smack
smack - facka
BrE
/'smæk/
AmE
/'smæk/

noun - the act of hitting somebody with the palm of the hand, esp. as a punishment

 
conception - početí
BrE
/kən'sepʃn/
AmE
/kən'sepʃn/

noun - the act of becoming pregnant, the very beginning of pregnancy when the ovum is fertilized

 
neurology - neurologie
BrE
/nju:'rɒlədʒi/
AmE
/nu:'rɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system

 
geologist - geolog
BrE
/dʒi'ɒlədʒɪst/
AmE
/dʒi'ɑ:lədʒɪst/

noun - the scientist whose specialty is the study of the history of earth, rocks and soil

 
vagina - vagína, pochva
BrE
/və'dʒaɪnə/
AmE
/və'dʒaɪnə/

noun - the part of a woman's body that connects the outer sex organs to the womb

lordship
lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'lɔ:dʃɪp/
AmE
/'lɔ:rdʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

slacks
slacks - kalhoty (pohodlné, ležérně formální)
BrE
/'slæks/
AmE
/'slæks/

noun, American English - a pair of comfortable trousers that can be worn with a dress shirt and a blazer, but are no not part of a suit

 
roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se
BrE
/'rəʊst/
AmE
/'roʊst/

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

soap
soap - mýdlo
BrE
/'səʊp/
AmE
/'soʊp/

noun - a thing made from oils and fats which people use to wash their body, it usually smells nice and can be of any colour

bag
bag - taška
BrE
/'bæg/
AmE
/'bæg/

noun - a thing which you use to carry things in, it can be made of paper or thin plastic, or of strong leather or cloth

celery root
celery root - celer
BrE
/'seləriˌru:t/
AmE
/'seləriˌru:t/

noun - a root vegetable used as food, usually in vegetable soups etc., it has a very strong flavor and can be eaten raw or cooked

stereotype
stereotype - stereotyp, zažitá představa, konvence, klišé
BrE
/'steriətaɪp/
AmE
/'steriətaɪp/

noun - an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true

celeriac
celeriac - celer, celerový kořen, bulvový celer
BrE
/sɪ'lerɪæk/
AmE
/sɪ'lerɪæk/

noun - a root vegetable used as food, usually in vegetable soups etc., it has a very strong flavor and can be eaten raw or cooked

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

UNTIL vs. BY

Roman Svozílek | 18. 3. 2018 | komentáře: 77

Víte, že místo předložky UNTIL je často nutno použít předložku BY? Dnes vám ukážeme, kdy se bez BY neobejdete.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

Color me interested!

Marek Vít | 17. 1. 2019

Co znamená, když někdo v angličtině řekne např. COLOR ME INTERESTED?

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