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Roman Svozílek | 16. 9. 2009 | komentáře: 7

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establishment - establishment, vládnoucí elita, mocenské kruhy
BrE
/ɪs'tæblɪʃmənt/
AmE
/ɪs'tæblɪʃmənt/

noun - the people and institutions that hold power and influence in a society

mentor
mentor - mentor, rádce, průvodce, učitel, instruktor
BrE
/'mentɔ:/
AmE
/'mentɔ:r/

noun - an experienced and trusted advisor who guides and supports someone less experienced

 
dive - putika, pajzl (špinavý bar)
BrE
/'daɪv/
AmE
/'daɪv/

noun, informal - a bar or club that is cheap and usually dark and dirty

 
toast - zapéct, zapékat, opéct, opékat
BrE
/'təʊst/
AmE
/'toʊst/

verb - to use heat to turn bread and other food brown and crisp

 
exuberant - bujný (o vegetaci)
BrE
/ɪg'zju:bərənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zu:bərənt/

adjective - having a lot of plants that look green and strong and healthy

 
luxuriant - bujný (o vegetaci)
BrE
/lʌg'ʒʊəriənt/
AmE
/lʌg'ʒʊriənt/

adjective - having a lot of plants that look green and strong and healthy

washing up
washing up - mytí nádobí
BrE
/ˌwɒʃɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ'ʌp/

noun - washing plates and cups and spoons etc. in water after a meal

 
vain - marnivý
BrE
/'veɪn/
AmE
/'veɪn/

adjective - being too proud of and interested in yourself and your own appearance

 
horsefly - ovád, hovado (ovád)
BrE
/'hɔ:sflaɪ/
AmE
/'hɔ:rsflaɪ/

noun - a large fly that attacks people and animals and drinks their blood

 
pass - uplynout, minout, propásnout, nechat minout
BrE
/'pɑ:s/
AmE
/'pæs/

verb - to go past and disappear, to let something go past and disappear

 
nutritionist - odborník na výživu
BrE
/nju:'trɪʃənɪst/
AmE
/nu:'trɪʃənɪst/

noun - a specialist who studies food and drink and how people digest it

snow angel
snow angel - andílek (obtisk ve sněhu)
BrE
/'snəʊˌeɪndʒl/
AmE
/'snoʊˌeɪndʒl/

noun - an imprint in snow made by falling backwards on the ground and moving your arms and legs up and down

 
sensitively - citlivě
BrE
/'sensətɪvli/
AmE
/'sensətɪvli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you have feelings and emotions and that you understand other people's feelings and emotions

breathe
breathe - dýchat
BrE
/'bri:ð/
AmE
/'bri:ð/

verb - to take air inside your body and let it out (through your nose and mouth into your lungs and out)