úterý, 21. května 2024, 02.39
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FAMILY

man of good address

člověk dobrého vychování

Belfast Wholesale Paper Merchants require Apprentice at once - young man of good address and appearance; first-class opportunity to learn business. WebC

He is a young man of good address, sustaining the highest personal character at home & as I believe is entirely worthy of confidence. WebC

He was a well-informed man, of good address, insinuating manners, and at the time of his elopement was a deacon in the Christian Church. WebC

break up with sb

rozejít se s kým

I broke up with a guy who i really cared for and ever since then Iam horribly sad. WebC 

I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years today! WebC

I just recently broke up with my boyfriend of 4 years and we broke up because of my depression and his lack of interest to help me. WebC

awkward age

klackovská léta

'I think,' Rory said, `it's called being at an awkward age.' BNC

We meet the heroine of Burger's Daughter, arguably her best novel, at the awkward age of 14: the first stirrings of womanhood, the growing pains and the explorations. BNC

He is in the middle of what they call the "awkward age" for boys. WebC

widow's pension

vdovský důchod

A widow/widower, who is under retiring age, may be eligible to Widow's Pension, if the following criteria are fulfilled. WebC

The following income shall be included in the determination of income of a person to establish eligibility of that person for a widow's pension. WebC

The widow's pension currently is calculated at 25% of the deceased member's average final compensation plus 10% for each eligible dependent child.WebC

open marriage

manželství partnerů, kteří po dohodě žijí mimomanželským životem

Even when the idea of 'open marriage' enjoyed a degree of popularity about a decade ago, only a handful of married couples actually took on lovers with mutual consent. WebC

A belief in the necessity for an open marriage is not popular. WebC

Frances says it's not a big deal, she and Tim have an open relationship and plan on having an open marriage. WebC

grass widower

slaměný vdovec

Some soup or little homemade cakes, convinced that as a grass widower he couldn't cope. BNC

However, I still found it useful to be a grass-widower for a limited period in order to devote myself more completely to writing up my researches. WebC

A grass widower is one who is estranged from his wife. WebC

take sb out

vzít koho na rande, vyjít si s kým (do kina...)

On a first date you might want to take sombody out to dinner. WebC

Why don't you take him out for a meal or something? WebC

Sweet Molly, who he was about to take out for the day and seduce if he got the chance. BNC

eternal rest

věčný odpočinek (smrt)

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,and may perpetual light shine on them. WebC

What resulted is an assurance of eternal life, a deliverance from suffering and care, and a hope in eternal rest. WebC

Let us enter into an eternal rest from that heresy and always give all the praise, honor and glory to the one who gave His all that we might receive all. WebC

shotgun marriage

násilný sňatek

I remind the House that couples in the intimate atmosphere of engagement sometimes find that pregnancy arises and the shotgun marriage follows. BNC

Some of these electronics companies still had a family firm element, or had a shotgun marriage background, or were in some other way eccentric enterprises. BNC

This shotgun marriage between the NRA and political correctness suggests that some of its more far-sighted members are getting a little nervous. BNC

blind date

schůzka naslepo

Diving into the pool is like a blind date, he laughed. BNC

They chose their high-flying ceremony after a blind date and party brought them together. BNC

Once seated, Denice tells us she's only been on a blind date once before, and that was years ago. BNC

get custody of children

svěřit dítě do čí péče

Divorce study finds more women are doing the dumping. Key factor is their belief that they'll get custody of children, researcher says. WebC

It also measn that women get custody of children even if they are not good mothers and men feel marginalised in the lives of their children. WebC

Women could apply for divorces and get custody of children. WebC

generation gap

mezigenerační rodíl, propast mezi generacemi

The changes stemmed largely from the generation gap. BNC

Focus on the personalities involved, albeit with the addition of one important shared characteristic, also offers a better explanation of the supposed generation gap. BNC

This versatile book combines communicative activities with information on topics as varied as national customs, food, and the generation gap. BNC

get pregnant

otěhotnět

Left school at 17 when she got pregnant, married, now separated, with two kids. BNC

Five out of seven girls in my street got pregnant without being married. BNC

When Michelle got pregnant at sixteen in the television series Eastenders, she brought the situation of teenage mothers to the attention of the nation. BNC

be in a family way

být v jiném stavu

Uncle Jim wants her to stay put because she’s in a family way. WebC

Bertie was ecstatic to learn she was in a family way. WebC

Priss had missed two periods and appeared to be in a family way. WebC

get sb pregnant

přivést do jiného stavu

In his twenties he had taken up with a girl called Freda and got her pregnant. BNC

The only reason Sonny ever got with her is because he got her pregnant after a one
night stand. WebC

Matt and Tom helped Lisa overcome her agoraphobia and, when Briony started being sick, he thought he'd got her pregnant. WebC