encumber - zatížit (někoho), být přítěží, zatěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/ɪn'kʌmbə/
AmE
/ɪn'kʌmbər/

verb, formal - to hold someone back, to prevent somebody from doing something or going somewhere, to make it difficult for someone to do something or go somewhere

 
irreducible - nesnížitelný, nezjednodušitelný, neredukovatelný
BrE
/ˌɪrɪ'dju:sɪbl/
AmE
/ˌɪrɪ'du:sɪbl/

adjective, technical - impossible to make smaller, simpler, or easier to deal with; not able to be reduced or simplified further

compete
compete - soupeřit, konkurovat
BrE
/kəm'pi:t/
AmE
/kəm'pi:t/

verb - to try to be more successful than someone else who is trying to do the same as you

 
reassess - přehodnotit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'ses/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'ses/

verb - to think about something again in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it

 
put off - odradit, znechutit
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to discourage; to persuade somebody to stop doing something because it is not a very good idea etc.

release
release - vydat (film, album)
BrE
/rɪ'li:s/
AmE
/rɪ'li:s/

verb - to have a film, music album etc. become available to the public (to be seen or bought etc.)

 
wish - přát (někomu něco)
BrE
/'wɪʃ/
AmE
/'wɪʃ/

verb - to tell somebody that you want something good to happen to them, esp. at their birthday party etc.

torture
torture - mučit
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃə/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃər/

verb - to cause someone great pain esp. in order to make them give you information or to punish them

flex
flex - zatnout, napnout (svaly apod.), protáhnout, procvičit, ohnout
BrE
/'fleks/
AmE
/'fleks/

verb - to bend, stretch or move your arm etc., especially to show muscles or to prepare for an exercise

 
stay away - držet se stranou, nemíchat se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌsteɪ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌsteɪ ə'weɪ/

verb - not to go near someone or something, not to meddle in something, not to be involved in something

 
counterbalance - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/ˌkaʊntə'bæləns/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt̬ər'bæləns/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce or add something on one side in order to create a balance

 
expose - vystavit (čemu), nechat pod vlivem, vystavit působení
BrE
/ɪks'pəʊz/
AmE
/ɪks'poʊz/

verb - to make it possible for someone to experience something; to make it likely that something will influence someone

INTERMEDIATE

Pohádky a pohádkové postavy

Roman Svozílek | 20. 7. 2017 | komentáře: 4

Pojďme se dnes vrátit do dětství a podívat se na různé pohádkové postavy.

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cooperative
cooperative - spolupracující, nápomocný, ochotný spolupracovat, kooperující
BrE
/ˌkəʊ'ɒpərətɪv/
AmE
/ˌkoʊ'ɑ:pərət̬ɪv/

adjective - willing to work together with others to achieve a shared goal​

 
discredit - zdiskreditovat, znevěrohodnit, zpochybnit, shodit
BrE
/dɪs'kredɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'kredɪt/

verb - to cause people to stop respecting or believing someone or something