The Tell-Tale Heart (vocabulary)
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Vydáno dne 22.01.2008
Slovíčka ze zjednodušené povídky E. A. Poe.
beat
- tlouct, bušit, bít
BrE
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'bi:t /
AmE
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'bi:t /
verb
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to hit something repeatedly
confident
- jistý, sebejistý
BrE
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'kɒnfɪdənt /
AmE
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'kɑ:nfɪdənt /
adjective
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sure about yourself, your abilities, your opinions, etc.
disease
- choroba, nemoc
BrE
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dɪ'zi:z /
AmE
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dɪ'zi:z /
noun
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a serious illness
disturb
- vyrušit, rušit
BrE
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dɪs'tɜ:b /
AmE
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dɪs'tɜ:rb /
verb
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to interrupt somebody from doing something, e.g. from work, sleep etc.
film
- povlak, tenká vrstva
BrE
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'fɪlm /
AmE
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'fɪlm /
noun
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a very thin layer of something
floorboard
- podlahové prkno, prkno v podlaze
BrE
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'flɔ:ˌbɔ:d /
AmE
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'flɔ:rˌbɔ:rd /
noun
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one of the boards that the floor is made of
groan
- naříkat, sténat, vzdychat
BrE
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'grəʊn /
AmE
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'groʊn /
verb
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to make a deep sound showing your pain or sadness
investigate
- vyšetřovat, prošetřit
BrE
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ɪn'vestɪgeɪt /
AmE
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ɪn'vestɪgeɪt /
verb
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to find out all information and facts about a crime
lantern
- lucerna, svítilna
BrE
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'læntən /
AmE
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'lænt̬ən /
noun
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a light that can be carried in a kind of box with glass sides
madman
- blázen, šílenec
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'mædmən /
AmE
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'mædmən /
noun
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a mad or crazy person
pretend
- předstírat
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prɪ'tend /
AmE
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prɪ'tend /
verb
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to act like something is true but it is not, to act in a deceptive way
scream
- výkřik
BrE
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'skri:m /
AmE
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'skri:m /
noun
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a loud cry of terror or intense pain
sense
- smysl
BrE
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'sens /
AmE
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'sens /
noun
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one of the five physical powers ( sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch)
triumph
- vítězství, triumf
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'traɪəmf /
AmE
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'traɪəmf /
noun
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a glorious victory
vulture
- sup
BrE
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'vʌltʃə /
AmE
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'vʌltʃər /
noun
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a large bird that usually eats dead animals