sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 11:47
Sitio: OpenMoodle
Curso: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Glosario: MEDIA
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special correspondent

- zvláštní zpravodaj

1. Please could I ask you to adopt full press credentials as special correspondent for `Rural Wales / Cymru Wledig' during the Earth Summit? BNC

2. One notable feature to emerge from these reports is the loss of faith, at least among younger academics, in what the TLS Special Correspondent calls the old "mystical" attitude, an insistence on the special power of English to exert a civilizing influence. BNC

3. As the newspaper's special correspondent with Franco and his troops, Philby had a watertight cover for his clandestine operations. BNC

special effects

- zvláštní efekty

1. The latter has the respect of the world including Hollywood, especially when it comes to creating films with special effects. BNC

2. There are some impressive special effects and it's a great story. BNC

3. Largely due to Michael Crawford's pertinacity in setting up his stunts and special effects, the slapstick is almost invariably funny. BNC

speed up

- zrychlit, urychlit

1. They speed up the circulation of material goods through advertising, which reduces the time between production and consumption. BNC

2. As part of this strategy, senior managers are using FDC to improve and speed up the production of monthly reports. BNC

3. So impressed was the forward-thinking Murray with the two games against Leeds that he wants to speed up the introduction of a British Cup. BNC

speling checker

- funkce na opravu pravopisu, která bývá často implementována do textových editorů

1. Given an input file of text, the task of a spelling checker is to identify those words which are incorrect, but first it must perform some document normalisation. BNC

2. You can also use the spelling checker to identify and correct deliberate spelling mistakes made to speed text entry. BNC

3. The program also features a Notepad with a spelling checker, so that more detailed information can be attached to the branches, and accessed when necessary. BNC

spine-chilling movie

- děsivý film

1. So, if 'The Ring' is you idea of a weird, freaky, spine-chilling movie, you just have to see this wicked movie right now! WebC

2. We prove him wrong as he reveals his thoughts on his career and his new spooky spine-chilling movie. WebC

3. Hindi film industry Bollywood's newest spine-chilling movie SHHH..., presently in progress, is sure to watch out for! WebC

sports report

- sportovní reportáž

1. Nowadays the public attitude is much more likely to be: I must be in the house at 10.30 to watch Sports Report or whatever. BNC

2. You probably succeeded in realizing that this is an extract from a sports report designed to inform people familiar with the sport about the progress of a match, and that the whereabouts of sender and receiver are not of particular importance. BNC

3. Just heard on the Radio 5 sports report that Wilko has denied a rumour that Sheff. BNC

stage fright

- tréma

1. This does not disturb her self-confidence; a good teacher, like a good actress, should not be immune from stage fright. BNC

2. The match was definitely more deserving of rotten apples than curtain calls, played between the ring-rusty old trouper and a minor player overcome by stage fright. BNC

3. When you get light and trembling with that special kind of stage fright, you can't trust your fingers to do what they're told. BNC

star performer

- hlavní představitel(ka)

1. She watched him stroll away down the corridor as if he hadn't a care in the world, knowing full well he was putting the act on for her benefit, and that he must be worrying about the star performer who was also his best friend. BNC

2. Dungannon's star performer yesterday was Ireland U-21 scrum-half Andrew Gallagher, who scored two tries, playing on the wing. BNC

3. Star performer in the brewing division was Tetley bitter, which boosted sales by 8%. BNC

state-run

- státní, státem řízený

1. The government in Addis Ababa will say nothing about the situation, and the war is not reported by the state-run media. BNC

2. The Labour Party, under a youthful new leader, Neil Kinnock, elected in October 1983, was significantly hesitant in proclaiming its zeal to renationalize, even in cases such as British Gas where state-run industries had been clearly successful. BNC

3. In 1985 Yndamiro Restano was dismissed from his job as an agricultural correspondent for a state-run radio station after giving interview about his political views to a US journalist. BNC

story line

- dějová osnova, průběh děje

1. You then begin to build up a story line, a structure and something which could be called interesting and could be the start of interesting idea. BNC

2. The Boggart, with its rumbustious family adventure story line, lacks the mystical qualities usually associated with the author's novels, but retains her powerful sense of landscape and place through detailed and loving descriptions of the Scottish setting. BNC

3. Though the novels of the Quartet are linked by common characters and motifs, they cannot be said to have a continuous story line. BNC

subject of criticism

- terč kritiky

1. The UK system of income taxation and income support measures has been the subject of criticism from many quarters for a variety of reasons. BNC

2. The present monarch of Great Britain has recently been the subject of criticism for failure to all make her collection readily available to her subjects. BNC

3. This course of action will avoid the possibility of the interest coming to light at a later stage causing the councillor to be the subject of criticism that his view of the public issue was thereby influenced. BNC

subscribe to st

- předplatit si něco

1. We hope we will continue to deserve your attention and we wish to subscribe to your monthly New Internationalist magazine for a year. BNC

2. For example, ordering goods from a mail order catalogue or subscribing to a magazine both mean that you disclose personal information about yourself. BNC

3. They usually have their own personal computers, they need to subscribe to technical journals and pay for (relatively expensive) training and familiarisation courses in order to update their skills, their work tends to be spread over a wider geographical area and the need for a car is greater. BNC

sue sb for libel

- žalovat koho pro urážku na cti

1. Counsel suggests that if municipal corporations have the right to sue for libel this right would give municipalities the power to suppress legitimate and proper criticism by threats of legal proceedings. BNC

2. It seems never to have been doubted that a corporation created by Royal Charter can sue for libel. BNC

3. One MP was sued for alleged libel in June 1978 over a jibe in the supporters. Wasps

sued for st

- žalován pro něco

1. Film star Whoopi Goldberg is being sued for £130m by another actress who claims she stole the idea for her hit film Sister Act. BNC

2. It is rather as if a burglar, when sued for the recovery of the stolen property or its value, sought contribution from a security guard who, by falling asleep while on duty, had made the burglary possible. BNC

3. An employer not giving an employee proper notice can be sued for damages for wrongful (not unfair) dismissal in the county court. BNC

summarize past events

- podat přehled posledních událostí

1. Several clubs summarize past events on their Web sites. WebC

2. All these stories summarize past events that took place during June. WebC

3. The purpose is to stay in touchand keep you informed of upcoming events and summarize past events for those who were unable to attend. WebC