Town & Country

klid a pokoj

1. After all, I only want a bit of peace and quiet and I think I am entitled to that! (BNC)

2.  I am desperate for a bit of peace and quiet. (BNC)

3.  She's in her early forties, she doesn't drink and, frankly, could do with a bit of peace and quiet. (BNC)

drb

1. Blair's minions are choosing a new head Mean Girl at midnight, giving it to whomever brings the best piece of gossip to them at Nate's party. (Google)

2. So what's your favorite piece of gossip? (Google)

3. Everything about this piece of gossip makes me nauseous.(Google)

dětské hřiště

The adventure playground, as it is otherwise known, is one of two upgrade projects undertaken by City Parks. (Google)

The adventure playground is a must for both the young and old on your visit to Bowhill. (Google)

Adventure Playground is our outdoor play area where parents can watch young ones in exploring the tree house, suspension bridges, lizard and tree house slides and gecko see-saws. (Google)

mzdy v zemědělství

1. At the same time overpopulation kept agricultural wages at pitiful rates. (BNC)

2. Agricultural wages in Bangladesh: what the figures really show? (Google)

3. The trend in real agricultural wages in Egypt is described well by an inverted U-shaped curve with a peak around 1985. (Google)

znečištění vzduchu

1. Humans probably first experienced harm from air pollution when they built fires in poorly ventilated caves. (Google)

2. Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. (Google)

3. Air pollution includes all contaminants found in the atmosphere. (Google)

zábavní park

When you go there you won't want to miss the world-famous Pleasure Beach amusement park which teems with fun and excitement for everyone. (BNC)

In it you 'll find more fun and thrill rides than any other amusement park in Europe. (BNC)

For many people, there is only one reason to go to an amusement park: the roller coaster. (Google)

orná půda

1. Out of the total land area in Africa, only a fraction is used for arable land.(Google)

2. Arable land can have a negative impact on air quality. (Google)

3. Arable land is currently being lost at the rate of over 200000 km² (38610 square miles) per year. (Google)

umělecká galerie

There 's always one to be heard somewhere during the summer - in the piazza in front of the art gallery and Town Hall or in a park. (BNC)

These are among the enticing participatory events organised by museums and art galleries for the holidays. (BNC)

I had been intending to return there to visit again the marvellous art galleries, in particular to see the Whistlers and the oriental art in the Freer Gallery. (BNC)

polní cesta

1. When work and routine are winding you up as tight as a spring, it's time to hop in your car and head down a back road. (Google)

2. A favorite form of riding in our parts is back road treks. (Google)

3. I heard some other back road was closed now due to an earthquake. (Google)

špatná sklizeň následkem sucha

1. It's basically an insurance against a bad harvest due to drought. (Google)

2. I believe that some Australian Farmers are going out of business as it is the second year running that they have had a bad harvest due to drought. (Google)

3. Particularly when there is a bad harvest due to drought or pests, families will be dirt-poor, often without enough to feed all their children. (Google)

bankovní úředník

Unable even to enlist because of ill health, Eliot had found work as a bank clerk while others fought in the warm rain. (BNC)

The hero of Kipling 's story is a London bank clerk who is also an ambitious poet. (BNC)

Part of the scandal only came to light when an eagle-eyed bank clerk spotted changes made to the bank destination information on an authorised cheque from Craven Grain. (BNC)

slepá ulička

Dark passageways and blind alleys obscure the light at the end of the tunnel. (BNC)

If the police went charging up a blind alley as a result of her information, it wouldn't be her fault. (BNC)

Harriet Harman's plan to legislate against class discrimination is a blind alley. (Google)

činžovní dům

1. They will not reveal any plans to demolish the house next door and erect a block of flats in its place. (BNC)

2. We have developed a luxury block of flats in Regent's Park - probably the best block in London. (BNC)

3. They walked briskly into the block of flats and took the lift to the eighth floor. (BNC)

nudit se k smrť

You 're boring me rigid and I 'm looking for someone more interesting to talk to. (BNC)

It wasn't until I talked to her that I realised I was bored rigid. (BNC)

I think the Beatles themselves, ten, twenty years after they split up, were bored rigid by being Beatles. (BNC)

botanická zaharada 

1. Trees from every continent turn King's Park into a giant botanical garden. (BNC)

2. The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. (Google)

3. The San Antonia Botanical Garden strives to connect people to the plant world through experience, education, and research. (Google)

kontejner na láhve

A van stood by to take the bottles up to the municipal bottle bank, another for the cans and a red plastic hippopotamus with its mouth wide open waited to receive the litter. (BNC)

This sum of money could have resulted in a further 12 bottle banks being introduced into the district and the extension of the composting trial in urban areas to another 200 dwellings. (BNC)

Tesco, working with local Councils and environmental groups, already provides bottle banks at 60 stores and we are developing recycling centres for glass, aluminium, steel and plastic. (BNC)

zastavěný prostor

I think developer do calculate area under the roof as part of built up area as well. (Google)

The wind is observed at the lower part in a built-up area. (Google)

If you want to feel the pulse of contemporary Germany, be sure to visit the biggest built-up area in Germany, the Ruhrgebiet. (Google)

pomalá doprava (dopravní zácpa)

A new study shows that the daily struggle of bumper-to-bumper traffic is getting worse. (Google)

Have you ever wondered how many hours you've spent sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic? (Google)

Despite high fuel prices, we're still spending more time in bumper-to-bumper traffic than ever before. (Googel)

rušné centrum

Leave behind the bustling centre of Dijon and journey through the countryside to the canal side village of Longecourt. (Google)

The hotel is located opposite the Central Station in the bustling centre of Amsterdam. (Google)

This classic Montreal hotel offers guests first rate accommodation and facilities in the bustling centre of Montreal city. (Google)

hlavní město

1. The property is perfectly set for easy access to the capital city of Hamilton. (BNC)

2.  A tour of our wonderful capital city is not to be missed. (BNC)

3. The first thing I did was visit the capital city. (BNC)

půjčovna aut

Although you'll probably be eager to start your holiday, it pays to read the car hire agency's terms and conditions, and any insurance policy booked. (Google)

To ensure that you will explore the island conveniently and with ultimate safety and comfort you need to contact a dependable Kefalonia car hire agency. (Google)

A car hire agency is a company that rents vehicle for some periods of time for a rental. (Google)

parkoviště

1. Once the huge car park near the Louvre is finished in 1991, tourist coaches will be banned from the centre. (BNC)

2. We apparently like large stores with lots of choice and a car park. (BNC)

3. Staring out across the car park, where silent, empty cars wait for their owners like patient pets, he ponders the success of the meeting. (BNC)

hlavní nádraží

1. The multitude then filed past the Opera House and down towards the central station. (BNC)

2. Susan was beginning, when the train slowed down and slid to a standstill in Exeter Central station.(BNC)

3. At Johannesburg Central Station, Africans used separate entrances and exits together with their own small concourse and facilities.(BNC)

filiálka

1. A chain store is one of a number of retail stores under the same ownership and dealing in the same merchandise. (Google)

2. What is the difference between a variety chain store and a multiple shop?  (BNC)

3. The chain store piloted a 13-week part-time secondment programme in which five employees spent hours working with five voluntary organisations. (BNC)

městské poplatky

Transit and city dues were certainly heavy in Vijayanagar during the sixteenth century. (Google)

This was the form in which all city dues were usually paid. (Google)

He is charged also with the collection of the city dues, and the taxes on property. (Google)

lidé z města, měšťáci

1.City folks more prone to late-stage cancer than villagers.(Google)

2. STV good for city folks, not so good for rural. (Google)

3. Basic survival tips: a guide for city folks venturing to the outdoors.(Google)

brány města

This is one of the original four city gates with the present archway dating from 1805. (Google)

