ghostwriter
- skutečný autor (píšící pro někoho jiného)
BrE
/'gəʊstraɪtə/
AmE
/'gəʊstraɪtər/
noun
-
a person who writes a book or an article for another person, under whose name it is going to be published
outing
- odhalení homosexuality
BrE
/'aʊtɪŋ/
AmE
/'aʊt̬ɪŋ/
noun
-
a situation in which it is made public that a person is gay when this information was supposed to be private
single
- singl (píseň)
BrE
/'sɪŋgl/
AmE
/'sɪŋgl/
noun
-
a song (usually one taken out of an album) that's released to be played on the radio, on music television etc.
introduction
- úvod
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬rə'dʌkʃn/
noun
-
the first part of a book, letter, etc. that says what the rest of the work is going to be about
shaman
- šaman
BrE
/'ʃeɪmən/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:mən/
noun
-
a person in some religions who is believed to be able communicate with the spiritual world, has special healing powers etc.
yo-yo
- jojo
BrE
/'jəʊjəʊ/
AmE
/'joʊjoʊ/
noun
-
a disk on a string that is used as a toy, it can be made to run down and up again
inflatable
- nafukovací
BrE
/ɪn'fleɪtəbl/
AmE
/ɪn'fleɪt̬əbl/
adjective
-
necessary to be filled up with air before it is used (e.g. a tire, a mattress, a ball, a boat etc.)
the more the merrier
- čím více, tím lépe
BrE
/ðə ˌmɔ: ð 'merɪə/
AmE
/ðə ˌmɔ:r ð 'merɪər/
phrase
-
a saying used when someone wants to say that an event or activity will be more entertaining if more people come
venetian blind
- žaluzie
BrE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/
AmE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/
noun
-
a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light
beacon
- světelné znamení, maják, světelný signál
BrE
/'bi:kən/
AmE
/'bi:kən/
noun
-
a kind of light that can be seen from a distance and that is used to guide planes or ships etc.
postulate
- předpokládat, postulovat, tvrdit, brát za dané
BrE
/'pɒstjəleɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:stʃəleɪt/
verb, formal
-
to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning or discussion, especially as a principle to be accepted without proof
license plate
- poznávací značka
BrE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
AmE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
noun, American English
-
the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified
number plate
- poznávací značka
BrE
/'nʌmbəpleɪt/
AmE
/'nʌmbərpleɪt/
noun, British English
-
the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified
guarantee
- záruka
BrE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
AmE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
noun
-
a promise that something will be done or will happen, a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it
adapter
- adaptátor, přepracovatel díla
BrE
/ə'dæptə/
AmE
/ə'dæptər/
noun
-
a person who makes slight changes to a book, play, etc. so that it can be made into a film, play, etc.