hush - utišit, ztlumit
BrE
/'hʌʃ/
AmE
/'hʌʃ/

verb - to become quiet, to make somebody be quiet

cheat on
cheat on - podvádět někoho, zahýbat komu
BrE
/'tʃi:t ɒn/
AmE
/'tʃi:t ɑ:n/

verb - to be unfaithful to your partner (esp. sexually)

can't wait
can't wait - nemoci se dočkat, těšit se
BrE
/ˌkɑ:nt'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌkænt'weɪt/

verb - to be looking forward to something very much

 
get together - setkat se, sejít se
BrE
/ˌget ˌtə'geðə/
AmE
/ˌget ˌtə'geðə/

verb - to meet, to be together for some time

 
take - snést, vydržet, snášet, unést (např. kritiku)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - to be able to accept or stand something

 
fall for - skočit na (něco), chytit se na (něco)
BrE
/'fɔ:l fɔ:/
AmE
/'fɔ:l fɔ:r/

verb - to be deceived by, to believe a lie

 
appear - objevit se
BrE
/ə'pɪə/
AmE
/ə'pɪr/

verb - to come into sight, to be seen suddenly

illegible
illegible - nečitelný
BrE
/ɪ'ledʒɪbl/
AmE
/ɪ'ledʒɪbl/

adjective - difficult to read, not able to be read

 
movable - přenosný, posuvný, pohyblivý
BrE
/'mu:vəbl/
AmE
/'mu:vəbl/

adjective - able to be moved from place to place

 
speak - mluvit (nějakým jazykem), umět (nějaký jazyk)
BrE
/'spi:k/
AmE
/'spi:k/

verb - to be able to use a particular language

look like
look like - vypadat jako
BrE
/'lʊk laɪk/
AmE
/'lʊk laɪk/

verb - to have an appearance similar to, to be similar to

 
idiot-proof - velmi jednoduchý, snadný k pochopení, blbuvzdorný
BrE
/'ɪdɪətˌpru:f/
AmE
/'ɪdɪətˌpru:f/

adjective, informal - designed to be so simple or easy to use that it cannot be misused or misunderstood

catch
catch - stihnout (autobus apod.)
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to be there in time for a bus or train etc; not to be too late

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

The Celts

Petra Luňáková | 23. 6. 2007 | komentáře: 3

Around 700 BC, Celtic people began to arrive in the British Isles. Many of them were tall, and had fair or red hair and blue eyes. These were the Celts, who probably came from central Europe or further east. Pokračování článku »
 
smell a rat - cítit něco nekalého, čichat nějaký podfuk
BrE
/smel ə 'ræt/
AmE
/smel ə 'ræt/

verb, informal - to feel doubtful about a situation because it seems to be wrong or something suspicious seems to be happening