trvat
1(jev ap.) last from sth to sth , (zabrat čas) take, (přetrvávat) remain (in existence)
Jak dlouho to potrvá? (zabere)
How long will it take?
haʊ lɒŋ wɪl ɪt teɪk?
Jak dlouho trvá let?
How long is the flight?, How long does the flight take?
haʊ lɒŋ ɪz ðə flaɪt?ˌ haʊ lɒŋ dʌz ðə flaɪt teɪk?
Trvalo to hodinu.
It took one hour.
Trvá to nějakou dobu, ale...
It takes (some) time but...
ɪt teɪks (sʌm) taɪm bət
Chvíli to potrvá. (zabere)
It will take some time.
Nebude (to) trvat dlouho a/než...
It won't be long before...
ɪt wəʊnt biː lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː
Ať ti to dlouho netrvá.
Don't be long.
Co jim tak dlouho trvá?
What's taking them so long?
Oblékání jí trvá celou věčnost.
She takes ages to dress.
To to trvalo! (konečně ap.)
Well, at last!, Put the flags out!
Netrvalo dlouho a...
It wasn't long before...
ɪt ˈwɒznt lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː
Nic netrvá věčně.
Nothing lasts forever.
2(na svém ap.) na čem insist on sth , hold out for sth , (vytrvat) persist on (doing) sth
Trváte na tom?
Do you insist?
Trvám na tom.
I (must) insist (on it).
Pokud na tom trváte...
If you insist...
ɪf juː ɪnˈsɪst
Musím trvat na tom, aby tam šel.
I must insist on his going there.
Trvá na svém.
He's insistent., He sticks to his guns.
hiːz ɪnˈsɪstəntˌ hɪ stɪks tə hɪz gʌnz