Matrix INT Unit 2 (2)
ALL LEVELS
Vydáno dne 03.10.2005
Reading, p. 17
accent
- přízvuk
BrE
/
'æksənt/
AmE
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'æksənt/
noun
-
a way of pronunciation typical for a particular group of people
amaze
- překvapovat, přivádět k úžasu
BrE
/
ə'meɪz/
AmE
/
ə'meɪz/
verb
-
to surprise someone very much
astonishing
- úžasný, velmi překvapivý
BrE
/
æs'tɒnɪʃɪŋ/
AmE
/
æs'tɑ:nɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
-
very surprising
background
- původ, minulost
BrE
/
'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/
'bækgraʊnd/
noun
-
the origin of something; the type of family or class that you come from
behaviour
- chování
BrE
/
bɪ'heɪvjə/
AmE
/
bɪ'heɪvjər/
noun
-
the way that you act
blame
- vinit, obvinit, obviňovat, svalovat vinu
BrE
/
'bleɪm/
AmE
/
'bleɪm/
verb
-
to say that something is the fault of somebody, that somebody is guilty of something
citizen
- občan
BrE
/
'sɪtɪzn/
AmE
/
'sɪt̬ɪzn/
noun
-
a person who is a legal member of a country
construction
- stavba
BrE
/
kəns'trʌkʃn/
AmE
/
kəns'trʌkʃn/
noun
-
the act of building something
effort
- úsilí, námaha
BrE
/
'efət/
AmE
/
'efərt/
noun
-
trying hard, using strength
elect
- zvolit (ve volbách)
BrE
/
ɪ'lekt/
AmE
/
ɪ'lekt/
verb
-
to choose a candidate by voting for him/her
entirely
- zcela, úplně
BrE
/
ɪn'taɪəli/
AmE
/
ɪn'taɪərli/
adverb
-
completely, to the full extent
fellow
- chlapík, člověk
BrE
/
'feləʊ/
AmE
/
'feloʊ/
noun, informal
-
a person
form
- tvořit, tvarovat, vytvářet, vytvořit
BrE
/
'fɔ:m/
AmE
/
'fɔ:rm/
verb
-
to produce a shape, to take shape, to create or make
generalization
- zobecnění, zevšeobecnění
BrE
/
ˌdʒenrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌdʒenrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
noun
-
a general statement based on only a few examples
character
- postava (filmová apod.)
BrE
/
'kærəktə/
AmE
/
'kærəktər/
noun
-
a person in a film, book etc.
characteristic
- vlastnost, znak, charakteristický rys, charakteristický znak
BrE
/
ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/
AmE
/
ˌkærəktə'rɪstɪk/
noun
-
the quality of somebody or something
inability
- neschopnost
BrE
/
ˌɪnə'bɪləti/
AmE
/
ˌɪnə'bɪlət̬i/
noun
-
the lack of skill or power to do something
mean
- myslet to tak
BrE
/
'mi:n/
AmE
/
'mi:n/
verb
-
to want to say something, to believe that what you say is the truth
nature
- přirozenost, nátura
BrE
/
'neɪtʃə/
AmE
/
'neɪtʃər/
noun
-
a person's qualities or character
neighbour
- soused, sousedka
BrE
/
'neɪbə/
AmE
/
'neɪbər/
noun
-
a person who lives next door to you
observe
- pozorovat, sledovat
BrE
/
əb'zɜ:v/
AmE
/
əb'zɜ:rv/
verb
-
to watch something carefully
race
- rasa
BrE
/
'reɪs/
AmE
/
'reɪs/
noun
-
a group of people or animals that have the same shape, size, color etc.
regard
- považovat, pohlížet na
BrE
/
rɪ'gɑ:d/
AmE
/
rɪ'gɑ:rd/
verb
-
to think of something in a particular way
remain
- zůstat, zbývat, zbýt
BrE
/
rɪ'meɪn/
AmE
/
rɪ'meɪn/
verb
-
to stay or be left behind
rude
- nezdvořilý, hrubý (chováním), sprostý
BrE
/
'ru:d/
AmE
/
'ru:d/
adjective
-
not polite; behaving in an offending way
sum
- suma, součet
BrE
/
'sʌm/
AmE
/
'sʌm/
noun
-
the number that you get when you add two or more numbers together; a total
talkative
- hovorný, povídavý, mnohomluvný, upovídaný, ukecaný
BrE
/
'tɔ:kətɪv/
AmE
/
'tɔ:kətɪv/
adjective
-
talking very much and often; liking to talk
undesirable
- nežádoucí, nežádaný, nechtěný
BrE
/
ˌʌndɪ'zaɪərəbl/
AmE
/
ˌʌndɪ'zaɪərəbl/
adjective
-
not wanted by people
unwise
- nerozumný, nemoudrý, hloupý
BrE
/
ʌn'waɪz/
AmE
/
ʌn'waɪz/
adjective
-
foolish; not advisable, not sensible