kousek pravdy

Very likely there is an element of truth in both suggestions. BNC

There is an element of truth in the belief that too much sex can curve your spine and rot your bones. BNC

She couldn't cloak her antagonism which was all the worse for the element of truth in what he said. BNC

Všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré.

As the trip's been cancelled I'll be able to go to the match this Saturday. Every cloud has a silver lining. CIDI

Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's just a shame that every silver lining's got to have a cloud. WebCorp

Every cloud has a silver lining means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days. WebCorp

nadměrné srážky

The depth and particularity of the green are the result of the excessive rainfall. BNC

Landslip can occur following storm conditions or periods of excessive rainfall. BNC

Guard against the harmful effects of extreme weather by watering plants before drought becomes critical, and making sure excessive rainfall can drain away freely. BNC

výfukové plyny

Then there are toxic, corrosive and carcinogenic exhaust fumes and the spreading intrusiveness of traffic noise, which again are by no means limited to city centres. BNC

The smoke furled dreamily from its navy blue nostrils and wafted gently into the evening, almost indistinguishable from the exhaust fumes of the cars below it. BNC

They had seen the clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by the Trabants and Wartburgs which had brought escaping East Germans to the West. BNC