středa, 15. května 2024, 03.16
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: HEALTH

take sb`s life

zabít, vzít někomu život

We say he took her life and then made it look as if it was suicide. (BNC)

Opening the prosecution case at Liverpool Crown Court, Mr Klevan alleged that Gilfoyle, a former private in the Royal Army Medical Corps, `;took her life and thereafter made it look as if it were suicide.' (BNC)

He took her life… evil. (BNC)

lay down sb`s life for sb

položit svůj život za někoho

He laid down his life for her. (lingea)

Ray Illingworth was surely not exaggerating when he said that Barrington `;laid down his life for cricket';. (BNC)

I told her that at last I knew what really had happened to my father, her beloved husband, the man who had laid down his life for his country. (BNC)

larger than life

velice nadnesený, povznešený, nad poměry všedního dne

In the cameos of street life, certain characters appeared larger than life, as the source of ritualized conflict. (BNC)

He was a huge man, a larger than life character,'; Ufton added. (BNC)

And, though the story kills off the painter, the big draw himself is sure to return larger than life. (BNC)

never in my life

nikdy v životě, nikdy za celý svůj život

I`ve never seen such a beauty in my life. (Lingea)

I never in my life heard a train say licketty split or tickety boo,'; protested Lydia. (BNC)

Never in my life have I questioned an appointment," she said, weighing every word. (BNC)

have a life

mít něco ze života (př. Mít záliby, které zpříjemňují život)

I cannot be said to have a life outside these four walls. (BNC)

You'll have a life without winters, playing the best polo in the world.(BNC)

But at the end of the day they have a life. (BNC)

LIfe goes on

život jde dál

Everybody says sorry and life goes on --; it's that banal. (BNC)

When the shows finish, my life goes on. (BNC)

This is because our movements slowly become stereotyped as life goes on and we tend to move in a way that feels `;right'; to us. (BNC)

live life to the full

žít naplno

Afraid to live life to the full, for fear of injury?(BNC)

 You can `;be alive'; as opposed to `;being dead';; or you can do your best to live life to the full --; putting in and getting out as much as possible. (BNC)

Live life to the full, because tomorrow any one of us could be dead,'; or something like that. (BNC)

Get a life!

Trochu víc žiovota (do toho umírání)!

You're surely not going to stay in and clean the house on a Saturday night - oh, come on, get a life! (CIDI)

I hear him talking about his stamp collection and I feel like saying, 'You sad man, get a life!'(CIDI)

I've just one more thing to say --; Simon, get a life and some new cliches!! (BNC)

or dear life

jako o život, ze všech sil

It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan. (BNC)

It must have been within inches of the goal because when Swift collected the deflection, he was running along his own goal-line for dear life. (BNC)

With difficulty, he made his way towards her, Charlotte clinging to him for dear life. (BNC)

for the life of me

ani za Boha

I cannot remember it for the life of me. (Lingea)

 I can't for the life of me understand what it is you see in it. (BNC)

I cannot for the life of me imagine a place as distant as Italy. (BNC)

a job for life

zaměstnání na celý život, doživotní zaměstnání

You were demonstrating in support of the other lecturers' right to a job for life?(BNC)

During the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that few people can count on having a job for life. (BNC)

Just as you think you have a job for life, the magazine folds. (BNC)

for life

na celý život, doživotně, po zbytek života

His career, literally, hung by a thread of tissue which, if it had broken, would have forced him to wear a colostomy bag for life. (BNC)

And drama has so much to offer in terms of equipping a child for life after school. (BNC)

It was a job for life. (BNC)

sell sb`s life dearly

prodat svou kůži lacino

He decided to sell his life dearly. (Lingea)

Tyrion reeled to his feet, determined to sell his life dearly. (BNC)

I picked up a dental chisel and resolved to sell my life dearly. (BNC)

fight for sb`s life

bojovat o život, zápasit se smrtí

I am the unhappiest creature in the world, but I shall fight for my life,'; he said. (BNC)

Tributes poured in from showbiz stars as Leslie fought for his life in hospital last night. (BNC)

Suddenly the ropes were cut, and the ring was invaded and Burke had to fight for his life. (BNC)

life after death

posmrtný život

She was asked if she believed there was life after death. (BNC)

Is there life after death for dogs? (BNC)

I don't believe in life after death because I do not believe in our limited concept of time.(BNC)