Matrix PRE Unit 2 (2)

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Words from the text, pages 16–17



against
against - proti
BrE
/ə'geɪnst/
AmE
/ə'genst/

preposition - in opposition to, disagreeing with


 
achieve - dosáhnout (čeho)
BrE
/ə'tʃi:v/
AmE
/ə'tʃi:v/

verb - to gain a success, to be successful in completing something, usually thanks to hard work


 
brand - značka (obchodní), obchodní značka
BrE
/'brænd/
AmE
/'brænd/

noun - the name of a product that makes it special (e.g. Nike, Adidas)


confidence
confidence - důvěra
BrE
/'kɒnfɪdəns/
AmE
/'kɑ:nfɪdəns/

noun - trust in something or somebody


contract
contract - smlouva
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

noun - a written legal agreement


 
discipline - kázeň, disciplína
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/

noun - a kind of behaviour that obeys rules and commands


effort
effort - úsilí, námaha
BrE
/'efət/
AmE
/'efərt/

noun - trying hard, using strength


 
headmaster - ředitel (školy)
BrE
/ˌhed'mɑ:stə/
AmE
/ˌhed'mæstər/

noun - the director of a school (male)


instead
instead - místo (čeho), namísto (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn'sted/
AmE
/ɪn'sted/

adverb - in the place of


persuade
persuade - přesvědčit
BrE
/pə'sweɪd/
AmE
/pər'sweɪd/

verb - to make somebody believe something, esp. that they should do something


 
reward - odměna
BrE
/rɪ'wɔ:d/
AmE
/rɪ'wɔ:rd/

noun - something that you get because of something good you have done


sample
sample - vzorek, ukázka
BrE
/'sɑ:mpl/
AmE
/'sæmpl/

noun - a small number or amount of something that represents all the rest


 
store *1 - obchod (velký)
BrE
/'stɔ:/
AmE
/'stɔ:r/

noun - a large shop


succeed
succeed - uspět, podařit se, zvládnout
BrE
/sək'si:d/
AmE
/sək'si:d/

verb - to manage to do something you want, to manage to achieve something


 
take up - začít (s něčím)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/

verb - to start doing a regular activity, such as a sport or hobby etc.


 
topmost - nejvyšší
BrE
/'tɒpməʊst/
AmE
/'tɑ:pmoʊst/

adjective - highest


view
view *2 - výhled, pohled
BrE
/'vju:/
AmE
/'vju:/

noun - the things or area that you can see from a particular place, e.g. from a window or a lookout point


weightlifting
weightlifting - vzpírání
BrE
/'weɪtlɪftɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtlɪftɪŋ/

noun - the sport in which you lift heavy things


work out
work out - posilovat
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk'aʊt/

verb - to do physical exercise, esp. at a gym


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