deafen
- ohlušit
BrE
/
'defn/
AmE
/
'defn/
verb
-
(esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things
jam
- zácpa (dopravní)
BrE
/
'dʒæm/
AmE
/
'dʒæm/
noun
-
a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward
jam
- zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/
'dʒæm/
AmE
/
'dʒæm/
noun
-
a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward
traffic jam
- zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/
'træfɪkˌdʒæm/
AmE
/
'træfɪkˌdʒæm/
noun
-
a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward
dock
- dok, přístaviště, loděnice
BrE
/
'dɒk/
AmE
/
'dɑ:k/
noun
-
a place where you can 'park' a ship so that it can be loaded, unloaded or repaired
renovated
- renovovaný
BrE
/
'renəveɪtɪd/
AmE
/
'renəveɪt̬ɪd/
adjective
-
restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better
terraform
- změnit tvář planety
BrE
/
'terəfɔ:m/
AmE
/
'terəfɔ:rm/
verb
-
to change the surface of a planet so that it looks like Earth (usually in sci-fi)
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Cambridge ESOL
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13. 8. 2006
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Cvičný poslechový test cambridgeské zkoušky KET, část 1.
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INTERMEDIATE
Adela Benesova
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16. 12. 2005
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What is British food really like? Let's read several amusing stories from the
life of a Czech au-pair in Britain.
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usurp
- zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat
BrE
/
ju:'zɜ:p/
AmE
/
ju:'zɜ:rp/
verb
-
to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so
revoke
- zrušit, odvolat
BrE
/
rɪ'vəʊk/
AmE
/
rɪ'vəʊk/
verb, formal
-
to officially cancel something (an agreement, a law, a permission etc.) so that is no longer in effect
installation
- montáž, instalace
BrE
/
ˌɪnstə'leɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌɪnstə'leɪʃn/
noun
-
the act of putting furniture, equipment, or a computer program into position so that it can be used
spay
- kastrovat, vykastrovat (samici), odstranit vaječníky
BrE
/
'speɪ/
AmE
/
'speɪ/
verb
-
to remove some parts of the sex organs of a female animal so that it cannot have babies
pedestrianize
- vyhradit pro chodce, vytvořit pěší zónu
BrE
/
pə'destrɪənaɪz/
AmE
/
pə'destrɪənaɪz/
verb
-
to change a street or area in a town or city so that only pedestrians can enter it
overflow
- přetékat, přetéct
BrE
/
ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/
AmE
/
ˌoʊvər'floʊ/
verb
-
to be so full that nothing else can fit in, and the contents usually fall over the edges