UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Roman Svozílek
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6. 9. 2020
Další várka idiomů, které obsahují části těla. Víte, co znamená
“keep a stiff upper lip”, “turn the other cheek” nebo “split
hairs”?
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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
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
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
move
- hýbat, hýbat se, hnout, hnout se, pohnout, pohnout se, pohybovat se
verb
-
to change the position of something, to go from one place to another
look into
- prověřit, prozkoumat, vyšetřit, prošetřit
BrE
/
ˌlʊk'ɪntʊ/
AmE
/
ˌlʊk'ɪntʊ/
verb
-
to examine or study something closely; to try to find out about something
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
- odmítnout
BrE
/
rɪ'fju:z/
AmE
/
rɪ'fju:z/
verb
-
not to accept something, not to do what somebody wants you to do
starve
- hladovět
BrE
/
'stɑ:v/
AmE
/
'stɑ:rv/
verb
-
to be very hungry, to have nothing to eat for a long time
pass on
- předat (nemoc)
BrE
/
ˌpɑ:s'ɒn/
AmE
/
ˌpæs'ɑ:n/
verb
-
to give an illness or a disease to somebody (esp. to one's children)
resist
- odolat, odolávat
BrE
/
rɪ'zɪst/
AmE
/
rɪ'zɪst/
verb
-
to be able to stop yourself from doing something you want to do
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.
sustain
- udržovat, udržovat naživu
BrE
/
sə'steɪn/
AmE
/
sə'steɪn/
verb
-
to keep alive, to provide everything that something or someone needs to exist