orienteering - orientační běh
BrE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of sport in which you have to find a certain place as quickly as possible using a map and a compass

 
chromium - chrom
BrE
/'krəʊmiəm/
AmE
/'kroʊmiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

 
fluorine - fluor
BrE
/'flʊəri:n/
AmE
/'flʊəri:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 9) a pale yellow poisonous gas, some of its compounds are used in toothpaste to prevent cavities

intern
intern - stážista
BrE
/'ɪntɜ:n/
AmE
/'ɪntɜ:rn/

noun, American English - a person who works temporarily in a job, often to gain work experience or fulfil educational requirements, usually with limited pay or responsibilities

 
crouch - přikrčení
BrE
/'kraʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kraʊtʃ/

noun - the position of the body in which the knees and the body is slightly bent so that you are closer to the ground

 
application form - přihláška (formulář)
BrE
/ˌæplɪ'keɪʃnˌfɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌæplɪ'keɪʃnˌfɔ:rm/

noun - a piece of paper that you fill in when you want to get something (such as a job, a scholarship, a grant etc.)

screw
screw - vrut, šroub (vrut), šroubek (vrut)
BrE
/'skru:/
AmE
/'skru:/

noun - a pointed piece of metal that is used to hold two things together or to fasten something on a wall etc., it is put in place by turning it round and round

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 »
 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

putty
putty - tmel, kyt
BrE
/'pʌti/
AmE
/'pʌt̬i/

noun, technical - a soft, flexible substance used for sealing glass panes in window frames and filling small gaps or cracks in woodwork

condo
condo - byt v osobním vlastnictví, vlastnický byt
BrE
/'kɒndəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndoʊ/

noun, American English, informal - an apartment in a building where every apartment is owned by the people who live in it (short for condominium)

 
gall - žluč (zast.)
BrE
/'gɔ:l/
AmE
/'gɔ:l/

noun, dated - a digestive fluid produced by the liver, which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine

 
plug plant - sazenice, sazenička
BrE
/'plʌgˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plʌgˌplænt/

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

plant
plant - rostlina
BrE
/'plɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plænt/

noun - a living thing that grows in the earth, usually with green leaves etc., sometimes grown by people in their houses

ant
ant - mravenec
BrE
/'ænt/
AmE
/'ænt/

noun - a very small black or brown insect which lives in forests etc, lives in large groups and works very hard