rain and snowplískanice 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 |
rain on sb´s paradepřekazit někomu plány I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but you're not allowed to have alcohol on the premises. CIDI I usually root hard against the Jets, just because Scott Miller likes them so much, and I like to rain on his parade anytime I can. WebCorp Russian President Vladimir Putin had some important engagements coming up in Moscow and he didn't want it to rain on his parade. WebCorp |
rain shadowsrážkový stín Soon we are out on the savannah leaving behind the rain shadow of the mountain. BCN Mixed-grass prairies are found in the central Great Plains, and shortgrass prairie towards the rainshadow of the Rocky Mountains.WebCorp Two things can create the rain shadow: Mountains and continental location. WebCorp |
rain showersprška, přeháňka However, it is not unusual to see pilots take off towards a heavy rain shower on a good soaring day instead of waiting until it has passed. BNC The sun went behind clouds, and particularly after a rain shower when the undergrowth was moist, they travelled during much of the day. BNC The rain shower had hurried the last of the rubber-neck tourists off the streets and the restaurants and sex shows (mostly on video these days) were switching off their come-hither lights. BNC |
raincoatpláštěnka Her indecision made her sweat; her armpits felt clammy under her raincoat and the palms of her hands were moist. BNC In the bank, stood a small man, dressed in a stained old raincoat, wearing a flat cap, fishing tackle packed in an ex-army gas-mask carrier. BNC He always wore an old felt hat (probably his late father's) and an old worn-out beige raincoat, and his boots were ever unlaced. BNC |
rainstormbouře doprovázená lijákem The day came, and with it a forty days, forty nights style rainstorm. BNC Although they may get flattened by a rainstorm, they quickly recover once the sun comes out. BNC In minutes the sky had darkened and a heavy rainstorm was lacing the fields before me. BNC |
ray of hopezáblesk naděje Another ray of hope is the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) which was established in 1986. BNC Do you think it holds out a ray of hope among the problems which perplex us all so sorely today? BNC Finally in eighteen thirty, there was yet another revolution in France, and that brought him a a ray of hope. BNC |
ridge of high pressurehřeben vysokého tlaku A ridge of high pressure over the center of the country will move westward and weaken as it is squeezed by the two lows to either side of it. WebCorp Meanwhile a broad ridge of high pressure had become established over New Zealand, effectively blocking the storm's southerly movement. WebCorp And the ridge of high pressure is not predicted to move away or break down. WebCorp |
rise and shinevstávat a s chutí do nového dne Wakey wakey, rise and shine.CALD Rise and shine, sleepy head - you have to leave for school in twenty minutes. CIDI We all know there are mornings when "rise and shine” just isn’t enough. WebCorp |
rising sea levelstoupající hladina moří Meanwhile many studies of potential local effects of rising sea level are under way. BNC A rising sea level will erode shorelines, increase coastal flooding, encourage saltwater intrusion into coastal soils, aquifers and along estuaries, damage coastal marshes and swamps, induce higher storm surges and alter ocean currents. BNC The quality of paintings in the cave, whose tunnel entrance was submerged by the rising sea level as the last Ice Age ended, are of such exceptional quality that their authenticity was originally doubted. BNC |
roar of laughterhlasitý smích, výbuchy smíchu I rose to answer there was a roar of laughter from the Labour benches. BNC In the roar of laughter it provoked, he felt himself falling swiftly towards the ground. BNC The roar of laughter that burst out was something he never forgot. BNC |
run dryvyčerpat, dojít And, somehow, my savings, carefully built up over the years, were starting to run dry. BNC Presumably the well of fast bowlers will one day run dry and then West Indies will have to devise a new strategy; after all, India did not fare too badly in the 1960s and '70s with a quartet of spinners. BCN Clearly the native resources of scientific talent and ingenuity had not run dry, for all the disappointment caused by the failures of the;science and government'; campaigns of the early 1960s. BCN |
run like the windběžet s větrem o závod She's very slight in build and she can run like the wind. CIDI When that happens, you must bash hard and then run like the wind. BNC The antelope are not dumb: when the lions attack, they run like the wind. WebCorp |