be knocked down by a carbýt sražen autem Someone came to tell her that her twelve-year-old son Paul had been knocked down by a car on the way home from a friend's house and taken to the local hospital. BNC Two traffic wardens have been knocked down by a car after questioning the driver about a photocopied tax disc. BNC A six-year-old girl was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car in Raby Road, Hartlepool. BNC |
lose heightztrácet/ztratit výšku The aircraft continued to lose height and the crew therefore attempted to carryout a forced landing in fields but, just before touch down, the left wing struck trees and the aircraft crashed. WebC The aircraft, meanwhile, had become difficult to control and began to lose height. WebC This would cause the airplane to lose height rapidly at about 3000 feet per minute.WebC
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legal alcohol limitpovolené množství alkoholu v krvi A roadside breath test showed he was 2 1/2 times over the legal alcohol limit. BNC A new system is to be brought to Britain which will immobilise a car if the driver is over the legal alcohol limit. BNC Blood tests revealed he was almost twice the legal alcohol limit. BNC |
in-flight entertainmentThere was the provision of food, drink, in-flight entertainment and duty-free goods, and the printing of tickets. BNC Many jets have traditional in-flight entertainment systems with overhead movie screens shared by rows of passengers. WebC Airlines still feel the need for in-flight entertainment to keep people occupied and calm," says consultant Rich Salter, who designed a map passengers use onboard to monitor their flight. WebC |
ocean linerzaoceánská loď An ocean liner delivers to New York City another cargo of weary immigrants, who come ashore at Ellis Island. BNC Hamburg and Bremen had become great oceanic ports, and France and Germany began to compete in the ocean liner traffic; soon there were regular services to every part of the world. BNC From transporting valuables came the next step to transporting passengers to Europe by ocean liner. BNC |
change upzařadit 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 |
domestic traveldomácí cestovní ruch Their concerns are not centred on stadiums but focused rather on the off-field, non-political areas such as hotels, communications and domestic travel. BNC We organise travel worldwide, a lot of domestic travel, Europe and long-haul trips to the States and the Far East. BNC |
come in to the portvplout 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 |
change downzařadit 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 |
bucket shoppokoutní cestovní kancelář prodávající levné letenky John got the ticket in a bucket shop the day after he came back from China. BNC They will allow themselves to be stripped of savings by bucket shop practitioners who are not, strictly speaking, licensed dealers, but who operate on the same principles. BNC They take a bucket shop air ticket or limited stay ticket and jet to a major city like London, Paris, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Florence or Milan simply to shop until they drop. WebC |
dirt roadneštěrkovaná, polní cesta We turned north, away from the mountain, then off the highway on to a dirt road that soon became sand. BNC You are best advised to turn left down the dirt road which provides a short cut (known only to the Kettering family) to Mondano-in-Chianti. BNC On the dirt road from the castle, headlights blinded them, great tyres crunched to a standstill and Hugh backed on to the bramble bushes. BNC |
first-aid kidpříruční lékarnička Colt was given a rucksack filled with a sleeping bag, field rations, water, and a first-aid kit. BNC Power steering, driver's seat-height adjustment, central locking, internally adjustable mirrors and a first-aid kit are all now standard on these cars. BNC |
fishing boatrybářská loď We sighted a fishing boat in the distance, a sure sign of more sheltered water. BNC They were taken aboard the fishing boat, and they found the only word they had in common with the fishermen was Koepang. BNC Some reports also claimed that a number of ministers had escaped to Thailand in a fishing boat. BNC |
be walking on airvznášet se, být v sedmém nebi And Mr. A. P. Spencer, earnest pupil of his son, Hugh, is walking on air because his 12-year-old is the newly acclaimed "Champee" of the Noble road district. WebC Todd is a little more apprehensive, but Blair feels as if she is walking on air. WebC Katie is walking on air and talking about how great it it is to grab the bars. WebC |
be refused a visanedostat vízum In December 1988 controversy ensued when Yassir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, was refused a visa to go to America and address the United Nations in New York. BNC Norway's ambassador to Myanma (based in Singapore) was refused a visa to visit the country to try to persuade the government to allow her to receive the prize in Oslo in December. BNC |