Objective CAE, Unit 3, Reading p. 22-23

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Words from Objective CAE, Unit 3, Reading pages 22–23



 
branch out - rozmoci se, rozmáhat se, rozvíjet se
BrE
/ˌbrɑ:ntʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbræntʃ'aʊt/

verb - to expand


curious
curious - zvědavý
BrE
/'kjʊəriəs/
AmE
/'kjʊriəs/

adjective - wanting to know things


 
fuss - povyk, rozruch, zmatek
BrE
/'fʌs/
AmE
/'fʌs/

noun - unnecessary excitement, worry, or activity, especially about something that is not important


 
glamour - zvláštní kouzlo, kouzelná atmosféra, zvláštní půvab
BrE
/'glæmə/
AmE
/'glæmər/

noun - a kind of special attraction of something


 
glitz - lesk, pozlátko
BrE
/'glɪts/
AmE
/'glɪts/

noun - the glamour of show business which is usually superficial


 
grounded - nohama na zemi
BrE
/'graʊndɪd/
AmE
/'graʊndɪd/

adjective - having a realistic and healthy attitude to life in general


 
intention - záměr, úmysl
BrE
/ɪn'tenʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'tenʃn/

noun - something you have planned to do


 
intimidate - zastrašit, zastrašovat, nahánět strach, nahnat strach
BrE
/ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt/

verb - to make someone afraid, scared or nervous


 
involve - zahrnout, zapojit, obsáhnout
BrE
/ɪn'vɒlv/
AmE
/ɪn'vɑ:lv/

verb - to include someone or something in an activity, to make use of something or somebody in an activity


 
issue - výtisk (časopisu, novin), číslo (časopisu, novin)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - a magazine or newspaper that is printed for a particular date, week or month


lens
lens - čočka (optická, brýlová), brýlové sklo, zorník, optika (přístroje)
BrE
/'lenz/
AmE
/'lenz/

noun - a round piece of glass with curved sides which is used in telescopes, microscopes, binoculars, or glasses


 
mixture - směs
BrE
/'mɪkstʃə/
AmE
/'mɪkstʃər/

noun - a combination of a number of different things, a substance made by mixing different ingredients together


 
portrait - portrét, podobizna
BrE
/'pɔ:treɪt/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtrət/

noun - a painting or picture of a person


 
sensation - pocit, vjem
BrE
/sen'seɪʃn/
AmE
/sen'seɪʃn/

noun - a feeling, the awareness of something


 
showbiz - show byznys
BrE
/'ʃəʊˌbɪz/
AmE
/'ʃoʊˌbɪz/

noun, informal - entertainment industry


tantrum
tantrum - tantrum, záchvat vzteku
BrE
/'tæntrəm/
AmE
/'tæntrəm/

noun - a fit of bad temper, especially typical of young children


 
temper - nálada, povaha
BrE
/'tempə/
AmE
/'tempər/

noun - the way you feel, the state of mind


 
warts and all - se vším všudy, nepřikrášlené
BrE
/'wɔ:ts əndˌɔ:l/
AmE
/'wɔ:rts ənˌɔ:l/

phrase - not made to look better, more beautiful etc. than it really is


weird
weird - divný, podivný, výstřední
BrE
/'wɪəd/
AmE
/'wɪrd/

adjective - strange; not usual or normal