meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)
BrE
/'mi:tləʊf/
AmE
/'mi:tloʊf/

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf

lifeguard
lifeguard - plavčík
BrE
/'laɪfgɑ:d/
AmE
/'laɪfgɑ:rd/

noun - a person whose job is to keep an eye on people on the beach and help them if they are drowning etc.

 
Charlie Sheen - Charlie Sheen
BrE
/'tʃɑ:li ʃi:n/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:rli ʃin/

noun - an American actor, best known for his roles in Platoon, Young Guns and on the TV show Two and a Half Men.

 
obituary - nekrolog, smuteční oznámení (v novinách)
BrE
/ə'bɪtʃʊəri/
AmE
/oʊ'bɪtʃʊeri/

noun - an article in the newspaper about a person who has recently died, usually includes information about their life, about their significance etc.

 
conclude - dojít k závěru, udělat závěr
BrE
/kəŋ'klu:d/
AmE
/kəŋ'klu:d/

verb - to come to the end of; to form an opinion at the end of something that you have gone through

bob
bob - bob (závodní), závodní boby
BrE
/'bɒb/
AmE
/'bɑ:b/

noun - a vehicle that moves down an icy track at great speed; a winter sport in which teams race down an ice-covered track in a small, streamlined vehicle with runners

bobsled
bobsled - bob (závodní), závodní boby
BrE
/'bɒbsleɪ/
AmE
/'bɑ:bsleɪ/

noun, American English - a vehicle that moves down an icy track at great speed; a winter sport in which teams race down an ice-covered track in a small, streamlined vehicle with runners

bobsleigh
bobsleigh - bob (závodní), závodní boby
BrE
/'bɒbsleɪ/
AmE
/'bɑ:bsleɪ/

noun, British English - a vehicle that moves down an icy track at great speed; a winter sport in which teams race down an ice-covered track in a small, streamlined vehicle with runners

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NUMBERS (pomůcka)

Roman Svozílek | 4. 10. 2010 | komentáře: 1

Dnes nabízíme pro oživení učení další pomůcku, díky které si možná už jednou provždy zapamatujete anglická čísla. Jde o stojánek, který si můžete postavit na stůl a mít čísla stále před sebou. Pokračování článku »
 
hard-boiled - vařený natvrdo (o vejcích)
BrE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/
AmE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/

adjective - (of an egg) cooked in its shell until the inside (yolk and white) is solid

reconstruction
reconstruction - rekonstrukce (události)
BrE
/ˌri:kən'strʌkʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:kən'strʌkʃn/

noun - the act of recreating or representing an event or period, often for study or display

 
put towards - přidat na (něco), přispět (na něco)
BrE
/ˌpʊt tʊ'wɔ:dz/
AmE
/ˌpʊt'tɔ:rdz/

verb - to add an amount of money to the amount you need to pay for something

 
roasting - tvrdá kritika, kartáč
BrE
/'rəʊstɪŋ/
AmE
/'roʊstɪŋ/

noun - the act of criticizing somebody in an angry way because you disapprove of their behaviour

 
counteract - potlačit, působit proti
BrE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/

verb - to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something that produces an opposite effect

clothes-rack
clothes-rack - věšák (na šaty)
BrE
/'kləʊðzræk/
AmE
/'kloʊðzræk/

noun - an object usually fastened to the wall on which you can hang your coat etc.