středa, 15. května 2024, 15.43
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: EDUCATION
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give sth sb´s all

sb uses all his energy and effort to do sth

 I gave it my all, I tried to make things work. google

 I made a difference and gave it my all. google

 I asked him how he did it and humbly he would reply I just gave it my
all and truly cared for the people I worked with and called on. google

GM school/grant-maintained school

škola (GB), která je placena ze státních dotací

"As a former GM school, our governing body is used to being responsible for everything," says another. WebC

They saw him refusing to apologise for sending his children to the best state school in London, even though it was just the sort of grant-maintaned school that his Government had undermined.WebC

For the Blairs, who infuriated Labour traditionalists by choosing a grant=maintaned school for Euan, 15, and Nicky, 13, the contributions would cost £540 a year. WebC

go to school

chodit do školy

I am afarid the time has come for you to go to school. BNC

I´ll go to his bloody school, but they won´t make an Englishman out of me. BNC

i want to go to school and get qualifications. BNC

grade school

škola pro děti od 5 do 14

All in all, not a film for those with an education above grade school level. WebC

Everyone knew her from school - she directed the plays in grade school, would take in kids who were going through divorces, knew and loved and was not shy about hugging any of them. WebC

The site is written in grade school American English and the company hasn't bothered with a European makeover. WebC

graduate school

vysoká škola (US) pro studenty, kteří už absolvovali první cyklus

Graduate school guide has a database you can search by location and academic subject as well as a question and answer section on applying to graduate school.WebC

grammar school

hlavně v minulosti; Britská škola, děti 11-18 let, s dobrými výsledky; v Americe pro děti od 5-12 nebo od 5-14 let

Co-operation with the Technical School extended to letting the Grammar School out for evening lectures at a fee of two guineas per lecture. BNC

Thus the proportion of secondary school children going to grammar schools has always been positively related to social class. BNC

Secondary modern schools provide a general education for those who do not go to grammar schools. BNC

ground-breaking

objevný, zasluhujicí uznání

Ground-breaking work in understanding of time. Google

Over one hundred people attended the ground breaking ceremony for the Branson Balloon and the release of 101 balloons worth over $50,000 in cash and prizes.  google

venture partners celebrate ground-breaking for polyurethanes complex in Shanghai. google

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have a (good) head for figures

be good at arithmetic, at calculating

She has a good head for figures and will adapt easily to change. Google

That son-in-law of mine sure has a good head for figures. Google

Sometimes one of you is particularly good at something, for example,
one of you has a good head for figures and can keep the accounts.  Google

have a brainwave

have a sudden inspiration or a good idea

I had a brainwave and this one is worth cash to YOU. Google

Colette Lauper had a brainwave while volunteering at a leper hospital
in India (Colette Lauper).  Google

Whenever they had a brainwave heaven ducked for cover. Google

have a clear idea

have a precise knowledge or understanding of the nature, cause or possible outcome

Make sure that the child
has a clear idea of WHAT he is expected to do.  Google

Jane Wilson has a clear idea about the wine she likes.  Google

The student does not provide enough information to persuade the reader that the
new organization has a clear idea as to how it would achieve its goals.  Google

have a closed mind

have amind unable or unwilling to accept new ideas, consider other opinions

 I can't debate with someone that has a closed mind and... when cornered,
completely makes up their own facts to back up their arguments. Google

But trying to tell that to someone
who has a closed mind and is convinced otherwise is a waste of time.  Google

On the other hand, if one has a closed mind the possibilities for the what if will
never come to be experienced.  Google

have a frog in one´s throat

have a (temporary) loss of the voice

 As it did he put his hands on his throat and indicated he was sick and had a
frog in his throat. Google

And we had a pitch-side presenter, wishing Town luck and pronouncing Mansaram
as if he had a frog in his throat. Google

Only, one had a frog in his throat and gurgled
suddenly, instead of the required rattling breath.  Google

have a lot to answer for

být za něco hodně zodpovědný

The Media have a lot to answer for, but lay off the
death threats, okay? Google

The Columnist Phil Gailey wrote recently, "President Bush
and his chickenhawk administration have a lot to answer for.".  Google

Good citizens have a lot to answer for. google

have a memory like a sponge/sieve

lack the ability to absorb and retain information, to keep in mind the details

Let me put it pretty simply..even when I'm most motivated, I have a memory like a sponge retains water. Google

You told me once a reporter had to have a memory like a sponge.   Google

I guess that means you have a memory like a... sponge.  Google

have a memory like an elephant

be very good at remembering things

The new teacher has a memory like an elephant.  Google

I attribute his problems to be because he
has a memory like an elephant. Google

 Isabella has a memory like an elephant. She forgets nothing.
 Google