warm welcomevřelé uvítání I would like to extend a warm welcome to the two South Africans who are attending tod today's meeting of Council. BNC We'll be seeing the E F T A T colleagues on Thursday, I hope you'll give them a very very warm welcome. BNC On this occasion I can, without any distortion, offer you a very warm welcome . BNC |
weather awayzvětrat, rozpadnout se No doubt the ice sheet preserves specimens that would weather away more quickly in other regions. BNC Because the bricks will only be fired two-thirds of the way through, the top one-third will weather away with time, leaving a piece which will be truly sculpted by the outside forces.WebCorp The softer mudstones weather away faster, leaving the more resistant sandstones jutting out. WebCorp |
weather forecasterhydrometeorolog 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 |
weather outlook/ forecastpředpověd´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 |
weather permittingza 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 |
weather the stormpřečkat bez úhony, přestát bouři We shall see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his ill-advised remarks. CALD According to the board, Ocean Ranger was structurally sound and should have been able to weather the storm. BNC So, with luck, they hoped to weather the storm. BNC |
weather vanevětrná korouhev The Hungarian news agency MTI said yesterday that the 1.6 tonne steel star would be replaced by a weather vane. BNC We reached St Paul's, the great copper eagle on its weather vane dazzling in the weak sunlight. BNC A strange, fixed weather vane that stands in the lee of the vicarage at Rennes-le-Chateau. BNC |
weather-beatenošlehaný větrem, poškozený vlivem povětrnosti There he stood in the college chapel, grizzled and weather-beaten by harsh Canadian winters. BNC He wore battle-dress green, slacks and sweater and his weather-beaten face glowed with satisfaction and well-being. BNC Here the lane ended, and she found herself by the Green, facing the tiny weather-beaten church. BNC |
wet blanketmorous, otrava, suchar I don't want to be a wet blanket, but you really must play your music more quietly or you'll disturb the people next door. CIDI They thought he was a middle aged wet blanket. BNC Most of the older boys agreed with Jack and believed that Piggy was a middle-aged wet blanket because he always thought he knew best about everything. BNC |
whirlwind eventblesková událost, akce, smršť Well we need you to write, direct or act in this whirlwind event, and the best bit is you only need to give up 24 hours of your time. WebCorp The first trip was in college and it was a whirlwind event of which I have not much recall.WebCorp Parents Weekend can feel like a whirlwind event, but it is one that is rewarding for all. WebCorp |
whirlwind romancenáhlé milostné vzplanutí It was a whirlwind romance, all right, and nobody could talk any sense into Freda. BNC In 1966 she married German playboy Gunther Sachs, following a whirlwind romance. BNC They had a whirlwind romance, and after a few months she'd started hinting for a ring. BNC |
wind of changenáhlé rozsáhlé změny Agriculture, too, felt the wind of change, with an agronomist, Rafael Cavestany, taking the ministerial place of the Falangist Carlos Reín. BCN What made this work possible at this particular time was the wind of change that was sweeping across Europe. BNC When the volume of work increased, as it did throughout central government, the wind of change hit the Lord Chancellor's Office with particular force because it started from such a tiny base. BNC |
windfallneočekávané peníze I am confident that Eagle Star will use the windfall to build a sound and profitable future, he said. BNC Added to a £149 million windfall from a shares sale, that pushed profits up 27 per cent to £113 million last year. BNC In Australia, where the rewards of publishing are even less, windfall gains to victims are highly unlikely. BNC |
with bated breathse zatajeným dechem We were waiting with bated breath for the prizes to be announced.CIDI 'His name wasn't by any chance, Max Peters?' Helena asked with bated breath.CIDI
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wringing wetmokrý, že by se dal ždímat We got wringing wet that week and on the Sunday after the Spurs match, I just felt ill. BNC My three-piece was wringing wet, but eventually I dried it out, and the rest I just bagged together. BNC The lenses of my binocs were rain-smeared and blurry, but the cloth; actually a clean handkerchief ; was already wringing wet. BNC |