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Days of the week: The gods we meet every day

Láďa Lamanai Sedlák | 27. 2. 2008 | komentáře: 4

What questions would you ask gods if you met them in today's world? In Britain, you can have an afternoon tea party with Frigg, the Norse goddess of beauty and Odin's wife. Or in the USA, you can kick up the engine of your roadster and take a ride on the Route 66 with Thor, the old Germanic and Norse god of thunder, with your hair running wild by the wind. Pokračování článku »
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Why Are New Zealanders Called "Kiwis"?

Marek Vít | 26. 5. 2025

An article about the symbol of New Zealand (with a recording in a New Zealand accent)

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in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině
BrE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 
as a matter of fact - po pravdě řečeno, vlastně, ve skutečnosti
BrE
/ˌæzəˌmætərəf'fækt/
AmE
/ˌæzəˌmæt̬ərəf'fækt/

adverb - actually, in fact

 
for the hell of it - jen tak ze srandy, aby byla legrace, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə ðə 'hel əv ɪt/
AmE
/fər ðə 'hel əv ɪt/

adverb, informal - just for fun, with no particular reason

 
by the looks of it - jak to tak vypadá, když na to tak koukám
BrE
/baɪ ðə 'lʊks ɒv ɪt/
AmE
/baɪ ðə 'lʊks ɑ:v ɪt/

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 
in the dead of night - uprostřed noci, za hluboké noci
BrE
/ɪn ðə ˌded ɒv 'naɪt/
AmE
/ɪn ðə ˌded ɑ:v 'naɪt/

adverb - in the middle of the night

 
the lesser of two evils - menší zlo, to menší ze dvou zel
BrE
/ðə ˌlesə ɒv tu: 'i:vəlz/
AmE
/ðə ˌlesər ɑ:v tu: 'i:vəlz/

phrase - a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.

 
with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɑ:lt/

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 
with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɑ:lt/

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 
on top of one's game - v nejlepší formě
BrE
/ənˌtɒp əv wʌns 'geɪm/
AmE
/ənˌtɑ:p əv wʌns 'geɪm/

phrase - in one's best, in one's best form

 
in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho
BrE
/ɪn ðə mɪdl əv 'nəʊweə/
AmE
/ɪn ðə mɪdl əv 'noʊwer/

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 
for the life of me - ani za boha
BrE
/ˌfɔ:ðə'laɪfəvmi:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rðə'laɪfəvmi:/

adverb, informal - in no way

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Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Marek Vít | 22. 10. 2005

Words from ‚Boulevard of Broken Dreams‘ by GREEN DAY Pokračování článku »
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Cloze: The History of Valentine's Day

Marek Vít | 8. 2. 2020

Do krátkého článku o historii dne Sv. Valentýna doplňte vynechaná slova.

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