be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci
BrE
/ˌbi ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ˌbi ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zət/

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

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Minulá modální slovesa

Marek Vít | 20. 7. 2021 | komentáře: 85

Modální slovesa s dokonavým infinitivem (např. MUST HAVE DONE, SHOULD HAVE DONE), jak a kdy se používají, jaký je rozdíl mezi opisy modálních sloves a modálním slovesem s dokonavým infinitivem.

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at the same time - zároveň, na druhou stranu, současně však
BrE
/ət ðə ˌseɪm 'taɪm/
AmE
/ət ðə ˌseɪm 'taɪm/

adverb - used to introduce a fact or opinion that contrasts with what has just been said

swell up
swell up - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/swel'ʌp/
AmE
/swel'ʌp/

verb - to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.

 
scavenge - hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky
BrE
/'skævəndʒ/
AmE
/'skævəndʒ/

verb - to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
recyclable - recyklovatelný
BrE
/rɪ'saɪkləbl/
AmE
/rɪ'saɪkləbl/

adjective - possible to use something again after it has been processed, esp. about paper, plastic etc.

 
long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

resent
resent - cítit se ukřivděně (čím), mít za zlé, nést nelibě
BrE
/rɪ'zent/
AmE
/rɪ'zent/

verb - to be angry because you feel that someone or something has been unfair to you

 
allegation - tvrzení před soudem, obvinění, výpověď
BrE
/ælə'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ælə'geɪʃn/

noun, formal - a statement that somebody has done something illegal, wrong etc, which has not been proved

lawyer
lawyer - právník, právnička
BrE
/'lɔ:ɪə/
AmE
/'lɔ:ɪər/

noun - a person who has been educated in law and whose job is connected with law

 
dispatch - expedovat, odeslat
BrE
/dɪs'pætʃ/
AmE
/dɪs'pætʃ/

verb - to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)

 
despatch - expedovat, odeslat
BrE
/dɪs'pætʃ/
AmE
/dɪs'pætʃ/

verb - to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)

delivery
delivery - doručení, donáška, dodávka
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvəri/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvəri/

noun - the act of taking something to somebody, usually something that has been ordered or sent

swell
swell - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/'swel/
AmE
/'swel/

verb - to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.