The Sarranos Towers are the city gates of Valence for travelers coming from the mountains. (Google)

The city gates open onto a horizon of hills arranged in a circle. (Google)

světla velkoměsta

From city lights to starry nights, mountain-cradled Salt Lake City is the perfect place to be February 21-23, 2008. (Google)

Usually, the reflection of city lights off of local air impurities makes it hard for casual observers to see more than a handful of stars. (Google)

Bright city lights along the coastline and interior delineate the eastern coast of the United States at night. (Google)

panorama města

Illustration of urban city skyline with orange sunset background. (Google)

It was actually of two men smiling into the camera against a chunky city skyline. (BNC)

The city skyline this morning was perfectly silhouetted in twilight while the Golden Gate Bridge framed the highest buildings. (Google)

měšťák

The answer is never in doubt , and neatly topical in a week when American voters showed their preference for small-town boys over city slickers.(BNC)

Women are particularly vulnerable to the false promises of city slickers. (BNC)

I want a pair of glasses. The sort we city slickers wear, but with clear glass in the frames. (BNC)

prolézačka

He then tried propping the others up on the climbing frame but they kept falling off. (BNC)

Here they are wearing their new outfits while playing on a climbing frame. (BNC)

Inside there was a climbing frame, Lego roundabout, swings and a wooden catapult for firing naughty children out of the castle. (BNC)

dlážděné ulice

As you stroll along the cobbled streets you'll see various plaques marking historic buildings or events. (Google)

The authorities have been grappling with the problem for a decade , but still the cars choke the cobbled streets. (BNC)

The Village of Clovelly in North Devon is famous for its donkeys, cobbled streets and fishing harbour. (Google)

obchodní centrum

The city of Quesnel is the commercial centre of the North Cariboo. (Google)

The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre. (BNC)

The State of Bahrain is the banking and commercial centre of the Arabian Gulf, with a large community of expatriates enjoying a relaxed, high standard of living. (BNC)

koncertní síň

Those in the audience who have had to suffer such behaviour in a concert hall , whilst trying to listen to a brilliant musician , know that his remarks about certain characters are only too true. (BNC)

Theatres and concert halls can be beautiful and stirring places , quite apart from what goes on in them. (BNC)

We became inseparable, and I was so proud to be seen walking with him, to enter a concert hall with him and let others see us sit down together at café and restaurant tables. (BNC)

památková oblast

Although All Saints is not a listed building , it lies within a conservation area so that any proposal to demolish it would have been subject to same scrutiny as plans for the demolition of a listed building. (BNC)

The law defines conservation areas as "areas of special architectural or historic interest , the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance". (BNC)

Owners will usually see the value of their property increase and it is often a selling point in estate agents' particulars that a house stands in a conservation area. (BNC)

venkovský balík

There were snapshots of youths with big moustaches and huge muskets over their shoulders, country boys sensing that nationalism rather than colonialism was a path of honour. (BNC)

Obviously the City boys are a bit fussier than the country boys about when they play. (BNC)

He 's just a poor country boy, with holes in his shoes! (BNC)

venkovská silnice

1. This picture shows a country road with beautiful trees on either side. (Google)

2. Going for walks on our country road is especially enjoyable because of the river, many bridges and beautiful rolling hills. (Google)

3. A country road lined by trees winds amongst the landscape of Tuscany in the Province of Siena, Italy where you have beautiful scenic views. (Google)

stísněné, natěsnané byty

1. At last there's a way to get above the world of noisy and cramped apartments. (Google)

2. Tired of Cramped Apartments? Rent a room in a house with a large yard! (Google)

3. How do pets cope in cramped apartments in the city? (Google)

kriminalita

We also have one of the lowest crime rates for theft and burglary. (BNC)

Mr Whittaker is keen to emphasize that the rising crime rate is not really a racial affair. (BNC)

It is certainly the case that crime rates in socialist countries are far less than in the USA and other capitalist societies. (BNC)

obdělávat půdu

1. Those who own land lack the means to buy tools or fertilizer to cultivate the land. (Google)

2. "Since we can't cultivate the land that was given to our grandfather by the government, we have been forced to find other means of income,'' said Kishor. (Google)

3. What indian tribe taught how to cultivate the land?  (Google)

mlékárna (obchod)

1. This photograph shows the Barnes family standing outside John Barnes' butcher and dairy shop in West Footscray, circa 1920. (Google)

2. Our specialised dairy shop offers you a large assortment of different cheeses and dairy products. (Google)

3. Around the corner is Jones Dairy's shop, which features an array of artisan-made breads and farmhouse cheeses. (Google)

slepá ulice

1. Our apartment is in a three storey building in a quiet dead end street. (Google)

2. Welcoming colonial on quiet, dead-end street close to Magee Park with easy travel to major routes & shopping. (Google)

3. Heat & hot water included, quiet neighborhood on dead end street, walking distance to downtown. (Google)

obchodní dům

It was a very old-fashioned store - which was hardly surprising as it was the first department store in London. (BNC)

It costs £1.35 and is available from major department stores including John Lewis of Oxford Street. (BNC)

Another major feature of the past decade has been the advent of in-house credit cards offered by large department stores, which remain popular despite the punitive rates of interest. (BNC)

zanedbaná ob

It is part of a Royal Ballet project called A Chance to Dance, designed to stimulate an interest in ballet, principally but not exclusively among black children, in deprived areas. (BNC)

We will continue to seek opportunities to open new CTCs in deprived inner city areas. (BNC)

Raised in some of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow, he was a gifted schoolboy footballer with a precocious ability to use poverty to his advantage. (BNC)

opuštěná/zpustlá budova

I mean people who are sleeping in parks and doorways, in derelict buildings and under railway arches. (BNC)

Development plan policies should also encourage the reuse of derelict buildings. (BNC)

On that side of the road there are at least five derelict buildings with many more in a poor state of repair. (BNC) .

řízení v opilosti

1.Perhaps it would be reasonable to assume that 550 deaths are caused in England, Wales and Scotland every year by drunken driving. (BNC)

2. The chief inspector had seen businessmen before, stopped for drunken driving or speeding offences, who adopted the same tactic. (BNC)

3. Cabell Circuit Judge Alfred Ferguson has ordered a man to spend time in prison for drunken driving. (Google)

chemická čistírna

1. Or you may want to try out the laundromat and dry cleaner's. (Google)

2. A dry cleaner's wash cycle typically lasts around 15 minutes. (Google)

3. Find out how much it would cost to send your school dress to the dry cleaner's and how much it would cost to clean it at home. (Google)

den, kdy se odváží odpadky

1. DUSTBIN DAY IS CHANGING! (BNC)

2. Today is Monday, and Monday is dustbin day. (Google)

3. A good way to start a conversation about the importance of reducing litter is on dustbin day. (Google)

realitní agent

The end of the housing boom was reflected in news of more losses and branch closures among estate agents. (BNC)

Not even the most persuasive estate agent could have produced one environmental reason for moving there ; but it was a miner 's house and rent free. (BNC)

The estate agent said if we wanted to see it, we'd have to get the key from them. (BNC)

výfukové plyny

Then there are toxic, corrosive and carcinogenic exhaust fumes and the spreading intrusiveness of traffic noise, which again are by no means limited to city centres. (BNC)

The smoke furled dreamily from its navy blue nostrils and wafted gently into the evening, almost indistinguishable from the exhaust fumes of the cars below it. (BNC)

Dense exhaust fumes in the atmosphere have the same effect, be it more gradual, succeeding in limiting oxygen supplies to the body, which in turn puts greater strain on the heart. (BNC)

rodinný dům

1. The family house itself assumes a special prominence which is unique to this class. (BNC)

2. It was a family house after all, no doubt Hilbert had intended Adam to share it with the rest of the family. (BNC)

3. The Old Rectory is a lovely old family house set in 3 acres of well maintained gardens with large well-appointed rooms offering every comfort. (BNC)

výstavní, velký dům

1. I could've found her. I knew where she was, the fancy house in Delaporte, any night at the Big Bamboo. (BNC)

2. There be our Martha lying on her bed of sickness while her sister sits up in her fancy house twiddling her thumbs! (BNC)

