noun
-
a person whose job is to make cloth out of threads
crime
- zločin, trestný čin
BrE
/'kraɪm/
AmE
/'kraɪm/
noun
-
an act that is against the law and can be punished
waterway
- vodní cesta, říční cesta, splavný tok
BrE
/'wɔ:təweɪ/
AmE
/'wɔ:tərweɪ/
noun
-
a river, canal etc. that is used by ships and boats
wool
- vlna
BrE
/'wʊl/
AmE
/'wʊl/
noun
-
the material or thread that is made from sheep's thick hair
well
- studna
BrE
/'wel/
AmE
/'wel/
noun
-
a deep hole in the ground from which water is taken
fuel tank
- palivová nádrž
BrE
/'fjʊəl tæŋk/
AmE
/'fjʊəl tæŋk/
noun
-
a large container in a car where the fuel is stored
Chinese whispers
- tichá pošta (dětská hra)
BrE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspəz/
AmE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspərz/
noun
-
a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along
silver
- stříbro
BrE
/'sɪlvə/
AmE
/'sɪlvər/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 47) a metal that is used for making jewellery and coins, it is whitish in colour and cheaper than gold
fast food
- rychlé občerstvení
BrE
/'fɑ:stfu:d/
AmE
/'fæstfu:d/
noun
-
food that is not difficult to prepare and is often bought in some restaurants or in the street etc., such as hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries etc.
corner
- zahnat do kouta, zahnat do úzkých
BrE
/'kɔ:nə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnər/
verb
-
to get a person or animal into a place or situation from which it is difficult to escape for them, or which is very uncomfortable for them
stake
- kůl, kolík
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/
noun
-
a pointed wooden or metal pole or stick which is driven into the ground with a hammer and is used to hold a tent in place etc.
past perfect
- předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt/
noun
-
a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)
carbon
- uhlík
BrE
/'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbən/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 6) an element that is present in all organic compounds, it is also known in the form of diamonds and graphite
middlebrow
- obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu
BrE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/
noun
-
a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual
stub
- kontrolní útržek (vstupenky)
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/
noun
-
the small part of a ticket that is given back to you