úterý, 21. května 2024, 07.34
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FAMILY

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Škoda každé rány, která padne vedle. (Doslova: Šetři metlu, zkazíš dítě)

But the dictum, spare the rod and spoil the child, has many takers. WebC

Spare the rod and spoil the child" was my father's favorite. WebC

Parents receive lots of child-rearing advice, including, "spare the rod and spoil the child".  WebC

parent rock

matečná hornina

A similar problem exists with the interpretation of Neolithic axes; while there cannot be any doubt that glacial drift has resulted in the deposition of rocks at a considerable distance from the parent rock, it is difficult to determine the actual source of the stone in either period. BNC

Gold appears either in its parent rock or in placer deposits in which the products of long periods of erosion are concentrated in the alluvium of existing river systems or buried under later sedimentary or igneous rocks. BNC

Neither is to be found in alluvial sands or gravels and both have to be mined from the parent rock. BNC

(wo)man of good birth

urozený muž/člověk, žena, z dobré rodiny

Marriage to a wealthy man of good birth was the most desirable position for a woman. WebC

He is a man of good birth and excellent education, endowed by Nature with a phenomenal mathematical faculty. WebC

The patient was a very highly gifted hysteric, a woman of good birth, who had been handed over to me because no one knew what to do with her. WebC 

of ones birth

rodný

On the centenary of his birth, Charleroi, the town of his birth, renamed the main avenue leading to the airport after him. WebC

I honestly don't think they would object to my marrying Madeleine on the grounds of my birth. BNC

I took the afternoon off to see Ireland (land of my birth) illustrate just why Man City are a pile of shite, and then the agony of the evening. BNC

(wo)man of low birth

neurozený muž/člověk, žena, muž/člověk, žena nízkého původu

The real power in the kingdom was at first exercised by Maio of Bari, a man of low birth, whose title ammiratus ammiratorum was the highest in the realm. WebC

Thus, the man of low birth did not have to pay the large debt, and whenever he visited the stingy saengwon, he was treated like an imperial messenger. WebC

A king once married a woman of low birth, and then after the wedding noted that she was comporting herself loosely with the king's slaves. WebC

birth control

kontrola porodnosti, antikoncepce

There are several birth control methods to choose from. BNC

Your partner is also welcome, so why not go along together to discuss the different methods of birth control? BNC

Sterilisation may be the ideal method of birth control for couples who are sure they have completed their family. BNC

from birth

od narození

The expressed intention of the proposed changes is to give priority to those disabled from birth or in their early years. BNC

Religion is an integral part of its complex culture, and a complicated array of ceremonies and rituals cover every stage of a person's life, from birth to death. BNC

From birth he has suffered from severe physical disabilities. BNC

 

birth pangs

porodní bolesti (také přeneseně)

Some Protestants argue that, because the woman had birth pangs, she was a woman with sin. WebC

Her anger brings on an attack which in turn brings on the birth pangs. BNC

It was the beginning of the birth pangs of quantum theory, whose characteristic it is to replace the continuous by the discrete, the smoothly varying by the fitful. BNC

birth rate

porodnost

The concern about population trends emerged as it became evident that population growth was declining and that the birth rate, in particular, was falling rapidly. BNC

By the late 1930s, the birth rate was about three-quarters of what it had been at the end of the First World War. BNC

It is clearly birth rate which is central to any explanation of population trends during the inter-war years. BNC

multiple birth

mnohočetný porod

Ideas of the parallel between normal multiple birth in animals and abnormal multiple birth in humans are widely distributed, and contribute to the significance of twins in many cultures. BNC

Your article, "Antenatal Tests", did not mention that mothers expecting a multiple birth are usually advised against having amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. BNC

Two employees are multiple birth dads. BNC 

give birth to sth.

vést ke vzniku čeho, dát čemu vznik

This will give birth to humility in us, and humility will help us resist the temptation to play God to people. BNC

Now if the protracted labour and gestation period ever does give birth to a new set of regulations governing player registration in England, the likes of Shelford will not be able to play in the rugby competitions in this country. BNC

Berg was also an agent of the Office of Strategic Services, which was later to give birth to the CIA. BNC

give birth (to a child)

porodit

Well, suppose that a young woman is unfortunate enough to give birth to a child outside marriage. BNC

Females that have struggled to obtain enough food throughout the winter and emerge in spring in poor condition, may fail to conceive, or may give birth to a weak and sickly kid. BNC

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel (Mark 1:23). BNC

fuddy daddy

starý patron, páprda

That probably means I'm such a fuddy-daddy even the sharks would think I'm boring. WebC

From fuddy daddy baronic politics to Congress socialism and finally to Communism was a long stride - it marked his challenges, struggles and endeavours. WebC

I still don't know if it's my grey hair that makes them call me honey, or do i just simply look like the old fuddy-daddy? WebC 

 

old age

stáří

It is the loss of strength associated with old age that has permitted and continues to permit the abuse of older people. BNC

From birth onwards we are all presented with unflattering images of old age. BNC

How is it that the sociologists and oral historians who interview and record the elderly have not already countered the derogatory myth of old age as helpless degeneration? BNC

mother wit

selský/zdravý rozum

Ryan's memoir reveals as much about American consumers' relationship with postwar
marketing as it does about her mother's wit and resourcefulness. WebC

She carried a lot of wisdom, mother wit and experience, and God passed that on down to me. WebC

She's making her mark with mother wit in Brainerd. WebC