ELEMENTARY

MARRY vs. GET MARRIED

Roman Svozílek | 7. 4. 2019 | komentáře: 12

Slova, kde studenti chybují hlavně u předložek. Je správně ‘marry to sb’ nebo ‘marry with sb’ nebo snad jen ‘marry sb’.

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PRE-INTERMEDIATE

'Víno' není pouze WINE

Roman Svozílek | 20. 12. 2018 | komentáře: 37

Článek o vínu, vinici, vinné révě, šampaňském a spoustě dalších slovíček s vínem spojených.

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INTERMEDIATE

Angličtina na YouTube (10)

Roman Svozílek | 22. 11. 2018

YouTube může být velice užitečný pomocník při studiu angličtiny. Projděte si další tři kanály, které jsme pro vás vybrali.

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boletus
boletus - hřib, hřibovitá houba
BrE
/bə'li:təs/
AmE
/bə'li:təs/

noun, technical - a type of mushroom with a thick stem and a spongy layer of pores under the cap instead of gills, including the edible porcini

 
exploitation - vykořisťování, zneužívání, využívání
BrE
/ˌeksplɔɪ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌeksplɔɪ'teɪʃn/

noun - the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work; or the use of something for one’s own advantage

 
history - historie, minulost (neaktuální věc)
BrE
/'hɪstri/
AmE
/'hɪstəri/

noun - someone who is not important now, although they were in the past or something that happened in the past and is not important now

 
umpire - vrchní rozhodčí (hl. v tenise, baseballu, kriketu)
BrE
/'ʌmpaɪə/
AmE
/'ʌmpaɪər/

noun - a person whose job is to supervise a game and make sure that the players obey the rules (e.g. in tennis, baseball and cricket)

 
Mad Eye Moody - Pošuk Moody
BrE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/
AmE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/

noun - Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)

classroom
classroom - třída (místnost), učebna
BrE
/'klɑ:sru:m/
AmE
/'klæsru:m/

noun - a room in a school where the lessons take place, there are usually desks and chairs for students and the teacher, a blackboard, etc.

stocking
stocking - punčocha
BrE
/'stɒkɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɑ:kɪŋ/

noun - one of the pair of coverings for the feet and legs, usually worn by women; at Christmas, Santa Claus puts little presents into it

 
yearbook - školní ročenka (am.), ročenka (školní)
BrE
/'jɪəbʊk/
AmE
/'jɪrbʊk/

noun - a publication of the final-year students of high school or college that includes photographs of the students, information about their school activities etc.

 
duh - to je přece jasné, no jasně
BrE
/'dʌ/
AmE
/'dʌ/

interjection, American English, informal - an exclamation you use when something is obvious, for example when the other person asks you a question and the answer is obviously YES

 
wharf - nábřeží (kotviště)
BrE
/'wɔ:f/
AmE
/'wɔ:rf/

noun - a structure built on the shore of a lake or on the bank of a river for ships to load or unload their cargo

press-up
press-up - klik
BrE
/'presˌʌp/
AmE
/'presˌʌp/

noun, British English - a physical exercise in which you lie down in the horizontal position and lift and lower your body using the muscles on your arms

push-up
push-up - klik
BrE
/'pʊʃˌʌp/
AmE
/'pʊʃˌʌp/

noun, American English - a physical exercise in which you lie down in the horizontal position and lift and lower your body using the muscles on your arms