horn
horn - roh (hud. nástroj)
BrE
/'hɔ:n/
AmE
/'hɔ:rn/

noun - is a simple wind instrument typically made from metal or animal horn, often used for signaling or in traditional and folk music

 
pergola - pergola
BrE
/'pɜ:gələ/
AmE
/'pɜ:rgələ/

noun - a simple wooden structure that climbing plants grow over and through, sometimes used as shade from the sun for people to sit under


 
pulley - kladka
BrE
/'pʊli/
AmE
/'pʊli/

noun - a simple device consisting of a wheel on an axle, you put a rope around the wheel and use it to lift loads etc.

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Patchwork

Michaela Prknová | 15. 3. 2012 | komentáře: 6

Přečtěte si něco o tzv. patchworku, technice šití, která se těší značné oblibě. Pokračování článku »
 
aggregator - agregátor, sběrač dat, zprostředkovatel obsahu
BrE
/'ægrɪgeɪtə/
AmE
/'ægrɪgeɪtər/

noun, technical - a person or system that collects and organizes information, content, or products from various sources to present or distribute as a combined offering

 
antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

 
godfather - kmotr
BrE
/'gɒdˌfɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌfɑ:ðər/

noun - a man who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godmother - kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌmʌðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌmʌðər/

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godparent - kmotr, kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌpærənt/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌpærənt/

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways


 
peekaboo - dělání 'kuk' (na dítě), kuk
BrE
/'pi:kəbu:/
AmE
/'pi:kəbu:/

noun - a simple game you play with babies and toddlers in which you cover your face with your hands and then show your face saying 'boo' or 'peekaboo'

INTERMEDIATE

Celtic Music

Marek Vít | 10. 5. 2007 | komentáře: 10

Keltská hudba neustále stoupá na popularitě. Podívejme se na tento fenomén blíže. Nyní je článek doplněn ukázkou z keltské hudby! Pokračování článku »
INTERMEDIATE

BUSINESS 04: Cover Letter (word analyses)

Roman Svozílek | 18. 4. 2009 | komentáře: 3

Pojďme si rozebrat některá užitečná slovíčka a výrazy z Michaelova průvodního dopisu. Pokračování článku »
vitamin
vitamin - vitamín
BrE
/'vɪtəmɪn/
AmE
/'vaɪt̬əmɪn/

noun - one of the substances that are necessary for the body, they are present in various kinds of food or can be taken in the form of pills