něčím zaplaven, ohromen

Then they see the size of the crowd or the famous VIP arriving and they are overwhelmed with terror. BNC 

Before long if we are not careful we shall be overwhelmed with things that are tenth-rate. BNC

But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge. BNC

ozonová vrstva

The ozone layer still prevents any lethal UVC radiation reaching the earth.

Without the Ozone Layer, life on Earth would be quite different. BNC

The ozone layer (spread out between 12 and 50km above the Earth), has always existed and, left to its own devices, will regenerate and interact with other airborne gases to create a perfect balance. BNC

ztvrdlý sníh

We move on next day over hard packed snow that has been wind-blown into flutes and columns. BCN

Packed snow would become a firm, stable, even slightly sticky surface. BNC

And it was going downhill over the hard packed snow which was the worst bit, with me acting as a brake, hauling on a rope to keep the sledge from running forward into the horse's heels. BNC

liják

From the balcony I watched the stream of figures in white pyjamas rushing through the pelting rain to the shelter of the mosque. BNC

He lay on the goose feathers, looking at the beams, feeling the soft pelting rain massage away the binding layers of ambition, lust, wickedness, pain, revenge… BNC

Not even the crackle of the fire and the pelting rain could disguise Isabel's quick gasp. BNC

zachovat si klidnou hlavu, hrát kliďase

Play it cool - don't let them know how much you need the money. CIDI

The band had wanted a major deal for at least two years previously, but were determined to play it cool. BNC

The best advice I can offer is to play it cool - very cool - until at least six months after you graduate.  WebCorp

vysypat z rukávu, vycucat z prstu

That figure of eighty thousand pounds isn't something we've just plucked out of the air. We've done a detailed costing of the project.CIDI

The figure of £620 million was reported in the newspapers and the Minister has told us that it did not come directly from him but I am sure the newspapers did not pluck it out of the air either. WebCorp

He didn't just pluck it out of the air, it was the name of a Pedigree name of a cat of a friend of his. WebCorp

zápal plic

Acute conditions include strokes, heart attacks, broken bones, and infections such as pneumonia. BNC

Four years later he spent a week in hospital with viral pneumonia. BNC

I knew that they had not given you enough time to recover from the pneumonia. BNC

zpochybňovat

I don't want to pour cold water, Folly, but what if they didn't believe you? BNC

Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double. BNC

Sadly the beloved eldest brother, Beverley, who had poured cold water on the whole idea of Eva going to Africa, was never to hear of her success. BCN

lít jako z konve

The rain continued to pour down as substitute Mark Carter scrambled Barnet back into the match with a 56th minute goal. BNC

The first distant crash of thunder shook the air, and the rain began to pour down heavily. BNC

The rain, which had been coming and going, began to pour down again, spattering in big gobs all over the glass around them. BCN

srážkoměr

It is not common for such historic data to be routinely available for precipitation gauge locations worldwide. WebCorp

The new precipitation gauge systems should feed into data collection and communications equipment, as well as having manual readout capability. WebCorp

It is also not a comprehensive solution, because today's precipitation gauge technology does not permit complete automation. WebCorp

převládající vítr

Trees on the English southern coasts usually lean to the north east, obedient to the prevailing wind. BCN

They should be sited on bare earth (not concrete) and protected from the prevailing wind. BNC

It is now a grand little farmhouse forming part of a courtyard together with its outbuildings and set against the prevailing wind from the northwest. BNC

převážně slunečno

But then prolonged sunshine in Britain is reason enough to shout!WebCorp

With prolonged sunshine, the temperature rose to 33.3 degrees on 19 June, the highest in the month. WebCorp

Up to 80 per cent of these crops are reported to have ben scorched by prolonged sunshine. WebCorp

chovat se povýšeně, afektovaně

Bella never put on airs and graces, remaining a real Blackpool girl. BNC

It's no good putting on airs and graces with me. I knew you when you were working in a shop! CALD

In his day a College of Advanced Technology, it has since grown in size and been raised to the status of a university, but without putting on any airs and graces. BNC

šlamastyka, brynda

Like Mr Segni, Mr Orlando says electoral reform is essential if Italy is to escape from its `political quagmire'. BNC

This would enable the men on the bank to keep her head up and give more time to spend on the attempts to raise her from the quagmire. BNC

One Labour peer admits that, if the abolition of the life and hereditary peerage removes the independent crossbencher, you enter a `constitutional quagmire'. BNC

plískanice

After days of heavy rain and snow the going on the grass track at Laurel Park was soft, conditions very much against Sir Ivor. BNC

His journey began with a six-hour walk in the rain and snow across the heath to Hoovegeen. BNC

It was believed that the accident happened as an indirect result of heavy rain and snow storms in the city. BNC