set out
set out - vydat se (na cestu), vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet
BrE
/ˌset'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌset̬'aʊt/

verb - to start a journey

set off
set off - vydat se na cestu, vyrazit na cestu, vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet
BrE
/ˌset'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to start a journey

set up
set up - založit
BrE
/ˌset'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ʌp/

verb - to found something

 
set free - osvobodit, vysvobodit, pustit na svobodu
BrE
/ˌset'fri:/
AmE
/ˌset'fri:/

verb - to let something or somebody go (from prison etc.)

swing set
swing set - houpačka
BrE
/'swɪŋˌset/
AmE
/'swɪŋˌset/

noun - a metal/wooden frame with a a seat hanging from it, you can sit on it and move back and forth for fun

 
set apart - vyzdvihnout
BrE
/ˌset ə'pɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌset̬ ə'pɑ:rt/

verb - to make someone or something seem better than others

 
climbing set - prolézačky, prolézačka
BrE
/'klaɪmɪŋˌset/
AmE
/'klaɪmɪŋˌset/

noun - playground equipment made of metal, wood, ropes etc. that children can climb on

 
set about - začít (s něčím), pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌset ə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌset̬ə'baʊt/

verb - to start doing something

 
set up - dát dohromady (o lidech)
BrE
/ˌset'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ʌp/

verb - to help someone find a boyfriend or a girlfriend, to help two people become a couple

 
box set - kolekce
BrE
/'bɒks ˌset/
AmE
/'bɑ:ks ˌset/

noun - a set of connected items that are sold together in one package

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Předložky UP a DOWN

Marek Vít | 25. 3. 2018 | komentáře: 6

Jak se v angličtině používají slovíčka UP a DOWN jako předložky.

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narrow down - zúžit, omezit, redukovat, zredukovat
BrE
/ˌnærəʊ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnærəʊ'daʊn/

verb - to reduce the number of possibilities or choices by focusing on more specific options

burn down
burn down - shořet
BrE
/'bɜ:n'daʊn/
AmE
/'bɜ:rn'daʊn/

verb - to be destroyed by fire and flames

burn down
burn down - nechat shořet (např. dům)
BrE
/ˌbɜ:n'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rn'daʊn/

verb - to destroy a building by fire

lie down
lie down - lehnout si, ležet
BrE
/ˌlaɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ'daʊn/

verb - to move your body into a horizontal position, e.g. on a bed, floor etc.