úterý, 21. května 2024, 06.48
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FAMILY

patch up one's marriage

dát své manželství zase dohromady

Edith and Richard tried to patch up their marriage and by 1963, they had moved back together and were living in Ottawa. WebC

The couple try to patch up their marriage with a country idyll, only to come a cropper over the forces of nature. WebC

The article also revealed that the trend among dissatisfied spouses is increasingly to leap into legal action rather than trying to patch up their marriage. WebC

ring up the Samaritans

zavolat na linku důvěry

Please do not think that only suicidal people ring up the Samaritans. WebC

How so many professionals believed a four year old could ring up the Samaritans is a mystery. WebC

If he were to ring up the Samaritans they’d end up topping themselves. WebC

husband-wife relationship

partnerský vztah

There is more stress on the companionship of the husband-wife relationship: an ethic of being on our own together. BNC

The husband's interest in his wife's business and financial affairs is a result of the intimacy of the husband-wife relationship. WebC

As such, the husband-wife relationship takes precedence over all blood-kin ties. WebC

marriage counselling service

manželská poradna

He's like a man who goes to a marriage counselling service, complains to the therapist that his wife doesn't know her rightful place and feels upset. WebC

She is at the same time an emploee of Marriage Counselling Service and so much troubles can be solve up there, too. WebC

He and his wife, Hazel, provide a pre- and in-marriage counselling service. WebC

breakup of a marriage

manželský rozvrat, rozpad manželství

The breakup of a marriage is viewed as a situation that children may find temporarily unpleasant but will gradually accept. WebC

Your lawyer can give valid legal advice on how best to achieve the division of property you believe fair following the breakup of a marriage. WebC

Surviving the breakup of a marriage or, for that matter, surviving the loss of any cherished individual, can leave us a little wiser about love. WebC

impending divorce

hrozící rozvod

Because parents feel children are too young to comprehend divorce, many do not speak with their children about an impending divorce. WebC

Divorce Room - Discussion and personal stories about adjusting to an impending divorce, dealing with children's issues, and getting along with an ex-partner. WebC

It's possible the agent found out the truth about your impending divorce and felt left out of the picture. WebC

have an affair

mít poměr

She looked at him longingly, wondering if he really did want to have an affair with her. BNC

People have often said to me that Audrey should have an affair. BNC

Sometimes I think he wants me to have an affair just so he can be proved right. BNC

extramarital relations

mimomanželský vztah, poměr

Extramarital relations are prohibited, both morally and legally. BNC

In fact, one of the reasons God is so concerned that we do not involve ourselves in premarital and extramarital relations is so that we will never feel we are competing against the skill and ability of another lover. BNC

Would you say it would be appropriate for a company to fire a valued employee because they were involved in extramaritial relations? WebC

have an eye for girls

potrpět si na děvčata

He's always had an eye for girls very much younger than himself, so, when the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered, he becomes a likely suspect. WebC

Yeah, and don't bleach it. It is still there. My friend Cody had an eye for girls with moustaches in high school. WebC

 He had an eye for girls, but he did his real romancing with grown women. WebC

try to run sb's life for sb

snažit se řídit čí život

An Aquarian thinks it is your problem and your responsibility, and in return would not want anyone to try to run their life for them. WebC

When his girlfriend gets too typical and easy to read, itz easy to push her buttons, annoy her on purpose, and try to run her life for her like a tyrant. WebC

We had this long running joke that she was not to try to mother me or to act like my wife just as I would not try to run her life for her. WebC

suffer from jealousy

trpět žárlivostí

People who suffer from jealousy are often very insecure, and their worst fear is that their partner will leave them. WebC

Conversely, you are highly competitive and can suffer from jealousy when it comes to the success of others, especially colleagues or friends. WebC

We can suffer from jealousy without even being aware of it. WebC

henpecked husband

komandovaný manžel/pod pantoflem

It had been a fairly commonplace murder, a henpecked husband at the end of his tether who had taken a hatchet to his virago of a wife. BNC

Passengers with them are a rich, spoiled girl, a henpecked husband and his sharp-tongued wife, and a mature, empathetic lady. WebC

Sushma, why don't you and your henpecked husband get lost? WebC

twist sb round one's little finger

otočit si koho kolem prstu

She had always known that Liza could twist him round her little finger. BNC

Poor Tommy. She twisted him round her little finger. WebC

She has a soft spot for Basil and can twist him round her little finger, something Basil, despite his own debonair charm, seems powerless to either recognize or resist. WebC

under one's thumb

být pod pantoflem

Auntie Julie was a bossy wee body with a pug nose and a big bust, and she had Uncle Geordie completely under her thumb. BNC

His wife, who isn't interested in history at all, is a real dragon, and he spends most of his life completely under her thumb. BNC

As I follow her into the front room someone whispers to Rufus: `She got him under her thumb, I think.' BNC

not to be on speaking terms with sb

nemluvit s kým

I am currently not on speaking terms with my mother, but I do not wish to physically harm her.WebC

If you're not on speaking terms with certain family members, this is a good time to smooth any differences between you. WebC

The story goes that in the end nobody knew the reason why they were not on speaking terms with each other. WebC