lack of rainfallnedostatek srážek Lack of rainfall means that they have survived intact for hundreds of years, though they are now being threatened by tourists. BNC Our perception of the problem is that it comes and goes, according to the availability of the salmon and a lot of them have been trapped in the system because of the lack of rainfall recently. BNC Already, prolonged droughts and lack of rainfall since the early eighties has diminished harvests. WebCorp |
leave sb coldnechávat někoho chladným Mary said the book had her in tears, but it left me cold. CIDI In fact the contemplation of a Roman brick seems to leave me cold, quite cold. BNC Even wins, such as those in the Colt Cars Classic in Jersey and the Olivetti at Moor Hall, would leave her cold. BNC |
leave sb high and drydostat do bezvýchodné situace, nechat na holičkách I can't just leave him high and dry either. BNC The stock market crash left us high and dry with debts of over £200 000. CALD You have the gut to ask about him after you left him high and dry for Peter six months ago? WebCorp |
leave sb out in the coldnechat bez povšimnutí Women's football teams feel they are left out in the cold as far as media coverage is concerned. CIDI The government's transport policy leaves people who do not own cars out in the cold. Farmers were fed up with a political system that left them out in hte cold and they responded with steps into the political arena. WebCorp |
lee shorezávětrné pobřeží At midday an unseasonal wind began gusting from the east, and our calm anchorage was transformed into a choppy lee shore. BNC We closed the reef rapidly, approaching a dangerous lee shore with the wind and waves astern.BNC A nasty cross sea seems to haunt its approach which nearly always brings you beam on to a lee shore and makes steering difficult. BNC |
let off steamvybít se, odreagovat It's just that he wants to let off steam, and you're the only person he can lose his temper with. BNC After a long journey, the kids need to run around a bit and let off steam.CIDI Meetings give people the chance to let off steam if something has been bothering them for a long time.CIDI |
let the cat out of the bagvyžvanit něco General public was again locked out from the beta, but a posted direct link to the invitation acceptance page may have let the cat out of the bag again. (Google) Neither of them is prepared to let the cat out of the bag. (Google) The mayor’s visit was to be kept strictly confidential, but someone must have let the cat out of the bag, because the airport was swarming with reporters. (WebConc) |
lightning conductorhromosvod Glasgow's first lightning conductor drank the power of creation and waited for more. BNC Two physicists at the University of Sydney in Australia had a piece of copper tubing, used as a lightning conductor, which had been crushed as the electrical current passed through it. BNC Franklin had also been invited to advise Glasgow University in the matter of a lightning conductor. BNC |
like greased lightningjako namydlený blesk He leaped over the tailboard of the lorry like greased lightning. BNC I mentioned work and he was out of the room like greased lightning. CIDI I have seen created players such as the shortest, lightest player that can be created, who can run like greased lightning. WebCorp |
look on the bright sidedívat se na to z té lepší stránky Hey, look on the bright side, at least it gives them a head start for their biology GCSEs. BNC Look on the bright side, you're braver than I was. BNC She should look on the bright side, she kept trying to tell herself. BNC |
lousy weatherhnusné počasí What lousy weather!BCN Then we can spend what's left of the night discussing the lousy weather with them, was the disagreeable reply to this nervous question. BCN Mother Nature served up some pretty lousy weather during the eight-week break. BCN |