pondělí, 29. dubna 2024, 03.54
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MEDIA
D

downright lie

- vyslovená lež

1. His blend of smears, half truths and downright lies ruined many careers in government and the professions. BNC

2. It wouldn't have been a downright lie either, she thought wretchedly. Wasps

3. The story is Gordian in its complexity, but no Alexander seems available to cut through the tangle of claims, counter-claims, and downright lies. BNC

draw large audiences

1. "My favorite problems in combinatorics" (or equivalent) have become legendary and always draw large audiences. WebC

3. Sound entered general use in Chinese cinema later than in Western film because silent films continued to draw large audiences in , and monopolies controlled by American film companies did not allow Chinese filmmakers easy access to sound equipment. WebC

draw the eye

- upoutat pozornost

1. The use of colour and the generally attractive presentation draw the eye and command attention, offering a welcome haven of interest in otherwise drab statutory documents. BNC

2. Leave large margins at the top and bottom of pages, preferably separated by some device such as a rule to draw the eye into the page. BNC

3. Little pools of lamplight draw the eye to books and magazines. BNC

drive-in cinema

- autokino

1. Mrs Stych's mind wandered as the voices droned on and the current film at the local drive-in cinema was condemned. BNC

2. Drive-in cinemas are disappearing because of attacks on families. BNC

3. Restrictions will be placed on drive-in cinemas, banks, hamburger restaurants and, presumably, LA's solitary drive-through church. BNC

drop a program(me)

- stáhnou z programu

1. The FCC is full of shit, if they want to do something good then provide Al Franken with a show to combat the shit that O'Riley spews all the damn time - but don't fine a broadcaster to the point they have to drop a program. WebC

2. In some instances, districts may drop a program because of budget probléme. WebC

3. It is fair enough to drop a program that's not rating, but it has replaced it with the Brady Bunch. WebC

drug abuse

- nelegální užívání narkotik, drog

1. One study exploring alcohol and drug abuse among elderly people, found there was evidence this could be a major problem. BNC

2. Now he has called on other schools in the town to unite in a crusade against violence and drug abuse. BNC

3. Drug abuse is spreading alarmingly fast according to recent government figures. BNC

dub a film

- dabovat film

1. It just seems ridiculous to dub a film that has so much English spoken in it. WebC

2. To dub a film you need to lay down tracks of sound. WebC

3. Foreign investors were unwilling tosubtitle dub a film of that length. WebC

due to st

-  následkem čeho

 

1. The California people even suggested that the four major outbreaks of infection in their monkey colonies over the past 14 years were due to AIDS. BNC

 

2. Some of the original facilities have had to be discontinued due to high operating costs and relatively low demand. BNC

 

3. All four are still suffering ill-health due to torture, poor diet and insanitary prison conditions. BNC

E

early editions

- ranní vydání

1. Early editions of the Dundee Evening Telegraph newspaper last night carried an advertisement for semi-skilled and skilled personnel. BNC

2. I couldn't afford to wait; not with the story of the London kidnap splashed all over the early editions of Figaro. BNC

3. Then Crawford went out for a welcome late-night meal, before staying up to read the reviews in the early editions of the next day's newspapers. BNC

edit an article

- připravit článek k vydání; editovat článek

1. The editor reserves the right to edit an article before publishing if neccessary. WebC

2. No member of the Editorial Board shall edit an article that he or she authored. WebC

3. They may be bold in taking the step to edit an article, but they edit it to appeal to a general aesthetic sense, not to their own sense of what is right. WebC

end titles

- závěrečné titulky

1. Occasionally, the watching of the end titles does reward the viewer. BNC

2. Star Trek, in fact, is the focus of the second disc -- North's 2001 cues and an enthusiastic reading of the Star Wars main title open the disc, but after that it's Star Trek all the way, with arrangements of main titles from TV shows, TV cues, film overtures, film end titles and assorted suiotes. BNC

3. This piece was dropped from the film but Gavin then ended up using it as the music for the end titles. BNC

established fact

- nepopiratelná skutečnost

1. She never admits it was suicide, even though I'm sure she knows, as we all know, it was an established fact. BNC

2. It is a known and established fact that political parties do not pick up in the polls once an election is under way. BNC

3. In the little-known country of Academia, it is a well established fact that 1 in 10 undergraduates leave university during or at the end of their first year. WebC

exercise control over st

- ovládat, ovlivňovat něco

1. The governing body therefore now has much greater potential to exercise control over the life and work of the school. BNC

2. Women are more likely to exercise control over the household budget. BNC

3. These centred on the extent to which the EC should exercise control over national economic policy-making, and on what surveillance measures, sanctions or safety net should be provided. BNC

eye-witness report

- zpráva očitého svědka

1. An eye-witness report states that the Federal Army and Serbian irregulars found the contents stored for safety and removed them. BNC

2. It is important to take into consideration more than one eye-witness report of these few seconds (and the Gaumont newsreel film) in an effort to decide what did happen; but no account or film can tell us exactly what Emily Davison's motive was. BNC

3. This version of events was contradicted by eye-witness reports and the findings of police and journalists who visited the scene shortly afterwards and who reportedly found no evidence that the people inside the house had fired on their attackers. BNC

F

fabricate a story

- vymyslet si historku

1. John Onanuga and David Newton have again admitted today that they fabricated the story of Mr Lamont visiting our Praed Street branch on Monday, November 16, 1992. BNC

2. If the drugs do not appear in the stool as planned, or if symptoms of intoxication develop, the smuggler may present to a casualty department, fearing a package has burst, fabricating a story to try to avoid criminal proceedings. BNC

3. I studied fellow patients fabricating their life stories. BNC