úterý, 14. května 2024, 00.34
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: CLIMATE

atrocious weather

chmurné, hanebné počasí

Atrocious weather made conditions almost unbearable overnight . WASP

He feels he has done his share of slogging through atrocious weather and will not miss getting up at 4.30am . WASP

Despite atrocious weather conditions the officers and crew of Buffalo gave the Duke and Lord Sterling a rousing cheer as the royal yacht sailed by .WASP

on the weather side

na návětrné straně

Although Viking was lying quietly enough at the moment we could tell by the sudden gusts which hissed down from the high southern cliff that it was blowing quite hard on the weather side. BNC

In calm, clear weather these are all thrown open; but if it blows, those on the weather side are closed, whilst those away from the wind can remain open without any inconvenience. WebCorp

I, therefore, set to work at once to tranship them -- a most difficult operation, the ship being on the weather side of the island and the sand alongside very heavy. WebCorp

feel under the weather

necítit se ve své kůži

I'm feeling a little under the weather - I think I may have caught a cold. CALD

I began to feel under the weather on Thursday morning after leaving Haslemere.  BNC

You may feel under the weather this month but it will simply be from lack of energy. WebCorp

get out of the rain

schovat se před deštěm

Then you've got the jokers who sleep under lorries to get out of the rain. BNC

No, I came to get a ticket for the literature festival but it was pouring down so I came to get out of the rain.  BNC

Open the door, let's get out of the rain. BCN

freeze sb out

vyšachovat, vyřadit někoho

I felt I was being frozen out of/from the discussions. CIDI

He believed that organizations like theirs were being frozen   out.CIDI

 

weather permitting

za příznivého počasí

Weather permitting, this is surely the sort of event of which Philippa would approve. BNC

This is where, weather permitting, the sing still takes place. BNC

Weather permitting, there are frequent painting and sketching expeditions available to all members. BNC

out of a clear (blue) sky

z čista jasna, z nenadále

Out of a clear sky, or so it seemed to them. BNC

Only a slight chill in the air gave any indication that it was autumn, and even that was beginning to fade away as the sun blazed down again out of a clear blue sky. BNC

Over the past year, many a fund manager has had his confidence shattered as supposedly reliable shares that were the solid core of his portfolio ; IBM, Merck, Kellogg, Philip Morris ; crashed out of a clear blue sky. BNC

air drop

letecký most ( humanitární pomoci)

UN planes have made air drops to 300 flood-hit villages. CIDI

He was shown a videotape of people swimming in the Drina River in bitter winter weather after an air drop, trying to save food that was floating downstream. BNC

He was the only soldier on board; his job was despatch, loading equipment for air drops. BNC

at the drop of a hat

bez zaváhání, z fleku

I can't go rushing off to Florida at the drop of a hat. CIDI

We now have a situation where laws may be changed at the drop of a hat. CIDI

The ability to produce flowers at the drop of a hat or a cake to celebrate a customer's birthday should all be at his or her fingertips. BNC


fit to drop

totálně vyčerpaný

After the run they were fit to drop. CALD

I'd just walked 10 miles and I was ready to drop. CIDI

Then, when I was feeling fit to drop, Tumbleweed said he'd show me Flakebridge Wood, which lay beneath a range of foothills under the Pennine Edge. BNC


melting pot

tavící kotel ( místo, kde dochází k míchání kultur)

Rules of mutual tolerance must be agreed in an area which is a melting pot of such diverse cultures. CIDI

New Orleans is one of the great melting pots of America. CALD

In a period when, as recent events in Los Angeles and elsewhere have shown, the ethnic melting pot has dissolved into a racial meltdown, the clemency of clear understanding is as sought-after as ever. BNC

melt sth down

roztavit

They melted down the gold rings and bracelets. CALD

Most importantly, when a metal artefact is damaged or becomes redundant, the metal can easily be melted down and recycled into another artefact. BCN

Any large bronze objects will have been taken and melted down long ago, probably in the fourteenth century BC. BNC

melting point

bod tání

It is also more suitable for casting because its melting point is lower and the tin reacts with gases dissolved in the molten alloy, preventing porosity. BNC

The high melting point of carbon may also be significant. BCN

It shows that as pressure increases the melting point decreases slightly. BNC

weather outlook/ forecast

předpověd´počasí

The weather outlook is just as gloomy for today. BNC

They have timed the deal pretty well, and not just from a weather outlook. BNC

The weather forecast was not too bad, either, except that the heavy recent downpours might lead to the cracking of some water, or even gas, mains. BNC

throw mud at sb

házet špínu na někoho

When she tried talking to kids on the street about Jesus, they would trow mud at her and yell at her. WebCorp

Sometimes it would be funny to throw mud at people.WebCorp

Tamani being the man of God that he is did not even throw mud at any presidential candidate as some religious organisations have been doing. WebCorp