úterý, 21. května 2024, 00.28
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FAMILY

possessive woman

panovačná žena

She was a jealous and overly possessive woman who would have loathed anyone her brother had married. BNC

That film had an over-possessive woman acting as a wall between her step-sister and her eccentric lover. WebC

Ana is Alfonso's mother, she is a tyrant and possessive woman, she hates Silvia and she wants to separate her from Alfonso. WebC

dearly loved

vřele milovaný

I know what it is to lose one dearly loved. BNC

I shed a tear or two as Movietone news told of the death of our dearly loved Chief, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. BNC

Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children, and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. BNC

sign the marriage register

zapsat se do matriky

Yet both were the first in either family to sign the marriage register with more than a cross. BNC

After solemnisation of the marriage, both parties to the marriage, the two witnesses and the marriage officer must sign the marriage register. WebC

On the day of the wedding you will need to bring with you at least 2 other people who are prepared to witness the marriage and sign the marriage register. WebC

dependable husband

spolehlivý manžel

Can she make the right choice between her dependable husband and disturbed lover? WebC

However, with a little help from my parents and an irresponsible boyfriend who quickly became a dependable husband, I shirked the status quo and became a "responsible" teenaged bride and mother. WebC

I had a dependable husband and two children, a part-time job, a new house, and very little gray hair. WebC

best man

ženichův svědek

Pete fulfilled the best man role and, during the wedding (in July, 1987), Pete wore all the gear and carried the rings in a little pouch on his harness. BNC

Marilyn Thompson was Charlie's wife's best friend; Charlie was to be Jack's best man and one day he thought he would be godfather to Jack's first child. BNC

Medallion silk waistcoat and bow tie from Oxford and Swan, perfect for your groom or best man. BNC 

give one's blessing

dát požehnání

Ben said that if the marriage was genuine, he would give them his blessing. WebC

He refused to give them his blessing, but only warned Erica that getting together with Jack would be the biggest mistake of her life. WebC

Maybe he had a chance there yet. If not, he'd give away the bride, so to speak, and give them his blessing. WebC

keep one's promise to marry sb.

dodržet slib manželství

Jennifer's childhood sweetheart from Rock Throw, West Virginia arrives at the station, expecting her to keep her promise to marry him. WebC

After having been reported dead, Pete suddenly returns home a rich man, and Philip persuades Kate to keep her promise to marry his friend. WebC

He introduced himself to her. He wanted to know whether she would keep
her promise to marry him if she could not guess where he was hidden. WebC

marriage without parental consent

sňatek bez souhlasu rodičů

The legal age for marriage without parental consent is 18 for both male and female. WebC

Carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of marriage without parental consent before coming to a final decision. WebC

An edict of 1556 outlawed "clandestine" marriage, meaning marriage without parental consent. WebC

break off the engagement

zrušit zasnoubení

Are you going to tell them about your decision to break off the engagement?'; he asked suddenly, interrupting her thoughts. BNC

You knew that I was going to break off the engagement anyway, so it's not exactly the end of the world for me. BNC

Telephoning Jonathan to break off the engagement had almost been a high point of comic relief. BNC

declaration of love

vyznání lásky

I would like to use this post to make a declaration of love. WebC

As a romantic person, he made a declaration of love. WebC

A declaration of love, or the cold shoulder. BNC

become engaged

zasnoubit se

I remember Princess Anne speaking briskly on television when she and Captain Mark Phillips became engaged. BNC

When they became engaged, his future mother-in-law said about her daughter, "I hope you will understand her." BNC

It was when we became engaged that things seemed to change. BNC

go out with sb.

chodit s kým

Joe's absence almost certainly meant that he had succeeded in persuading a girl called Jill into going out with him. BNC

Going out with a man who, according to Dawn, was using her in order to achieve his own ends. BNC

His case, involving an allegation that he raped another student after going out with her, has attracted wide media attention. BNC

passing fancy

přechodná náklonnost

However much she'd fallen in love with Rohan, to him she was no more than a passing fancy, to be enjoyed then discarded. BNC

She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less. BNC

He realized in that instant that his entire life would be changed utterly; that this was no sentimental longing, no passing fancy or phase, this was a feeling he would live by, whatever the costs. BNC

long courtship

dlouhé dvoření, námluvy

Right proposal may need long courtship. WebC

This sometimes happens when a long courtship leads to marriage. WebC

He felt that I was the answer to his prayers for a partner, and we were married after a year-long courtship. WebC

lose one's heart to sb.

zamilovat se do koho

She comes across as beautiful but bland, leaving you to wonder why Hellboy couldn't lose his heart to someone more interesting. WebC

Will the Yankee boy lose his heart to the gentle Confederate woman? WebC

From the moment the Landon begins describing Jamie....well, most readers will know
that this "bad boy" will soon lose his heart to the "good girl." WebC