gather speednabírat/získávat rychlost, zrychlovat The train pulled away slowly, then gathered speed. MED They had only about one hundred and fifty yards to gather speed and could not achieve a full gallop in the time. BNC The bicycle gathered speed as it went down the hill. CALD |
get into a carnastoupit do auta She got into her car and drove away. MED She watched her mother get into the car, but she remained standing by the open door until Lizzie had turned the car and then disappeared down the drive. BNC From the doorstep, she watched him get into his car and drive off. BNC |
get lostztratit se I wanted to go with her to the train, but she told me to stay at home otherwise I'd get lost on the way back. BNC Even if you are familiar with the terrain, it is very easy to get lost, particularly if a sudden mist descends. BNC On bad days it rains and the mist covers everything in silence; you can see only a few yards in front of you and, if you wander from the road, can easily get lost. BNC |
get off a bus/trainvystoupit z autobusu I tripped as I got off the bus.CALD When it was time to get off the bus, he gave me what I thought was a friendly smile, and said, `;It's all right, dear, I agree with you.'; BNC I go to my nephew's for tea on Saturday afternoons and if the weather's not too bad I get off the bus in Glenfair Road and walk down the Drive. BNC |
get on a bus/trainnastoupit do autobusu/vlaku I think we got on the wrong bus.CALD They get on a bus and they don't know where they're going to.BNC When you get on the bus, please take a numbered ticket from a machine located either at the front or back of the bus. WebC |
get under waydostat 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 |
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 |
go campingjet tábořit, kempovat We used to go camping in Spain when I was a child.CALD For example, a girl of fourteen may reckon that she is old enough to go camping abroad or inter-state with an assorted group of friends of her own age. BNC Ingrid, who joined her at Howard a couple of years after leaving college, got hauled in to help with Brownies and go camping in grass shelters the girls had built. |
go down that roadvydat 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 |
go for a drivejet na projížďku We went for a drive in Jack’s new car. MED The last time I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening when he picked me up in the car and we went for a drive. BNC They go for a drive, but the minibus runs out of petrol, Kevin goes for petrol, but there's a problem… BNC |
go on/take a tripjet na výlet I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round the bay. CALD And on these occasions they would visit the museums or take a trip to Durham, or travel down the river to Shields in the ferryboat. BNC The whole family went on a trip to Florida. MED |
go one´s own wayjít 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 |
goods trafficnákladní doprava Although Nine Elms Station was closed to passenger traffic in 1848 and converted to goods traffic when Waterloo opened, Queen Victoria continued to use it. BNC But the greater proportion of goods traffic was not carried in specials but in ordinary merchandise trains, made up of all kinds of vehicles containing an assortment of commodities, raw and manufactured. BNC Goods traffic is more fundamental to a developing economy than is that in passengers or mail, but these are also important. BNC |
guided tourprohlídka/zájezd s průvodcem Salzburg is a fascinating city too, and the guided tour is by far the best way to get your initial bearings. BNC A short guided tour of the workplace, with explanations and a chance to ask questions may come first. BNC You will be taken on a guided tour of the theatre including the stage, auditorium, backstage, paintshop and dressing rooms. BNC |