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Days of the week: The gods we meet every day

Láďa Lamanai Sedlák | 27. 2. 2008 | komentáře: 4

What questions would you ask gods if you met them in today's world? In Britain, you can have an afternoon tea party with Frigg, the Norse goddess of beauty and Odin's wife. Or in the USA, you can kick up the engine of your roadster and take a ride on the Route 66 with Thor, the old Germanic and Norse god of thunder, with your hair running wild by the wind. Pokračování článku »
comb
comb - česat, učesat
BrE
/'kəʊm/
AmE
/'koʊm/

verb - to tidy your hair using a comb

curl
curl - kadeř, kudrlina
BrE
/'kɜ:l/
AmE
/'kɜ:rl/

noun - a round shape, esp. in your hair

curly
curly - kudrnatý, vlnitý
BrE
/'kɜ:li/
AmE
/'kɜ:rli/

adjective - full of rolls or curls (usually hair)

comb out
comb out - rozčesat
BrE
/ˌkəʊm'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkoʊm'aʊt/

verb - to make your hair neat with a comb, to remove tangles and knots from your hair using a comb

 
mousy - šedý, šedivý, našedlý (vlasy)
BrE
/'maʊsi/
AmE
/'maʊsi/

adjective - (of hair) dull light brown and not attractive

wax
wax - depilovat voskem
BrE
/'wæks/
AmE
/'wæks/

verb - to remove hair from your body using wax

 
hairpin - sponka do vlasů
BrE
/'heəpɪn/
AmE
/'herpɪn/

noun - a U-shaped pin worn in your hair

 
bald spot - pleš
BrE
/ˌbɔ:ld'spɒt/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:ld'spɑ:t/

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 
bald patch - pleš
BrE
/ˌbɔ:ld'pætʃ/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:ld'pætʃ/

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 
dandruff - lupy (ve vlasech)
BrE
/'dændrʌf/
AmE
/'dændrʌf/

noun - small loose pieces of skin in your hair

dyed
dyed - obarvený (vlasy)
BrE
/'daɪd/
AmE
/'daɪd/

adjective - made a different colour (usually of hair etc.)

blondie
blondie - blondcka, blondýna
BrE
/'blɒndi/
AmE
/'blɑ:ndi/

noun, informal - a woman with long blond hair (usually offensive)

 
stiffen - naježit (vlasy či chlupy), naježit se
BrE
/'stɪfn/
AmE
/'stɪfn/

verb - (of hair etc.) to become straight and firm

hairslide
hairslide - sponka do vlasů
BrE
/'heəslaɪd/
AmE
/'heərslaɪd/

noun, British English - a small, flat object used to hold hair in place, usually decorative and worn by sliding it into the hair