pondělí, 6. května 2024, 17.35
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: TRAVEL
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change up

zařadit vyšší rychlostní stupeň

On the road, the biggest difference you notice with the diesel is the need to change up a gear slightly earlier than in a petrol car. BNC

She changed up and accelerated away. BNC

The example that I tried changed gear with a jerk and was too eager to change up as I slowed down. BNC

check in

odbavit(na letišti), ubytovat se v hotelu, přihlásit se při příchodu (v hotelu, na letišti)

I watched them go and then went to check in my suitcases. BNC

Now travelers have the ability to check in to their hotel while travelling between the Airport and their final destination. WebC

Outside Israel , passengers can check in for a rival 's flight later and without so much hassle . WASPS

check out

odhlásit se z hotelu, odejít a zaplatit

We checked out from our hotel at 5 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight. CALD

She had packed and checked out of the hotel without seeing either of the two brothers or her cousin. WASPS

On the last day of your holiday it is standard practice to be asked to check out of your room in the morning. BNC

check-in desk

odbavovací přepážka

I'll meet you at the check-in desk. CALD

 The passenger must pass through a security gate before reaching the check-in desk. BNC

We emphasize that all passengers must appear at the check-in desk in sufficient time to check in and be in possession of a boarding card at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. WebC

child seat

dětská sedačka

For children between 1 and 4 years old, an appropriate child seat, or a booster cushion with the adult seat belt, must be used. BNC

Every year over 100,000 children are involved in crashes where it is crucial how well the child seat is fitted. WebC

Volvo has won a safety award for its innovative integrated child seat fitted to all new 900-series saloons. BNC

claim one´s baggage

vyzvednout si zavazadla (na letišti)

When deplaning, claim your baggage immediately and leave the airport quickly. WebC

When you arrive at the continental airport you will be required to pass through passport control, claim your baggage and obtain customs clearance. BNC

Then proceed to the baggage carousel and claim your baggage. WebC 

clear the way

uvolnit cestu, ustoupit z cesty, nestát v cestě

We've got a loan from the bank which has cleared the way for us to buy a house. CALD

 Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd will chair the meeting and hopes to clear the way for success at Friday's Edinburgh EC summit. BNC

 This would clear the way for the creation of a multiparty system in the Soviet Union.

come across

narazit na něco, setkat se s něčím

I came across it by chance a couple of months ago. BNC

He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's drawer. CALD

 It is always a pleasure to come across someone with passionately held views and who truly loved the hills. BNC

come in to the port

vplout do přístavu

Most work consisted of loading and unloading the ships that came in the port in Lomond. WebC

Boats as big as aircraft carriers came in to the port.  WebC

conducted tour

cesta/prohídka/zájezd s průvodcem

This is an hour-long conducted tour in an old tram car , nostalgia every inch of the way . WASPS

I'm going to give you a conducted tour down in the marina.  BNC

It's the first time I had a proper conducted tour of the House and I found it amazing. WebC

corner seat

sedadlo v rohu

As the train left the suburbs of Glasgow I settled into my very comfortable corner seat to enjoy the views as the hills and lochs passed slowly by, and the train chugged steadily along the West Highland Line. BNC

He got a corner seat in an empty carriage. BNC

In the film The Rebel (1960) Tony Hancock memorably demonstrated how to get the corner seat in a commuter train. BNC

crash helmet

ochranná přilba, helma

 A motorcyclist on a stolen bike was stopped by police for not wearing a crash helmet, Colwyn Bay magistrates heard yesterday. BNC

The rider and pilllon rider of a motor cycle must always wear a crash helmet when travelling on any road. WebC

The driver of a motor cycle shall not, while using it in a public place, permit a passenger to be carried on the motor cycle unless the passenger is wearing a crash helmet. WebC .


cruise liner/ship

výletní loď, zaoceánský parník

More than 500 passengers and crew were plucked from the sea after a luxury cruise liner sank yesterday. BNC

This tour offers you the opportunity to see Alaska in style, aboard the magnificent cruise ship MS Nieux Amsterdam, comfortable motor coach and luxury rail. WASPS

The next university cruise liner is scheduled to arrive in Havana on January 23, 2002, with other young people interested in opening their minds to the world, and of course, to Cuba. WebC

customs officer

celní úředník

He had long ago noticed that if you stared at a customs officer when going out through the green channel, the customs officer stopped you. BNC

A German Customs officer asked us about our trip and where we came from. BNC

It no longer contained her passport, which the Customs officer had immediately confiscated. BNC

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deparure lounge

odletová hala letiště

 Tony and I sit in the departure lounge of Heathrow wondering, yet again, how to fill the time between now and take-off. BNC

In the departure lounge there was a crowd of passengers waiting to get on other planes, and also a lot of doctors, police, and newspaper journalists. BNC

You will simply move in a straight line from the front of the building through check-in, security and passport control to the departure lounge at the back. BNC