slippery
- prohnaný, nečestný, mazaný
BrE
/
'slɪpəri/
AmE
/
'slɪpəri/
adjective
-
dishonest or sly
similarly
- obdobně, podobně
BrE
/
'sɪmɪləli/
AmE
/
'sɪmələrli/
adverb
-
not differently but not in exactly the same way
granite
- žula
BrE
/
'grænɪt/
AmE
/
'grænɪt/
noun
-
a type of hard stone used in building
obelisk
- obelisk, kamenný sloup
BrE
/
'ɒbəlɪsk/
AmE
/
'ɑ:bəlɪsk/
noun
-
a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event
green with envy
- zelený závistí
BrE
/
ˌgri:n wɪð 'envi/
AmE
/
ˌgri:n wɪð 'envi/
adjective
-
feeling very strongly that you want something that belongs to somebody else
under way
- probíhající, v pohybu
BrE
/
ʌndə'weɪ/
AmE
/
ʌndər'weɪ/
phrase
-
happening now
standard
- zásada, norma
BrE
/
'stændəd/
AmE
/
'stændərd/
noun
-
a moral rule that is considered acceptable
hazardous
- nebezpečný, riskantní, rizikový
BrE
/
'hæzədəs/
AmE
/
'hæzərdəs/
adjective
-
dangerous, especially to someone's health or safety
North America
- Severní Amerika
BrE
/
ˌnɔ:θə'merɪkə/
AmE
/
ˌnɔ:rθə'merɪkə/
noun
-
a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the north of South America
reservoir
- vodní nádrž, vodní přehrada, zásobárna vody
BrE
/
'rezəvwɑ:/
AmE
/
'rezərvwɑ:r/
noun
-
a lake where water is stored before it is supplied to people
potable
- pitný
BrE
/
'pəʊtəbl/
AmE
/
'poʊtəbl/
adjective
-
safe to drink
restoration
- obnovení, navrácení (do původního stavu)
BrE
/
ˌrestə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌrestə'reɪʃn/
noun
-
the process of returning something to its original state
in-laws
- tchán a tchyně, manželovi/manželčiny rodiče
BrE
/
'ɪnlɔ:z/
AmE
/
'ɪnlɑ:z/
noun, informal
-
a parent of your wife or husband or a member of her or his family
brainwash
- vymýt mozek, oblbnout
BrE
/
'breɪnwɒʃ/
AmE
/
'breɪnwɑ:ʃ/
verb
-
to make someone accept your ideas or beliefs by continually telling them that it is true and preventing them from thinking clearly
go figure
- kdo by to byl řekl, koho by to napadlo, proč asi (ironicky)
BrE
/
gəʊ 'fɪgə/
AmE
/
goʊ 'fɪgjər/
phrase, American English, informal
-
said to mean that you do not want to explain something because you think it is obvious