neděle, 28. dubna 2024, 22.02
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Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MODERN SOCIETY
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filthy doggerel

obscénní básnička

Todd Parenteau started what looked To be some extremely filthy doggerel before being Sat down in mid-sentence. (Google)

Don't stop to favor us with his name, and pass over the filthy doggerel! (Google)

One of the reasons I felt so weird about him before I met him was because he wrote this piece of filthy doggerel for a mimeographed magazine. (Google)

first-past-the-post system

většinový volební systém

Under his scheme they would be elected by something close to Britain's first-past-the-post system. (BNCI)

Although Labour accepted that a second chamber to replace the Lords could be elected by a method other than the present first-past-the-post system, that chamber did not make or break governments. (BNCI)

At a meeting in Edinburgh earlier this week of the cross-party European Movement, its Scottish Council agreed to campaign for PR in line with the system operated in Northern Ireland, even if England and Wales retained the first-past-the-post system. (BNCI)

forensic medicine

soudní lékařství

Otherwise a free choice is available in which students can select courses such as Criminology, Forensic Medicine and Housing and Employment Law or courses from other faculties. (BNCI)

In a long, frank interview with me this week at Guy's Hospital, where he is now the head of Forensic Medicine , Dr West stuck to his original view. (BNCI)

Thus four of the leading experts in this field --; Knight, Sugar, West and Mant --; with a combined experience of more than 100 years of forensic medicine, have never seen or read of a single case of an injury like the one which the jury were told knocked out Jonathan Lewis. (BNCI)

forged banknote

padělaná bankovka

1. Lo Cascio was said to have established links with Colombian and Venzuelan drug cartels, while the financial side of the operation was the work of Ulrich Bahl, a German businessman who for some months had been imprisoned in the USA on charges of passing forged banknotes.(BNCI)

2.  The measure came amidst allegations by the government that neighbouring states hostile to Iraq had flooded the country with forged banknotes to destabilize the economy.(WebCorp)

3. Three soccer fans accused of using forged banknotes, have ben set free by a judge after spending four months in a Turkish jail. (BNCI)

fossil fuels

fosilní paliva

One possibility is that the Government will advocate a `;carbon'; tax on the burning of fossil fuels --; oil, gas and coal. (BNCI)

Recently, however, it has been given added emphasis and urgency by the growing appreciation that the damage being done to the environment by the use of fossil fuels may require drastic restrictions on their use. (BNCI)

Sources of alternative supply fell into two categories: new, cleaner or more efficient methods of burning fossil fuels, and the whole range of renewable sources. (BNCI)

free trade area

zóna volného obchodu

1. Britain simultaneously wrote to West Germany, stressing its opposition to a common market of only six countries, and asking for West German support for a much broader free trade area based upon the OEEC states. (BNCI)

2. The situation will be made more dangerous if the EC cuts itself off from the new North American Free Trade Area.(BNCI)

3.  Negotiations on free trade were also initiated with Yugoslavia, even though the 1983 EFTA-Yugoslavia joint declaration had not specifically foreseen the possibility of a free trade area. (BNCI)

full-scale war

totální válka

The Defence Ministry said last night: `;They are not there to fight a full-scale war. (BNCI)

After 1931, and especially after the outbreak of full-scale war with China in 1937, social regimentation in Japan became more obtrusive. (BNCI)

Allegations of Pakistani involvement in the conflict featured prominently in the central government's response to the crisis, and concern that the conflict could lead to a full-scale war was widespread in diplomatic and media circles. (BNCI)

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general election

všeobecné volby

The 1931 general election gave the Conservatives a huge overall majority in the House of Commons, enabling them to pursue their tariff policy with little hindrance. (BNCI)

The political consequence of the general election result for Northern Ireland will be the prompt resumption of the inter-party talks about the province's future, probably by the end of the month. (BNCI)

Is the Minister aware that, after the general election, the assisted area map will change because the Government will change, and that changes are necessary? (BNCI)

general secretary

generální tajemník

Rodney Bickerstaffe, general secretary of the public employees' union Nupe, said that local management of schools, giving schools control over their own budgets would mean less money for education.(BNCI)

Meanwhile John Edmonds, general secretary of Britain's general union the GMB, claimed the rate rise would throw 250,000 people out of work. (BNCI)

Mr Mladenov followed his appointment as Communist Party General Secretary with a speech clearly aimed at the country's dissident movement, which has been growing. (BNCI)

genetic engineering

genetické inženýrství

It is also right that consumers should pay the full price of the advantages they will enjoy as a result of genetic engineering. (BNCI)

Genetic engineering makes it possible to cut and splice DNA. (BNCI)

In the 1970s, genetic engineering made it possible to clone human insulin genes in micro-organisms which secreted insulin with the same structure as natural human material.(BNCI)

genetically modified foods

geneticky upravené potraviny

In the USA, it notes, there has been a storm of protest over a government decision not to insist on tests and labelling of genetically modified foods, which has led to calls for boycotts of gene foods. (BNCI)

The appearance of genetically modified foods in the marketplace has resulted in a firestorm of public debate, scientific discussion, and media coverage.(Google)

Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMF) offer a way to quickly improve crop characteristics such as yield, pest resistance, or herbicide tolerance, often to a degree not possible with traditional methods. (Google)

genuine independence

úplná nezávislost

They are determined to carry on their resistance until they have won genuine independence and freedom and true peace.(WebCorp)

The major Western Powers continued to advocate negotiations with the South African regime - despite its constant defiance of United Nations resolutions and opinions of the International Court of Justice - knowing well that no solution ending racial discrimination in Namibia or granting genuine independence to the country could result from such negotiations.(WebCorp)

But there are short-sighted and sinister plots to plunge the whole region in Cold War and prevent genuine independence of Namibia.(WebCorp)

geothermal energy

geotermální energie

Although on a world scale the geothermal energy contribution is low, more than 50 countries are at present engaged in research into methods of exploiting it. (BNCI)

 Above and above right Volcanic centres in the northern Rift Valley of Kenya are being investigated as a possible source of geothermal energy. (BNCI)

There is a continuing demand for well qualified geologists to satisfy the world-wide demand for oil, gas, coal, geothermal energy, minerals and other raw materials. (BNCI)

global street parties

shromáždění na ulicích proti globalizaci

Indeed, the actions during May were quite extensive, as half a million took to the streets in India, fifty thousand demonstrated in Brazil and some 20 cities held "Global Street Parties" via the RTS movement.(Google)

Global Street Parties were celebrated in 35 cities all over the world, for example in Geneva, Birmingham, Sydney, Toronto and Prague, with several thousand people in each town. (Google)

The first worldwide co-ordination of local struggles during the WTO ministerial conference in Geneva in May 1998 was a huge success: many different demonstrations, actions and Global Street Parties took place on all five continents from the 16th to the 20th of May.(Google)

global warming

globální oteplování

One of the most important issues facing all countries is the threat of global warming. (BNCI)

Car travel contributes to the greenhouse effect (global warming caused by burning fossil fuels such as petrol) and pollution generally. (BNCI)

The rise in sea level caused by global warming, for instance, is likely to lead to many deaths and to large changes in population, as a result of flooding. (BNCI)