Communication

nie, pokiaľ viem

Is Mrs. Johnson joining us for dinner? Susie Not that I know of. (Google)

Has Kusala bought that car yet? Not that I know of. (Google)

Is there any certification available for SVS from symantec\altiris? Not that I know of, but it's a good idea. (Google)

pohotový, bez prípravy

Her remarks were off-the-cuff, but very sensible. (Google)

I'm not very good at making speeches off-the-cuff. (Google)

He made several off-the-cuff remarks which he later denied. (Google)

na jednej strane - na strane druhej

On the one hand they subscribed to the annual Irish parliamentary party fund and, on the other, they publicly praised the Irish party as the true political representatives of the Irish people and its interests in the British parliament. (BNC)

On the one hand, I'd like more money, but I don't want to work extra hours. (Google)

I like classical music, but on the other hand, my husband loves jazz. (Google)

mít něco na jazyku

Tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experiences are frustrating word-finding failures where people are temporarily unable to produce a word they are certain they know. (Google)

Why is it that people often have tip-of-the-tongue experiences where words suddenly go missing only to reappear later? (Google)

I'll have the right word on the tip of my tongue when I want to tell friends I've been right all along. (V … v … validated. That's it! Validated!) (Google)

otevřený dopis

The Public Library of Science initiative began with the circulation of the following open letter, urging publishers to allow the research reports that have appeared in their journals to be distributed freely by independent, online public libraries of science. (Google)

In any case somebody out there actually believes in the things David said so an open letter like this is necessary. (Google)

I have written an open letter on immigration reflecting the consensus opinion of economists on the major issues. In cooperation with the Independent Institute I am looking for as many signatures as possible from economists and other social scientists. (Google)

veřejné tajemství

She described it as an open secret among the academic fraternity.It was nothing unusual, she said, to hire others to distribute surveys and come up with tabulation of the findings that were used in the thesis.(Google)

It's an open secret that the best part of getting older is the opportunity to follow pursuits previously unexplored. (Google)

Trafficking Nepali women across the border to India for sex work is an open secret here. The shocking frequency has made the reality of trafficking almost commonplace. (Google)

to neprichádza do úvahy

No, buying a new car is out of the question for me right now. (Google)

For the homeless, private medical care is simply out of the question. (Google)

I'm sorry, but your taking my car is out of the question. (Google)

snůška lží

Terming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's book In the Line of Fire as a "pack of lies" and a "national shame", the Opposition Wednesday slammed him for disclosing state secrets in his memoir and demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss it. (Google)

The British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today rejected as a "pack of lies'' Iraqi claims that it does not have any weapons of mass destruction and said Baghdad had to account for `thousands' of items identified by previous inspectors. (Google)

He said: "They are just a pack of lies , it's really annoyed me. I can't believe anyone would stoop so low." However, he added he hadnothing nasty to say about her. (Google)

priateľ na dopisovanie

Pat has also asked me to thank those who gave their names to be pen friends and asks you to be patient as she is too ill to distribute them yet. (BNC)

Pen friends were encouraged for learning French, but in English Digest there were advertisements from Burma and Mauritius and from servicemen. (BNC)

I'm getting worried, I've not heard from any of my polytechnic's no, and you didn't write to your pen friend either. (BNC)

povzbuzující, nabuzující slova

Here’s how to give yourself an inspiring self pep talk to help you feel stronger, happier and ready to move forward with confidence. (Google)

The pep talk is the coach’s responsibility. The pep talk is about the attitude of the team, getting their heads right so that they can go out there and win. (Google)

In this week's Pep Talk, the personal coach shares the story of a brave young girl whose perseverance can be an example to each of us. (Google)