be on the right trackbýt na dobré/správné cestě These results suggest that we are on the right track. CALD It is strongly advisable that, before you start to give directions, you have at least a few lessons from a trained Alexander teacher to make sure you are on the right track. BNC Their idea seemed to be on the right track but the quantities of helium were never going to fill an airship. BNC |
be on the roadbýt na cestách, být na turné Most rock groups spend two or three months a year on the road.CALD We’ve been on the road now for five hours. MED |
be on the road to stg. (f.e. success)být na cestě k/za něčím (např. k úspěchu) The doctors say she's on the road to recovery. CALD English is the key to opportunity in this country, and the first step on the road to success begins in the classroom. WebC The series is geared towards the needs of amateur painters starting out on the road to success. BNC |
be on the wrong trackbýt na špatné cestě k něčemu, za něčím, mýlit se Any delay in arriving at a solution will be due not to our being on the wrong track but simply to the enormous complexity of the problem. BNC I'm not saying Eddie's incapable of violence but in this case I think you're on the wrong track. BNC However, a number of recent Granholm administration actions threaten |
be refused a visanedostat vízum In December 1988 controversy ensued when Yassir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, was refused a visa to go to America and address the United Nations in New York. BNC Norway's ambassador to Myanma (based in Singapore) was refused a visa to visit the country to try to persuade the government to allow her to receive the prize in Oslo in December. BNC |
be under waybýt v pohybu, být na cestě, probíhat An investigation is under way into an gas explosion at a block of flats in Dagenham, east London, in which a man died. BNC A congressional study is under way to see whether any of America's antitrust laws are being breached. BNC You will probably find that once the interview is under way you will start to relax. BNC |
be walking on airvznášet se, být v sedmém nebi And Mr. A. P. Spencer, earnest pupil of his son, Hugh, is walking on air because his 12-year-old is the newly acclaimed "Champee" of the Noble road district. WebC Todd is a little more apprehensive, but Blair feels as if she is walking on air. WebC Katie is walking on air and talking about how great it it is to grab the bars. WebC |
be well-travelledbýt zcestovalý They're a well-travelled couple.CALD This recipe was given to me by a well-travelled customer on her return from the USA. BNC William Titford's elder and younger brothers were each well-travelled in their own ways: Benjamin James had settled in Somerset soon after his brief spell in Cheltenham, and Charles Frederick was to see more of the world than almost any Titford before or since. BNC |
be/feel seasickmít mořskou nemoc I was/felt seasick, so I went up on deck for some fresh air.CALD The crossing took almost a week and those team members who were not seasick practised hitting shots on board, timing their swings with the roll of the ship. BNC Mendelssohn was seasick both ways on the trip by boat from Glasgow to Staffa. BNC |
be/get stuck in a traffic jamuvíznout v dopravní zácpě We were stuck in a traffic jam. MED I was stuck in a traffic jam for an hour yesterday.CALD I was thinking about his while stuck in a traffic jam the other day. BNC |
bed and breakfastpokoj se snídaní, zařízení poskytující tyto služby We're staying at a farm that does bed and breakfast.CALD Two weeks ago in Yugoslavia, we stayed overnight in a private house offering bed and breakfast accommodation. BNC Just turn to the resort of your choice and choose from the range of accommodation on offer, apartments and hotel with self-catering, room only and bed and breakfast options. BNC |
board the planenastoupit do letadla At London airport she boarded a plane to Australia.CALD She was booked onto a flight arriving in London at midday but failed to board the plane. BNC Albanian Radio reported on Sept. 23 that Haxhia had been arrested at Tirana airport while attempting to board a plane for France. BNC |
boarding cardpalubní lístek Also if you have a boarding card for a flight beyond the EU but you are connecting in Europe then you can still purchase duty-free. WebC At this point, they receive their boarding card and can proceed directly through passport control on the day of the flight. WebC He collected his boarding card and found a seat in the cafeteria that allowed him to look down on the concourse. BNC |
boarding housepension, soukromý hotel Jackson had been put up at a boarding house, to await the arrival of Herbert Chapman next morning. BNC Mother said they stayed in a nice place, a boarding house I believe, and apparently it was a special experience. BNC He gives me the address of a boarding house he could stay at in Earls Court. BNC |
book inpřihlásit se k pobytu, ubytovat se As soon as she arrived in Tokyo, she booked in at her hotel. CALD I’d just arrived at the conference and hadn’t had time to book in. MED After leaving the letter in a drawer she had gone to a nearby town and booked in at a hotel. BNC |