verb, British English
-
to emit a clear sound that cars make as a warning, or to make a long sound that owls make
welfare
- blahobyt, prospěch
BrE
/'welfeə/
AmE
/'welfer/
noun
-
state of being healthy, happy and satisfied
left-hand
- levý (ten vlevo), po levé ruce, po levé straně
BrE
/'leftˌhænd/
AmE
/'leftˌhænd/
adjective
-
on the left side
right-hand
- pravý (ten vpravo), po pravé ruce, po pravé straně
BrE
/'raɪtˌhænd/
AmE
/'raɪtˌhænd/
adjective
-
on the right side
fulfil
- splnit , vykonat, vyplnit, splňovat
BrE
/fʊl'fɪl/
AmE
/fʊl'fɪl/
verb, British English
-
to meet someone's needs or desires, or to provide what is needed
dungeon
- hladomorna, žalář (podzemní)
BrE
/'dʌndʒən/
AmE
/'dʌndʒən/
noun
-
an underground prison that was used in the past
chateau
- zámek, panské sídlo ve Francii
BrE
/'ʃætəʊ/
AmE
/ʃæ'toʊ/
noun
-
a castle or large country house in France
stirrer
- míchadlo, promíchávač, míchač
BrE
/'stɜ:rə/
AmE
/'stɜ:rər/
noun
-
an object (usually a stick) that is used for mixing liquids, or a person who mixes liquids
forthcoming
- nadcházející, blížící se
BrE
/ˌfɔ:θ'kʌmɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rθ'kʌmɪŋ/
adjective
-
something that has been planned and is going to happen soon
publicity
- publicita, propagace
BrE
/pʌ'blɪsəti/
AmE
/pʌ'blɪsɪt̬i/
noun
-
informing people about a product and how good it is, or about a person and what he/she is doing
passive voice
- trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
AmE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
noun
-
the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)
directory enquiries
- informace o telefonních číslech
BrE
/daɪ'rektəri ɪn'kwaɪəri:z/
AmE
/daɪ'rektəri ɪn'kwaɪri:z/
noun, British English
-
a telephone number that you can call to find out someone else's telephone number
overcrowded
- přeplněný, přelidněný
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'kraʊdəd/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'kraʊdəd/
adjective
-
filled with too many things or people
database
- databáze
BrE
/'deɪtəˌbeɪs/
AmE
/'deɪt̬əˌbeɪs/
noun
-
data in a computer that you can access and sort easily