concession
- koncese
BrE
/
kən'seʃən/
AmE
/
kən'seʃən/
noun, American English
-
the right to do business, sell things, mine etc. esp. at a place that is owned by the govenrnment
third party
- třetí strana
BrE
/
ˌθɜ:d'pɑ:ti/
AmE
/
ˌθɜ:rd'pɑ:rt̬i/
noun, formal
-
a person or a company etc. that is not one of the two participants in an agreement, contract etc.
steamroller
- parní válec
BrE
/
'sti:mˌrəʊlə/
AmE
/
'sti:mˌroʊlər/
noun
-
a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)
roller
- válec (silniční)
BrE
/
'rəʊlə/
AmE
/
'roʊlər/
noun
-
a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)
add-on
- doplněk, přídavek
BrE
/
'ædˌɒn/
AmE
/
'ædˌɑ:n/
noun
-
something that is added to something else, such as a new part of a computer program, computer game etc.
lentil
- čočka
BrE
/
'lentl/
AmE
/
'lent̬l/
noun
-
a flat seed similar to a pea or a bean that is dried and cooked (usually in soups etc.)
clean
- vyčistit, očistit, umýt, utřít, uklidit
BrE
/
'kli:n/
AmE
/
'kli:n/
verb
-
to remove dirt, to do an activity so that something is not dirty any more, e.g. wash, wipe etc.
bludger
- potlouk
BrE
/
'blʌdʒə/
AmE
/
'blʌdʒər/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the balls in Quidditch the purpose of which is to hit players off their broomsticks
odd
- navíc, nadbytečný
adjective
-
not matching, not part of a set or pair, what is left over when everything else has been used
newspaper
- noviny
BrE
/
'nju:zpeɪpə/
AmE
/
'nu:zpeɪpər/
noun
-
large pieces of paper printed with latest information about politics, sport, culture etc., it is often published every day
nose
- nos
noun
-
the part of the body that is above your mouth between your eyes, you breathe and smell through it
escalator
- eskalátor, jezdící schody
BrE
/
'eskəleɪtə/
AmE
/
'eskəleɪt̬ər/
noun
-
a kind of lift that looks like a moving staircase, it is used e.g. in shopping centres, subways etc.
squatter
- samozvaný nájemník
BrE
/
'skwɒtə/
AmE
/
'skwɑ:t̬ər/
noun
-
a person who is living in an old empty building without the permission of the owner of the building
sacrifice
- obětovat
BrE
/
'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/
'sækrəfaɪs/
verb
-
to give up something that you consider to be important for something that you think is even more important
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Richard Monk
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2. 8. 2006
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