lørdag, 18. mai 2024, 21:11
Portal: OpenMoodle
Kurs: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Ordbok: TRAVEL

make camp

utábořit se

From there they proceeded to the Jebel mountains and made camp in a pleasant area of trees and plentiful water. BNC

We made camp in a grove of cottonwood trees, about the only available protection from the sun. BNC

We moved our whole camp, packing all our belonging on mules and horses, went into Mexico and made camp in the mountains near Nacori. WebC

lollipop lady/men

osoba převádějící děti přes ulici

The school's lollipop lady says some drivers have a lot to learn. BNC

A lollipop lady has looked after pupils since traffic lights were wrongly positioned. WebC

The council claims the traffic lights are sufficient for children to cross the busy road safely and the lollipop lady could be better used where there are no such facilities. WebC


licence plate

státní poznávací značka, SPZ

They registered as Mr and Mrs Alan J. Winterbotham although the motel clerk was more interested in the car's licence plate. BNC

Dutch police believe the attackers had been confused by British licence plate on the car. WASPS

One of the richest towns in the United States has decided to digitally record the licence plate of every car that meanders through its small stretch of mansions on the Palm Beach County, Florida, coast and to run an automatic background check on each driver. WebC

let in the clutch/let the clutch in

sešlápnout spojku

He let the clutch in and the BMW surged forward. WASPS

The lights changed and I let in the clutch. BNC

She edged the Fiesta forward, found the road clear and let the clutch in with a jerk. BNC

left luggage office

úschovna zavazadel

 I checked everything in at the left-luggage office in Liverpool Street station, and then went off to make a couple of telephone calls. BNC

He had intended to leave them at the station, but the left luggage office, he had just been reminded, closed at 9.30. BNC

If you arrive by airplane or train it is advisable to take your luggage to the left luggage office or put it in a locker and make your way to the Foreign Student Office. WebC

jump the lights

jet na červenou

It was seen on the evening of the following Thursday, passing so slowly over Llanbadarn crossing that two motorists jumped the lights. BNC

It was on the same bike that I had another strange incident when I collided with the back of a taxi that had jumped the lights at the Piccadilly Circus end of Regents Street. WebC

The lorry driver who jumped the lights at the ungated Blaxhall level crossing and was hit by the 10.10am Lowestoft to Ipswich train on 15th April will appear at Ipswich court on 25th September charged with dangerous driving. WebC

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


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


drive sb. mad

přivádět někoho k šílenství

He drives me mad with his constant criticizing. MED

He leaves dirty clothes all over the floor and it's driving me mad. CALD

I've been on at my husband to get a fitted carpet in this room because this lino drives me mad. BNC

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


hard shoulder

zpevněná krajnice

Her car started to overheat and she stopped on the hard shoulder. BNC

She slowly forced the wheel to the left and the car moved on to the hard shoulder and stopped. BNC

 This car was stopped on the hard shoulder of the M4 just west of Swindon, after a motorway chase from South Wales. BNC

hairpin bend

ostrá zatáčka

Around the next corner he came to a hairpin bend where the road turned abruptly inland and up hill to Albert Terrace. BNC

The roads are terrifyingly steep and on the map look like coils of intestines, which translated into reality become dizzying sets of hairpin bends too narrow for two vehicles to pass in comfort at any speed. WASPS

The hill got steeper, and just before the first hairpin bend, Dougal glanced in the rear view mirror. WebC

shuttle service

kyvadlová doprava

Flights from Australia will go directly to Case, from where a shuttle service will operate to the other two stations. BNC

A shuttle service operates between the hotel and the beach. MED

 British International Helicopters operate a shuttle service between Penzance and Tresco twice a day; £74 return per person (0736 63871). BNC

follow your nose

jít (rovně) za nosem; řídit se vlastním instinktem

Turn left, then just follow your nose and you'll see the shop on your left. CALD

Take a chance and follow your nose - you may be right! CALD

So follow your nose to a more spiritual, natural way of healing. WebC



extend a visa

prodloužit vízum

Health conditions must be satisfied on initial application and on the application to extend the visa. WebC

We register our strongest protest at the refusal of the government to extend the visa of Mr. Paul Harris, the correspondent in Sri Lanka for the Daily Telegraph UK. WebC

In my passport, attached to this visa, is a notice that I require a work permit if I wish to extend the visa. WebC