domingo, 19 de maio de 2024 às 13:47
Site: OpenMoodle
Disciplina: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Glossário: SHOPPING

buy odds and ends

nakupovat drobnosti   wink

In the industrial age, many of us went to the super market to buy groceries and other essentials, sometimes to the flea market to buy odds and ends. WebC

I'm on a fixed income and it is just enough to pay my bills and buy odds and ends for the children. WebC

They are able to buy odds and ends such as school supplies, laundry supplies, pet food, assorted nuts and bolts, and packaged ice cream.  WebC

buy cheap

koupit lacino    big grin

Do you want to buy cheap Viagra online? WebC

Where to buy cheap Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Panasonic, Sony Ericssson and Siemens mobile phones that support polyphonic ringtones.  WebC

Find the best places to buy cheap washing machines online in the UK... WebC

crate of drinks

basa s nápoji    wink

Apparently you could get a discount on your next crate of drinks if you returned the empty bottles with the stoppers as well. WebC

All we had to do was carry a crate of drinks (I preusme beer) up to this room upstairs. WebC

We may only be going out for a day, but with a crate of drinks and a box of lunch for each boat. WebC

duty-free shop

obchod, kde je zboží prodávané beze cla   kiss

The Duty Free shop in the international lounge offers an extensive list of shopping items at minimal prices.  WebC

Don't save all your planned purchases for the duty free shop on your way home. WebC

Anyone who travels internationally has seen or stopped at the duty free shop - goods with little or no taxes.  WebC

call at a shop

zastavit se v obchodě     wink

We would call at a shop for an hovis brown loaf. WebC

And there's recognition too that people still like to call at a shop and eye garments on a rack.  WebC

We drove back to Hill 60 where there is, incidentally a cafe with a home-made museum well worth visiting, to call at a shop there to buy a small supply of Duvel for friends at home. WebC

buy wholesale

skoupit, nakupovat ve velkém   kiss

You must be a store, salon or natural/holistic business in order to buy wholesale from us. WebC

For little money you could buy wholesale hair accessories. BNC

Do you need to buy wholesale fireworks, but are hesitant to pay high retail prices? WebC

buy sth as it stands

koupit něco jak to stojí a leží    approve

After the cure's death the house had been for sale; and Benassis, who had only just come into the country, had bought it as it stood... WebC

Even if the US multinational monopoly oil companies extract the oil, nobody is going to buy it as it stands today and for a very long time. WebC

I found the trees in the near by national forest and bought them as they stood. WebC

buy sth second hand

koupit něco z druhé ruky    wink

Seven years ago Viktor bought the car second-hand in Germany. WebC

Jack bought the car second-hand from a dealer called the Smiling Pilgrim. BNC

We bought the car second hand, so there were no instructions.  WebC

buy in bulk

nakupovat ve velkém množství    kiss

When you buy in bulk it's a good idea to get your cupboards in order.  WebC

With more expensive products, such as office furniture and equipment, the cost may be the same whether you buy in bulk or individually.  WebC

I buy in bulk, break it up into smaller portions and freeze or store it.  WebC

buy at retail

kupovat v malém množství   blush

Please set a reasonable price because our dealers can't buy at retail.

Florida's utilities say that they don't buy at retail; they buy at wholesale.  WebC

Collectors generally buy at retail and have to sell at wholesale. WebC

buy sth at a high rate

kupovat draze   evil

Even third grade quality tea was also bought at a high rate by Russia. WebC

Much of the fuel is smuggled out of the country at a profit, causing fuel shortages and leaving most ordinary people to buy at a high rate on the black market ... WebC

The Ehtesab Bureau has alleged that the Zardaris were given $400 million in kickbacks for agreeing to buy at a high rate the power produced by these two major projects as well as from numerous other private power producers.

make both ends meet

vystačit s penězi    cool

To make (both) ends meet is to live within one's means, but what are the ends in this instance? WebC

Just about the time you think you can make both ends meet, somebody moves the ends. WebC

It is difficult to make both ends meet these days, the taxes being so high.  WebC

change hands

změnit majitele   big grin

Please note that some of the pubs below have changed hands and sometimes beer quality may have deteriorated since these awards were made. WebC

In recent years, the building has changed hands many times. WebC

The property hasn't changed hands since the appraisal district was created.  WebC

feel cheap

cítit se trapně   blush

If you make someone feel cheap, you make them feel bad about themselves. WebC

I've had acquaintances who made me feel cheap because I was driving a 10 year old car. WebC

I felt cheap when I realized I did not want to spend anything on presents for other people. WebC

make oneself cheap

chovat se pod svoji úroveň   thoughtful

She's a woman of great spirit and honour, and will not make herself cheap. WebC

It makes me sick to think of him boasting, thinking he was too cool when all he did was make himself cheap. WebC

I made myself cheap, and must take the consequences. WebC