fitting - vybavení, příslušenství (domu, bytu)
BrE
/'fɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - items in a house or flat such a fridge, cooker, lights that are immobile but can be taken away when you sell the house or flat

rip current
rip current - zpětný proud (v moři)
BrE
/'rɪpˌkʌrənt/
AmE
/'rɪpˌkɜ:rənt/

noun - a strong, narrow flow of water moving away from the shore, which can pull swimmers out to sea, it is dangerous and often hard to see

INTERMEDIATE

WORKOUT vs. WORK OUT

Marek Vít | 7. 7. 2026

Kdy se slova jako WORK OUT či CHECK IN píší zvlášť, a kdy dohromady?

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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

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

 
fringe benefit - zaměstnanecká výhoda (mimo plat)
BrE
/'frɪndʒ benɪfɪt/
AmE
/'frɪndʒ benəfɪt/

noun - something that some employers get from their employer in addition to their salaries, not in the form of money

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

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

questioning
questioning - výslech
BrE
/'kwestʃənɪŋ/
AmE
/'kwestʃənɪŋ/

noun - is the act of asking someone (usually a suspect or witness) many questions to get information about a crime

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

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 »
 
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

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

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