INTERMEDIATE
Roman Svozílek
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22. 2. 2024
Znáte způsoby, jak přeložit české “nealko” a jeho základní druhy?
A znáte rozdíly mezi britskou a americkou angličtinou?
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give up
- vzdát se
BrE
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ˌgɪv'ʌp/
AmE
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ˌgɪv'ʌp/
verb
-
to surrender, to go to the police when they are trying to find you and arrest you
reach
- dosáhnout, sáhnout
BrE
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'ri:tʃ/
AmE
/
'ri:tʃ/
verb
-
to move your hand to touch something, to move your hand up in order to do something
suppress
- potlačit
BrE
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sə'pres/
AmE
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sər'pres/
verb
-
to hide something, to put something out of your mind, to try not to think about something
repress
- potlačit
BrE
/
rɪ'pres/
AmE
/
rɪ'pres/
verb
-
to hide something, to put something out of your mind, to try not to think about something
benefit
- přinášet užitek, být ku prospěchu
BrE
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'benəfɪt/
AmE
/
'benəfɪt/
verb
-
to help or improve someone or something; to be useful to somebody
humour
- vyhovět (někomu), vyhovět (rozmaru)
BrE
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'hju:mə/
AmE
/
'hju:mər/
verb
-
to do what someone wants you to do to keep them happy
hand back
- vrátit, předat zpět
BrE
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ˌhænd'bæk/
AmE
/
ˌhænd'bæk/
verb
-
to give something back to the person who gave it to you
goof off
- ulejvat se (v práci), zašívat se (při práci)
BrE
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ˌgu:f ə'ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌgu:f ə'ɑ:f/
verb, American English, informal
-
to try to avoid doing work, or to waste time (at work)
adamant
- neústupný, neoblomný
BrE
/
'ædəmənt/
AmE
/
'ædəmənt/
adjective
-
refusing to change your mind or to be persuaded to do it
blind
- oslepit, oslnit
BrE
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'blaɪnd/
AmE
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'blaɪnd/
verb
-
to cause someone to be unable to see, either temporarily or permanently
axe
- utnout, zastavit
verb
-
to stop something, to get rid of something, to stop financing something
gear up
- připravit se, vybavit se
BrE
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'gɪrʌp/
AmE
/
'gɪrʌp/
verb
-
to prepare to do something, to get the necessary equipment for it
lose your temper
- ztratit nervy, vybouchnout, neovládnout se
BrE
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ˌlu:z jɔ:'tempə/
AmE
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ˌlu:z jɔ:r'tempər/
verb, informal
-
to become upset, to become angry or unable to control one's temper
bury the hatchet
- zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se
BrE
/
ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/
ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
verb
-
to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting