meet and greet - seznamovačka (s fanoušky)
BrE
/ˌmi:tən'gri:t/
AmE
/ˌmi:t̬ən'gri:t/

noun, informal - an event where famous people can meet and talk to their fans

bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

 
root and branch - celkový, kompletní, důkladný
BrE
/ˌru:tən'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/ˌru:t̬ən'bræntʃ/

adjective - complete, done in a way that doesn't leave anything out

trial and error
trial and error - (např. metoda) pokus-omyl, metoda pokusu a omylu
BrE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erər/

noun - a way of solving a problem by trying several different methods until you find the successful one

black and white
black and white - černobílý
BrE
/ˌblækən'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌblækən'waɪt/

adjective - (of films, photographs etc.) not in color

bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - penzion (nocleh se snídaní)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - a kind of accommodation that enables you to stay overnight and have breakfast in the morning

fish and chips
fish and chips - smažená ryba s hranolky
BrE
/ˌfɪʃ ən 'tʃɪps/
AmE
/ˌfɪʃ ən 'tʃɪps/

noun - a typical british fast food consisting of fried fish and potato chips

 
hide-and-seek - schovávaná, hra na schovávanou, hra na schovku, schovka
BrE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/
AmE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/

noun - a game in which a player is supposed to find other players who have hidden themselves

brick-and-mortar
brick-and-mortar - kamenný (fyzicky existující, např. obchod)
BrE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:rtər/

adjective, American English - existing as a physical building, especially a store

 
flesh and blood - příbuzný (člověk)
BrE
/ˌfleʃ ən 'blʌd/
AmE
/ˌfleʃ ən 'blʌd/

noun - someone from your family, your relative

suit and tie
suit and tie - oblek s kravatou
BrE
/'sju:t ənd taɪ/
AmE
/ˌsu:t ən 'taɪ/

noun - formal clothes worn by men on special ocassions

 
assault and battery - fyzické napadení
BrE
/ə'sɔ:lt ənd'bætəri/
AmE
/ə'sɔ:lt ən'bæt̬əri/

noun, formal - the crime of physically attacking someone

 
lost and found - ztráty a nálezy
BrE
/ˌlɒstən'faʊnd/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:stən'faʊnd/

noun - an office where you go when you have lost or found something

 
x's and o's - piškvorky 3x3
BrE
/ˌeksɪz ən'əʊz/
AmE
/ˌeksɪz ən'oʊz/

noun - a pen and pencil game played on a 3x3 grid

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Zkratky: etc. / e.g. / i.e.

Roman Svozílek | 6. 8. 2020 | komentáře: 10

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