Collocations 1.2 Flashcards
he’s likely to be successful
he has everything going for him
cool way of disagreeing
i see things differently myself
lezt do prdele
suck up
zavolat nekomu
call smb up
poradne se oblect
wrap up
hold up
keep waiting
bezestopy
without a trace
kdyby nebylo Brunovi rady
if it weren’t for Bruno’s advice…
nalehat
insist ON
what’s more
furthermore
byt o necem kriticky
be critical OF
the result is
it may result from
be worried
have concerns
firstly
for a start
for quite a while
for quite some time
asap
at your earliest convenience
acceptable …(preposition)
TO you
sejde z očí, sejde z mysli
out of sight, out of ming
slyšet trávu růst
watch the clouds
due to
owing to
or
otherwise
pozitivní náhled na život
positive outlook on life
poklid při nátlaku
calmness under pressure
tichá vzdálená vesnice
quite remote village
umí dostat lidi do pohody
she has the knack of putting ppl at their ease
sila osobnosti
sheer force of personality t
drzime ti palce
we’re keeping our fingers crossed for you
wide range
diverse range
huge importance
considerable importance
dostatecny progress
satisfactory progress (negative)
moc trafiky
heavy traffic
zustat mit pochmurnou naladu
stay in gloomy frame of mind
jednoduchý člověk
simply-minded
think thoughtfully for a long time
contemplate
dychtit se po slávě
crave instant stardom
vyhoda je, nevyhoda
on the upside, downside
informed x
misinformed
consider (adj.)
considerate, inconsiderate
trust
trustful, mistrusful
cooperative
uncooperative
lidem se nelibi jak je media narusuji jejich soukromi
ppl RESENT the way media INTRUDES ON their privacy
velká pokročilost v aj
rapid advancement in English
vyvojovy vek
formative years
prospesny
advantageous
svazek kabelů
trunk of cables
chování jednotlivce, co má zakodované
personal code of behaviour
in single file
v rade za sebou
osm ve 24 je 3
eight into 24 is 3
he let the cat out of the bag
he gave the game away
was interested
had interest
zvazit neco, premyslet o necem
take into consideration
nema to ucinek
it’s ineffective at
learn substantial amount
gain substantial amount of knowledge
learn Chinese
take up Chinese
become afraid
to be overcome with frear
naučili se něco, že před tím failnuly (learn with loss)
they have learnt it to their cost
jenom si hraje
it’s just a game to him
je muž s vlastní hlavou
he’s a man with a mind of his own
hodně flexibility
great degree of flexibility
pohadat se s někým
fall out with someone
noviny psaly o tom příběhu
newspapers ran the story and reported…
vytknout něco
point out sth
entertain (adj.)
entertaining
production (verb)
produce
creative (noun)
creation
not allow something
to draw the line about sth
podnikatelský drive
entrepreneurial drive, spirit
horlivá zvědavost
avid curiosity
break a law
breach a law
obrovská zodpovědnost
ultimate responsibility
je spojeno s
is associated with
live spending more money than can
live beyond one’s means (within)
stojí za to to navstivit
it’s a well worth a day’s visit
bude se to objevovat v knihach
it will feature in textbooks for may years
na základě ..
based on, on the basis of
3 metry dlouhy
about 3 meters in length
rozsáhlý průzkum
extensive research
It’s lucky that she comes from ..
Fortunately, she ..
I’m absolutely certain that he;s
He’s undoubtedly (doubtless)
Most of the time the weather here is ..
Generally speaking, the weather ..
I’m telling you the truth when I say that
To be honest, …
From what i’ve heard,
Apparently,
It’s clear that
Obviously,
To give you my opinion,
Personally,
odejit na cigaretu
nip out to grab a cigarette
drahá polovička
significant other
zapálit se pro něco (nadšení)
fire up with enthusiasm
jmenuje se
by the name of
přes oběd
durig/over lunch
jedu na dovolenou
i’m going on holiday/vacation
to do your share of an activity
DO ONE’S BIT
žít s nadějí
live in the hope of
TO SAY STH INAPPROPRIATE
PUT ONE’S FOOT IN ONE’S MOUTH
very easily
hands down
oh fuck, kámo koupil sem to
i bought it
to be beaten
to take beating
z plných sil
with all their might
ASSUME
TAKE FOR GRANTED
no matter how hard you try…
however hard you try…
study much harder
do a great deal more studying
disappear
vanish into thin air
jenom během tří minut
in three minutes flat
very likely, almost certainly
in all probability
pogratulovat někomu kvůli něčemu
congratulate someone ON something
at the same level
on a par with
natlouct něco do někoho
drum something into someone
ignore someone
give someone cold shoulder
have new owner
be under new management
skolabovat s placem
break down in tears
ocenil bych, kdybys
i would appreciate IT if you…
be surprised
be taken aback
ZABIT CAS
PASS THE TIME
there’s a huge difference
there’s a world of difference
my car is in bad condicion
is has seen better days
