condom
condom - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'kɒndəm/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndəm/

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

hay
hay - seno, sláma
BrE
/'heɪ/
AmE
/'heɪ/

noun - dried up grass or the stems of other plants, it is usually used by farm animals to sleep on or to eat

kite
kite - drak (papírový), papírový drak
BrE
/'kaɪt/
AmE
/'kaɪt/

noun - a children's toy made of paper covering a light frame, it is tied on a string and it flies in the wind

wing
wing - křídlo
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/

noun - one of the two parts that birds use for flying, one of similar part on an aircraft that enables it to fly

 
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.

conductor
conductor - průvodčí, vlakvedoucí
BrE
/kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/kən'dʌktə/

noun - a person who works on a train and collects the tickets or fares, makes sure there are no problems, completes paperwork etc.

carve
carve - vyřezat, vytesat, vyrýt, vydlabat
BrE
/'kɑ:v/
AmE
/'kɑ:rv/

verb - to cut wood or stone into a special shape; to cut a pattern on the surface of something, usually wood or stone

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

EXCEPT vs. EXPECT

Roman Svozílek | 19. 10. 2017 | komentáře: 5

Dvě slovíčka, která jsou si velice podobná. Přehozením dvou písmen však změníte zcela význam.

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air mattress
air mattress - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəˌmætrəs/
AmE
/'erˌmætrəs/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed

duty-free shop
duty-free shop - bezcelní obchod
BrE
/ˌdju:ti 'fri: ʃɒp/
AmE
/ˌdu:ti 'fri: ʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a shop where you can buy goods without tax on them, you can find these shops in an airport or on a ship

airbed
airbed - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəbed/
AmE
/'erbed/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed

INTERMEDIATE

'LET ALONE'

Roman Svozílek | 22. 4. 2018 | komentáře: 15

Krátký článek o užitečném idiomatickém spojení ‘LET ALONE’ a jeho použití.

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