3. Energy and monetary consequences of a fancy house design. (Google)

módní (oblíbený) klub

Sutton is still the most fashionable club in Barcelona. (Google)

Probably the most renowned and most fashionable club was the Nushka Toboggan and Snowshoe Club. (Google)

The Club Chelsea is a fashionable club that is a traditional part of the Aspen nightlife social scene. (Google)

úrodná rovina

1. The Babylonians lived in the ancient country of Mesopotamia, a fertile plain located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,(...) (Google)

2. What is the large fertile plain in europehungary? (Google)

3. Palermo extends on a fertile plain called the Conca d’Oro (golden horn),(...) (Google)

polní a luční květiny

1. A Wyoming florist used field and meadow flowers to highlight the vintage western party. (Google)

2. Oh, I like such bouquets of field and meadow flowers. (Google)

3. They then filled the baskets with a variety of field and meadow flowers as well as with petals of peonies that grew in their garden; (...) (Google)

požární hydrant

1. Enter the hardware shop and buy the wrench, exit and walk over to the fire hydrant. (BNC)

2. After all, the city work crew did quickly stop the fire hydrant from shooting a geyser forty feet into the air. (Google)

3. Violators will be assessed a fee of $500 for improper use of water from a fire hydrant plus any damages that may have occurred. (Google)

hasičská zbrojnice

1. At this time women were employed in duties in the fire station on a full time rota. (BNC)

2. This area is the furthest such populated area from a fire station in the county. (BNC)

3. I certainly saw it when it came onto fire stations in the fifties how life changed in the fire station. (BNC) 

stádo ovcí

1. Then I noticed a flock of sheep in the adjoining field. (BNC)

2. They stared blankly at her, like a flock of sheep startled by a tractor. (BNC)

3. The flock of sheep had panicked into a shambling run. (BNC) 

fotbalové hřiště

The situation is now so serious that an area of tropical rainforest the size of 6 football pitches is destroyed every minute of the day. (BNC)

It had not been spent on the football pitch, however, nor the training ground. (BNC)

This was staged in the evening under floodlights on a football pitch. (BNC)

lesní zvěř

1. Different forest animals need different types of habitat to meet their food and shelter needs. (Google)

2.  Forest animals are some of the most popular of animals with children. (Google)

3. What do rain forest animals eat? (Google)

zahradní rostlina

1. Bergamot is a highly decorative garden plant, and a favourite with bees; (...) (BNC)

2. It is not surprising that it was, and still is, grown as a garden plant, since its large, soft, grey-green leaves and brightly coloured flowers are splendidly ornamental. (BNC)

3. As a gardening aid, we are adding garden plant information and photos. (Google) 

sbírat houby

1. Gather mushrooms in baskets, never in plastic bags. (Google)

2. Gather mushrooms while you are stickwalking in the hilly forrests around town. (Google)

3. Even today, many people still gather their berries and nuts, and some people still gather mushrooms and herbs. (Google)

obchod se smíšeným zbožím

1.Our store is a unique family run general store, just like the ones you visited when you were a child. (WebCorp)

2. We invite you to step back in time to the Brewster Store which still has all the charm of a nineteenth century general store. (WebCorp)

3. In Australia, Canada and the United States, a store named or subtitled "general store" is traditionally a retailer located in a small town or in a rural area. (WebCorp)

jít do hospody

Let's all go down the pub with the Bishop of Southwark. (Google)

You're likely to go down the pub if your friends are there, but not if they are where most people's friends are: on Facebook. (Google)

I`d rather just go down the pub. That`s where the real magic happens. (Google)

jít na procházku

1. One option was that we could go for a walk. (Google)

2. Let's Go for a Walk! (Google)

3. "Ten Awesome Places To Go For a Walk in Denver".(Google)

jít na houby

1. When you first go mushrooming, make sure you take an expert and an up to date field guide with you. (Google)

2. The passionate anglers can try to catch some fish here and you can go mushrooming here too. (Google)

3. When you go mushrooming, it is the responsible thing to do to carry your mushrooms in a mesh bag. (Google)

nakupovat

1. Another step is never to go shopping without a list, and to be strict about only buying what's on it. (BNC)

2. Success means you can spend more when you go shopping. (BNC)

3. In the mornings, for instance, after finishing the household chores she might go shopping, and then have lunch with friends. (BNC)

golfové hřiště

When he is not on the golf course, he is making large sums as a company director. (BNC)

He helped to reorganize the local golf course so that students could play legally and cheaply. (BNC)

Someone tried to make a golf course in the water meadows; another tried to run it as a pub, and put close-fitting carpets over the flags. (BNC)

městská zeleň

We are a registered charity which works to improve parks and green spaces by raising awareness, involving communities and creating skilled professionals. (Google)

At the moment, green spaces such as gardens or playing fields are designated as brownfield sites. (Google)

The strategy sets out an ambitious plan over the next 20 years for ensuring that people have access to good quality parks and green spaces of different types, close to where they live. (Google)

mávnout na taxi

His card message system gave him the freedom to go out alone and hail a taxi, showing the driver the appropriate card for the place he wanted to visit. (BNC)

Richard turned left for the underground, Martin hailed a taxi. (BNC)

When he headed back into the heart of the crowd she headed the other way, hailed a taxi and went in search of a plane. (BNC)

zvládnout provoz

1. Some lines built auxiliary downtown stations to handle the traffic; others continued to expand their main terminal. (Google)

2. "If the traffic lights or traffic signs are broken, we are responsible to handle the traffic flow," he said. (Google)

3. They simply lack the inspection staff to handle the traffic. (Google)

být rozený zahradník

1. Mia has a talent for mothering the way some people have green fingers for gardening. (BNC)

2. I'm afraid I don't have green fingers. I've killed every plant I had ever owned. (Google)

3. It's true, gardeners really DO have green fingers. (Google)

rychlí rytmus života

Not only are we a retreat and sanctuary from the hectic pace of life, we also offer a variety of healing modalities to soothe your body, mind and soul. (Google)

Nowadays, with our hectic pace of life forcing us to rush everywhere and grab quick lunches, our organism is put under constant stress. (Google)

The Mauian Hotel is a secluded tropical hideaway for those wanting to escape from the hectic pace of life. (Google)

kurník

1. However, lack of cover leads to the birds feeling insecure so they tend not to stray too far from the hen house. (BNC)

2. Some advice on preparing your hen house for winter. (Google)

3. I am looking for a mobile hen house to tow round the field to give my chickens a different view. (Google)

stádo skotu

1. It would appear that we are after all just a herd of cattle and will follow any leader whether they are heading for the slaughter house or not. (Google)

2. How many cattle are in a herd of cattle? (Google)

3. About the middle of May, Mr. William Gordon Bell, a Scotch farmer, drove the first herd of cattle to Whanganui. (Google)

výšková budova

A white mist obscured the view, gave the high-rise buildings a ghostly look. (BNC)

Troops occupy the top floors of several high-rise buildings in both north and west Belfast. (BNC)

Rescuing all the occupants of a high-rise building can take several hours. (Google)

obchod na hlavní třídě

The brewers have at last woken up to the fact that their high-street shops have become dinosaurs slouching towards extinction. (BNC)

If you go into any of the high-street shops, and try and get something decent over a size 14, there 's no way you can do it, unless you want to make your own clothes. (BNC)

A good engagement ring bought at auction will cost you half what a high-street shop would charge. (BNC)

bezdomovec

1. Police say 21-year-old Ronnie Rodriguez and two teens attacked the homeless man near the beach boardwalk around dawn Wednesday. (Google)

