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Vydáno dne 22.10.2005
Words that are used in British English
autumn
- podzim
BrE
/
'ɔ:təm /
AmE
/
'ɔ:t̬əm /
noun
-
the season of the year that comes after summer
banknote
- bankovka
BrE
/
'bæŋknəʊt /
AmE
/
'bæŋknoʊt /
noun, British English
-
a single piece of paper money
car park
- parkoviště
BrE
/
'kɑ:pɑ:k /
AmE
/
'kɑ:rpɑ:rk /
noun, British English
-
a place where you can park a car
cinema
- kino
BrE
/
'sɪnəmə /
AmE
/
'sɪnəmə /
noun, British English
-
a building where you go to see a film
crisps
- bramborové lupínky, čipsy
BrE
/
'krɪsps /
AmE
/
'krɪsps /
noun, British English
-
thin fried potato pieces
film
- film
BrE
/
'fɪlm /
AmE
/
'fɪlm /
noun, British English
-
a story you can see in the cinema, on TV, video, DVD etc.
flat
- byt
BrE
/
'flæt /
AmE
/
'flæt /
noun, British English
-
the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live
high street
- hlavní ulice
BrE
/
'haɪstri:t /
AmE
/
'haɪstri:t /
noun, British English
-
the main street in a town, with shops etc.
chemist
- lékárna
BrE
/
'kemɪst /
AmE
/
'kemɪst /
noun, British English
-
a shop where you can buy medicine, shampoo, soap etc.
chemist
- lékárník
BrE
/
'kemɪst /
AmE
/
'kemɪst /
noun, British English
-
a person who sells medicine, shampoo, soap etc.
chips
- hranolky
BrE
/
'tʃɪps /
AmE
/
'tʃɪps /
noun, British English
-
fried long thin pieces of potatoes
knickers
- kalhotky
BrE
/
'nɪkəz /
AmE
/
'nɪkərz /
noun, British English
-
women's underwear that covers the parts between the waist and the top of the legs
lift
- výtah
BrE
/
'lɪft /
AmE
/
'lɪft /
noun, British English
-
a machine that can take you from one floor of a building to another
lorry
- nákladní auto, náklaďák
BrE
/
'lɒri /
AmE
/
'lɑ:ri /
noun, British English
-
a large car that carries loads rather than passengers
motorway
- dálnice, silnice pro motorová vozidla
BrE
/
'məʊtəweɪ /
AmE
/
'moʊt̬ərweɪ /
noun
-
a wide road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds
pavement
- chodník
BrE
/
'peɪvmənt /
AmE
/
'peɪvmənt /
noun, British English
-
a hard area along the side of the road used for walking
petrol
- benzín
BrE
/
'petrəl /
AmE
/
'petrəl /
noun, British English
-
fuel used in motor cars
petrol station
- benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/
'petrəlˌsteɪʃn /
AmE
/
'petrəlˌsteɪʃn /
noun, British English
-
the place where you can buy fuel for your car
rubber
- guma (na gumování)
BrE
/
'rʌbə /
AmE
/
'rʌbər /
noun, British English
-
a small object which you can use to remove something which you have written in pencil
state school
- státní škola
BrE
/
'steɪtˌsku:l /
AmE
/
'steɪtˌsku:l /
noun, British English
-
a school that is for everyone, owned by the government
tap
- kohoutek (vodovodní etc.)
BrE
/
'tæp /
AmE
/
'tæp /
noun
-
a kind of handle that you use to let water flow into the washbasin, bath etc.
traffic lights
- semafory, semafor
BrE
/
'træfɪklaɪts /
AmE
/
'træfɪklaɪts /
noun
-
the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red
trousers
- kalhoty
BrE
/
'traʊzəz /
AmE
/
'traʊzərz /
noun
-
a piece of clothing that covers the legs
underground
- metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/
'ʌndəgraʊnd /
AmE
/
'ʌndərgraʊnd /
noun, British English
-
a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out
waistcoat
- vesta, vestička (u obleku)
BrE
/
'weɪstkəʊt /
AmE
/
'weɪstkoʊt /
noun, British English
-
a kind of jacket without sleeves that men wear as a part of a suit