INTERMEDIATE
Roman Svozílek
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25. 7. 2018
Dnes si ukážeme dvě slovesa s velice podobným významem, která se
pletou i pokročilým studentům.
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cuss out
- sprdnout, seřvat, vynadat
BrE
/
kʌs'aʊt/
AmE
/
kʌs'aʊt/
verb, American English, informal
-
to angrily speak to someone usually using offensive or rude language; to swear at someone
negotiator
- vyjednávač
BrE
/
nɪ'gəʊʃieɪtə/
AmE
/
nɪ'goʊʃieɪt̬ər/
noun
-
a person who talks to others to reach an agreement or to solve a problem
revamp
- zmodernizovat, zrenovovat, vylepšit, přestavět
BrE
/
ri:'væmp/
AmE
/
ri:'væmp/
verb
-
to give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to something; to renovate or redesign
pressure
- tlačit (na někoho), nutit někoho, vyvíjet nátlak
BrE
/
'preʃə/
AmE
/
'preʃər/
verb
-
to strongly encourage or force someone to do something they might not want to do
push
- tlačit (někoho do něčeho), nutit
verb
-
to strongly encourage or force someone to do something they might not want to do
harness
- nasadit popruhy, nasadit postroj, zapřáhnout
BrE
/
'hɑ:nəs/
AmE
/
'hɑ:rnəs/
verb
-
to put a harness on an animal, to attach something to something with a harness
put towards
- přidat na (něco), přispět (na něco)
BrE
/
ˌpʊt tʊ'wɔ:dz/
AmE
/
ˌpʊt'tɔ:rdz/
verb
-
to add an amount of money to the amount you need to pay for something
rely on
- věřit, spoléhat se
BrE
/
rɪ'laɪ ɒn/
AmE
/
rɪ'laɪ ɑ:n/
verb
-
to trust someone or something or to expect someone to behave in a particular way
payoff
- odstupné
BrE
/
'peɪ ɒf/
AmE
/
'peɪ ɔ:f/
noun
-
a payment made to someone by their employer to persuade them to leave their job
hit on
- balit (někoho)
BrE
/
'hɪtˌɒn/
AmE
/
'hɪt̬ˌɑ:n/
verb, American English, informal
-
to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship
tame
- zkrotit, krotit, ochočit, podrobit si
verb
-
to make an animal not dangerous or wild anymore; to make sth easy to control
beckon
- kynout (komu), pokynout (komu), kývnout, mávnout
BrE
/
'bekən/
AmE
/
'bekən/
verb
-
to give somebody a signal with your hand to follow you or come to you
direct
- směrovat, ukázat cestu, poslat směrem
BrE
/
də'rekt/
AmE
/
də'rekt/
verb
-
to show the way, to tell somebody the way, to send something in the direction
dispatch
- expedovat, odeslat
BrE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
AmE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
verb
-
to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)