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Letopočty v angličtině

Marek Vít | 28. 9. 2019 | komentáře: 17

Článek o tom, jak v angličtině správně číst letopočty.

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go astray - ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se
BrE
/'gəʊ ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'goʊ ə'streɪ/

verb - to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong

have cold feet
have cold feet - mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

 
present - přednést, prezentovat
BrE
/prɪ'zent/
AmE
/prɪ'zent/

verb - to show your ideas, plans, etc. to other people for them to consider

 
go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

 
must not - nesmět
BrE
/'mʌst nɒt/
AmE
/'mʌst nɑ:t/

verb - not to be allowed to do something, to be forbidden from doing something

get cold feet
get cold feet - dostat strach, ztratit odvahu
BrE
/get ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/get ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

wish
wish - přát si
BrE
/'wɪʃ/
AmE
/'wɪʃ/

verb - to want something that can happen by luck, to want to do something

 
starve - hladovět
BrE
/'stɑ:v/
AmE
/'stɑ:rv/

verb - to be very hungry, to have nothing to eat for a long time

 
engage - zapojit, zaměstnat (zapojit), zapojit se
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒ/

verb - to make use of something, to employ someone or something to do something

 
push around - komandovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to be constantly telling someone what to do, what not to do etc.

put off
put off - odložit, přesunout (něco na jindy)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to postpone; to arrange for something to hapen later than was originally planned

repair
repair - opravit, spravit, opravovat
BrE
/rɪ'peə/
AmE
/rɪ'per/

verb - to make something that has been broken work again; to mend, to fix

refuse
refuse - odmítnout
BrE
/rɪ'fju:z/
AmE
/rɪ'fju:z/

verb - not to accept something, not to do what somebody wants you to do

break
break - rozbít, rozbít se
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

verb - to destroy or damage something; to make something not work; to stop working