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

 
plan - plánovat
BrE
/'plæn/
AmE
/'plæn/

verb - to be going to do something, to intend to do something

 
apply - platit (pro někoho), týkat se (koho)
BrE
/ə'plaɪ/
AmE
/ə'plaɪ/

verb - to relate to somebody, to be applicable to somebody or something

 
succumb - podlehnout
BrE
/sə'kʌm/
AmE
/sə'kʌm/

verb - to be overwhelmed, to stop fighting, to give in to something

 
stomach - pozřít, být schopen sníst
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to east something without becoming ill

swelter
swelter - péci se (vedrem), potit se (vedrem), být zmožený horkem, vařit se ve vlastní šťávě
BrE
/'sweltə/
AmE
/'sweltər/

verb - to be uncomfortably hot, to suffer from intense heat

action
action - jednat, vyřešit
BrE
/'ækʃn/
AmE
/'ækʃn/

verb - to deal with something that needs to be done

 
show consideration - brát ohledy (na koho/na co)
BrE
/'ʃəʊ kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/'ʃoʊ kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/

verb - to be sensitive to the feelings of other people

 
pay off - vyplatit (se), vyplácet (se)
BrE
/ˌpeɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpeɪ'ɑ:f/

verb - to be worth it, to produce a desired result

 
order - přikázat, rozkázat
BrE
/'ɔ:də/
AmE
/'ɔ:rdər/

verb - to give a command that has to be obeyed

 
come off - upadnout, odlomit se
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:f/

verb - to fall off something; to be removed from something