mouth
- ústa, pusa
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
- 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
INTERMEDIATE
Adela Benesova
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16. 12. 2005
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What is British food really like? Let's read several amusing stories from the
life of a Czech au-pair in Britain.
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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
- 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