perk
perk - benefit, výhoda
BrE
/'pɜ:k/
AmE
/'pɜ:rk/

noun - something that you get from your work in addition to your salary, e.g. company car or flexible working hours

port
port - přístav
BrE
/'pɔ:t/
AmE
/'pɔ:rt/

noun - the place where you can get on/off a ship or where goods can be load onto a ship

pupil
pupil - zornice, panenka (oční)
BrE
/'pju:pl/
AmE
/'pju:pl/

noun - a small opening in the middle of your eye, it looks black and it can get smaller or bigger

labyrinth
labyrinth - labyrint, bludiště
BrE
/'læbərɪnθ/
AmE
/'læbərɪnθ/

noun - a complex set of paths, tunnels etc. that is difficult to go through, where you can easily get lost

 
curdle - srazit se, srážet se
BrE
/'kɜ:dl/
AmE
/'kɜ:rdl/

verb - to get thicker and start having lumps, it happens when you boil milk, soup, etc. for a long time

INTERMEDIATE

PET: Reading and Writing, sample 1, part 3

Cambridge ESOL | 11. 9. 2006 | komentáře: 8

Cvičný test cambridgeské zkoušky PET, test 1, část 3. Přečtete si text o arktické plavbě a odpovíte na otázky True/False. Pokračování článku »
sycophant
sycophant - patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač
BrE
/'sɪkəfənt/
AmE
/'sɪkəfənt/

noun, formal - a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour

 
explosiveness - výbušnost (povahou), vznětlivost (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪvnəs/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of being likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

tree
tree - strom, stromek, stromeček
BrE
/'tri:/
AmE
/'tri:/

noun - a very tall plant with a hard trunk and branches and green leaves or needles, people get wood from it

woodpecker
woodpecker - datel, strakapoud
BrE
/'wʊdpekə/
AmE
/'wʊdpekər/

noun - a bird with a long bill, it climbs trees and drums on them with its sharp bill to get food

receipt
receipt - účtenka, účet, paragon
BrE
/rɪ'si:t/
AmE
/rɪ'si:t/

noun - a piece of paper that you get when you buy something, it shows how much you have paid for it

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.

the can
the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/ðə'kæn/
AmE
/ðə'kæn/

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

 
weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

blinds
blinds - závěsy, rolety, žaluzie, roleta
BrE
/'blaɪndz/
AmE
/'blaɪndz/

noun - something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in