2. A homeless man, Ricardo Ramirez decided to grope a receptionist to earn him a way one ticket straight to jail. (Google)

3. A homeless man is living in a tent on a busy roundabout in protest at what he claims is a lack of help. (Google)

dům a přilehlé pozemky

The house and grounds were formed in the mid 17th century by Sir Edward Seymour, and bought by the 1st Earl of Burlington in 1682. (Google)

Located just south of Downe village, the house and grounds survive largely unaltered. (Google)

Letters and photographs show that he was proud of the house and grounds and constantly sought ways to improve them. (Google)

sídliště

This housing estate is surrounded by open land which is seen between the houses and the minor road, in the top of the south eastern section of the square. (Google)

A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. (Google)

Contact your local housing estate office for matters concerning repairs, housing benefits, garden maintenance scheme and sheltered accommodation. (Google)

lovecká sezóna

1. The mountain goat hunting season lasts 11 weeks from 15 September to the end of November. (BNC)

2. Although it restricts the hunting season to three months (ending on 31 January, not 10 March as before), it allows regional governments to alter the deadline. (BNC)

3. For the rest of the hunting season, the saboteurs will play a cat and mouse game with the huntsmen. (BNC) 

nepovolená skládka

1. Illegal dumping is a major problem that raises significant concerns with regard to safety, property values, and quality of life in our communities. (Google)

2. Illegal Dumping is the disposal of waste generated at one location and disposed of at another location without legal permission. (Google)

3. Illegal dumping can disrupt natural processes on land and in the water. (Google)

impozantní budova

These imposing buildings from another era were the meeting point for elements that the establishment wanted to keep apart. (BNC)

With the resurgence of the neo-classical architectural style in Victorian times most imposing buildings were erected with great attention to Greco-Roman columns and low, wide vaulted roofs. (BNC)

The new video shows an idyllic world of imposing buildings and ancient streets seen through the eyes of a little girl who resembles Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland. (BNC)

daleko od civilizace

1. But still, a museum in Medzilaborce dedicated to Warhol, his family and his art, is seemingly in the middle of nowhere. (Google)

2. It is a small town in the middle of nowhere, 30 minutes by car from some nice slopes, on top of a permanent glacier, near Innsbruck, Austria. (Google)

3. Life is hard “in the middle of nowhere”. (Google)

na předměstích

1. She is a 34-year-old lady who lives in the suburbs of a city with her husband or partner. (BNC)

2. He had had a pretty good life. A pleasant wife (in his terms anyway), a nice house in the suburbs. (BNC)

3. For 10 years she has managed her garden, in the suburbs of Leicester, in ways that encourage wildlife. (BNC)

nepřetržitý hluk

Unruly neighbours, the incessant roar of traffic and booming music from pubs and clubs is to blame for a catalogue of health problems, including heart attacks and strokes. (Google)

Men and women, tired by the incessant roar of urban life, will find here a healing quietude conducive to liking inward and discouraging with one's innerself. (Google)

This sounds frivolous – until you have spent days exposed to the irritating chatter of visitors for the person in the next bed, the incessant roar of their TV or their time-consuming toilet habits. (Google)

průmyslové město

People living in Kuwait will be exposed to smog and pollution as severe as in any industrial town in the 1950s. (BNC)

People migrated from the country mainly to the new industrial towns on the coalfields. (BNC)

The Milk Marketing Board sells much of the milk to the industrial towns of South Wales and to the tourist resorts. (BNC)

průmyslové zóny

Wanaka's industrial zone should be extended by 20ha to meet anticipated demand until 2020. (Google)

South Korea and North Korea are consulting to arrange the second round of formal talks on a joint industrial zone in the North`s border city of Kaesong. (Google)

The city administration is preparing the Marunda industrial zone in North Jakarta to become a special economic zone with an international port. (Google)

střed města (vnitřní město)

Pleas from the Prince of Wales for corporate help to rebuild the inner cities has not fallen on deaf ears. (BNC)

Twice he worked for the Wellington City Mission, among the lost and lonely people of the inner city. (BNC)

The efforts of the state have mainly gone into providing better facilities for sport, especially in inner cities. (BNC)

pracovní příležitosti

1. Since job opportunities in industry have been limited in this way, how do the millions who are coming to the city earn a living? (BNC)

2. In an effort to increase job opportunities for the local population, the corporation intends to spend in the late 1980s and early 1990s some £20 million on education and training. (BNC)

3. Will job opportunities and interview skills be discussed at some time during the course? (BNC)

smetiště, skládka

1. The reason our house has looked like a junk yard since 1985 is because a three-seater the colour and shape of junk has been there. (BNC)

2. You might be able to get a cart-wheel of your own from a local bygone auction or junk yard. (BNC)

3. Treasure hunting in Harvard's junk yard: Harvard University gives away tons of used furniture and office equipment at its recycling center. (Google)

likvidovat plevel

1.  It is said that pouring boiling water on weeds will kill the weeds as well as the seeds. (Google)

2. The herbicide must kill the weeds, but not harm the crop species. (Google)

3. Try to use just enough to kill the weeds and apply the product directly on the weeds. (Google) 

nedostatek rasové snášenlivosti

1. Lack of racial diversity does NOT equate to lack of racial tolerance. (Google)

2. Although the lack of racial tolerance in the musical is about Asians, its pertinence to all kinds of prejudice was not lost on anyone. (Google)

3. His lack of racial tolerance was shown to the world but still he got re-elected. (Google)

lehký průmysl

1. Its factory workers are nearly all in light industry. (BNC)

2. It is the home of light industry, with several small businesses based in the village, and numbers artists, writers and craftsmen amongst its present inhabitants. (BNC)

3. This combination of light industry and agriculture is probably typical of the suburbs where pressure on land was less acute than in the centre. (BNC) 

lemováno obchody

How did the idea of building boardwalks lined with shops and amusements in many North American coastal resort towns come about? (Google)

Kuta's main road is lined with shops selling everything from swimwear, sarongs, handicrafts and CDs to jewelry, clothing, furniture and leather goods. (Google)

Beside the town hall, four parallel linear ways lined with shops on each side provided undercover stalls for different types of trade. (Google)

znečišťovat ulici

1. We litter the street, they clean it up. (Google)

2. An alternative approach is to levy an instant tax on those who litter the street. (Google)

3. Styrofoam cups lie smashed into the cement, while plastic bags and McDonald's wrappers litter the street. (Google)

rušný bar

Patong is party central and packed with lively bars by night. (Google)

If its nightlife you are looking for then this resort will not let you down with many lively bars and discos. (Google)

Our other Club base , the Four Seasons is a mere two minute walk away with its lively bar so you 'll never be short of company. (BNC)

místní průmysl

1. Coal Mining became a major local industry in 1790 with the opening of the Monkland Canal. (Google)

2. Many UK firms are now outsourcing jobs to the local industry. (Google)

3. Imported flowers take bloom off local industry. (Google)

dlouhá otvírační doba

Our long opening hours make your shopping experience at HELA even easier. (Google)

Swimming pools and spas with long opening hours and massage services are what the hotels are most likely to pay an extra charge for in the hotel. (Google)

Placed strategically throughout the central city, the parking buildings are staffed during their long opening hours and are a convenient place to leave your vehicle.

hlavní silnice, hlavní tah

1. A total of 18 structures have been built enabling the new road to cross a variety of obstacles including two railway lines, a major road and a canal. (BNC)

2. Major road closures will take place from Monday, when work on the R250-million Warwick Triangle Viaduct project picks up pace. (Google)

