PRE-INTERMEDIATE

SLEEPY vs. ASLEEP

Roman Svozílek | 1. 3. 2019 | komentáře: 11

Další dvojice záludných slovíček. Obě souvisí se spaním, ale hodně se pletou.

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toilet
toilet - záchod (místnost), záchod (veřejný)
BrE
/'tɔɪlət/
AmE
/'tɔɪlət/

noun, British English - a room with a toilet (or toilets) in it, either in a house or in a public place

 
diaphragm - bránice
BrE
/'daɪəfræm/
AmE
/'daɪəfræm/

noun - a large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a crucial role in breathing by contracting and relaxing to control lung expansion

bumper
bumper - nárazník
BrE
/'bʌmpə/
AmE
/'bʌmpər/

noun - a strong metal bar fixed to the front and back of a car that helps to protect the car in case it hits something or is hit

 
past perfect - předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt/

noun - a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)

crunch
crunch - lehsed, leh-sed
BrE
/'krʌntʃ/
AmE
/'krʌntʃ/

noun - an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back

sit-up
sit-up - lehsed, leh-sed
BrE
/'sɪtˌʌp/
AmE
/'sɪt̬ˌʌp/

noun - an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back

 
frantically - zběsile, horečně
BrE
/'fræntɪkli/
AmE
/'fræntɪkli/

adverb - in a disorganized or hurried way, often in connection with anxiety

 
gratinée - gratinovat, zapékat (nejčastěji se sýrem nebo strouhankou)
BrE
/grɑ:tɪ'neɪ/
AmE
/grɑ:tɪ'neɪ/

verb - to cook food covered in breadcrumbs or cheese in an oven

outside
outside - (venku) před
BrE
/aʊt'saɪd/
AmE
/aʊt'saɪd/

preposition - in/to a place in front or around something, not inside

 
sit back - opřít se (v křesle apod.), pohodlně se usadit (např. v křesle)
BrE
/ˌsɪt'bæk/
AmE
/ˌsɪt'bæk/

verb - to sit in a chair etc. comfortably, in a relaxed way

 
bug - chyba, vada, moucha (chyba)
BrE
/'bʌg/
AmE
/'bʌg/

noun - a defect in a computer program, in a computer system etc.

 
inconveniently - nevhodně, neprakticky
BrE
/ˌɪnkən'vi:niəntli/
AmE
/ˌɪnkən'vi:njəntli/

adverb - in a way that is not suitable, in a problematic way

 
jock - atlet, sportovec
BrE
/'dʒɒk/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:k/

noun, American English, informal - a boy who is involved in sports (especially in high school)

extra
extra - komparzista, statista (ve filmu)
BrE
/'ekstrə/
AmE
/'ekstrə/

noun - a person who appears in a film in an unimportant role