make camputábořit 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/menosoba 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 platestátní 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 insešlápnout 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 officeúschovna 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 lightsjet 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 |
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hitch a ride/liftjet 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. madpřivádět 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 puncturemít 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 shoulderzpevněná 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 bendostrá 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 servicekyvadlová 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 nosejít (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 visaprodloužit 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 |