Matrix PRE Unit 8 (4)
ALL LEVELS
Vydáno dne 03.10.2005
Listening and Speaking, pages 98–99
aeroplane
- letadlo, letoun
BrE
/
'eərəpleɪn/
AmE
/
'erəpleɪn/
noun
-
a vehicle that travels through the air, it has two wings
amuse
- pobavit
BrE
/
ə'mju:z/
AmE
/
ə'mju:z/
verb
-
to make somebody laugh or have fun
clover
- jetel, jetelový lístek
BrE
/
'kləʊvə/
AmE
/
'kloʊvər/
noun
-
a wild plant that has pink or white flowers and leaves made up of three parts (sometimes four)
embassy
- ambasáda, velvyslanectví
BrE
/
'embəsi/
AmE
/
'embəsi/
noun
-
a place in a foreign country with diplomats who represent their own country
fisherman
- rybář
BrE
/
'fɪʃəmən/
AmE
/
'fɪʃərmən/
noun
-
a person whose job is to catch fish
four-leaf clover
- čtyřlístek
BrE
/
'fɔ:ˌli:f'kləʊvə/
AmE
/
'fɔ:rˌli:f'kloʊvər/
noun
-
a clover leaf made up of four parts, it is believed to bring good luck
horseshoe
- podkova, koňská podkova
BrE
/
'hɔ:sʃu:/
AmE
/
'hɔ:rsʃu:/
noun
-
a piece of metal that is fastened to a hoof of a horse, it looks like the letter 'U'
chimney sweep
- kominík
BrE
/
'tʃɪmnɪswi:p/
AmE
/
'tʃɪmnɪswi:p/
noun
-
a person whose job is to clean chimneys
insurance
- pojištění
BrE
/
ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/
ɪn'ʃʊrəns/
noun
-
an arrangement in which you pay some money to a company and if something bad happens to you or your property, they pay the cost etc.
insurance company
- pojišťovna
BrE
/
ɪn'ʃʊərənsˌkʌmpəni/
AmE
/
ɪn'ʃʊrənsˌkʌmpəni/
noun
-
a company that people pay some money and if something bad happens to them or their property, it pays the cost etc.
ladder
- žebřík
BrE
/
'lædə/
AmE
/
'lædər/
noun
-
a piece of equipment that is used to climb up something, it consists of two long pieces of wood or ropes on the sides and steps between them
lucky
- mající štěstí, šťastný (mající štěstí)
BrE
/
'lʌki/
AmE
/
'lʌki/
adjective
-
having good luck
make up
- vymyslet si (něco co není pravda)
BrE
/
ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/
ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
verb
-
to invent something which is not true
news story
- zpráva
BrE
/
'nju:zˌstɔ:ri/
AmE
/
'nu:zˌstɔ:ri/
noun
-
a piece of news presented on TV or in a newspaper
on board
- na palubě
BrE
/
ɒn'bɔ:d/
AmE
/
ɑ:n'bɔ:rd/
adverb
-
on a ship etc.
pretend
- předstírat
BrE
/
prɪ'tend/
AmE
/
prɪ'tend/
verb
-
to act like something is true but it is not, to act in a deceptive way
sailing
- plachtění, jízda na plachetnici, jízda na lodi
BrE
/
'seɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/
'seɪlɪŋ/
noun
-
a sport in which you go on a boat with a sail
unlucky
- nemající štěstí, mající smůlu
BrE
/
ʌn'lʌki/
AmE
/
ʌn'lʌki/
adjective
-
not being lucky, having bad luck
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