lightning
lightning - blesk, blesky
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋ/

noun - the flash of light you can see in the sky when there is a storm

kidney
kidney - ledvina
BrE
/'kɪdni/
AmE
/'kɪdni/

noun - one of the two organs in your body that separate waste liquid from the blood

dashboard
dashboard - palubní deska (auta)
BrE
/'dæʃbɔ:d/
AmE
/'dæʃbɔ:rd/

noun - the board in front of a car with the steering wheel, speedometer and other controls

dial a number
dial a number - vytočit číslo
BrE
/ˌdaɪəl ə'nʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌdaɪəl ə'nʌmbər/

verb - to use your finger to push the buttons or turn the dial on a phone

shoulder
shoulder - rameno
BrE
/'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldər/

noun - one of the two parts of the body that connects your arm to your body

rim
rim - ráfek (kola)
BrE
/'rɪm/
AmE
/'rɪm/

noun - the edge around the metal part of a wheel (a tire is put on it)

ribcage
ribcage - hrudník, hrudní koš
BrE
/'rɪbkeɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rɪbkeɪdʒ/

noun - the set of bones in your chest that protect the heart and other inner organs

INTERMEDIATE

BUSINESS 02: Job Advert (word analyses)

Roman Svozílek | 15. 1. 2009 | komentáře: 41

Pojďme si rozebrat jednotlivá slovíčka a fráze z úvodní kapitoly druhé lekce obchdoní angličtiny, kde Michael objevil pracovní inzerát. Pokračování článku »
shooter
shooter - střílečka
BrE
/'ʃu:tə/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬r/

noun - a video or a computer game that is about shooting things or other characters in the game, usually using the perspective of the person shooting

 
longitude - délka (zeměpisná), zeměpisná délka
BrE
/'lɒŋgɪtju:d/
AmE
/'lɑ:ndʒətu:d/

noun - the distance of a place east or west of the zero meridian (imaginary line between the North and South pole that runs through Greenwich, England)

 
one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne
BrE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/

adverb - at some point in the future

labour
labour - pracovní síla, pracující
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/

noun - the people who do physical work

 
bleat - mé (zvuk kozy)
BrE
/'bli:t/
AmE
/'bli:t/

interjection - the sound made by a goat

 
cluck - kdák, kvok
BrE
/'klʌk/
AmE
/'klʌk/

interjection - the sound made by a chicken

 
tweet - píp
BrE
/'twi:t/
AmE
/'twi:t/

interjection - the sound made by a bird