breathe
breathe - dýchat
BrE
/'bri:ð/
AmE
/'bri:ð/

verb - to take air inside your body and let it out (through your nose and mouth into your lungs and out)

fossil
fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

 
prostate - prostata
BrE
/'prɒsteɪt/
AmE
/'prɑ:steɪt/

noun - a small organ in a man's body situated close to the penis, it produces a liquid that carries the sperm

salamander
salamander - mlok, salamandr
BrE
/ˌsælə'mændə/
AmE
/ˌsælə'mændər/

noun - a small creature with a soft body that lives both in water and on land, it looks like a lizard

 
Communion - přijímání (náb.)
BrE
/kə'mju:niən/
AmE
/kə'mju:niən/

noun - a kind of Christian ceremony at which people share bread and wine as a symbol of Christ's body and blood

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Oxford Practice Grammar - Basic

Marek Vít | 25. 9. 2006 | komentáře: 1

Novinka na trhu: Oxford Practice Grammar, učebnice s cvičebnicí anglické gramatiky ve třech úrovních (základní, středně pokročilí, pokročilí). V této recenzi se zaměříme na úroveň BASIC. Pokračování článku »
ferryman
ferryman - převozník
BrE
/'ferimən/
AmE
/'ferimən/

noun - a person who operates a boat or ferry to transport people or goods across a river or other body of water

vole
vole - hraboš, hryzec
BrE
/'vəʊl/
AmE
/'voʊl/

noun - a small mouse-like rodent with a rounded body, short tail, and short legs that lives mainly in fields or woodland

 
embryo - zárodek, embryo
BrE
/'embriəʊ/
AmE
/'embrioʊ/

noun - an animal or human in the early stages of development before birth, especially before all the main body parts are formed

 
digestive system - trávicí soustava
BrE
/daɪ'dʒestɪv ˌsɪstəm/
AmE
/daɪ'dʒestɪv ˌsɪstəm/

noun - the body's collection of organs and processes responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste products from the body

 
tract - trakt, cesta
BrE
/'trækt/
AmE
/'trækt/

noun - a defined area or passage within the body, often referring to a system of organs or tissues with a common function

 
urinary tract - močové cesty
BrE
/'jʊərɪnəriˌtrækt/
AmE
/'jʊrɪneriˌtrækt/

noun - the system of organs in the body responsible for producing, storing, and expelling urine, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

 
blood vessel - céva, krevní céva
BrE
/'blʌdˌvesl/
AmE
/'blʌdˌvesl/

noun - a tube-like structure in the body that carries blood, either away from the heart (arteries) or towards the heart (veins)

 
faeces - výkaly, fekálie
BrE
/'fi:si:z/
AmE
/'fi:si:z/

noun, formal - the waste material that remains after the body has digested and absorbed nutrients from food, eliminated through the rectum and anus

tongue
tongue - jazyk (v ústech)
BrE
/'tʌŋ/
AmE
/'tʌŋ/

noun - the part of the body that you use to taste food, it is in your mouth and moves when you speak