travel lightcestovat nalehko I always try to travel light. CALD You'll need to travel light, with shorts, swimming gear, T-shirts and trainers and don't forget the suncream as the sun can be very strong. BNC The idea was to travel light, so Travis allowed her to pack only one change of clothing. BNC |
hit the roadvydat se na cestu I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road. CALD I'm not really a party-goer, so just popped my head in to bid my good nights, and hit the road home about 1 a.m. BNC As soon as he was out of the bathroom he put on his tracksuit and hit the road. BNC |
rush hourdopravní špička In Los Angeles workers joke that the rush hour begins at 5.30am and goes on to 8.30pm. BNC At the height of the rush hour, when the streets were at their very busiest, two terrorist bombs exploded bringing the city of Manchester to a standstill and injuring 64 innocent people. BNC As the traffic thickened towards the rush hour it got easier, but more boring, to stay fairly close behind him. BNC |
traffic jamdopravní zácpa We were stuck in a traffic jam.MED Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.CALD Trying to get out of the traffic jam, I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road. BNC |
be/get stuck in a traffic jamuvíznout v dopravní zácpě We were stuck in a traffic jam. MED I was stuck in a traffic jam for an hour yesterday.CALD I was thinking about his while stuck in a traffic jam the other day. BNC |
give sb. a liftsvézt někoho autem I can give you a lift into town.MED I'll give you a lift to the station if you like.CALD And he volunteered to give a lift to anyone who couldn't get to the annual general meeting in March. BNC |
be on the roadbýt na cestách, být na turné Most rock groups spend two or three months a year on the road.CALD We’ve been on the road now for five hours. MED |
package tourorganizovaný zájezd We bought a cheap package tour to Spain and stayed in a big hotel by the sea.CALD The average £350 package tour would jump by 10 per cent, with more exotic trips likely to incur larger increases, Sidney Perez told the conference. BNC There was nothing here for the average tourist, nothing for my friends Jim and Mary, who go off every year on a package tour. BNC |
be/feel seasickmít mořskou nemoc I was/felt seasick, so I went up on deck for some fresh air.CALD The crossing took almost a week and those team members who were not seasick practised hitting shots on board, timing their swings with the roll of the ship. BNC Mendelssohn was seasick both ways on the trip by boat from Glasgow to Staffa. BNC |
full boardplná penze The price of the holiday includes flights, full board, and all extras.CALD A new route on the Czech airline offers 13 nights in Cuba with an evening and full board in Prague on the return flight. BNC Today we're off to the charming isle of St Lucia where our winner and a friend will enjoy seven nights at the Le Sport Hotel, full board in a private air-conditioned room. BNC |
half boardpolopenze Expect to pay about £350 for a week's half board in a three-star hotel. CALD Guests on half board take their evening meal in the Hotel Peter next door. BNC A half board arrangement is available at the Sporthotel, which offers excellent cuisine. BNC |
touristy place/townmísto přeplněné turisty This used to be an attractive seaside town, but now it's become very touristy.CALD After 5 days in Rotorua we went south to Taupo, a disappointing touristy place except for a lovely walk to the Huka Falls beside the crystal-clear, swirling waters of the Waikato River, and a visit to Cherry Island (in the river) where you are warmly greeted by numerous tame animals and birds as you roam around. BNC |
travel agencycestovní kancelář The official travel agency Cedok can provide lists of places to stay throughout the country. BNC One day in February, on the spur of the moment, he walked into an office of Cook's travel agency and enquired about a berth on a liner to London. BNC The travel agency industry has changed drastically since Thomas Cook's own day. BNC |
be well-travelledbýt zcestovalý They're a well-travelled couple.CALD This recipe was given to me by a well-travelled customer on her return from the USA. BNC William Titford's elder and younger brothers were each well-travelled in their own ways: Benjamin James had settled in Somerset soon after his brief spell in Cheltenham, and Charles Frederick was to see more of the world than almost any Titford before or since. BNC |
travelling companionspolečník na cestách It's a long way through the massive forests of larch and pine to Novosibirsk, especially if your travelling companion only grunts as he downs another tumbler of cheap vodka. BNC Thesiger invited him and his travelling companion to spend the night with his caravan. BNC He pointed back down the road to where his travelling companion was still approaching, having adopted a method of riding that involved falling out of the saddle every few seconds. BNC |