silniční síť

Yet during the same period only £3.8bn was spent on providing, improving and maintaining Britain's road network. BNC

 It contains a complete map of the British road network and an inventory of all the road signs. BNC

There are locations on the road network where engineering works can bring about reductions in road accidents. BNC

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

vydat se/jít touto cestou, dělat věci určitým způsobem

I’ve tried being reasonable with him and I don’t want to go down that road again. MED

And if you go down that road in every area of life, I think we're storing tremendous trouble for ourselves as a society! BNC

I'm sure it's been operated in some places but your policy and resources committee do recommend that we do not go down that road. BNC

v budoucnu, výhledově, časem

Two years down the road, you might feel very differently. MED

It’s a decision that may well have an impact further down the road. MED

We have an idea to develop a talking book, but a marketable product is a long way down the road. CALD

řidičská zkouška

I’m taking my driving test next week. MED

She had only passed her driving test after her marriage and this was the first time that she had driven unaccompanied by night. BNC

As she had passed her driving test only a couple of months before, she was very cautious when the shiny new vehicle arrived, delivered on Christmas Eve. BNC

promeškat příležitost

There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some. CALD

Those people who've been holding off buying anything just in case prices drop still further could now find they've missed the boat. BNC

od pradávna, z dávných/dřívějších dob

Not because I fancy him or anything like that, but because he's a friend from way back. BNC

The economy and marketing had been based on barter from way back in the fourth century, so this was not new. BNC

In fact, nearly all our best friends from way back now live in the States, so in that sense it's like home from home. BNC

dostat se do pohybu, rozběhnout se, rozjet se

One WCY project that should get under way concerns appropriate technology for rural radio broadcasting. BNC

A series of Friday night swim discos get under way at Bishop Auckland's Woodhouse Close leisure complex next week. BNC

Rebuilding work is due to get under way in the next few weeks when councillors decide which bid to accept for the contract. BNC

být v pohybu, být na cestě, probíhat

An investigation is under way into an gas explosion at a block of flats in Dagenham, east London, in which a man died. BNC

A congressional study is under way to see whether any of America's antitrust laws are being breached. BNC

You will probably find that once the interview is under way you will start to relax. BNC

připravit cestu (pro/komu)

Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars. CALD

 The Ports Act 1991 has paved the way for this privatisation of the Trust Ports by competitive tender. BNC

 Defeat followed by foreign rule paved the way for a new receptivity to foreign influences in general. BNC

uvolnit cestu, udělat místo (pro), ustoupit

The horseless carriages of the first decade had made way for vehicles designed as motor cars in their own right. BNC

The horseless carriages of the first decade had made way for vehicles designed as motor cars in their own right. BNC

The bystanders hushed their noisy talk and made way for this newcomer as she joined them and stood alone waiting on the platform. WebC 

ztratit se, zabloudit

Unfortunately, due to all road signposts being removed, he soon lost his way and had to ask someone for directions. BNC

The King could have ridden further inland, but he would have lost his way on the wild, grassy moorland which conceals marsh and bog to trap the unwary traveller. BNC

But he had travelled only a few miles when he lost his way among the dark country lanes near his home in Diss, Norfolk. BNC

jít v čele, jít první, ukazovat cestu; dát příklad, chopit se iniciativy

You've been there before - why don't you lead the way? CALD

The company has been leading the way in network applications for several years. CALD

Edinburgh's integrated approach to teaching, research and institutional behaviour on environmental matters leads the way for others in higher education. BNC

vyznat se, znát něco dobře

For he is convinced he knows his way around better than anyone else on earth. BNC

He seems to know his way around the shipping industry. MED

He is an engineer, grounded in math and physics, who knows his way around the casino as well as he knows his way around mathematical theorems. WebC

jít svou vlastní cestou, jednat samostatně

After a couple of years together, we realized we weren't suited to one another and decided to go our own ways. CALD

His parents must realize that he will soon go his own way. MED

She went her own way, made her own successes and failures, and cared for no opinion but her own, apart from that of people she knew to be her intellectual equals or superiors. BNC