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 |
follow fashionsledovat módu Adults follow fashion in clothes and social habits as assiduously as their children. BNCB I usually follow fashion very slowly and creep in just as it starts to look dated, but then I think that's the way I should do it. BNCB Richards is inclined to follow fashion in identifying `;the road lobby'; as a prime cause of our troubles when the great majority of people have access to a car and want to use it. BNCB |
formal clothesformální oblečení The formal clothes should have made him look more urbane and civilised, but they didn't. BNCB His clothes were in a heap, sadly formal clothes compared with hers, one sock suspender hanging from a chair-rail, a jacket sleeve turned inside out. BNCB To leave the ever-present tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes. BNCB |
full skirtkolová sukeň A full skirt of crimson and black swelled over her hips and was lifted and pinned at one side to reveal a cascade of lacy petticoats. BNCB She hitched the full skirt of her Summer dress up above her knees, and swung her long legs for him to see. BNCB She felt the full skirt of her Summer dress being swept up to bare her silken thighs and round firm bottom. BNCB |
fully-lineds podšívkou, podšitý Made in the UK to our own design from 100% cotton with a fully lined nylon interior. BNCB Made in the UK to our own design from 100% cotton with a fully lined nylon interior. BNCB What it's like: fully lined cover that supports baby's head, adjustable inner seat, padded shoulder straps and waistband. BNCB |
fur coatkožich I daren't wear that nice fur coat that cousin Freda gave me in case I get bombed by the Animal Liberation Front. BNCB The tunic might have a silken decorative border, and in winter a fur coat of ermine would have been worn over the tunic. BNCB Jennifer wears a sable fur coat around town and drives to her job as a receptionist in a Cadillac. BNCB |