Town & Country

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)