lørdag, 18. mai 2024, 06:58
Portal: OpenMoodle
Kurs: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Ordbok: MEDIA

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

give a good performance

- podat dobrý výkon

1. They might say you gave a good performance, or they may say you gave a bad one, but they rarely go into the realms of personal abuse. BNC

2. In Liverpool he came second in the English under-12 quick play championship, gave a good performance in last year's London junior championships, and progressed to the England junior get-together in January. BNC

3. Given a good performance today he will clearly be in line for a place at Wembley. BNC

launch a publicity campaign

- zahájit/spustit reklamní kampaň

1. The Government has launched a £1.25 million publicity campaign with TV and radio adverts. BNC

2. Undeterred, Barnes launched an extensive publicity campaign amongst members. Wasps

3. So in an attempt to make sure New Release doesn't go unnoticed Three Choirs is launching it's own publicity campaign. BNC

on long/medium/short wave

- na dlouhých/středních/krátkých vlnách

1. We've not been told yet; but we don't believe it will be possible to simulcast Radio 4 on long wave and FM beyond the mid-nineties. BNC

2. That's why you can no longer get Radio 2 or Radio 3 on medium wave. BNC

3. Broadcasting was on short wave only and at such low power that the reception area was limited, scattered and unpredictable. BNC

make-up artist

- maskér

1. You provide the potential, they provide a professional make-up artist, stylist and photographer. WebC

2. Top stylist at the salon, Jeff Goodwin, had been working on a new idea called Le Flic and together with make-up artist Julie and a new wardrobe of clothes, successfully transformed Alice with these three beautiful styles. BNC

3. International make-up artist Pia St. Luce will personally verify their recommendations and write to you with simple step-by-step instructions and advice on how to apply her cosmetic selection for perfect results. BNC

in the title role

- v titulní roli

1. The performance of Durga Lal in the title role is a masterpiece of versatility and concentration: his delirium at the end of the first act is nothing short of hair-raising. BNC

2. Kirk Douglas in the title role finally stands alone on the battlefield in the midst of his dead troops, and exposed to the arrows of the Indians who circle round him. BNC

3.He announced that he wanted to make a biopic of North, with Mel Gibson or Treat Williams in the title role. BNC 

be a box-office success

- mít finanční úspěch, být trhák

1. While Timothy Dalton's first appearance as Mr Bond was a box-office success, his computer replica is a poor Missile Command variant bearing little resemblance to the film; wasting yet another potentially good licence. BNC

2. Hence Juice was probably not as big a box-office success as it might have been, although it did make money. BNC

3. Do films require big named actors to be a box office success? WebC

broadcast a program(me)

- vysílat pořad

1. The BBC has not even seen fit to broadcast a single programme in his memory. Wasps

2. Anti-Iranian radio stations using Iraqi facilities were no longer permitted to broadcast their programmes. Wasps

3. And TV will broadcast special programmes for their benefit. Wasps

bring sb fame

- přinést někomu slávu

1. Binyon's volume does however bear out quite touchingly one point that Mrs Lowndes makes: that Hewlett's ambition was to be known as a poet rather than novelist, though it was his historical romances in Wardour Street prose that brought him fame and money. BNC

2. Tennis may have brought him fame and fortune, but it still didn't bring happiness to Boris Becker. BNC

3. A stream of scientific papers began to bring him fame but not fortune. Wasps

It's not up to much.

- Nestojí to za moc.

1. A lot of them send stuff that might be the greatest thing they've ever produced, but looked at objectively it may not be up to much. BNC

2. As entertainment, though, it's not up to much. BNC

3. If tonight's exhibition was anything to go by, they moaned, Faust haven't been up to much during their long absence and have sadly allowed lesser talents to steal much of their thunder. BNC

be on television

- být (na programu) v televizi

1. Writing for radio is an aspect which we will touch on tomorrow, and television again we're going to talk about tomorrow, there's less opportunity being realistic to be on television but the impact is probably greater because many of us watch the box and so forth. BNC

2. It is to be on television, said Alison in her careful precise voice. BNC

3. But his finest hour in the Leone films is to be on television next week. BNC

press review

- přehled (denního) tisku

1. The Moscow Times' press review is emailled out daily from Sunday to Thursday in three parts. WebC

2. An international press review is coming soon. WebC

3. After defining the tools to use, a number of applications were selected for transformation from paper to electronic form, including the press review. WebC

get the sack

- dostat padáka

1. My bet is that Liverpool won't win anything this year and Souness will get the sack/>. BNC

2. The rumour was that Peace was told he would get the sack/>, if he dared to criticize Andrew's conduct again. BNC

3.  I'm just a counterman, and if my boss knew my wife worked I should get the sack/>, because people would think he didn't pay me enough'. 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

set to music

- zhudebnit

1. This libretto is based on the revised version published in 1961 but there were many phrases which had been altered when set to music, and the final text has been preferred here. BNC

2. Not all poems are sufficiently lyrical, and they may be overburdened with wordy information: This kind poetry is far too prolix to be successfully set to music. BNC

3. Beethoven, among others, could not comprehend how Mozart could have stooped so low as to set to music such an apparently frivolous text, dealing with the fickleness of women; and the prudish moral climate of the later 19th century made sure that Così was conveniently ignored as a little aberration. BNC