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"schytať to"

1. He put on a brave face to Sunday Express readers: "I hope it will be believed that the Arsenal can take a licking as well as any other club." BNC

2. Laptops take a licking and keep on ticking. Google

3. Their latest album took a licking from the critics, but it`s selling well. CIDoI

baviť sa o práci

1. He smiled at her, thinking what a treat it was to talk shop with someone as beautiful and intelligent as this. BNC

2. From time to time, taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other's work and publications. BNC

3. This would enable a tough general manager to ensure that medical audit did not become simply a talk shop or token activity. BNC

daňový ráj (země s nízkými daněmi)

Switzerland is a tax haven for some people.

najväčší vo svojej oblasti

1. WordPerfect is the big daddy of the DOS word processing world. BNC

2. It´s the largest electroncs company in the world - the big daddy of them all.  CIDoI

3. Shamu the killer whale is the big daddy of the aquarium. CIDoI

časy najväčšej slávy

1. After a succession of jobs as bellhop, waiter, car-park attendant, like a bit-part actor who finally made the big time in this aquatic Hollywood, he has built a career out of surfing big waves. BNC

2. Lennie knows he hasn't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time. BNC

3. The band is hoping to return to the big time. CIDoI

policajti

1. Two dozen boys in blue arrive in full riot gear. BNC

2. You should have a bit more respect for the boys in blue. BNC

3.  could stake myself out and let Nevil come for me, relying on Malpass and the boys in blue to arrive in the nick of time. BNC

prvá pozícia, prvé miesto

1. That is the first rung on the ladder of karate learning for the black belt. BNC

2. She welcomes discomfort, counts hostile situations and relishes third world countries, for she is drive by her life long ambition to be a travel photographer and this trip marked the first rung on the ladder. BNC

3. Just as the believer in Christ seeks to rise through the historical Son of man to the Son of God, so also in scripture the literal sense is the first rung on the ladder to the eternal spiritual meaning. BNC

členovia (spoločenskej alebo politickej organizácie)

1. Politically, the organisation says its grass roots are in working class Labour-voting families. BNC

2. During a debate on party organisation, some representatives complained that Conservative Central Office was not providing Tory workers with the necessary back-up to sustain and win support at the grass roots. BNC

3. The same principles work through the grass roots of a party. BNC

zlatá baňa na peniaze

1. Even if 3D snapshooting does catch on, and the company's hits its target of between 3 and 5 per cent of the world domestic snapshot market by 1985, there may still be no gravy train for Nimslo's backers. BNC

2. The recession abruptly derailed the gravy train on which most in the record industry had ridden through the 1970s; the generous salaries, inflated expenses and transcontinental junkets. BNC

3. A lot of people thought they`d get on the gravy train in the eighties and make some money out of property. CIDoI

doležití ľudia

1. The great and the good depicted include Henry VII and on the right we have the most fearsome devil you ever saw. BNC

2.  For the trouble with the great and the good is that we expect them to be on duty the whole time.BNC

3. Such a reform would be welcome indeed and would remove the existing bias towards the great and the good; but would it enable the broadcasting authorities to be more assertive in their dealings with governments? BNC

"doležití ľudia"

1. By then it was too late to try and change her policy, for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her, watching for any slip she made, so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it. BNC

2. This club are a serious inconvenience to the high and mighty through having a home in one of England's most remote corners. BNC

3. Well, Emily can be a bit high and mighty herself at times. BNC

v dobrej situácii, pozícii

1. At premium prices, the independent papers are opting firmly for the high ground. BNC

2. Maybe it was because she had the advantage of the high ground and was looking down on me. BNC

3. Make the most of the high ground. BNC

niečo, čo je v kurze, veľmi populárne

1. The Warren Beatty film which has been a year in the making and give years in the planning is this summer's hot ticket. BNC

2. At the beginning of the previous month, he had given a reading in New York where one observer described him as a hot ticket. BNC

3. Fashion writers predict that ankle-strap shoes will be the hot ticket this fall. CIDoI

zabávač, lev salónov

1. Despite a long day of rehearsals, and a long tiring performance, Gracie was the life of the party, and her homey Lancashire friendliness made everyone love her. BNC

2. Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close, and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals, especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party, not least in singing, and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going. BNC

3. Give him a few drinks and he`s the life of the party! CIDoI

ruka zákona (polícia)