3.  A major road improvement scheme on a main Gateshead street is to begin this month. (Google)

jít na výlet

1. Think I need to make a trip to the city. (Google)

2. Keira Knightley may make a trip to Australia for 'Atonement' promotion. (Google)

3. Meaning of cruise is to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports. (Google)

náměstí s trhem

Now the five retail markets are still held, and a new traditional style market square is being built as part of the new Bull Ring. (BNC)

Mediaeval houses crowd the market square including King John 's Hunting Lodge, a merchant 's town house now open to the public as a museum. (BNC)

Narrow alleys streak out from a market square, gay with canopy stripes, bookshops, boutiques, steamy little tea-shops, all pressed together, closing ranks to thousands of cyclists. (BNC)

zakázaná oblast

This made it a no-go area for the Hong Kong police and it developed into a warren of opium dens and criminal hideouts. (BNC)

The horror world of the novel 1984 , where the proles live in no-go areas with no jobs , draws ever nearer. (BNC)

Knoydart is not exactly a no-go area but should be entered with caution.

kancelářská budova

1. The barrier is raised and he drives to his personal parking space next to the front entrance of the office block. (BNC)

2. They 've just finished a new office block with the lowest handrails. (BNC)

3. With the completion of the new office block the whole of the operation relocated there in September/October 1985. (BNC)

na pokraji lesa

1. Badgers prefer to live in woods, but they often live on the edge of the wood, not in the middle. (Google)

2. Meanwhile, the landowner had put in an application to fell 27 large trees on the edge of the wood next to Blackberry Hill. (Google)

3. But living on the edge of the wood means the sounds and spirits of the forest creep in all the time. (Google)

parkovací automat /hodiny

The devices are designed for parking meters, but are also the main timers used in IRA bombs. (BNC)

On the way he stopped the car in the city centre to point out dozens of parking meters, all capped with hooded covers. (BNC)

She arrived in central London so late that she had to park in the street outside the English department, with not a free parking meter in sight. (BNC)

venkovní/pouliční kavárna

If you want to set up a pavement café on a designated highway you will need to have planning permission to do so. (Google)

Those who want Austro-Hungarian cuisine in Vienna come to Scherer, which has a pavement café in summer. (Google)

You could be in the cathedral precinct in Rouen or Rennes and you can imagine the continental pavement café mood it must have when tables are outside on sunny days. (Google)

přechod pro chodce

It might seem little enough to get an extra bus stop or pedestrian crossing, but those are real concerns for local people and such matters affect the way they regard you politically. (BNC)

Drivers and riders should always stop still at pedestrian crossings, and not pull forwards until the person is safely on the pavement. (BNC)

He was killed on a pedestrian crossing when Clara was sixteen. (BNC)

pěší zóna

There is an extraordinary large amount of clothes shops in the pedestrian precinct. (Google)

To give the city a new breath, its heart is transformed into a pedestrian precinct. (Google)

There is a wide range of local shops nearby as well as a large supermarket, all set within a modern and conveniently located pedestrian precinct. (Google)

benzinová pumpa

One symptomatic scene concerned the robbery of a petrol station by a young saxophonist considering a criminal career. (BNC)

After the petrol station and the little houses, in one of which George Carter lived, were left behind, the street petered out into a country lane. (BNC)

The survey was conducted by petrol station forecourt facility company Carebridge, which questioned 1,060 motorists over the past two months. (BNC)

vepřín

1. The Pig Farm specializes in trophy and non-trophy wild boar hunts, as well as junior hunts. (Google)

2. Major pig-farm operators have launched emergency measures to shield consumers from the "Mexican flu" outbreak. (Google)

3. The BAU team must get their hands dirty at a pig farm in order to catch a prolific serial killer. (Google)

sázet stromy

1. Where the land is badly scarred and broken, the simplest treatment is to plant trees and produce small patches of woodland. (BNC)

2. "Please don't plant trees which shed thick leaves in autumn," begged the engineers. (BNC)

3. Let's plant trees for a better planet. (Google)

policejní stanice

1. At the police station Rita sat on a wooden bench and answered questions. (BNC)

2. A new police station is to be built. (BNC)

3. Try to find from the salvage dealer the police station from which he collected the vehicle and enquire if they know its original number from their files. (BNC)

hustota obyvatel

The population density of an area can be one of the most important determining factors for business and marketing planning. (Google)

In more technical terms, population density refers to population per square kilometre of surface area. (Google)

The calculation for population density is total population divided by land area. (Google)

pošta

1. A post office is a facility authorised by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. (Google)

2. Housed in a former Post Office this Italian restaurant has an authentic Italian menu and impressive wine list. (Google)

3. The Santa Claus Post Office is the only post office in the world with the Santa Claus name. (Google)

montované domky, panelové domy

1. The plan's central aim was the importation of some 9,000 prefabricated houses and 5,000 trailer homes. (BNC)

2. In May the politburo promised to send 4,000 prefabricated houses. (BNC)

3. More than 200000 prefabricated houses were built during the war, just over 12 per cent of total house production. (Google)

drahá restaurace

What should I wear to a dinner party at a pricey restaurant with my husband's bosses and spouses? (Google)

The brasserie is cheaper than the pricey restaurant, but both have great river views, especially in summer, with tables outside. (Google)

The service was very good, what you would expect from a pricey restaurant. (Google)

záhumenek

1.Everything is adjusted to the needs of private plot and garden decoration. (Google)

2. The average peasant household earned about twice as much from marketings from the private plot as from its work on collective land. (Google)

3. Each villa has its own private plot of approx. 1000 m2. (Google)

chráněný živočich

1. Compensations are paid for pecuniary damages caused by protected animal species. (Google)

2. Hunters reminded that wolves are a protected animal in Wisconsin. (Google)

3. Thus it is an offence to unnecessarily infuriate or terrify a protected animal as well as cause physical pain. (Google)

venkovské městečko

1. Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, a provincial town in northern Italy which was blitzed in the war. (BNC)

2. The Musée Bonn at is an art gallery and an exceedingly good one for a provincial town. (BNC)

3. At the beginning of the nineteenth century no provincial town had more than 100,000 inhabitants, though London was a colossus with a population of 865,000. (BNC)

veřejné záchodky

1. Mr Wheeler said police already went to public lavatories to detect sex offenders .(BNC)

2. The railings of the public lavatories on this side of the river were dark-green, heavy and ancient.(BNC)

3. Profits made from condom machines in Middlesbrough 's public lavatories are to be paid to Cleveland AIDS Support.(BNC)

veřejná doprava

1. Maps of the public transport system can be found all over Prague, especially in underground stations or in their vicinity. (Google)

2. Our column will guide you back to the history of public transport in Budapest. (Google)

3. The best way to visit Vienna's sights and discover the city on your own is by public transport; underground, trams, buses and rapid transit. (Google)

půvabné starobylé budovy

Both of these recently mutilated hotels are not just quaint old buildings, but are designated historic structures. (Google)

Along each street we encounter are quaint old buildings which have been transformed into modern businesses. (Google)

Podil is one of the oldest parts of Kiev and is covered with quaint old buildings and churches. (Google)

tíchý (nudný) zapadákov

Just further down the lane were three tiny cottages which always looked spruce in this quiet backwater and their small gardens were bright with flowers. (BNC)

With no village shop, bus service or school, the village church and public house are now the focus of activity in the parish, with little to mar the tranquillity of the quiet backwater. (BNC)

Hotel Trevi was some five minutes ' walk away in a quiet backwater.

klidná ulice

1.He was walking along a quiet street when gunmen shot him several times in the head. (BNC)

