UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

Anglická slovíčka ze světa filmu a televize

Roman Svozílek | 27. 8. 2023 | komentáře: 3

Znáte slovíčka, která souvisí s televizí a filmem, jako například komparz, rekvizity či závěrečné titulky?

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PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Vazba předmětu s infinitivem

Marek Vít | 11. 7. 2006 | komentáře: 44

Naučte se používat vazby typu ‘chtít, aby někdo něco udělal’ nebo ‘přesvědčit někoho, aby něco udělal’, tedy vazby se slovesy WANT, MAKE, LET, ALLOW, TELL apod.

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English Channel - Lamanšský průliv
BrE
/ˌɪnglɪʃ'tʃænl/
AmE
/ˌɪnglɪʃ'tʃænl/

noun, technical - the narrow body of water that separates southern England from northern France, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea

 
gall - žluč (zast.)
BrE
/'gɔ:l/
AmE
/'gɔ:l/

noun, dated - a digestive fluid produced by the liver, which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine

undercarriage
undercarriage - podvozek, šasi
BrE
/'ʌndəˌkærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ʌndərˌkærɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the framework under an automobile, train, car etc. that supports the body and houses components like the wheels or tracks

jumper cable
jumper cable - startovací kabel
BrE
/'dʒʌmpəˌkeɪbl/
AmE
/'dʒʌmpərˌkeɪbl/

noun, American English - one of the two cables used to connect the battery of one vehicle to the dead battery of another vehicle

 
jump lead - startovací kabel
BrE
/'dʒʌmp li:d/
AmE
/'dʒʌmp li:d/

noun, British English - one of the two cables used to connect the battery of one vehicle to the dead battery of another vehicle

 
Babygro - bodýčko, dětské bodýčko, overálek
BrE
/'beɪbɪgrəʊ/
AmE
/'beɪbɪgroʊ/

noun - one piece of clothing for babies that covers the whole body, or sometimes just the top part of the body

 
cocoon - zámotek, kokon
BrE
/kə'ku:n/
AmE
/kə'ku:n/

noun - the silky covering that the larvae of many insects build to protect them while they transform into the adult form

refund
refund - vrácení peněz (např. za vadné zboží), vrácené peníze, refundace
BrE
/'ri:fʌnd/
AmE
/'ri:fʌnd/

noun - the money that you get back if the product you bough was faulty, the service you ordered was bad etc.

rook
rook - věž (v šachu)
BrE
/'rʊk/
AmE
/'rʊk/

noun - a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard

 
Protestant - protestant
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/

noun - a person belonging to the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century

 
modesty - počestnost, cudnost
BrE
/'mɒdəsti/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəsti/

noun - (usually of women) the quality of not showing your sexuality by the clothes you wear or the way you act

 
stir up - rozvířit (např. prach), zčeřit (vodu)
BrE
/ˌstɜ:'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɜ:r'ʌp/

verb - to make something move in the air or water, such as dust in the air, or mud in the water

rock
rock - skála
BrE
/'rɒk/
AmE
/'rɑ:k/

noun - the hard material that Earth's surface is made of, it sometimes sticks up out of the ground or the sea