1. The long arm of the law is reaching a bit too close for comfort if you're taken short in sunny Singapore. BNC

2. But the couple's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law.BNC

3. You know what they say, you can`t escape the long arm of the law. CIDoI

vplyvní ľudia v pozadí

1. In the middle of 1969, faced with utter chaos, the Beatles made the ultimate capitulation and called in middle-aged capitalist men in grey suits to straighten things out. BNC

2. Never forget the Tories are the most ruthless party in the democratic world if the men in grey suits do not think Mr Major can win the next election for them, he'll be dumped. BNC

3. As usual, it is the men in grey suits who will decide the future of the industry. CIDoI

psychiatri

1. Now you can send for the ambulance, send for the straitjacket, send for the little men in white coats. BNC

2. He did not wake when the usual procession of night sisters and men in white coats came in and out. BNC

3. The men in white coats will be coming to take me away if I stay in this job much longer. CIDoI

schopnosť zarábať peniaze

1. Kylie was an overnight sensation, a pop princess with the Midas touch, so ordinary and yet so electrifying. BNC

2. John Major, he said, had the exact opposite of the Midas touch. BNC

3. Profits are down-has that 80s entrepreneur lost his Midas touch? CIDoI

ráno po party, "opica"

1. Frank`s go a bad case of the morning after. CIDoI

2. Sarella had never faced the awkwardness of the morning after, to get up and go to the bathroom. BNC

3. It was the morning after the three nights before; a bank holiday weekend rave party that started on saturday and was still going strong last night. BNC

nováčik

1. Foo was perceived as the new kid on the block, the angry young gunslinger who had ridden into town to test his draw against the ageing marshal. BNC

2. What with the Santa Cruz Operation's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who'll have to deal with him, we thought we'd give a little of his background. BNC

3. Realizing I was the new kid on the block in this job, I was determined to prove myself. CIDoI

zbohatlíci, ktorí vystavujú svoj majetok na obdiv

1. For Americans she had scant respect and considered them to be nouveau riche upstarts, not good enough to hold a candle to the real thing. BNC

2. Nouveau riche is more interesting to look at, but of course boring to talk to. BNC

3. He is one of the country`s noveau riche who have made fortunes in shipping, hotels, and real estate. CIDoI

polícia

1. First thing tomorrow he was going to phone the Chief Constable to request copies of everything the Old Bill found out. BNC

2. He called in the Old Bill over hack attack. Google

3. The Old Bill was round here yesterday, asking where you were. CIDoI

starí zamestnanci

1. It might be the place where the young of the West come to be seen, but it is the old guard who hold their ground, the poets and writers, pamphleteers and musicians who leave their mark on the atmosphere of this enchanted city. BNC

2. His sudden rise ruffled the feathers of the old guard, "the men with beards"; as he contemptuously called them. BNC

3. She has tried to resist attempts by the old guard to halt the reform process. CIDoI

najstaršie remeslo (prostitúcia)

1. Migrant campesina women can rarely expect to find jobs other than in domestic service or the informal sector, although, of course, for all women, the oldest profession; prostitution; offers an alternative to unemployment. BNC

2. Again by tradition, it's the oldest profession, it's always been with us, possibly always will. BNC

3. I believe she made a living in the oldest profession in the world. CIDoI

niekto mocný, kto stojí v pozadí organizácie

1. In his later years, the chairman`s daughter was the power behind the throne. CIDoI

2. It is this being, the power behind the throne who acts as the unifying force of all the lesser deities, who would more appropriately be described as the God of Hinduism. BNC

3.  The power behind the throne, though it doesn't want it to appear that way, was Novell Inc. BNC

niekto významný, kto stojí v pozadí

1. It has been decided the powers that be, are onto the something that you are going to do your first semester exam in June. BNC

2. Sir Thomas had quarrelled with my husband over some business matter and persuaded the powers that be that my husband was no fit person to hold the position, whatever the quality of his poetry. BNC

3. It`s up to the powers that be to decide what should be done next. CIDoI

členovia organizácie (nie vo vedúcich pozíciách)

1. The strikes were sparked off by the rank and file, most were unofficial, and often they were resisted at the outset by national trade union leaderships. BNC

2. Leaders become less representative of the rank and file. BNC

3. Lenin's approach made the relationship between the Party and the rank and file of the proletariat seem simple. BNC

pracovné prostriedky (nástroje)

1. These books are my tools of the trade and they mean a tremedous amount to me. BNC

2. The wall to the right of the door was covered with tools of the trade; chisels and punches of every size, mostly with handles of twisted willow which allowed the smith to hold them whilst they were struck with a seven pound sledgehammer and feel no vibration. BNC

