Headway PRE Unit 6 part 3
ALL LEVELS
Vydáno dne 03.10.2005
A tale of two millionaires
account
- konto, bankovní konto
BrE
/
ə'kaʊnt/
AmE
/
ə'kaʊnt/
noun
-
an arrangement with a bank to take care of your money
amputate
- amputovat
BrE
/
'æmpjʊteɪt/
AmE
/
'æmpjʊteɪt/
verb
-
to remove a part of the body surgically
apartment
- byt
BrE
/
ə'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/
ə'pɑ:rtmənt/
noun, American English
-
the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live
arrest
- zatknout
BrE
/
ə'rest/
AmE
/
ə'rest/
verb
-
(of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime
disaster
- neštěstí, pohroma, katastrofa
BrE
/
dɪ'zɑ:stə/
AmE
/
dɪ'zæstər/
noun
-
an terrible event (such as an earthquake, fire etc.) that brings a lot of damage or harm
fireman
- hasič, požárník
BrE
/
'faɪəmən/
AmE
/
'faɪərmən/
noun
-
a person whose job is to stop a fire and save people
funeral
- pohřeb
BrE
/
'fju:nərəl/
AmE
/
'fju:nərəl/
noun
-
a ceremony concerning the burial of a dead person
generosity
- štědrost, velkorysost
BrE
/
'dʒenə'rɒsəti/
AmE
/
'dʒenə'rɑ:sət̬i/
noun
-
the quality of giving money or help happily
grocery
- samoobsluha, obchod s potravinami, koloniál
BrE
/
'grəʊsəri/
AmE
/
'groʊsəri/
noun
-
a small shop selling a variety of goods (esp. food and small household items)
cheque
- šek
BrE
/
'tʃek/
AmE
/
'tʃek/
noun, British English
-
an order for a bank to pay money, used sometimes instead of money
immediately
- okamžitě
BrE
/
ɪ'mi:dɪətli/
AmE
/
ɪ'mi:diətli/
adverb
-
at once, without waiting or delay
inherit
- zdědit, dědit
BrE
/
ɪn'herɪt/
AmE
/
ɪn'herɪt/
verb
-
to get something from somebody who has died
injure
- zranit, poranit
BrE
/
'ɪndʒə/
AmE
/
'ɪndʒər/
verb
-
to harm or hurt somebody
meanness
- podlost, lakota
BrE
/
'mi:nnəs/
AmE
/
'mi:nnəs/
noun
-
unkindness or unfairness, unwillingness to give (esp. money) or to share
poverty
- chudoba
BrE
/
'pɒvəti/
AmE
/
'pɑ:vərt̬i/
noun
-
the state of being poor, not having any money
rag
- cár, hadr
BrE
/
'ræg/
AmE
/
'ræg/
noun
-
a piece of old cloth or very old piece of clothing
result
- výsledek, důsledek
BrE
/
rɪ'zʌlt/
AmE
/
rɪ'zʌlt/
noun
-
something that happens because of an action, event etc.
share
- akcie
BrE
/
'ʃeə/
AmE
/
'ʃer/
noun
-
one of the many small parts of the value of a company that can be sold to the public
spoil
- rozmazlit, rozmazlovat
BrE
/
'spɔɪl/
AmE
/
'spɔɪl/
verb
-
to have a bad effect on a child by doing too many good things for him/her
stock
- akcie
BrE
/
'stɒk/
AmE
/
'stɑ:k/
noun
-
a share of the ownership of a company which people can buy as an investment
widow
- vdova
BrE
/
'wɪdəʊ/
AmE
/
'wɪdoʊ/
noun
-
a woman whose husband has died
will
- poslední vůle, závěť
BrE
/
'wɪl/
AmE
/
'wɪl/
noun
-
a document where a person states who should get his property after he/she dies
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