2. It was a family hotel in a quiet street near Hyde Park. (BNC)

3. They could be very happy, it's a quiet street; it is a paradise. (BNC)

králíkárna

1. A rabbit hutch is the best choice for a rabbit kept outside. (Google)

2. New rabbit hutch, used only about a week and our elderly rabbit passed away. (Google)

3. It is important that the rabbit cage or rabbit hutch provided is as large as possible. (Google)

vlakové nádraží

1. The festival is held on parkland conveniently next to the railway station. (BNC)

2. It's sad, going away, but it must be nice all the same to have someone kiss you at the railway station. (BNC)

3. She hurries to the railway station. (BNC) 

odvoz a likvidace odpadků

1. Further joint consultation is also needed for other functions including planning and refuse disposal. (BNC)

2. Whether you see jumble as giving or refuse disposal, the fact is that it makes up a significant part of the income of small local organisations. (BNC)

3.  The management garbage and refuse disposal is an important environmental issue. (Google)

matrika

The marriage must take place in a registered place of worship (church, synagogue etc.) or district register office, using an authorised religious or civil ceremony. (BNC)

There are a variety of reasons why people choose a register office wedding. (BNC)

The humanists also hold baby-naming and wedding ceremonies, although the latter still have to be legalised at a register office. (BNC)

spolehlivá městská hromadná doprava

THE Sunshine Coast council has taken the first steps towards providing reliable public transport on the Coast. (Google)

These services will be deliberately scheduled to ensure that staff have access to reliable public transport at important staff travel times. (Google)

Those who do not have their own cars cannot socialise outside the work environment because of the lack of safe and reliable public transport. (Google)

odlehlá oblast (od města)

Words of foreign origin defeated many readers, and place-names of remote areas like Georgia had no meaning at all. (BNC)

They were settled in a remote area of Ross and Cromarty in Scotland, twenty miles from the nearest Asian family. (BNC)

This is especially so in the remote sheep-farming areas of Wales, which seem to be particularly favoured as fox-dumping grounds. (BNC)

obytná čtvrť

In the middle-class residential areas where most MPs live , law and order may not be a serious worry , but it is of intense concern in poorer districts. (BNC)

We will encourage the extension of Neighbourhood Watch to more residential areas. (BNC)

Investigations in the residential area uncovered houses and caravanserais with rooms for travellers set round large courtyards. (BNC)

obytná čtvrť

1. Admittedly, this was a placid residential district, but there should be some exterior noise(...) (BNC)

2. He walked south-eastwards from the River, uphill towards the wealthy residential district where Taheb lived. (BNC)

3. In Calcutta, most residents of the middle-class trading and residential district appeared to be out on the street. (BNC)

městská zástavba podél výpadovek

Substantive ideas were largely negative: to prevent suburban growth and ribbon development. (Google)

The proposal represents an extension beyond this boundary and as such would be ribbon development situated in allocated countryside. (Google)

The outer area sprawling in an atmosphere neither urban nor rural, where ribbon development stretches well beyond what should ever be the true urban area. (Google)

boháči

All of you rich folks complaining about tax increases need to get some perspective. (Google)

Of course, the arts have always, through recorded history, been about keeping rich folks happy. (Google)

Even as the income gap has widened, they say, rich folks and middle-class folks have a lot of the same stuff nowadays. (Google)

dopravní značení

It contains a complete map of the British road network and an inventory of all the road signs. (BNC)

The pilot was flying the aircraft fairly close to the ground and was using road signs to help determine his location. (BNC)

At some locations road markings or road signs indicate free flow on to the roundabout in specified lanes. (BNC)

skalka

1. Choose dwarf varieties to plant in rock gardens. (BNC)

2. Larch and spruce shelter nature 's own rock garden with the forest floor carpeted with many species of wild flowers. (BNC)

3.  They enquired at his bank, and inspected the rock garden behind his shop. (BNC) 

jet na červenou

1. Somebody run a red light, the car in front of me stopped within inches before crashing into the car. (Google)

2. What happens if you run a red light while having a learner's permit and you get your picture taken? (Google)

3. It is a standard $124 violation to run a red light on a bicycle. (Google)

zchátralé budovy

I was disappointed by both the run-down buildings and the bars. (Google)

Do all the most run-down buildings belong to the same owner? (Google)

Precise Buildings can make your old run-down buildings look brand new inside and out. (Google)

venkovská idyla

They argue that a continuation of Green Belt restrictions in their present form will turn the countryside into a ghetto for rich commuters while local people pay for this rural idyll in homelessness and unemployment. (BNC)

In short, it appears to be a rural Protestant idyll where God and squire and cottager know their own and each other 's places. (BNC)

This combination of rural idyll and cutting edge technology is embodied in the Scottish Borders Campus. (BNC)

dopravní špička

1. In Los Angeles workers joke that the rush hour begins at 5.30am and goes on to 8.30pm. (BNC)

2.  We were just in time to watch the evening rush hour. (BNC)

3. Was this the end of the lunch hour or the beginning of rush hour? (BNC)

venkovská půvab

All you need is a little creativity in order to easily and inexpensively work some rustic charm into your life. (Google)

The studio apartment we chose wasn't luxurious, but it certainly had a rustic charm. (Google)

As we step onto the grounds of the winery, we're swept into another place and time by its rustic charm. (Google)

ostrůvek (uprostřed vozovky, na němž přecházející může počkat)

1. If the signal starts flashing “Don't Walk”, finish moving to a median safety island (if one exists) or the other side of the street or highway. (Google)

2. Any pedestrian who has partly completed his cross during the constantly lighted WALK may continue to a sidewalk or safety island. (Google)

3. Accidents always happen on the safety island. (Google)

přímořské město

Khanh Hoa province is famous for Nha Trang city, a seaboard town on the main road 1A. (Google)

Begin with a visit to Galway, a seaboard town with its colourful streets and numerous authentic pubs. (Google)

It is possible to define Pompeii as a seaboard town whose inhabitants had daily contact with the sea. (Google)

přímořské letovisko

From the top you could see right over the seaside resort out into the countryside beyond. (BNC)

Even English seaside resorts, which had been made popular through royal patronage, saw relatively few visitors. (BNC)

Atlantic City 's vast beach and boardwalk made it the American seaside resort of the nineteenth century. (BNC)

chata, chalupa, místo přechodného pobytu

1. Some of these tourists even purchased a second home in Arizona for their part-time residence. (Google)

2. Renting your second home is a great way to generate extra income. (Google)

3. In general, it's harder and more expensive to get a loan for a second home than for your main home. (Google)

shazovat listí

1. Tall beech trees shed leaves over a disused tennis court, near well-kept lawns and bright hydrangeas. (BNC)

2. Do you know why trees shed leaves? (Google)

3. Shed leaves are recycled and converted into manures that acts like food to the plants. (Google) 

chov ovcí

1. For several reasons (some of them government imposed), fewer cattle are now kept on the crofts in Shetland, and the accent is more on sheep-rearing. (BNC)

2. Sheep rearing continues to be an important activity for employment and livelihood. (Google)

3. In the past sheep-rearing was the main means of existence for most Bedouin. (Google)

výloha

1. Leonard was actually looking in a shop window when he first saw them, noticing Marianne, naturally, first! (BNC)

2. It jumps out of the shop window, attacks your aesthetic sense and begs to be admired. (BNC)

3. At that moment I glimpsed myself in a shop window and was pleased with what I saw. (BNC)

nákupní centrum (venkovní i vnitřní)

Up to 65 protesters were reported to have been burned to death when security forces set fire to a shopping centre in which they were seeking refuge. (BNC)

Both public and private services, such as hospitals and shopping centres, are increasingly concentrated in large, sometimes inaccessible sites. (BNC)

I ended up dining in a Pizza Hut in the basement of the shopping centre, the only customer in the place. (BNC)

nákupní středisko

1. The first is to build the new shopping mall or supermarket immediately adjacent to the town centre. (BNC)

2. There's a night club with live music, sauna, shopping mall, hairdressing salon and an amazing roof-garden swimming pool. (BNC)