3. For the modern sales executive, a car phone is one of the tools of the trade. CIDoI

šéf

1. No wonder he was such a top dog in the City if he wielded this calibre of authority merely via the passive act of listening! BNC

2. But he always wanted to be the one in control, the top dog, to be the one who could take off on a whim and relate his volatility to democratic individual freedom to do as one pleased; a special privilege to which only Americans were supposed to be entitled. BNC

3. Jackson was top dog and he made sure he got what he wanted.CIDoI

najvyššia pozícia (pracovná)

1. The final qualification is that a print-maker, to reach the very top of the tree, must be known and appreciated by the Japanese. BNC

2. Whoever the caddie, the money will have been well earned; it is a safe bet that he or she will have had to struggle as hard as his or her player to get to the top of the tree --; while carrying forty-five pounds of dead-weight on his back for four miles and four hours as well! BNC

3. Who would have guessed that she would get to the top of the tree before her clever and talented brother? CIDoI

mať veľké plány

1. When it comes to starting your own business, it can pay to think big. CIDoI

2. The task now imposed on everyone, and especially those preparing to spend the weekend in Strasbourg, is to think big and flexibly about Europe's future. BNC

3. As The Smiths grew in commercial stature, so they encountered more and more professional people, especially in America, and these people constantly told the band to think big, to think mega, to evolve into a major international unit. BNC

utiahnuť si opasok

1. An annual season ticket in the region currently costs about GBP800 . - People are having to tighten their belts, said a BR spokesman. WASPS

2. We have to do our best to pull ourselves out of this recession and tighten our belts. WASPS

3. We will tighten the government 's belt and loosen the belt on the people. WASPS

It backfired (ztroskotat, selhat) because the Japanese executives were eager to visit the USA and were was turned off by the Americans' lack of patience in building a rapport between the companies.

být zavalený (prací)

You wouldn't believe the amount of work we have got. We're completely snowed under.

píchnout si při odchodu (z práce)

When I leave work, I have to clock off.

spojit síly

It's time for us to close ranks and go to battle. (Google)

In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally against his critics. (thefreedictionary)

Wales players close ranks on Ruddock exit.(Google)

uzavřít smlouvu

"The parties have concluded a contract"

to cut the workforce of

We will downsize for maximum efficiency.

zkrachovat, zbankrotovat, skončit

They're going out of business and are having a closing down sale.

Deals are jeopardized (ohrozit) or lost when foreign associates (kolega, společník) are offended by Americans unaware of other countries' customs, culture or manners, etiquette experts say.

být zadobře s, držet se koho (ze zištných důvodů)

He's a bit of a creep. He's always doing obsequious things to keep in with the boss.

udržet nízkou inflaci

The government are increasing interest rates to try to keep inflation down to under 2%.

nechat si nějaké úspory (finanční prostředky) stranou (do rezervy)

I don't plan to allocate the entire budget at the moment. I intend to keep some budget back for emergencies.

předstihnout

They expect to overtake all the main competitors.

rozfázovat

to phase out a product means to stop producing it gradualy and releasing it to the market

- to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something:

Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.

Být někomu podřízen

Michael reports to John, who is a chief executive. 

převzít vedení

They want to take over our company, we will see if the shareholders agree.

- to take money out of a bank account

This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day.

After the merger (fúze), German and American executives "spent a lot of time wrangling about (přít se o, hádat se) the size of the new company's business card," says Jeswald Salacuse, a professor at Tufts University's law and diplomacy school. "Would it follow the small American-size card or the larger size common in Europe?"

dodržiavať pravidlá

1. Journalists who refuse to toe the line will have to be sacked. BNC

2. No Archbishop of Canterbury can simply pronounce to his flock, as does the Pope, and have the whole Church toe the line. BNC

3. They were no longer the oppressed, wretched teen menials who must take orders, toe the line. BNC

labour union (AmE)

odborová organizace, odbory

The trade union is in pay negotiations with the employer.

- special symbol, design, word etc used to represent a product or firm - " abbr.

Velcro is a registered trademark.

živnostník

Local tradesmen are objecting to plans for big new out-of-town shopping centre.

hrať divadlo

1. REM guitarist Peter Buck has recently been treading the boards with Kevin Kinney of Drivin 'N' Cryin. WASPS

2. But more , I shall spread your name far and wide to all parts of the country , you will be as famous as any of the actors who have trod the boards at this theatre. WASPS

3. The trio were treading the boards at Linthorpe Road Junior School , Middlesbrough , in a short play devised and performed by South Tees Community and Mental Health chiropody department. WASPS