dazed - omámený, omráčený
BrE
/'deɪzd/
AmE
/'deɪzd/

adjective - confused, unable to think clearly because you are in a shock or because you have been hit on the head

destroy
destroy - zničit
BrE
/'dɪstrɔɪ/
AmE
/'dɪstrɔɪ/

verb - to damage something badly, usually in a way that it cannot function any more or can be used no longer

 
splint - dlaha
BrE
/'splɪnt/
AmE
/'splɪnt/

noun - a piece of wood, plastic, metal etc. that is used to hold a broken hand, arm, leg etc. in position

chopsticks
chopsticks - jídelní hůlky
BrE
/'tʃɒpstɪks/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:pstɪks/

noun - long thin pieces wood that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

demolish
demolish - zničit, zdemolovat
BrE
/dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/dɪ'mɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to damage something badly, usually in a way that it cannot function any more or can be used no longer

 
Protestant - protestant
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/

noun - a person belonging to the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century

 
foreground - popředí
BrE
/'fɔ:ˌgraʊnd/
AmE
/'fɔ:rˌgraʊnd/

noun - the part of a picture or the view that is in front of the things that you can see in the back and in the middle

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Roman Svozílek | 26. 1. 2020

Víte, že některé části těla se dají použít jako slovesa?

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Lebanon
Lebanon - Libanon
BrE
/'lebənən/
AmE
/'lebənən/

noun - a country in the Middle East, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south

camouflage
camouflage - maskování, kamufláž
BrE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/

noun - a way of hiding by means of using the colour of the surroundings; the materials and colours used in the army to make their units difficult to see




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Jak vyjádřit, že je něco trapné. Angličtina má pro toto slovíčko mnoho různých výrazů.

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condominium
condominium - byt v osobním vlastnictví, vlastnický byt
BrE
/ˌkɒndə'mɪniəm/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'mɪniəm/

noun, American English - an apartment in a building where every apartment is owned by the people who live in it