pátek, 3. května 2024, 04.18
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FAMILY
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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

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

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

pay one's addresses to sb

ucházet se o čí ruku

Glum paid his addresses to her, stating that he did not want the help of kinsmen to explain what his family or his property and personal merits were. WebC

Price now paid his addresses to other women. WebC

He returned his income at a very large figure, and soon after paid his addresses to the daughter of the surveyor of taxes. WebC

pinchand scrape

utrhovat si od úst

Don't you remember how we had to pinch and scrape to pay the butcher's bill in Puddleby? WebC

The fool who will pinch and scrape every dime, nickel and penny together to make this Christmas as good as last years.WebC

I want to do this so bad that I am willing to pinch and scrape money for a few months. WebC

plural marriage

mnohoženství, polygamie

In 1862 the United States Congress passed the Morrill Act, which prohibited plural marriage in the territories, disincorporated the Mormon Church, and restricted the church's ownership of property. WebC

We're disappointed with the bigamy convictions. It sets a precedent," said Mary Batchelor, who said she had lived three years in a plural marriage. WebC

The Saints were being prosecuted severely because of Plural Marriage. WebC

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

pre-marital agreement

předmanželská dohoda

I estimate one hour of my time to prepare a standard pre-marital agreement, assuming all the terms are agreed to by the parties in advance. WebC

A pre-marital agreement is a written contract signed by both parties to a forthcoming marriage, which specifies what financial arrangements will be made between them should they divorce or separate. WebC

No one should enter a pre-marital agreement without the advice of lawyers for both parties. WebC

proxy marriage

svatba v zastoupení

I had a proxy marriage on the telephone. BNC

 For example, the reason for the proxy marriage is very vague. WebC

There is also a practice of proxy marriage of the dead.  WebC

puppy love

pubertální zamilovanost

She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age - which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years. BNC

It's very possible they'll end up together. It was a puppy-love kind of thing and it never really did go back to normal friendship. WebC

Back in 1952 when I was a puppy-love sick boy of 12 and felt I needed to talk to a priest because the girl I liked gave me the gate. WebC

put in the family way

přivést do jiného stavu

She was put "in the family way" by a man in Chicago and had to be taken to a doctor
for an abortion. WebC

One other girl who was earmarked for him, was put in the family way by another man,
while Agori was still in training. WebC

The senior sister applied the same method and was also put in the family way by the father. WebC