čtvrtek, 2. května 2024, 17.45
Stránky: OpenMoodle
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Slovník: TRAVEL
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call room service

zavolat hotelovou/pokojovou službu

In this impressive Georgian house guests can use the original internal bell system, once used by the ruling classes, to call room service. BNC

All we had to do was call room service and they'd bring us milk for our cookies. WebC

You may call room service or there're many fine resturants across the hospital. WebC 

car ferry

trajekt pro přepravu osob a vozidel

 The Dover car ferry costs from £83 with an extra charge of £13 per adult. BNC

Designed for ocean conditions, the Cat glides smoothly over the water and cuts a six-hour journey on a traditional car ferry down to two hours and 45 minutes. WebC

A regular service for a long distance car ferry between Oarai Port and two ports in Tomakomai and Muroran in Hokkaido was put into operation on March 16, 1985.

car hire

půjčení auta

Car hire is also possible , and a tour round the deserted villages and dramatic marble mountains of the Mani peninsula never fails to impress . WASPS

The price includes flights and car hire. CALD

It’s cheaper to pay for your car hire before you go. MED

car jack

hever

What form other help took will never be known but there was certainly no need for two-way radios or car jacks. (BNCB)

As he groped his way under his seat , seeking somewhere to stow the paper , his fingers met something cold and hard and sharp . The jack. (BNCB)

They do this by applying forces through hydraulic jacks on each floor , connected to a retaining wall. (BNCB)

car maker

výrobce automobilů

Part of the strategy of GM, the world's biggest car maker, will be to increase Jaguar's output of 50,000 cars a year by two or threefold and launch new models into the executive market. BNC

Chrysler, America's third largest car maker, and Mitsubishi of Japan are discussing plans to set up vehicle manufacturing plants in Europe. BNC

The Japanese car maker has cancelled Nissan UK's sole right to distribute Nissan vehicles in Britain. BNC

car park/parking lot

parkoviště

The Stern boasts a lively bar and disco in the cellar, plus a free car park for the convenience of its guests. BNC

We parked in the InterCity car park which had plenty of room. BNC

It was perhaps half an hour to an hour later that the Sheikh's Mercedes drew into the parking lot and a man got out. BNC

car theft

odcizení/krádež automobilu

In a recent international survey Northern Ireland had one of the worst crime rates for car theft in the whole of Europe. WASPS

 In the Thames Valley last year the detection rate for car theft was just thirteen per cent , down from 20 per cent two years ago. WASPS

Statistics from the Insurance Bureau of Canada show that the rate of car theft is 64 per cent higher than a decade ago, and it is costing Canadians billions of dollars annually.

car wash

mycí linka

 A £150,000 hi-tech car wash could open next to Scarborough's ambulance station later this year if plans are given the green light. BNC

There were a lot of clean cars in Margate on February 24 after an eight-hour car wash marathon in a car park next to the town's lifeboat station. BNC

To take a trivial example, it is a cost rather than a benefit for me to pay my children to clean my car rather than to take it to the automatic car wash, even if the car wash charges more than my children. BNC

cargo ship

nákladní loď

James turned up at the docks expecting a luxury liner, only to find a cargo ship and a deck-hand's job waiting for him. BNC

Nine people were reported killed and 27 injured when a tanker owned by British Petroleum collided with a cargo ship off the Belgian coast. BNC

A river passenger boat crashed into a cargo ship and sank on the Amazon on March 7 after leaving Iquitos. WASPS

catch the bus/train

stihnout (nezmeškat) autobus/vlak

She was worried that she'd arrive too late to catch the last bus home. CALD

 I got up about seven, had a little breakfast and went to catch the bus for Fulham. BNC

I could still catch the early train if I left immediately . WASPS

central locking

centrální zamykání

The central locking didn't secure or unlock the front passenger door and all the locks felt rather stiff and gritty. BNC

The old car was an L version and the new one has a lot more features - power windows, tinted glass, central locking and a sunroof. BNC

The model included standard goodies such as electric windows and mirrors all round, power steering, central locking and catalytic convertor. BNC

change down

zařadit nižší rychlostní stupeň

I braked too late at the second corner and changed down to third while turning the wheel, feeding it through my hands. BNC

 To the left, parallel to the automatic system, was a manual system; you changed down by simply pushing the lever forward. BNC

Gears must be used more frequently with the extra weight of the loaded trailer, and it is important to change down in plenty of time to prevent having to brake fiercely. BNC

change gear

řadit rychlostní stupeň

The driver of a Toyota LandCruiser changed gear and drove slowly across the bridge to halt at the roadblock. WASPS

He changed gear at precisely the wrong moment and the car bucked and complained. BNC

Fergus made a grunting noise, changed gear as they bumped down the track towards the main road. BNC

change money

vyměnit/směnit peníze

 Take English cash or travellers cheques for the balance of your needs, and change money on arrival in resort. BNC

If you need to change money after banking hours try one of the money exchange houses but be aware that their exchange rates may not be the best and varies significantly from one place to the next. WebC

 Having changed money in one office, I was directed to another office a few streets away to arrange accommodation. BNC

change trains

přestupovat při cestě vlakem

On the way to our initial meeting I had to change trains, and soon found that I was travelling in the wrong direction. BNC

At midnight, twenty-four hours after leaving Calais, she finally arrived in Milan where she had to change trains. BNC

I had to change trains twice to get there. CALD