run a hotelprovozovat hotel If you work in Ibis you get to learn all aspects of what it takes to run a hotel. WebC The Chapman family who have run the hotel for the past 40 years have kept the decor in keeping with the atmosphere the building creates. BNC Two friendly, hospitable brothers own and run the Hotel Gallini and regard both the hotel and their guests with great affection. BNC |
run out of petrolspotřebovat benzín, nemít už žádný benzín The pair, who made the return journey last weekend in 27 hours travelling across France by freight train, say their biggest fear was that they might run out of petrol. BNC We ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere. MED They ran out of petrol some miles from their destination, fortunately near to some houses whose occupants came to their rescue. BNC |
rush hourdopravní špička In Los Angeles workers joke that the rush hour begins at 5.30am and goes on to 8.30pm. BNC At the height of the rush hour, when the streets were at their very busiest, two terrorist bombs exploded bringing the city of Manchester to a standstill and injuring 64 innocent people. BNC As the traffic thickened towards the rush hour it got easier, but more boring, to stay fairly close behind him. BNC |
sail close to the winddržet se jen tak tak v povolených mezích, pohybovat se na hranici (zákona) You were sailing a bit close to the wind there when you made those remarks about his wife.CALD It is a shame, while admittedly some of these type of events do sail close to the wind on safety issues, this one in particular was well thought out and executed. WebC Their ability to sail close to the wind enabled them to escape these patrols as well. WebC
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sailing boat/shipplachetnice On 4 September 1843, while Hugo was travelling with his mistress, his newly married daughter Léopoldine and her husband Charles took to the river at Villequier in a small sailing boat. BNC Diana Campbell, herself a keen sailor despite being confined to a wheelchair for the last 45 years, dreamt up the idea of a specially adapted dinghy sailing boat in the early seventies, and persuaded Roderick Macalpine-Downie to design it. BNC With a friend he ran away and after some short voyages was bound apprentice to a Mr. Sanderson, the owner of a sailing ship, the Elizabeth Ann. BNC |
seaside resortpřímořské letovisko The house is situated in the seaside resort of St. Anne's-on-Sea in Lancashire and is only a short walk from the beach. BNC We passed a pleasant seaside resort on the way to the harbour. BNC Blackpool is the biggest seaside resort in Europe, attracting around 17 million visitors a year. BNC |
season ticketpředplatní/časová jízdenka The cost of an annual season ticket between Cambridge and London, rises from two thousand three hundred and forty to two thousand five hundred and twenty eight pounds. BNC I used to travel by bus a lot, so I had a season ticket. BNC |
seat beltbezpečnostní pás u sedadla Do you know how to fasten/do up your seat belt? CALD Wearing a seat belt in the front seat of a car has been the law since 1983.BNC It is not only your life which is at risk if you do not wear an available seat belt. BNC |
see sb. offvyprovodit někoho (na nádraží, před odjezdem atd.) My parents saw me off at the airport. CALD Dana went on with his friend to see her off at Le Havre, while I made my way to London, where I was joined by Dana a few days later. BNC Soon it was time for him to return and it was arranged that Anne and Sarah who were both free would see him off at the station. BNC |
self-catering accommodation/holidayubytování/hotel s vlastním stravováním If the informality of a self-catering holiday is more to your taste, Holimarine specialises in this type of holiday for the over 50 age group. BNC Self-catering holidays have proved the great growth area in the last ten years. BNC The self-catering accommodation is similarly arranged by price. BNC |
service the carprovádět údržbu auta Very impressive when you consider they had to stop to refuel, change drivers and service the car while the clock was ticking. WebC There was just enough time to service the car at a local Toyota dealer and to arrange for papers and secure the vehicle in a container. WebC |
set forthvyrazit, vydat se na cestu Elizabeth Mowbray, accompanied by her daughter and a large entourage, set forth from Framlingham a few weeks later. BNC He set forth at once for Northampton with a mere three hundred men, leaving Sir Richard Ratcliffe, his knight of the body, at York to raise more troops and follow him south with the reinforcements. BNC |
set off forvydat se někam, odcestovat When it came time for him to be knighted by Henry I in Rouen, he set off for Normandy with a crowd of these young men about him. BNC Hence, almost immediately after the Pensions Act was passed, Lloyd George set off for Germany to investigate the longest established national insurance system. BNC She was eighteen and had never been out of England, yet she unhesitatingly set off for a remote and savage country in Africa. BNC |
set out on a journeyvydat se cestu On the first day of last July, I with twelve others set out on journey to Minnesette mines, located in Sierras near, head of San Joaquin River, one hundred miles north east of Fresno, driving first sixty miles in light wagons with outfit for journey. WebC He set out on journey that was to last for three years, visiting many sections of the country and making friends of all descriptions. WebC The lashing rains and lightening made it quite difficult to set out on journey. WebC |
set sailvyplout They set sail for France.CALD We enjoyed a lovely day in the sun and set sail on the return trip in time to be back in harbour before dark. BNC The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port, but the sea serpent continued to follow them. BNC |