Objective CAE, Unit 4, p 28-29

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Words from Objective CAE, Unit 4, pages 28–29 (not including the text)



 
acronym - akronym
BrE
/'ækrənɪm/
AmE
/'ækrənɪm/

noun - a word that is formed by the first letters of other words (e.g. SVOMPT stands for Subject, Verb, Object, Manner, Place, Time)


 
alert - pohotový, ostražitý, čilý
BrE
/ə'lɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'lɜ:rt/

adjective - ready to act suddenly


 
attentive - pozorný, všímavý, ochotný
BrE
/ə'tentɪv/
AmE
/ə'tentɪv/

adjective - helpful and making sure you have what you need


 
auditory - sluchový
BrE
/'ɔ:dətri/
AmE
/'ɔ:dətɔ:ri/

adjective, formal - connected with hearing


comprehension
comprehension - porozumění, pochopení
BrE
/ˌkɒmprɪ'henʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mprɪ'henʃn/

noun - the state of understanding something; the ability to understand


 
continual - pokračující, průběžný, neustálý, nepřetržitý, nekončící
BrE
/kən'tɪnjʊəl/
AmE
/kən'tɪnʊəl/

adjective - happening often and repeatedly


 
engage - zapojit, zaměstnat (zapojit), zapojit se
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒ/

verb - to make use of something, to employ someone or something to do something


evidence
evidence - důkazy, důkaz
BrE
/'evɪdəns/
AmE
/'evɪdəns/

noun - the object or objects that give a reason to believe something


 
extent - rozsah, míra
BrE
/ɪk'stent/
AmE
/ɪk'stent/

noun - a statement of how large, serious etc. something is


formula
formula - vzorec (např. matematický)
BrE
/'fɔ:mjələ/
AmE
/'fɔ:rmjələ/

noun - a mathematical statement, a law etc. written by means of symbols and letters


memorize
memorize - učit se nazpaměť, učit se zpaměti, memorovat
BrE
/'meməraɪz/
AmE
/'meməraɪz/

verb - to learn something in order to remember it exactly


 
mnemonic - mnemotechnická pomůcka
BrE
/nɪ'mɒnɪk/
AmE
/nɪ'mɑ:nɪk/

noun - a short sentence or a rhyme that helps you remember something


pattern
pattern - vzorek (např. ozdobný), vzorec (např. ozdobný)
BrE
/'pætən/
AmE
/'pæt̬ərn/

noun - an arrangement of symbols, pictures, shapes, lines etc.


 
rate - ohodnotit, oznámkovat
BrE
/'reɪt/
AmE
/'reɪt/

verb - to grade something, to decide what the value or quality of something is


 
sensory - vjemový, smyslový
BrE
/'sensəri/
AmE
/'sensəri/

adjective, technical - connected with the senses


 
somatic - somatický
BrE
/səʊ'mætɪk/
AmE
/soʊ'mæt̬ɪk/

adjective, formal - conencted with the body rather than the mind


 
tactile - dotykový, taktilní
BrE
/'tæktaɪl/
AmE
/'tæktaɪl/

adjective, formal - connected with the sense of touch


 
technique - metoda, technika (provedení), způsob provedení
BrE
/tek'ni:k/
AmE
/tek'ni:k/

noun - a way of doing something, a method


 
visual - vizuální
BrE
/'vɪʒʊəl/
AmE
/'vɪʒʊəl/

adjective - connected with seeing