pátek, 3. května 2024, 10.15
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: TRAVEL
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have a flat tyre/tire

mít píchlé/prázdné kolo/pneumatiku

 I had a flat tyre and also I ran out of petrol. WebC

Hauling our baggage to the station, where we had left the car, we discovered it had a flat tyre. WebC

I was pushing my bicycle because I had a flat tyre . WebC

have a long way to go

mít před sebou dlouhou cestu

From their point of view they still had a long way to go in rescuing their past. WASPS

We’ve raised Ł100 so far, but we still have a long way to go. MED

The University of Utah team made it clear that they still had a long way to go and would like another year to eighteen months to continue their research before announcing it.

have a puncture

mít píchlé kolo, píchlou pneumatiku

She was on her way home from a school governors' meeting when she had a puncture. BNC

My bike has had two punctures in the last three weeks. CALD

In a wood Filip had a puncture , which caused him a great deal of trouble. WebC


head-on collision

čelní srážka

Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a taxi last night. CALD

Peter Betts was on a training run when he crashed into a hedge as he tried to avoid a head-on collision with a lorry. BNC

Peter Betts was on a training run when he crashed into a hedge as he tried to avoid a head-on collision with a lorry. MED

high season

vrcholná/hlavní sezóna

People on limited budgets should avoid travelling in/during /at high season if they can.

Spring and autumn are probably the best times to visit, avoiding the early-year rains and the high season crowds. BNC

 It's also one of those places where especially during high season there is always something going on. BNC

hire/rent a car

půjčit si/pronajmout si auto

How much would it cost to hire a car for a fortnight? CALD

All drivers must be at least 21 years old to hire a car. BNC

At Versailles you can walk for ever in the enormous park and gardens; if you hire a car, there is instant access to countryside, and a mass of sights, including Chartres Cathedral, lie within half an hour's drive. BNC

hit by a car

sražen autem

A policeman was one of the first victims, injured when he was hit by a car as he tried to direct rush-hour traffic around an accident on icy roads. BNC

The injured police officer had been trying to get drivers to slow down when he was hit by a car that lost control. BNC

Linda and Andrew were hit by a car less than 200 yards from their home in Blackwater, Hants, on Saturday. BNC

hit the road

vydat se na cestu

I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road. CALD

I'm not really a party-goer, so just popped my head in to bid my good nights, and hit the road home about 1 a.m. BNC

As soon as he was out of the bathroom he put on his tracksuit and hit the road. BNC

hitch a ride/lift

jet stopem, stopnout si

They hitched a lift to Edinburgh from a passing car. CALD

We managed to hitch a ride to Bristol with a truck driver. MED

First night we got there, we hitched a ride with these Lagos ragga kids in a VW bus. BNC


holdall

'cestovka' (objemnější taška)

The lucky winners will receive a Ventoris wide bodied racquet , a pair of Ventora tennis shoes and a deluxe tennis thermo holdall , all from the Head 1991 tennis range. (BNCB)

Into Tommy 's holdall went the binoculars-camera and the hair curler ( one never knew ) , and I had the cigarette lighter-camera as always in my pocket. (BNCB)

I tucked the binoculars into the holdall again and without any sensible plans wandered back towards the dining car. (BNCB)

holiday resort

letovisko

But the most ambitious financial venture is a project to build on the Catalan coast a holiday resort called Cosmo Dali, complete with a yacht harbour and leisure park. BNC

Benidorm is such a terrific holiday resort, with so much to do, that it is difficult to know where to start. BNC

 The Florida land boom, based on the possibilities of the are around Miami as a holiday resort, ended in temporary disaster when a hurricane devastated much of the state in 1926. BNC

holiday season

doba dovolených, prázdninová sezóna

 It’s the peak of the holiday season, so the roads will be busy. MED

The holiday season begins to get into full swing as our schools close. BNC

This weekend is the start of Golden Week , the traditional kick-off for Japan 's holiday season. WASPS 

hoot one´s horn at

troubit na někoho

She hooted her horn at the dog in the road. CALD

The limo driver hooted his horn when he saw her coming. WebC

A man became the victim of road rage after he hooted his horn at a van driver going the wrong way down a one-way street. WebC


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in two shakes

za okamžik, velmi brzy

"I'll be back in two shakes .

They finished the job in two shakes

(...) plug in to our mac network we'll get you online in two shakes .

Google

in-flight entertainment

There was the provision of food, drink, in-flight entertainment and duty-free goods, and the printing of tickets. BNC

Many jets have traditional in-flight entertainment systems with overhead movie screens shared by rows of passengers. WebC

Airlines still feel the need for in-flight entertainment to keep people occupied and calm," says consultant Rich Salter, who designed a map passengers use onboard to monitor their flight. WebC