celebration
celebration - oslava
BrE
/ˌselə'breɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌselə'breɪʃn/

noun - an occassion when you are happy and enjoying yourself because something good has happened or because it is a special day (e.g. a birthday)

 
vassal - vazal, poddaný
BrE
/'væsl/
AmE

noun - (in feudalism) a person who holds a piece of land and is under the protection of a lord to whom they have sworn loyalty

 
bromine - brom
BrE
/'brəʊmi:n/
AmE
/'broʊmi:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 35) a dark brown liquid element found e.g. in seawater, it is known for its strong choking smell

 
aluminum - hliník
BrE
/ə'lu:mɪnəm/
AmE
/ə'lu:mɪnəm/

noun, American English - (the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.

 
aluminium - hliník
BrE
/ˌælʊ'mɪniəm/
AmE
/ˌælʊ'mɪniəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.

 
diarrhea - průjem
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'rɪ:ə/
AmE
/ˌdaɪə'rɪ:ə/

noun, American English - an illness or a symptom of an illness in which you empty your bowels more frequently and your stool is in a watery form

diarrhoea
diarrhoea - průjem
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'rɪ:ə/
AmE
/ˌdaɪə'rɪ:ə/

noun - an illness or a symptom of an illness in which you empty your bowels more frequently and your stool is in a watery form

 
irony - ironie
BrE
/'aɪrəni/
AmE
/'aɪrəni/

noun - a way of speaking in a way that the words that are said have a different meaning, it is often used to insult people

 
face mask - pleťová maska
BrE
/'feɪs ˌmɑ:sk/
AmE
/'feɪs ˌmæsk/

noun - a cream that is left on your face for a short period of time and then removed, used to make your skin look better

 
right - je to tak (tázací dovětek), mám pravdu (tázací dovětek)
BrE
/'raɪt/
AmE
/'raɪt/

phrase - a word we use as a question tag (a short question at the end of a statement to check that the statement is correct)

 
it - kdo má babu (ve hře na honěnou), kdo piká (ve hře na schovávanou)
BrE
/'ɪt/
AmE
/'ɪt/

noun - the player who is supposed to catch other players (in a game of 'tag') or find other players (while playing hide-and-seek) etc.

 
come on - ale no tak
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:n/

interjection - an exclamation we use when we think someone said or did something that is not right or when we want them to hurry up

 
mortar - malta
BrE
/'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/'mɔ:rt̬ər/

noun - a substance (made from a mixture of sand, cement and water) that is used when building a house etc. to join bricks, stones etc.

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Food idioms (1)

Roman Svozílek | 13. 12. 2016 | komentáře: 5

Několik užitečných idiomů spojených s jídlem. Asi víte, co je “piece of cake”, ale co třeba “bun in the oven” nebo “chalk and cheese”?

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Roman Svozílek | 13. 11. 2024 | komentáře: 1

Pojďme se podívat na slovní zásobu spojenou s vejci a jejich přípravou.

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