A Moonlight Fable (vocabulary)
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bush
- křoví, keř
BrE
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'bʊʃ /
AmE
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'bʊʃ /
noun
-
a plant like a small low tree
button
- knoflík
BrE
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'bʌtn /
AmE
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'bʌt̬n /
noun
-
a round object used to fasten clothes
cricket
- cvrček
BrE
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'krɪkɪt /
AmE
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'krɪkɪt /
noun
-
a small brown insect that makes very specific sounds, esp. at night
embrace
- obejmout, objímat
BrE
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ɪm'breɪs /
AmE
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ɪm'breɪs /
verb
-
to put your arms around somebody to show your affection
flutter
- poletovat, třepetat křídly
BrE
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'flʌtə /
AmE
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'flʌt̬ər /
verb
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to move back and forth, form side to side, or up and down (in the air), to fly in this manner
ledge
- římsa
BrE
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'ledʒ /
AmE
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'ledʒ /
noun
-
a narrow horizontal surface that sticks out from a wall or rock etc.
meadow
- louka
BrE
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'medəʊ /
AmE
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'medoʊ /
noun
-
a grassy field
moth
- můra
BrE
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'mɒθ /
AmE
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'mɑ:θ /
noun
-
an insect that looks like a butterfly which usually flies at night
occasion
- příležitost (událost)
BrE
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ə'keɪʒn /
AmE
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ə'keɪʒn /
noun
-
a special time when something happens
pit
- jáma
BrE
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'pɪt /
AmE
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'pɪt /
noun
-
a hole in the ground
pond
- rybník, rybníček, jezírko
BrE
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'pɒnd /
AmE
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'pɑ:nd /
noun
-
an artificial or natural area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake
ruin
- zkazit, pokazit, zničit, poničit
BrE
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'ru:ɪn /
AmE
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'ru:ɪn /
verb
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to damage something, to make something lose its value, function, beauty etc.
shiny
- vyleštěný, nablýskaný, zářivý
BrE
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'ʃaɪni /
AmE
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'ʃaɪni /
adjective
-
very clean and bright, polished
sleeve
- rukáv
BrE
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'sli:v /
AmE
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'sli:v /
noun
-
one of the parts of a shirt or a coat etc. that cover the arms
sparkle
- jiskřit, třpytit se, blýskat se
BrE
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'spɑ:kl /
AmE
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'spɑ:rkl /
verb
-
to shine with many small flashing lights
stain
- zašpinit, znečistit, pokecat (poskvrnit)
BrE
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'steɪn /
AmE
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'steɪn /
verb
-
to make dirty by making dirty spots on something
tear
- roztrhnout, roztrhat, utrhnout, vytrhnout, trhat
BrE
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'teə /
AmE
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'ter /
verb
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to damage something by pulling it apart, such as paper, cloth etc.
thorn
- trn, osten
BrE
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'θɔ:n /
AmE
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'θɔ:rn /
noun
-
a sharp point on a plant, e.g. a rose
tissue
- papírový kapesník, papírový kapesníček, kapesníček
BrE
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'tɪʃu: /
AmE
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'tɪʃu: /
noun
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a kind of a handkerchief made from very soft paper