neděle, 5. května 2024, 01.39
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MEDIA
T

tune in (to a station)

- naladit (stanici)

1. Tune in to Richard Jackson on Radio 5's Morning Edition every Saturday at 8.45am. BNC

2. Around 12 million more will tune in to watch or listen to the Boat Race. BNC

3. Thousands turn up for parties every weekend and tune in to the national radio show he does with Djaimin. BNC

Turn it down.

- Ztlum to. Zeslab to.

1. Turn it down a bit I'm expecting a phone call in a minute. BNC

2. I said turn it down, you'll upset Tom and Jackie. BNC

3. Turn it Down, Please. I like Zuni, but where is the loud music coming from? BNC

Turn it up

- Zesil to. Pusť to hlasitěji.

1. Oh Clare turn it up will you, please? BNC

2. Turn it up a little bit more. BNC

3. Just turn it up and play. BNC

U

unbiased and frank

- nepředpojatý/nezkreslený a otevřený

1. Our contributors are unbiased and frank in providing you with trading and investment ideas you need to service your clients. WebC

2. LightPharma is committed to providing unbiased and frank analysis of the trends in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and routinely monitors industry trends within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry at both an overall industry and individual company level. WebC

3. In return you will gain an unbiased and frank assessment of the business with, if appropriate, constructive criticism of an objective nature. WebC

unconvincing argument

- nepřesvědčivý argument

1. Kanfer's assertion that words are, in the end, worth more than the 'legitimate'; social grievances of feminists is, to say the least, a weak and unconvincing argument. BNC

2. The 1966 official report into his subsequent escape has some incredibly tedious and unconvincing arguments as to why Blake was not moved to a high, or at least a higher, security prison such as Birmingham. BNC

3. In an unconvincing argument, the conclusion does not follow from the premises. WebC

V

volume control

- (knoflík) nastavení hlasitosti

1. Each had a volume control, a three position selector switch (nearest the knobs), and that's it as far as any familiarity to your average Gibson-user goes. BNC

2. As a result, one must resist the temptation to raise the volume control at the beginning, where Paris begins very quietly before climbing to full volume. BNC

3. Adjustments should be made to the Walkman volume control and to VR1 on the transmitter unit to provide the clearest results. BNC

W

wide range of offerings

- široká nabídka

1. During the year, GTI added surface mount products for the mobile communications market as well as ISDN devices to its wide range of offerings, and opened a third manufacturing facility in China. BNC

2. Photography Done Digital offers a wide range of flexible services and packaged offerings that can meet any budget. WebC

3. Leading the PC industry with a wide range of offerings, Gateway's new digital video solutions provide a best-in-class offering for amateur home movie creators, enthusiasts and professional video creators and editors. WebC

widely read

- hojně čtený, rozšířený

1. Local newspapers are widely read and relatively cheap to advertise in. BNC

2. Editorial comment will be widely read and taken seriously, whilst favourable or unfavourable references to supplier companies tend to be spotted and remembered in the trade. WebC

3. Navy News is widely read both inside and outside the service and achieved a circulation of 100,000 in the mid-1980s. BNC

with never a dull moment

- ani s jedním nudným místem

1. The show which lasted three days, was full of action, with never a dull moment, as there was always things to see or do. WebC

2. Thundering hordes, psychological wrecks, cowering heroes, overpowering heroines – all will play their parts in this evening with never a dull moment. WebC

3. Eric Saward again showed that he can take all the best bits from the golden oldies and blend them with great skill into a serious piece of drama with never a dull moment and never a lapse in the dialogue. WebC

withdraw a film

- stáhnout film

1. You could, with proper legal authority, actually withdraw a film from distribution, if proper royalties for use of your underlying copyright are not paid. WebC

2. The participants agrees not to withdraw a film accepted for screening after one month prior to the commencement of Festival. WebC

3. Producer has a right to withdraw a film from Competitive Section of the Festival in case he does not agree to have changes in film or subtitles. WebC

withold information from sb

- zatajit informace před někým

1. In Wales Rhodri Morgan, the first minister, published a consultation document on the freedom of information code, announcing that in Wales government departments would have to prove "substantial prejudice" if they wanted to withold information from the public. WebC

2. The new Homeland Security Act contains huge exceptions to the Freedom of Information Act, allowing the government to withold information from the public as long as the information has to do with "criticial infrastructure information. BNC

3. This program, commonly referred to as a "Big Brother," is headed up by John Poindexter, the former Reagan-era National Security Advisor (he was the official who famously said that it was his duty to withold information from Congress). WebC

word for word

- slovo od slova

1. Many researchers are surprised and delighted at their ability to remember conversations almost word for word. BNC

2. Read out aloud, it seemed to bear out word for word what Alfred Wells had recalled on oath in court. BNC

3. Then the comrade had repeated, word for word, what he had just said. BNC

world service

- brit. vysílání pro zahraničí

1. The government has already promised extra cash to pay for longer transmissions for the BBC's World Service in Arabic and Persian. BNC

2. Today most of the hilltop is covered by the forest of aerials which is the BBC transmitting station for the World Service. BNC

3. We could pick up the World Service, Voice of America (VOA) and a number of local stations which broadcast in English and French. BNC

wrap it up

- skončit, zabalit to

1. Right, okay, I think we'll wrap it up there, thanks very much. BNC

2. We'll wrap it up tomorrow, together. BNC

3. I thought you wanted to wrap it up quickly. BNC

Y

yearly subscription

- (celo)roční předplatné

1. I happily pay my yearly subscription just to read Roger Angell's occasional essays on baseball. BNC

2. Each issue of the magazine costs £1 or £12 yearly subscription. BNC

3. I too believe that the subscriptions are not in keeping with today's prices and am prepared to double my yearly subscription from £6 to £12. BNC