mouth
mouth - ústa, pusa
BrE
/'maʊθ/
AmE
/'maʊθ/

noun - it is on your face, you put food in it when you eat, there are teeth and a tongue in it

 
inner city - chudá čtvrť (v centru města), chudinská čtvrť (v centru města)
BrE
/ˌɪnə'sɪti/
AmE
/ˌɪnər'sɪt̬i/

noun - an area near the center of a city where there are a lot of social problems

 
carnival - pouť (s atrakcemi)
BrE
/'kɑ:nɪvl/
AmE
/'kɑ:rnɪvl/

noun, American English - a place where there are rides (such as a ferris wheel, rollercoaster etc.), stalls, souvenirs etc

 
cabaret - kabaret
BrE
/'kæbəreɪ/
AmE
/ˌkæbə'reɪ/

noun - a restaurant or a club in which there are singers and dancers performing while you eat




checkmate
checkmate - dát mat
BrE
/'tʃekˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

 
no smoking - zákaz kouření
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'sməʊkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'smoʊkɪŋ/

noun - the words that appear on signs telling people that smoking is not allowed there

 
detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka
BrE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/
AmE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 
get off - opustit, odejít, dostat se z
BrE
/'get ˌɒf/
AmE
/'get̬ ˌɑ:f/

verb - to leave a place because you do not want to be there or you have no right to be there

 
qualitative - kvalitativní
BrE
/'kwɒlɪtətɪv/
AmE
/'kwɑ:lɪteɪtɪv/

adjective - relating to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

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British Food Short Stories

Adela Benesova | 16. 12. 2005 | komentáře: 1

What is British food really like? Let's read several amusing stories from the life of a Czech au-pair in Britain. Pokračování článku »
high season
high season - hlavní sezóna
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'si:zn/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'si:zn/

noun - a time of the year when there are many people visiting or using a place or service

low season
low season - období mimo sezónu, mezisezóna
BrE
/ˌləʊ'si:zn/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'si:zn/

noun - a time of the year when there are fewer people visiting or using a place or service