antifreeze - nemrznoucí směs, nemrznoucí kapalina
BrE
/'æntifri:z/
AmE
/'ænt̬ifri:z/

noun - a substance added to a liquid, especially in engines, to prevent it from freezing in cold temperatures

 
connoisseur - znalec (jídla, pití, umění apod.)
BrE
/ˌkɒnə'sɜ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nə'sɜ:r/

noun - a person who has expert knowledge in a particular field, especially in fine arts, food, or drink

 
poise - vyrovnanost, rovnováha, duševní rovnováha, vyváženost, klid, stabilita
BrE
/'pɔɪz/
AmE
/'pɔɪz/

noun - a state of balance or being in a stable position; calmness or composure, especially in difficult situations

 
hangrily - protivně (z hladu), mrzutě (z hladu)
BrE
/'hæŋgrɪli/
AmE
/'hæŋgrɪli/

adverb, informal - in a way that shows that you are in a bad mood because you haven't eaten anything

white-collar worker
white-collar worker - úředník
BrE
/waɪt ˌkɒlə 'wɜ:kə/
AmE
/waɪt ˌkɑ:lər 'wɜ:rkər/

noun - a person who has a job in an office or a bank, rather than in a factory

 
reword - přeformulovat, vyjádřit jinými slovy
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:d/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rd/

verb - to write or say something again in a different way in order to make it easily understood

describe
describe - popsat
BrE
/dɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/dɪ'skraɪb/

verb - to say what you can see in/at something, to give a picture of something in words

sleep
sleep - spánek
BrE
/'sli:p/
AmE
/'sli:p/

noun - a way of resting your body in a kind of unconscious state, usually at night in bed

play
play - hrát, hrát si
BrE
/'pleɪ/
AmE
/'pleɪ/

verb - to do an activity in order to have fun, to take part in a sport or game

 
predictable - předvídatelný
BrE
/prɪ'dɪktəbl/
AmE
/prɪ'dɪktəbl/

adjective - happening in a way that you know it before it actually happens; behaving in such a way

 
prison sentence - trest odnětí svobody
BrE
/'prɪznˌsentəns/
AmE
/'prɪznˌsent̬əns/

noun - a punishment given to a criminal in which he/she has to spend some time in prison

 
division - dělení (mat.)
BrE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/
AmE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/

noun - an arithmetic operation in which you find out how many times a number is in another number

 
theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

INTERMEDIATE

Příčinné a důvodové věty

Marek Vít | 22. 2. 2020 | komentáře: 17

Jak se v angličtině tvoří vedlejší věty příčinné a důvodové? Jaký je rozdíl mezi spojkami BECAUSE, AS, SINCE a FOR?

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subtitles - titulky (s překladem filmu)
BrE
/'sʌbtaɪtlz/
AmE
/'sʌbtaɪt̬lz/

noun - the words at the bottom of the screen (TV, cinema etc.) that translate what the actors say etc.