much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

 
worthwhile - stojící za to, užitečný, přínosný
BrE
/ˌwɜ:θ'waɪl/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rθ'waɪl/

adjective - important or enjoyable, worth the time, effort or money that is spent on

 
my treat - já to platím, já zvu
BrE
/maɪ'tri:t/
AmE
/maɪ'tri:t/

phrase - an expression we use to say that we will pay for somebody in a restaurant etc.

 
like I care - jako kdyby mě to zajímalo
BrE
/laɪk'aɪˌkeə/
AmE
/laɪk'aɪˌker/

phrase - a sarcastic phrase that is used to say that we do not care

 
be out of - nemít něco (protože to došlo)
BrE
/ˌbi'aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌbi'aʊt əv/

verb - not to have something anymore, because it has all been used, lost etc.

 
the ball is in your court - teď je to na tobě
BrE
/ðə 'bɔ:l ɪz ɪn jɔ: 'kɔ:t/
AmE
/ðə 'bɑ:l ɪz ɪn jɔ:r 'kɔ:rt/

phrase - it is your turn to do something

 
gotta - muset, hovorově 'have got to'
BrE
/'gɒtə/
AmE
/'gɑ:t̬ə/

verb, informal - an informal word for 'have got to'

gross
gross - hnus, to je hnus, fuj
BrE
/'grəʊs/
AmE
/'groʊs/

interjection, informal - the word you say when you find something repelling, disgusting or extremely unpleasant (very informal)

 
however - jakkoliv, ať (je to) jakkoliv
BrE
/ˌhaʊ'evə/
AmE
/ˌhaʊ'evər/

adverb, formal - no matter how

 
have been there - mít tu zkušenost, znát to
BrE
/həv'bɪn ðeə/
AmE
/həv'bɪn ðer/

verb, informal - to have the experience

 
not bad - ucházející, celkem dobrý, ujde to
BrE
/'nɒt bæd/
AmE
/'nɑ:t bæd/

adjective - quite good

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

Dokonavý infinitiv

Marek Vít | 20. 11. 2018 | komentáře: 26

Jak se používá tzv. dokonavý infinitiv, tedy struktury jako TO HAVE BEEN, TO HAVE WORKED apod.

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go figure - kdo by to byl řekl, koho by to napadlo, proč asi (ironicky)
BrE
/gəʊ 'fɪgə/
AmE
/goʊ 'fɪgjər/

phrase, American English, informal - said to mean that you do not want to explain something because you think it is obvious

 
over - ukončený, za námi (je to za námi), pryč (je to pryč), skončený
BrE
/'əʊvə/
AmE
/'oʊvər/

adjective - finished, done

 
to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/

adverb - extremely