maze
maze - bludiště
BrE
/'meɪz/
AmE
/'meɪz/

noun - a system of paths most of which don't lead anywhere and you have to find a way through it

heads
heads - panna (strana mince), líc mince
BrE
/'hedz/
AmE
/'hedz/

noun - the side of a coin that usually has a number and a picture of a person's head on it

 
gynecology - gynekologie
BrE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the diseases of women and their reproductive organs

 
gynaecology - gynekologie
BrE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the diseases of women and their reproductive organs

donut
donut - americká kobliha (s otvorem)
BrE
/'dəʊnʌt/
AmE
/'doʊnʌt/

noun, American English - a kind of small cake boiled in hot oil, it has a shape of a ball or a ring

 
security - ochranka
BrE
/sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
AmE
/sɪ'kjʊərət̬i/

noun - a department or a group of people responsible for keeping safe the property of a company or an institution

dartboard
dartboard - terč na šipky
BrE
/'dɑ:tbɔ:d/
AmE

noun - a board (usually made of wood or cork) which you use as a target in a game of darts

 
sulphur - síra
BrE
/'sʌlfə/
AmE
/'sʌlfər/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 16) a strong-smelling element that usually has the form of yellow crystals

 
Catholic - katolík
BrE
/'kæθəlɪk/
AmE
/'kæθəlɪk/

noun - a person belonging to the main stream of Christianity in Europe, e.g. the main religion of Spain, Ireland etc.

 
spray - vodní tříšť, jemné kapičky, mlhovina
BrE
/'spreɪ/
AmE
/'spreɪ/

noun - a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air, especially from the sea or a waterfall

thong
thong - tanga
BrE
/'θɒŋ/
AmE
/'θɑ:n/

noun - a kind of underwear (knickers, briefs etc.) that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

rock and roll
rock and roll - rock (hudební žánr), rocková hudba
BrE
/ˌrɒk ən 'rəʊl/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:k ən 'roʊl/

noun - the type of music that evolved in the early 1950s in the USA, or any type of rock music

INTERMEDIATE

QUITE není jen 'docela'

Marek Vít | 3. 1. 2013 | komentáře: 6

Slovíčko QUITE neznamená vždy ‘docela’. Pojďme se na jeho významy podívat. Pokračování článku »
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Pleteme si: Není cesta jako cesta

Marek Vít | 14. 12. 2013 | komentáře: 30

České slovo ‘cesta’ lze do angličtiny přeložit mnoha způsoby. Nejčastější z nich jsou TRIP, JOURNEY, WAY, ROAD, TRAVEL atd. Jaký je mezi těmito slůvky rozdíl?

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MISS, MISSED, MISSING

Roman Svozílek | 30. 5. 2019 | komentáře: 2

Dnes si ukážeme, co všechno může znamenat slůvko MISS a odvozená slova.

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