3. From café to museum, from shopping mall to concert hall, Nuremberg seems to have a little of everything, and a whole way of life! (BNC)

ospalá vesnička

Why can't the Grove be a sleepy little village where the locals can be alone without busloads of sightseers? (Google)

After two months of non-stop traveling, we take refuge in Ginestas, a sleepy little village in the Languedoc region of Southwestern France. (Google)

This sleepy little village contains one gas station, a post office, a food market and the surprisingly modern Hualapai River Lodge and Restaurant. (Google)

pomalé životní tempo

1. Tropical birds have a slow pace of life. (Google)

2. Sometimes the complaint appears in comments about the slow pace of life overseas. (Google)

3. Frustration mounted over the slow pace of life. (Google)

pomalá doprava

Finally, after nudging them toward the schoolroom, she begins her own journey through the sluggish traffic to her office. (Google)

Best of all, I found I could flash through London's notoriously sluggish traffic like a minnow through whales. (Google)

Likewise, both businesses and households are affected by sluggish traffic on the ground and in the air, reducing the number of workers and job sites within easy reach of any location. (Google)

chudinská čtvrť

In the more notorious slum districts, there appears to have been little or no respect for the law. (BNC)

On March 22-23 protest meetings and marches condemning the murder were reported to have taken place across the country, with one soldier being reported killed and several people wounded in the Policarpa slum district of Bogotá. (BNC)

Cohabiting with Sien made him a denizen of the slum district she knew intimately. (BNC)

půvab malého města

Park City, Utah is a ski destination with small town charm and big mountain world class skiing. (Google)

South Australia's capital city combines small town charm and big-time attractions in its setting of an oasis of green. (Google)

Weatherford, Oklahoma with almost 10000 people offers all the amenities of a larger city while still maintaining its small town charm. (Google)

kamera na měření rychlosti

Speed camera records showed about 11% of drivers exceeding the speed limit in July 1990 compared with over 20% before the campaign. (BNC)

A front seat car passenger is recorded baring his backside at a speed camera in Northumberland. (BNC)

Police are introducing a 'bike speed camera' to catch cyclists going at more than 10mph along a seafront prom, even though they cannot prosecute offenders. (BNC)

rychlostní limit

The Interstate speed limit in the States is a strictly enforced 65 mph. (BNC)

These guys seem to think all speed limits are there to be broken and they just do n't believe they will ever be caught. (BNC)

In Britain the legal speed limit was 12 mph but since they broke down frequently speed was of little consequence. (BNC)

rozrůstající se město (rozlehlé - s negativním podtextem)

Moscow is a huge and sprawling city organized in a set of concentric circles with the Kremlin at the center. (Google)

Within the sprawling city of Athens it is easy to imagine the golden age of Greece when Pericles had the Parthenon built. (Google)


Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia.

kropit ulici

1. Thereby the cost of having the commoners sprinkle the street was reduced.(Google)

2. The Contractor may be required to flush or sprinkle the street to prevent dust nuisance.(Google)

3.  "Come on, we'll sprinkle the street--and I don't want anybody to get in our way neither." (Google)

metač

The officer 's historical role as a street cleaner occasionally required a measure of dexterity and imaginatio. (BNC)

Altecean street cleaners were piling the litter with their long rakes. (BNC)

Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment presented an award to the best street cleaner in London. (BNC)

pouliční osvětlení

1. As a rule, good street lighting protects both drivers as well as pedestrians from accidents..(Google)

2.  Street lighting reduces night time accidents and helps to reduce crime and the fear of crime. (Google)

3. Street lighting helps make people feel safe and helps to reduce car crashes and crime. (Google)

metař

1. Charlie has taken a street sweeper's job to earn the money to pay off the cruel landlord who would otherwise put a blind girl and her mother out onto the streets. (BNC)

2. The English representative on the board asked her whether she'd like to work for the company in Switzerland, as resident copywriter. She replied: `No, thank you. I'd rather be a street sweeper.' (BNC)

3. Whether you are a king or a street sweeper, we all have to dance with the Grim Reaper, (...) (BNC)

posetý odpadky

Places that are strewn with litter and rotting rubbish attract vermin and disease. (Google)

The route from the Henley College into the town is strewn with litter. (Google)

Some streets are completely strewn with litter, no matter how often clean up crews come by or police drive by. (Google)

strniště

1. There is a little wood to one side of the lawn, and a large stubble field to the other. (BNC)

2. The stubble field had more poppy plants per unit of area, more plants flowering, and more bare ground than the old field. (Google)

3. Spring harrowing is less effective than in autumn due to remaining straw in the stubble field. (Google)

kukuřice

1. Sweet corn grows best when planted in several short rows instead of one long row. (Google)

2. Injury to sweet corn from hail storms is always a possibility. (Google)

3. Eating sweet corn is one of the great joys of summer. (Google)

plovárna, bazén

1. For initial lessons students go to a swimming pool in York. (BNC)

2. Every town in Iceland has a swimming pool, usually geothermally heated and part of social normality. (BNC)

3. He loved the swimming pool, revelled in the spacious gardens, and enjoyed the fact that other little ones were staying there. (BNC)

navštívit památku, muzeum...

Take in a sight your family will never forget and see the splendor of the Grand Canyon. (Google)

I'd like to take in a sight or two but will be bustling around in Paris enough so we'd like to take it as easy as possible there. (Google)

If you really want to stretch your legs and take in a sight not many fellow travelers see, head for the hills now. (Google)

stanoviště taxi

1. Outside the church, I found a taxi rank, jumped in a taxi and asked to be taken to the village that gave County Louth its name. (BNC)

2. But the taxi rank outside the hotel had been full and idle and the target had been straight into a vehicle. (BNC)

3. The court heard she went to a taxi rank in Worksop and asked to be taken to an address where her mother lived. (BNC)

tam, kde lišky dávají dobrou noc

Besides he knows that Fossil is at the back of beyond and that we would have to wait endlessly for parts if something went wrong. (Google)

The locations are at least a days trek in to the back of beyond from wherever, and usually found in dangerous hazardous environments. (Google)

Our experienced guides are trained in wilderness first aid, helping to ensure your safety while you are out "in the back of beyond." (Google)

zaplavit náměstí (dav)

On the strokes of midnight on New Year's Eve the inhabitants of Madrid throng the square and swallow a grape on each stroke to bring them luck! (Google)


Each year thousands of revelers throng the Square to welcome the New Year to the sound of Big Ben's famous chimes. (Google)

Thousands of people throng the square, jamming the narrow streets, eating, drinking, buying and enjoying a great spectacle. (Google)

turistické informační středisko

1. Tourist information service plans to expand General News. (Google)

2. Brothers turn Waco tourist information service into business. (Google)

3. Barnsley Tourist Information Service provides an information service to the public regarding our local tourism destinations, attractions and events. (Google)

střed města

1. Action Hatfield makes town centre safer. (Google)

2.  Welcome to Wrexham Town Centre in Wrexham North Wales.(Google)

3. The Bray Town Centre will bring new vitality to Bray on many different levels. (Google)

městská rada

In later centuries the mace was to become an emblem of authority, and is still used by town councils and corporations in Europe as a ceremonial implement. (BNC)

Several parish and community councils have given themselves the status of a town council, whereupon the chairman of the parish council has become known as the town mayor. (BNC)

The French, in city and hamlet, will elect new town councils. (BNC)

radnice

1. It seems very strange as I enter the town hall. (BNC)

2. Opposite from the Butter Cross, the 18th. century Town Hall is built above a piazza. (BNC)

3. It was designed not to resemble a church of any sort but, if anything, a town hall. (BNC)

partnerství měst

It is important for town partnerships to understand what other groups, movements or initiatives are doing within their locality. (Google)

The role of town partnerships is to keep abreast of these changes and to be inclusive and accommodating. (Google)

A participant expressed concern that town partnerships are middle class driven, that there is not a lot of will to understand community vibrance and they keep us feeling that we are doing good. (Google)

