disturbance
- výtržnost, nepokoj, rušení pořádku, výtržnosti, nepokoje
BrE
/
dɪ'stɜ:bəns/
AmE
/
dɪ'stɜ:rbəns/
noun, formal
-
a situation where people make noise, fight, or cause trouble in public, so that the police may need to stop it
cured
- nakládaný, konzervovaný, sušený, uzený
BrE
/
'kjʊəd/
AmE
/
'kjʊrd/
adjective
-
(of meat or other types of food) treated (salted, dried, smoked...) so that it can be preserved for a long time
practical joke
- kanadský žertík
BrE
/
ˌpræktɪkl'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/
ˌpræktɪkl'dʒoʊk/
noun
-
a trick that is played on someone to make them look stupid or shock them them so that other people laugh
reform
- polepšit se, napravit
BrE
/
rɪ'fɔ:m/
AmE
/
rɪ'fɔ:rm/
verb
-
to improve your behavior so that you stop doing things that society does not approve of; to make someone do this
classification
- klasifikace, třídění
BrE
/
ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
noun
-
the process of dividing people or things into groups so that the ones with similar characteristics are in the same group
thaw out
- tát, roztát, nechat roztát
BrE
/
ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
AmE
/
ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
verb
-
to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft
thaw
- tát, roztát, nechat roztát
verb
-
to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft
support
- podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)
BrE
/
sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/
sə'pɔ:rt/
verb
-
to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something
stowaway
- černý pasažér
BrE
/
'stəʊəweɪ/
AmE
/
'stoʊəweɪ/
noun
-
someone who gets on board a plane or ship etc. secretly so that they do not have to pay the fare
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
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18. 12. 2005
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Původní znění slavné pohádky Oscara Wilda ‚Šťastný princ‘, plná
nezjednodušená verze.
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A classical story of a beautiful young girl who gets to marry a prince, set in
the beginning of the 21st century.
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exhibit
- exponát, vystavený předmět
BrE
/
ɪg'zɪbɪt/
AmE
/
ɪg'zɪbɪt/
noun
-
something, e.g. a work of art, that is put in a public place so that people can see it and admire it
piercing
- piercing
BrE
/
'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/
'pɪrsɪŋ/
noun
-
a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it
middle name
- charakteristický rys
BrE
/
'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/
'mɪdlˌneɪm/
noun
-
a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name