brother-in-law
- švagr
BrE
/
'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/
'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
noun
-
a brother of your wife or husband, the husband of your sister
father-in-law
- tchán
BrE
/
'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/
'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/
noun
-
the father of your wife or husband
mother-in-law
- tchyně
BrE
/
'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/
'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
noun
-
the mother of your wife or husband
brothers-in-law
- švagři
BrE
/
ˌbrʌðəz ɪn'lɔ:/
AmE
/
ˌbrʌðərz ɪn'lɔ:/
noun
-
plural of 'brother-in-law'
commander-in-chief
- generál
BrE
/
kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/
AmE
/
kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/
noun
-
the highest military official
in favour of
- pro (co), ve prospěch (čeho)
BrE
/
ɪn 'feɪvə ɒv/
AmE
/
ɪn 'feɪvər ɑ:v/
preposition
-
in support of someone or something, for the reason of something
check-in desk
- odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/
'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/
'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
noun
-
a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions
in the dog house
- v maléru, v průšvihu, v nemilosti (u někoho)
BrE
/
ɪn ðə 'dɒg ˌhaʊs/
AmE
/
ɪn ðə 'dɑ:g ˌhaʊs/
adverb, informal
-
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Marek Vít
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27. 7. 2006
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get down to business
- jít přímo k věci
BrE
/
get ˌdaʊn tə 'bɪznɪs/
AmE
/
get ˌdaʊn tə 'bɪznɪs/
verb
-
to start to discuss the issue that is to be dealt with directly
come to an end
- skončit, být u konce, blížit se ke konci
BrE
/
ˌkʌm tə ən'end/
AmE
/
ˌkʌm tə ən'end/
verb
-
to stop, end or finish
take to the hills
- uprchnout, vzít do zaječích
BrE
/
ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/
AmE
/
ˌteɪk tʊðə'hɪlz/
verb
-
to escape quickly, to flee from a place
see eye to eye
- rozumět si, mít stejný názor
BrE
/
si:ˌaɪ tə'aɪ/
AmE
/
si:ˌaɪ tə'aɪ/
verb, informal
-
to agree with someone, to have the same opinion as someone else
come to terms with
- smířit se s (čím)
BrE
/
ˌkʌm tʊ'tɜ:mz wɪð/
AmE
/
ˌkʌm tʊ'tɜ:rmz wɪð/
verb
-
to accept something unpleasant
go to the cinema
- jít do kina
BrE
/
'gəʊ tʊ ðə'sɪnəmə/
AmE
/
'goʊ tʊ ðə'sɪnəmə/
verb, British English
-
to go see a movie