binge
- šílenství, horečka, orgie, hýření
BrE
/
'bɪndʒ/
AmE
/
'bɪndʒ/
noun
-
a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)
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Marek Vít
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5. 2. 2018
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15
Článek o vazbě přídavných jmen a infinitivu sloves, tedy spojeních
jako např. NICE TO SEE, DIFFICULT TO DO, IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HAVE apod.
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underemployment
- nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/
ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/
ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
noun
-
a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills
headache
- bolest hlavy
BrE
/
'hedeɪk/
AmE
/
'hedeɪk/
noun
-
the pain in your head that you feel when you are ill or when you have been working too much
give in
- vzdát se, vzdát (něco)
BrE
/
ˌgɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/
ˌgɪv'ɪn/
verb
-
to accept that you have been beaten, to accept that you can't do something because e.g. it is too difficult
hypochondriac
- hypochondr
BrE
/
ˌhaɪpə'kɒndrɪæk/
AmE
/
ˌhaɪpə'kɑ:ndrɪæk/
noun
-
someone who worries about their health too much and often thinks and says they are ill even when they are not
beetle
- brouk
BrE
/
'bi:tl/
AmE
/
'bi:t̬l/
noun
-
an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too
fuse
- pojistka (elektr.)
BrE
/
'fju:z/
AmE
/
'fju:z/
noun
-
a thin wire placed in an electric circuit that blows if there is too much power, it prevents damage or fire
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Roman Svozílek
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9. 5. 2019
| komentáře:
7
Další dvojice vazeb, které se velice pletou. Umíte je správně
přečíst a víte, co znamenají?
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radar trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/
'reɪdɑ: træp/
AmE
/
'reɪdɑ:r træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
speed trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/
'spi:d træp/
AmE
/
'spi:d træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
obsessively
- posedle, obsedantně
BrE
/
əb'sesɪvli/
AmE
/
əb'sesɪvli/
adverb
-
in a way that shows that you have too much interest in something and you are unable to think about anything else
eyeglasses
- brýle
BrE
/
'aɪglæsɪz/
AmE
/
'aɪglæsɪz/
noun
-
A thing with two glass lenses which helps you see better. You can use them to protect your eyes against the sun, too
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Roman Svozílek
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28. 6. 2019
| komentáře:
10
Jak se řekne anglicky ‘podpis’ a jak ‘podepsat’, a co vše může
znamenat slovíčko SIGN.
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