parent rockmatečná 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 fancypřechodná 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 marriagedát 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 sbucházet 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 scrapeutrhovat 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 marriagemnohoženství, 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 womanpanovačná 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 agreementpředmanželská 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 marriagesvatba 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 lovepubertální 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 waypřivést do jiného stavu She was put "in the family way" by a man in Chicago and had to be taken to a doctor One other girl who was earmarked for him, was put in the family way by another man, The senior sister applied the same method and was also put in the family way by the father. WebC |