územní plánování

The purpose of town planning is to regulate the usage and construction of land. (Google)

Town planning (or land use planning) is one of the most important mechanisms available to local government in achieving important social, cultural and environment management goals. (Google)

Ways are suggested for overcoming the apparent conflicts inherent in town planning, and for encouraging the sustainable development of tomorrow's city. (Googe)

náměstí

1. If you are starting from Lesser Town Square, follow Nerudova Street uphill until you reach its continuation at Úvoz. (BNC)

2. Its atmosphere has something of a European town square about it, albeit taken inside and miniaturised. (BNC)

3. The town square is large and surrounded by a variety of interesting buildings - ivy-clad low terraced houses, quaint shops and a hotel. (BNC)

řadové domy

1. Tract homes can offer a protection from tax increases and provide a protected investment opportunity. (Google)

2. Tract homes seem to be springing up everywhere! (Google)

3. Tract homes are built by developers who own a large piece (tract) of land that is divided into many smaller lots upon which to build homes. (Google)

dopravní zácpa/ příliš mnoho aut

The problem of traffic congestion in the town should not be solved by building a major new road through this sensitive landscape in the Brecon Beacons National Park. (BNC)

The boroughs also express fears that redevelopment will mean worsening traffic congestion and the loss of homes and jobs. (BNC)

There were major traffic congestion problems, as a result of self-evacuation, during Hurricane Hugo which threatened large parts of the south-west of the USA in October 1989. (BNC)

dopravní zácpa

For five months tourists flocked to the area, creating traffic jams and increasing resentment from some of the locals. (BNC)

Some of the costs of driving fall on the owner , who pays in cash for fuel and in time and irritation for sitting in traffic jams. (BNC)

There was a long halt, as a traffic jam piled up ahead. (BNC)

semafor

1. At each traffic light as the lights turned green, a mass of cyclists would be the first away, with cars, buses, etc, following on behind. (BNC)

2. A motorcycle was parked near the pavement and a traffic light. (BNC)

3. When it roars away from a traffic light, its burning tyres leave a patch of smoking rubber on the road behind. (BNC) 

dopravní policie

A traffic warden, finding an empty car, gave the Vicar a parking ticket. (BNC)

Traffic wardens can also become involved with this offence by detecting a vehicle not displaying a current excise licence. (BNC)

'Uncontrolled' means not controlled by a police officer or a traffic warden. (BNC)

systémy řízení dopravního provozu

1. The design of the traffic control system can be evaluated in two steps – synthesis and analysis. (Google)

2. The Federal Aviation Administration wants a new air traffic control system. (Google)

3. We have presented the air traffic control system as a case study for safety verification with. (Google)

třída/bulvár lemovaný stromy

Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, Ireland, is a tree-lined avenue linking Sydney Parade Station on Sydney Parade Avenue and the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook. (Google)

The beauty of a tree lined avenue gives a wonderful balance to any property. (Google)

The Cedar Avenue of Nikkō is 35.41 kilometers long and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest tree-lined avenue in the world. (Google)

plán na výsadbu stromů

It is important to consider the level of maintenance that is available before a tree planting scheme is devised. (Google)

Although the tree planting scheme has been carried out in previous years - this year it is going to get greener. (Google)

Bhatt's work is recognised by all as a shining example of a successful tree planting scheme. (Google)

hlavní dopravní tepna

We will approve major motorway or trunk road investments only where it can be demonstrated that alternative transport provision can not meet the need at lower economic and environmental cost. (BNC)

Bradford is conveniently placed, close to motorways and main trunk roads. (BNC)

By 1676 it was part of the main Oxford to Coventry road and of course remains as a major trunk road today. (BNC)

výběrové/značkové obchody

Ginza, literally "Silver Mint", is considered the established fashion area of Tokyo and contains many upmarket shops, department stores and restaurants. (Google)

Despite its obvious allure and the presence of chichi boutiques and upmarket shops, the town remains relatively unspoiled by tourist crowds and is a wonderful place to visit. (Google)

Grafton Street is full of high street and upmarket shops, department stores and nearby shopping centres. (Google)

území města

1. An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. (Google)

2. The small urban area planning process is your chance to provide input! (Google)

3. Independent of cost, these point-to-point services would be hard to scale to the size required of an urban area. (Google)

městská centra

1. In Australia, urban areas are referred to as "urban centres" and are defined as population clusters of 1000 or more people, with a density of 200 or more (...). (Google)

2. Immigrants are changing the face of Canada's largest urban centres, according to a new report of immigrants in metropolitan areas.(Google)

3. Analysis reveals significant differences between Switzerland's urban centres as regards utilization density and sociocultural mix. (Google)

městská kriminalita

1. Urban crime rates in the United States fell markedly during the 1990s and remain at historically low levels. (Google)

2. The popular image of urban crime is both sensational and misleading. (Google)

3. Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham addressed a full house yesterday in a roundtable discussion about the problems of urban crime. (Google)

obyvatel města

Historically, government policy has favoured urban dwellers, both in terms of subsidies on food and other commodities, and the availability of social services. (BNC)

Too many urban dwellers regard 'a day in the country' as an escape from the regimentation that planned leisure sometimes implies. (BNC)

By 1881 two out of every three people were urban dwellers and by 1911 the transformation was complete with only one out of every five people still living in farmsteads, hamlets or villages. (BNC)

život ve městě

As a rule , those who can afford it seem increasingly to temper the urban living of the weekday with a touch of rural life at the weekend. (BNC)

When it came to shopping , which is after all one of the main features of urban living, the average Parisian was a provincial who liked to choose his butcher and baker and who wanted them to be near at hand. (BNC)

The pressures of urban living had not yet become such that men wished to flee, as they do now, to the mountains. (BNC)

rekonstrukce měst

1. How are the actual boundaries of urban renewal areas drawn?

2. The largest urban renewal project in Australia, Green Square is breathing new life into Sydney 's oldest industrial area. (Google)

3. To complete the urban renewal of Maryland's water front district architects brought in the services of a Maryland commercial mechanical contractor. (Google)

vylidněná část města

Trust undertook a survey in 1976 and estimated that there were then 104 670 hectares of urban wasteland in Great Britain. (BNC)

City life could be improved by turning urban wastelands into parks, and providing better underground and light railway systems to ease road traffic congestion. (BNC)

Within the boundaries of the urban wasteland, a vast range of rock types and geological phenomena may be found. (Google)

komunita obyvatelů vesnice

North Ferriby is an extremely pleasant place in which to live and property is keenly sought after by those wishing to join this village community. (BNC)

Such is the price a silversmith 's son may have had to pay to achieve respectability in a Victorian village community. (BNC)

This may not be the case in a small house fellowship , or of a small church in a face-to-face village community where everyone knows everybody else. (BNC)

hustota dopravy

The lower rates of the car will enable every person to afford buying Nano , therefore it would increase the volume of traffic on road which has already reached it's saturation point . (Google)

The project's goals were to reduce traffic speeds on SE Harold Street, to improve safety for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and to reduce non-local traffic volume. (Google)

The main cause of road traffic congestion is that the volume of traffic is too close to the maximum capacity of a road or network. (Google)

venčit psa, jít se psem na procházku

1. Way over there, a man and his boy walk a dog. (BNC)

2. When people go to walk a dog, they don't consider the various obstacles that may stop them from having a pleasant walk. (Google)

3. So, how often do you need to walk a dog? (Google)

ubytovna

They 're all fine routes for backpacking holidays but local youth hostels or bed and breakfasts are also available. (BNC)

There is a campsite and youth hostel in Glen Nevis and lots of shops in Fort William at the base of the mountain. (BNC)

It rained most of the time , and when we were kicked out of the youth hostel for the day we walked around and sat in bus shelters. (BNC)