ELEMENTARY

WELL na začátku věty

Roman Svozílek | 17. 4. 2013 | komentáře: 14

Slůvko WELL znáte určitě jako české “dobře”, ale pokud stojí na začátku věty, má úplně jiný význam. Pokračování článku »
 
harmonic - harmonický, souzvučný, souladný, v souladu
BrE
/hɑ:'mɒnɪk/
AmE
/hɑ:r'mɑ:nɪk/

adjective - relating to or characterized by harmony, especially in music; involving frequencies that are whole-number multiples of a fundamental tone

pick at
pick at - nimrat se (v jídle), šťourat se (v jídle), dloubat (do jídla), bez chuti uzobávat
BrE
/'pɪk æt/
AmE
/'pɪk æt/

verb - to eat only small amounts of food slowly or without interest, often because you are not hungry or feel unwell

drainage
drainage - odvodnění, drenáž, odtok, kanalizace
BrE
/'dreɪnɪdʒ/
AmE
/'dreɪnɪdʒ/

noun - the process or system by which water or other liquids are removed from an area, usually through pipes or channels

 
word search - osmisměrka
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌsɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌsɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a type of a puzzle in which you are supposed to find the letters of given words in a grid

 
tourist trap - past na turisty, lákadlo pro turisty, turistická atrakce
BrE
/'tʊərɪst træp/
AmE
/'tʊrɪst træp/

noun - a place that many tourists visit, but where the prices of food, drinks and services are much higher than normal

 
prompt - nápověda
BrE
/'prɒmpt/
AmE
/'prɑ:mpt/

noun - words that are spoken to an actor, to remind them what to say next during the performance of a play

waste
waste - odpadky, odpad
BrE
/'weɪst/
AmE
/'weɪst/

noun - things that are no longer needed and which you usually throw away, e.g. bits of food, old paper, tins etc.

 
A.D. - našeho letopočtu, léta Páně
BrE
/ˌeɪ'di:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ'di:/

phrase - an abbreviation that means 'Anno Domini", used to show that the date we are speaking about was after year zero

sunflower
sunflower - slunečnice
BrE
/'sʌnflaʊə/
AmE
/'sʌnflaʊər/

noun - a plant with a large yellow flower that produces edible seeds (which are used to make oil and other things)

trash
trash - odpadky, odpad
BrE
/'træʃ/
AmE
/'træʃ/

noun, American English - things that are no longer needed and which you usually throw away, e.g. bits of food, old paper, tins etc.

hook up
hook up - líbat se (vášnivě), muchlovat se (s někým)
BrE
/hʊk'ʌp/
AmE
/hʊk'ʌp/

verb - to make out (to kiss passionately) with someone (esp. with a person who you are not in a relationship with)

 
shackle - okov
BrE
/'ʃækl/
AmE
/'ʃækl/

noun - one of the two metal pieces connected with a chain that are used to tie a prisoner's wrists or ankles

chopsticks
chopsticks - jídelní hůlky
BrE
/'tʃɒpstɪks/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:pstɪks/

noun - long thin pieces wood that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

badge
badge - odznak, nášivka
BrE
/'bædʒ/
AmE
/'bædʒ/

noun - a small thing fastened to the clothes that says something about the person, e.g. what they are, or have done