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BUSINESS 07: Travelling (word analyses)

Roman Svozílek | 10. 2. 2011 | komentáře: 8

Praktický rozbor slovíček a frází z úvodního textu aktuální lekce kurzu obchodní angličtiny. Dozvíte se třeba něco o slovech SCHEDULE, DELAY nebo ASSIGN. Taky zjistíte, jak je to v Británii s občanskými průkazy. Pokračování článku »
 
kitty - fond, bank
BrE
/'kɪti/
AmE
/'kɪt̬i/

noun - an amount of money put together by a number of people to be used in a specific way, an amount of money you can win in a game of cards etc.

 
pervasive - všudypřítomný, rozšířený, pronikavý
BrE
/pə'veɪsɪv/
AmE
/pər'veɪsɪv/

adjective - spreading widely throughout an area or a group; present or felt everywhere

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

paintbrush
paintbrush - štětec (malířský)
BrE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/
AmE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 
gaffe - společenská chyba, trapná chyba, faux pas
BrE
/'gæf/
AmE
/'gæf/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation

 
unreadable - nezáživný, nudný, nehodí se číst
BrE
/ʌn'ri:dəbl/
AmE
/ʌn'ri:dəbl/

adjective - (of a book or an article) uninteresting, unenjoyable and dull to read

 
fish pond - jezirko s rybičkami
BrE
/'fɪʃ pɒnd/
AmE
/'fɪʃ pɑ:nd/

noun - an ornamental pond, usually in a garden, which has fish in it

aperture
aperture - clona (fotoaparátu), apertura (čočky)
BrE
/'æpətʃə/
AmE
/'æpərtʃʊr/

noun, technical - a space through which light passes in an optical or photographic instrument

 
taboo word - neslušné slovo, nevhodné slovo
BrE
/tə'bu: wɜ:d/
AmE
/tə'bu: wɜ:rd/

noun - a word that you are not supposed to say, an inappropriate word

 
quench - utišit, uklidnit, uspokojit (emoce, touhu, vášně)
BrE
/'kwentʃ/
AmE
/'kwentʃ/

verb - to suppress or put an end to (a feeling, emotion, desire, etc.)

 
curiously - zvědavě, zvídavě, se zájmem
BrE
/'kjʊəriəsli/
AmE
/'kjʊriəsli/

in a way that displays an eager desire to learn or understand

 
flirtatiously - koketně, flirtovně
BrE
/flɜ:'teɪʃəsli/
AmE
/flɜ:r'teɪʃəsli/

adverb - in a way that shows an attempt to attract other people sexually

 
faux pas - faux pas, společenská chyba, trapná chyba
BrE
/ˌfəʊ 'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfoʊ 'pɑ:/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation