úterý, 14. května 2024, 09.49
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: CLIMATE

stone cold

ledový

It was a cellar, stone-floored and stone-walled, and stone cold. BNC

They were , they were for grabbing stuff out for and stone cold general cargo, anything. BNC

Come and drink your tea, lass, it'll be stone cold. BNC

if the weather holds out

když vydrží počasí

If the weather holds out, Rupert Bear and friends will take to the skies again tomorrow. BNC

 If the weather holds out, by Sunday the organizers hope the Show will have attracted a record sixty thousand visitors. BNC

If the weather holds out work could be completed in a short time. BNC

weather forecaster

hydrometeorolog

The local weather forecaster had told me we'd get rain and we did. BCN

Ted, what's it like to be a weather forecaster, are you a popular man as such? BNC

English hearts sank even further than they already were, for it would not have needed a weather forecaster to predict that Hurricane Viv was about to strike. BNC

blustery day

bouřlivý, větrný den

This required little other than turning up in Edgware wearing white on a somewhat blustery day.  BNC

Spectators on a blustery day not far from The Wash were rewarded for their dedication. BNC

Even when the line on the barograph shows no sign of an upturn and forecasts a wet, cold, blustery day? BNC

heavy air

dusný vzduch

Constance and Nicky had walked for what seemed miles in the heavy air of the beechwood. BNC

Lee sank deeper into the bath, wisps of white steam rising lazily into the heavy air, and wondered where Patrick Lundy and the girl were. BNC

In the heavy air of that dark, dusty room, she was a ghostly figure in her yellow-white dress. BCN

stuffy room

dusná místnost

Although both dogs had grown quiet and drowsy in the stuffy room, they immediately struggled to their feet with a rattle of chains and a whined greeting. BNC

Rather than stay in a stuffy room we decided to carry on with our lessons out of sight of the road in the back garden, which was more distracting but more pleasant. BNC

She seemed to be pushing her enormous frame closer to his, as he tried to extricate himself from the small stuffy room which had begun to give him claustrophobia. BNC

pour down

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

clear up

objasnit 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

cloudless sky

jasno

One day Tony gets up to watch and witnesses one of the few times when the sun travels across a blue, cloudless sky. BCN

The blizzard had swept on and now a full moon hung low in the dark-blue cloudless sky. BNC

 We all awoke to sunshine: a cloudless sky, pale winter sunshine, a cold day but bright. BNC

cloud over

zatáhnout 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

in deep water

v potížích, nepříjemnostech

If he'd been in deep water he wouldn't have been damaged so much and neither would he have surfaced yet, perhaps not for several more days. BCN

Because of the huge up-front investment in production platforms, modestly-sized hydrocarbon discoveries in deep water are not economic. BNC

The oil company is in deep water for not taking part in a half-price fare offer; because they say people in Northern Ireland aren't interested. BNC

troubled waters

složitá životní situace

I believe we are sailing out of troubled waters now. BNC

This particular fish was very shortly going to find itself in exceedingly troubled waters. BNC

After just half an hour in the pool, it was back to the troubled waters of the Foreign Office. BNC

common cold

rýma

The virus of herpes simplex is probably the most common human viral parasite after that responsible for the common cold. BN

Depression is as universal as the common cold. BNC

These symptoms are very similar to those associated with the common cold or flu. BNC

open waters

otevřené moře 

But in open, or partially open waters, where a wind is capable of creating a choppy surface and influencing the below-surface conditions, it is wise to fish into the wind. BNC

Breeds on well vegetated fresh or brackish water or marshes; in winter on more open waters, even temporary pools in desert. BNC

Gairloch Bay comes into sight with the open waters of the North Minch beyond, as the road descends to the village beautifully situated along the shore. BNC

hail sb as

oslavovat, chválit

She's being hailed as one of the best up-and-coming young dancers today. CALD

Maybe they would remake Anna Karenina when she was an actress, and everyone would be amazed that such a young girl could project such depths of emotion and hail her as the new Garbo. BNC

The film was hailed as a masterpiece in its day. CALD