sobota, 4. května 2024, 13.14
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: CLIMATE
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warm welcome

vřelé 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 away

zvětrat, 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 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

weather outlook/ forecast

předpověd´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 permitting

za 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 storm

přečkat 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 vane

větrná 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-beaten

ošlehaný 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 blanket

morous, 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 event

blesková 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 romance

náhlé 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 change

náhlé 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

windfall

neočekávané 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 breath

se 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


Nutty waited with bated breath, not daring to look at Nails, trying to look bored and world-weary. BNC

wringing wet

mokrý, 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