deity
- božstvo, bůh
BrE
/
'deɪəti/
AmE
/
'deɪət̬i/
noun
-
a god, a supernatural being who is worshipped by people as the ruler of the world (or a part of the world)
New York
- New York
BrE
/
ˌnju:'jɔ:k/
AmE
/
ˌnu:'jɔ:rk/
noun
-
the second most populous state in the USA, its located on the east coast of the US and its capital is Albany
platinum
- platina
BrE
/
'plætɪnəm/
AmE
/
'plæt̬ɪnəm/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 78) a heavy precious metal used in jewellery, electric contacts etc., it is resistant to corrosion
manganese
- mangan
BrE
/
'mæŋgəni:z/
AmE
/
'mæŋgəni:z/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 25) a hard metal similar to iron, it is used in making steel and other alloys
comparative
- komparativ, druhý stupeň přídavných jmen či příslovcí
BrE
/
kəm'pærətɪv/
AmE
/
kəm'pærət̬ɪv/
noun
-
the form of an adverb or an adjective that is used to compare two things (such as 'better', 'taller' or 'more interesting')
gene
- gen
BrE
/
'dʒi:n/
AmE
/
'dʒi:n/
noun
-
a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent
conga
- konga (kubánský buben)
BrE
/
'kɒŋgə/
AmE
/
'kɑ:ŋgə/
noun
-
a tall narrow drum usually played by hand, it is common in all kinds of Latin music, it originally comes from Cuba
horn
- roh (hud. nástroj)
noun
-
is a simple wind instrument typically made from metal or animal horn, often used for signaling or in traditional and folk music
acronym
- akronym
BrE
/
'ækrənɪm/
AmE
/
'ækrənɪm/
noun
-
a word that is formed by the first letters of other words (e.g. SVOMPT stands for Subject, Verb, Object, Manner, Place, Time)
version
- verze
BrE
/
'vɜ:ʒn/
AmE
/
'vɜ:rʒn/
noun
-
a form of something (e.g. a product, a story etc.) which is a little different from other things of the same type
keeper
- správce
BrE
/
'ki:pə/
AmE
/
'ki:pər/
noun
-
a person whose job is to take care of a place (e.g. a park, a building) or animals (e.g. in a zoo)
relic
- relikvie
BrE
/
'relɪk/
AmE
/
'relɪk/
noun
-
an object of spiritual value especially if it is connected with a holy person (such as part of their body or clothes)
you of all people
- zrovna ty
BrE
/
'ju: əvɔ:lˌpi:pl/
AmE
/
'ju: əvɔ:lˌpi:pl/
phrase
-
a phrase that shows that we are surprised that it is that particular person who did something (which we would never expect)
INTERMEDIATE
Roman Svozílek
|
18. 1. 2009
| komentáře:
14
Článek ze sekce ‚TIPS and TRICKS‘, ve kterém si řekneme, jak by měl
vypadat anglický inzerát nabízející práci.
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PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Marek Vít
|
29. 4. 2020
| komentáře:
1
Pozor na slovosled otázek v trpném rodě. Zde mnoho českých studentů
angličtině chybuje.
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