ice water - ledová voda
BrE
/'aɪs ˌwɔ:tə/
AmE
/'aɪs ˌwɔ:t̬ər/

noun, American English - water with ice in it served as a drink

 
weak - slabý, špatný (schopností)
BrE
/'wi:k/
AmE
/'wi:k/

adjective - not good at something, especially in skill or ability

 
prosecco - prosecco
BrE
/prə'sekəʊ/
AmE
/prə'sekoʊ/

noun - a white sparkling wine, usually dry, produced in Italy

INTERMEDIATE

BUSINESS 05: e-mail (word analyses)

Roman Svozílek | 28. 8. 2009 | komentáře: 20

Pojďme si podrobně rozebrat některá užitečná slovíčka a výrazy z e-mailu z první kapitoly. Tyto rozbory se budou hodit nejen studentům, kteří se chtějí zdokonalit v oblasti obchodní angličtiny, ale využijete je i v angličtině obecné. Pokračování článku »
lattice
lattice - mřížka, mřížování, mříž
BrE
/'lætɪs/
AmE
/'lætɪs/

noun - a structure of crossed strips of wood, metal, or other material, typically arranged in a diagonal pattern with open spaces in between

piercing
piercing - piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 
Adam's apple - ohryzek (anat.)
BrE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/
AmE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/

noun - a visible protrusion in the front of the neck, typically larger in males, formed by the thyroid cartilage surrounding the vocal cords

 
grotesque - zrůda
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

 
obsessively - posedle, obsedantně
BrE
/əb'sesɪvli/
AmE
/əb'sesɪvli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you have too much interest in something and you are unable to think about anything else

 
anaemia - chudokrevnost
BrE
/ə'ni:miə/
AmE
/ə'ni:miə/

noun, British English - a medical condition in which there are not enough red cells in your blood, causing you to look pale and feel weak

 
identity parade - identifikace (zločince svědkem)
BrE
/aɪ'dentəti pəˌreɪd/
AmE
/aɪ'dent̬ət̬i pəˌreɪd/

noun - a situation at a police station etc. in which a witness tries to identify a criminal in a line of different people

snorkelling
snorkelling - šnorchlování, potápění se šnorchlem
BrE
/'snɔ:kəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'snɔ:rkəlɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you swim below the surface with a tube in your mouth that enables you to breathe under water

mercury
mercury - rtuť
BrE
/'mɜ:kjəri/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkjəri/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 80) a silvery metal that is liquid in normal circumstances, it is sometimes used in thermometers

receptionist
receptionist - recepční
BrE
/rɪ'sepʃənɪst/
AmE
/rɪ'sepʃənɪst/

noun - a person who works in a hotel, and their job is to check in and check out guests, give them keys etc.

seatbelt
seatbelt - bezpečnostní pás (v autě)
BrE
/'si:tˌbelt/
AmE
/'si:tˌbelt/

noun - a strap at a seat in a car or plane etc. that helps to prevent serious injury in case of an accident