to play from home and win prizes. CIDI She surprised all of us, we didn´t know that she has had an ace in her sleeve. EI |
laugh up one´s sleevevysmívat se někomu za zády He persuaded people to believe in him and all the time he was laughing up his sleeve at them. CIDI Two of the boys had been nasty to Jimmy, so he laughed up his sleeve when they both failed the maths test. EI He laughed up his sleeve finding out that John had lost his job. Lingea |
gym shoestenisky, cvičky On his sockless feet were soiled gym shoes. BNCI For sportswear, though, leather or canvas trainers and gym shoes are by far the healthiest choice --; they let feet breathe, unlike plastic shoes, or those lined with nylon or PVC. BNCI I trailed up the hill after the others, thinking how different she looked wearing that stiff new uniform instead of her tatty little cotton dress and gym shoes. BNCI |
kick in the pantspobídnutí k lepšímu výkonu, práci Christopher´s tutor told him that all the teaching staff were expecting him to fail his exams. That was a real kick in the pants for him. From then on he started to take his studies seriously. EL-English Idioms This was rectified to an extent by switching in the active circuitry, which gave the signal a kick in the pants, but care had to be exercised to avoid muddying-up the lower-mid frequencies and making the treble over-twangy. BNC The discipline within the team let us down when we were put under pressure --; but perhaps it's the kick in the pants we needed,'; Jennings said. BNC |