bright spotsvětlé místo Last there is a bright spot in the long dark history of Alzheimer's disease, the most prevalent senile dementia. BNC One bright spot will be a new materials research centre at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California. BNC The only bright spot was provided by software and services, where turnover increased by 4.3% and 12.1% respectively. BNC |
bucket downlít jako z konve It´s going to bucket down with rain later.BNC It had been bucketing down when she'd left home that morning. BNC As she was undressing it began to rain again, and soon it was bucketing down. BNC |
by daylightza světla There are some goods whose colour you can only see by daylight- and there are many professors the colours of whom you can only see by daylight. WebCorp Featuring three levels of service, our train travels by daylight from Livingston to Missoula, Montana, then onward to Sandpoint, Idaho, or reverse. WebCorp KODAK GOLD, GOLD MAX, ROYAL GOLD, and ADVANTIX Films are designed for exposure by daylight or electronic flash. WebCorp |
calm before the stormklid před bouří The family are arriving this afternoon so I'm just sitting down with a cup of coffee, enjoying the calm before the storm. CIDI Charity should have recognised it as the calm before the storm, but she didn't. BNC His body stilled like the calm before the storm. BNC |
castles in the airvzdušné zámky She tells me she's planned out her whole career, but as far as I can see it's all just castles in the air. CIDI Of course Francis had thought about it as something that was inevitable, and he had plans, but they had never seemed very real and he had looked on them as castles in the air. BNC I remember the days when, as a small child, I was taken around boatyards, harbours and rivers to admire boat after boat, while he built castles in the air about owning one. BNC |
catch some raychytat bronz (opalovat se) I thought I'd take my lunch outside and catch a few rays. (The Free Dictionary) You might also want to catch some rays by the pool or enjoy a great meal in the restaurant. (Google)Why not catch some rays at Guantanamo Bay? (Google) |
catch someone coldzaskočit, překvapit If you catch him cold, he goes out early; if not, he will find that he's exhausted by the middle rounds. WebCorp You caught me cold with this news - I didn't know anything about it. CIDI Unlucky she's caught you cold twice don't let her wind you up that's a pro ring trick get you angry and you make mistakes. WebCorp |
chattering teethdrkotající zuby The Sergeant continued to complain through chattering teeth. BCN She couldn't even control her trembling limbs and chattering teeth. BNC I must be brave for Perdita's sake, said Daisy through chattering teeth as she pressed the door bell. BNC |
chill outvychladnout, uklidnit se What he should do is chill out, get a job and pay off his debts, but he doesn't. BNC Chill out, Dad. The train doesn't leave for another hour! CALD I'm just chilling out in front of the TV. CALD |
clap of thunderúder hromu, zahřmění The rain continued its rush and splash outside but the next clap of thunder was further off as the storm moved away. BNC At that moment a clap of thunder exploded directly overhead as the storm burst and rain began beating noisily against the outside of the house. BNC Before Pidge could begin there was a flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder. WebCorp |
clear snowodklidit sníh Or, if it has a duty to maintain the highway, does this require it to clear snow and ice from every road and path in its area? BNC Property owners must clear snow from walks within 24 hours after a snowfall. WebCorp Plows sometimes find it necessary to make several passes, in order to clear snow all the way to the curb to allow for property drainage. WebCorp |
clear the airudělat si jasno The meeting didn't solve anything, but at least it cleared the air. CIDI But, with rumours already rife at Roker that Crosby is on borrowed time just months after signing a one-year contract, his chairman refused to clear the air. BNC This can clear the air and leave everyone with the determination to cope. BNC |
clear upobjasnit něco Necessary jobs are helping to clear up the smaller branches and making a start on repointing the bridge itself. BCN And we're going to clear up this misunderstanding, so tell me what you think you know about me. BNC In central and eastern Europe remedial measures must be taken to clear up environmental problems developed through years of neglect. BNC |
cloud overzatáhnout se, zatemnit se Nor did it help that the morning, which had started so bright, began to cloud over. BCN Yesterday's high winds could have swept a poison cloud over Teesside in a matter of minutes. BCN It goes like this and then it'll cloud over and rain. BNC |
cloudbankhradba nízkých mraků Lightning struck out of the towering cloudbank. BNC The cloudbank spread, seeming to soak up the light. BNC A low, scudding cloudbank was coming off the western horizon, purple with unshed rain. BNC |