INTERMEDIATE

CHEF vs. CHIEF

Roman Svozílek | 20. 6. 2023 | komentáře: 2

Jak se čtou a co znamenají další dvě ‘zrádná’ slovíčka.

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diligently
diligently - pečlivě, svědomitě, pilně, pracovitě
BrE
/'dɪlədʒntli/
AmE
/'dɪlədʒntli/

adverb - in a way that shows careful and persistent effort or work; with attention to detail and a strong commitment to completing tasks well

filler
filler - výplň, tmel, plnidlo
BrE
/'fɪlə/
AmE
/'fɪlər/

noun, technical - a substance used to fill gaps, spaces, or irregularities in a surface, material, or structure, often to create a smooth or even finish

 
conservatory - zimní zahrada, prosklená přístavba
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətri/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɔ:ri/

noun, British English - a room with glass walls and glass roof that is attached to a house and is usually used to grow sensitive plants in

 
tenderize - naklepat (maso), změkčit (maso)
BrE
/'tendəraɪz/
AmE
/'tendəraɪz/

verb - to make meat softer and easier to chew by beating it or treating it with a special tool or in a particular way

 
Pictionary - hra pictionary
BrE
/'pɪktʃənəri/
AmE
/'pɪktʃəneri/

noun - a game in which a player has to draw pictures representing given words and their team has to guess what the words are

 
space probe - vesmírná sonda
BrE
/'speɪsˌprəʊb/
AmE
/'speɪsˌproʊb/

noun - a kind of spacecraft with no people in it that is sent through space to gather information and send it back to earth

 
costs - soudní výlohy
BrE
/'kɒsts/
AmE
/'kɑ:sts/

noun - the money that the losing party has to pay to the winning party in a court of law (for the expenses of litigation)

 
give me five - plácni si se mnou, pojď si plácnout
BrE
/ˌgɪv mi: 'faɪv/
AmE
/ˌgɪv mi: 'faɪv/

verb, informal - used to say when you want someone to open a hand so you can slap it with your hand in celebration or greeting

crossbow
crossbow - kuš, kuše
BrE
/'krɒsbəʊ/
AmE
/'krɑ:sboʊ/

noun - a weapon used in the past to shoot short arrows, it consists of a small bow fixed to a longer piece of wood


PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Chips / fries / crisps

Roman Svozílek | 27. 5. 2018 | komentáře: 2

Jaký je rozdíl mezi těmito třemi slůvky a jak je správně používat.

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period drama - dobové drama
BrE
/'pɪəriəd ˌdrɑ:mə/
AmE
/'pɪriəd ˌdræmə/

noun - a movie or a series set in a period in the past

 
washtub - škopek, necku
BrE
/'wɒʃtʌb/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃtʌb/

noun - a large round container used for washing clothes in in the past

 
fish pond - jezirko s rybičkami
BrE
/'fɪʃ pɒnd/
AmE
/'fɪʃ pɑ:nd/

noun - an ornamental pond, usually in a garden, which has fish in it