cherish
cherish - cenit si, opatrovat, vážit si, hýčkat si
BrE
/'tʃerɪʃ/
AmE
/'tʃerɪʃ/

verb - to care for someone or something lovingly, to hold something dear to your heart

 
get into - začít s (aktivitou), zajímat se o (hobby), oblíbit si
BrE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/
AmE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/

verb, informal - to start an activity, to find a new hobby, to become interested in something

 
express - vyjádřit, dát najevo
BrE
/ɪk'spres/
AmE
/ɪk'spres/

verb - to let somebody know what you feel inside, to give form to something abstract

award
award - udělit, ocenit (cenou), udělit cenu
BrE
/ə'wɔ:d/
AmE
/ə'wɔ:rd/

verb - to give a prize to someone, to give sth as a payment or reward

explode
explode - vybuchnout, explodovat
BrE
/eks'pləʊd/
AmE
/eks'ploʊd/

verb - To blow up, to burst, to make a very loud noise and cause damage

fill
fill - naplnit, plnit
BrE
/'fɪl/
AmE
/'fɪl/

verb - to put in as much as possible, to make something full, to become full

 
ditch - vykašlat se na (něco), odvrhnout, zahodit
BrE
/'dɪtʃ/
AmE
/'dɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to get rid of something, to decide not to do something or use something

 
fairness - spravedlnost, poctivost
BrE
/'feənəs/
AmE
/'fernəs/

noun - the ability to treat people equally, to follow rules, or to make honest judgements

 
psych - vyhecovat, nabudit
BrE
/'saɪk/
AmE
/'saɪk/

verb - to mentally prepare someone (or yourself) to do something you don't want to do

 
stay in touch - zůstat ve spojení, zůstat v kontaktu
BrE
/ˌsteɪ ɪn'tʌtʃ/
AmE
/ˌsteɪ ɪn'tʌtʃ/

verb - to talk to someone or write to them regularly, so you don’t lose contact

 
influence - ovlivnit, mít dopad, ovlivňovat, působit
BrE
/'ɪnfluəns/
AmE
/'ɪnfluəns/

verb - to have an effect, to cause something to change or react in a way

know
know - vědět, znát
BrE
/'nəʊ/
AmE
/'noʊ/

verb - to have in mind, to have knowledge of, to have learned, heard or seen

cry
cry - plakat, brečet, naříkat
BrE
/'kraɪ/
AmE
/'kraɪ/

verb - to weep, to make loud sounds showing your unhappiness and sadness, to produce tears

drum
drum - bubnovat, hrát na buben
BrE
/'drʌm/
AmE
/'drʌm/

verb - to play a drum, to make noises similar to the beating of a drum

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Days of the week: The gods we meet every day

Láďa Lamanai Sedlák | 27. 2. 2008 | komentáře: 4

What questions would you ask gods if you met them in today's world? In Britain, you can have an afternoon tea party with Frigg, the Norse goddess of beauty and Odin's wife. Or in the USA, you can kick up the engine of your roadster and take a ride on the Route 66 with Thor, the old Germanic and Norse god of thunder, with your hair running wild by the wind. Pokračování článku »