high heel
- vysoký podpatek, bota na vysokém podpatky
BrE
/
ˌhaɪ'hi:l/
AmE
/
ˌhaɪ'hi:l/
noun
-
a long part of a woman's shoe that supports the back of the foot; or a shoe with this part
Communion
- přijímání (náb.)
BrE
/
kə'mju:niən/
AmE
/
kə'mju:niən/
noun
-
a kind of Christian ceremony at which people share bread and wine as a symbol of Christ's body and blood
Montana
- Montana
BrE
/
mɒn'tænə/
AmE
/
mɑ:n'tænə/
noun
-
a US state located in the Rocky Mountains in the north of the country, the capital of which is Helena
countdown
- odpočítávání
BrE
/
'kaʊntˌdaʊn/
AmE
/
'kaʊntˌdaʊn/
noun
-
counting backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)
pagan
- pohanský
BrE
/
'peɪgən/
AmE
/
'peɪgən/
adjective
-
of a religion that worships many gods (esp. the kind of a religion that existed before Christianity, Islam, Buddhism etc.)
harem
- harém
BrE
/
'herəm/
AmE
/
'herəm/
noun, American English
-
the wives or concubines of a man (esp. in Muslim societies) or the part of a house where they live
list
- sepsat, napsat soupis (čeho), napsat seznam (čeho)
verb
-
to write down a number of things or people on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other
modesty
- počestnost, cudnost
BrE
/
'mɒdəsti/
AmE
/
'mɑ:dəsti/
noun
-
(usually of women) the quality of not showing your sexuality by the clothes you wear or the way you act
deprivation
- odnětí (něčeho), zbavení (něčeho)
BrE
/
ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/
AmE
/
ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/
noun
-
the act of taking something away from somebody, a state of not having something important (such as food, sleep etc.)
the can
- hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/
ðə'kæn/
AmE
/
ðə'kæn/
noun, informal
-
a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body
turnover
- obrat
BrE
/
'tɜ:nəʊvə/
AmE
/
'tɜ:rnoʊvər/
noun
-
the amount of money received by a company etc. for selling products or services in a particular period of time
conclude
- dojít k závěru, udělat závěr
BrE
/
kəŋ'klu:d/
AmE
/
kəŋ'klu:d/
verb
-
to come to the end of; to form an opinion at the end of something that you have gone through
fossil
- zkamenělina, fosílie
noun
-
a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time
jet lag
- desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/
'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/
'dʒetlæg/
noun
-
the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone
INTERMEDIATE
Marek Vít
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17. 6. 2011
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