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Hovorová slovíčka končící na -o

Marek Vít | 30. 3. 2021 | komentáře: 9

Článek o hovorových slovíčkách jako například bro, pro, weirdo, convo či lingo.

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Odkud jsi?

Marek Vít | 21. 8. 2007 | komentáře: 15

Jak se zeptáme na to, odkud člověk pochází a jak se na takovou otázku odpovídá. Pokračování článku »
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Frázová slovesa se slovesem KEEP

Roman Svozílek | 2. 8. 2009 | komentáře: 21

Přehled nejdůležitějších frázových sloves tvořených se slovesem KEEP. Pokračování článku »
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Are the British Very Polite?

Marek Vít | 22. 4. 2025

They say the Brits are really polite. Is it true or is it a myth?

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bronchus - průduška
BrE
/'brɒŋkəs/
AmE
/'brɑ:ŋkəs/

noun - one of the main air passages in the respiratory system that branches off from the trachea (windpipe) and leads into the lungs

designated driver
designated driver - určený řidič, domluvený řidič (kdo ostatní odveze domů)
BrE
/ˌdezɪgneɪtɪd 'draɪvə/
AmE
/ˌdezɪgneɪt̬ɪd 'draɪvər/

noun, informal - a person in a group who voluntarily abstains from consuming alcohol to safely drive others home after an event or social gathering

trolley
trolley - tramvaj
BrE
/'trɒli/
AmE
/'trɑ:li/

noun, American English - a vehicle that runs on rails, typically powered by electricity from overhead wires, and is used for public transportation on city streets

streetcar
streetcar - tramvaj
BrE
/'stri:tkɑ:/
AmE
/'stri:tkɑ:r/

noun, American English - a vehicle that runs on rails, typically powered by electricity from overhead wires, and is used for public transportation on city streets

 
peddle - podomně prodávat, vnucovat, nabízet (na ulici apod.)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/

verb - to try to sell goods by going from place to place or by talking to people in a forceful or annoying way

tuber
tuber - hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/

noun - a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

 
brainwash - vymýt mozek, oblbnout
BrE
/'breɪnwɒʃ/
AmE
/'breɪnwɑ:ʃ/

verb - to make someone accept your ideas or beliefs by continually telling them that it is true and preventing them from thinking clearly

 
version - verze
BrE
/'vɜ:ʒn/
AmE
/'vɜ:rʒn/

noun - a form of something (e.g. a product, a story etc.) which is a little different from other things of the same type

ostrich
ostrich - pštros
BrE
/'ɒstrɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɑ:strɪtʃ/

noun - a very large bird from Africa, it has got a long neck and legs and can run very fast and cannot fly

sculpture
sculpture - socha, sochařství
BrE
/'skʌlptʃə/
AmE
/'skʌlptʃər/

noun - a kind of a statue of a person or an object made from stone, wood etc.; the art of making these things