comprehensive school - všeobecná střední škola

noun, British English - a kind of British secondary school that most children go to

chauffeur - šofér

noun - a person whose job is to drive a car for somebody

 

wish - přát

verb - to tell someone that you hope that they will have something

window-shopping - prohlížení si výloh obchodů

noun - looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them

wrap up - zabalit

verb - to cover something with paper (on all sides), e.g. a present

whisper - šeptat

verb - to speak very quietly, without using the vocal chords at all

weed - plít, odplevelit

verb - to remove wild plants from where you do not want them

 

wave - vlnit, vlnit se, dělat vlny

verb - to produce a raised surface of something, e.g. of the sea

 

Greenland - Grónsko

noun - the largest island on the planet, it formally belongs to Denmark

 

got - pomocné slůvko ve vazbě se slovesem 'mít'

verb - a word used in a phrase with HAVE to express possession

 

guide - provádět (koho), vést, vodit, být průvodcem, dělat průvodce

verb - to show someone round a place which they don't know well

 

give a talk - přednést řeč, mít projev, mít řeč

verb - to talk in front of many people about a particular subject

gear shift - řadící páka

noun, American English - a stick in a car that is used to change gears

gear lever - řadící páka

noun, British English - a stick in a car that is used to change gears

 

globalization - globalizace

noun - the act of making all the coutries similar to one another