úterý, 21. května 2024, 07.04
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: SHOPPING
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force up prices

vyhnat ceny vysoko, předražovat    thoughtful

Those who belong to unions may put pressure on employers to raise wages, a factor that tends to force up prices still further. WebC

Deregulation only enhanced the power of these monopolies, enabling them to manipulate the supply of energy, create artificial shortages and force up prices. WebC

They control the markets, they force up prices of fruit and vegetables, and prevent Russian peasants from selling their products. WebC

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general store

obchod se smíšeným zbožím   cool

He went to a general store in order to buy a bottle of mineral water where two young men riding on a two-wheeler came and snatched his cellular phone and fled.  WebC

So we decided to walk a few miles into town and go to a general store there. WebC

Go to a general store and get one of the cheapest models, which should not cost much over $30 for the monitor and supplies. WebC

get a discount

dostat slevu     wink

You got a discount - you got more food for less money - and McDonald's got more profits. WebC

I even got a discount on a pair of trousers as I said it was my birthday. I was told I was welcome any time in the shop and got a discount voucher. WebC

Gold members got a discount on the $140 package, which reduced it to $121.60. WebC

go broke

finančně zkrachovat    sad

He went broke several times, but ended up creating a company that is today part of one of the leading media conglomerates, responsible for hundreds of films. WebC

When he went broke, he tried working as a law clerk, but soon gave it up. WebC

He went broke several times and had a nervous breakdown before he became successful. WebC

go out of fashion

vyjít z módy    clown

This outfit went out of fashion very early on because they were uncomfortable, made you cold, and were very hard to work in.  WebC

When the crinoline went out of fashion and skirts ceased to be wide, they became no less impractical - now, they were too tight. WebC

One major change was that kneepants and long stockings went out of fashion and boys began to more commonly wear knickers and kneesocks. WebC

go shopping

jít na nákupy (pro pobavení)   wink

I went shopping in Boston yesterday and bought some neat looking Gravis shoes.  WebC

My son went shopping with our neighbors and they bought him $200 worth of clothes.  WebC

One day the two of them went shopping separately for gifts for each other. WebC

good wine needs no bush

dobré zboží se chválí samo   wink

If a good wine needs no bush and a good play needs no epilogue, then a good Seminar or Institute needs no introduction. WebC

Good wine needs no bush, and perhaps products that people really want need no hard-sell or soft-sell TV push.  WebC

In this new information age, the saying "Good wine needs no bush" is no longer true.  WebC

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half-price sale

výprodej zboží za poloviční cenu approve

Christmas is more than three weeks off, but the half-price sale is already going on. WebC

These prints on half-price sale are high quality archival prints - created with acid-free, matched archival inks and paper. WebC

Get some fabulous bargains in this fantastic half price sale! WebC

hard sell

nátlaková prodejní technika   black eye

He was giving us the hard sell. He almost forced us to sign the contract. WMDI

The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we decided to go to another dealer. WebC

We liked Jean because she never gave us a hard-sell -- she just let us look at the house, and she never said stupid things like "You'll love this cozy kitchen ...  WebC

hard up

ve finanční tísni

Many times when she saw that my mother was hard up, she would open up her purse and take money out for her to borrow. (Google)

The people are hard up because of rising fares and prices and we would like to set the tone of sacrifice and restraint. (Google)

You might be hard up for money and charge say $10 each for the above.  (Google)

have a pile of money

mít hromadu peněz   big grin

It seems he has a pile of money, but he needs your help to get it into a bank outside of Nigeria. WebC

The school apparently has a pile of money to blow on extra-curricular activities, bt it needs suggestions on what activities to do. WebC

She owns a really good restaurant and has a pile of money. WebC

have bags/tons of money

mít peněz jako šlupek    wink

Harvard has bags of money that this university doesn't have. WebC

His cousin is hot, lives fast and has tons of money to do whatever he wants. WebC

Bush has TONS of money that he raised from his fundraisers. WebC

have money to burn

mít spoustu peněz na rozhazování    smile

The lanky and experienced Massachusetts senator has money to burn. WebC

Poopy has money to burn and she can get whatever she wants. WebC

Big spender Larry isn't the only one who acts like he has money to burn. WebC

have sticky fingers

mít potřebu ukrást všechno, co člověk vidí a chce   thoughtful

If someone has sticky fingers, it means they have a habit of stealing things. WebC

Here's how to ensure that no one on your staff has sticky fingers, while also not alienating the innocent. WebC

I have a suspicion that someone there has sticky fingers! WebC

health food shop

prodejna se zdravou výživou   mixed

You can buy the ingredients in any good health food shop. WebC

Supermarkets, as well as health food shops, have a wide range of the necessary foods. WebC

Bach Flower Remedies are available from many health food shops. WebC