adjective
-
referring to things that happen in places other than your community
largely
- převážně, z velké části
BrE
/'lɑ:dʒli/
AmE
/'lɑ:rdʒli/
adverb
-
mostly or almost completely
cut off
- odříznout (se), izolovat (se)
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to prevent someone or something from leaving a place or communicating with other people
extraterrestrial
- mimozemská bytost, mimozemšťan
BrE
/ˌekstrətə'restriəl/
AmE
/ˌekstrətə'restriəl/
noun
-
a living creature that comes from outside the planet Earth
good cause
- dobrá věc, dobročinný účel
BrE
/ˌgʊd 'kɔ:z/
AmE
/ˌgʊd 'kɔ:z/
noun
-
a socially useful activity, for example, raising money for charity
late
- pozdní, pokročilý
BrE
/'leɪt/
AmE
/'leɪt/
adjective
-
not early, happening toward the end of a period of time
forties
- čtyřicátá léta (věk či časové období)
BrE
/'fɔ:tiz/
AmE
/'fɔ:rt̬iz/
noun
-
the years from 40 to 49
hub
- centrum, střed (dění)
BrE
/'hʌb/
AmE
/'hʌb/
noun
-
the central part of a particular place or activity
institution
- instituce, ústav, orgán
BrE
/ˌɪnstɪ'tju:ʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnstə'tu:ʃn/
noun
-
a large and important organization that has a particular purpose, e.g. a university, church or bank
globe
- glóbus
BrE
/'gləʊb/
AmE
/'gloʊb/
noun
-
a ball-shaped object with a map of the world on its surface, it is usually on a stand so that it can be turned around at the same angle as the earth
Golden Globe
- Zlatý glóbus
BrE
/ˌgəʊldən 'gləʊb/
AmE
/ˌgoʊldən 'gloʊb/
noun
-
an award that is given in recognition of astonishing achievement in the film industry
keep
- dodržet, splnit, dostát (o slibu)
BrE
/'ki:p/
AmE
/'ki:p/
verb
-
to do what you promised to do
speed up
- zrychlit, zvýšit rychlost, urychlit
BrE
/ˌspi:d 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspi:d 'ʌp/
verb
-
to make something happen or move faster
cutting edge
- vyspělost, pokročilost, vyzrálost
BrE
/ˌkʌtɪŋ 'edʒ/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬ɪŋ 'edʒ/
noun
-
the newest, most modern stage of development of something
blue-collar worker
- dělník, manuální pracovník
BrE
/blu: ˌkɒlə 'wɜ:kə/
AmE
/blu: ˌkɑ:lər 'wɜ:rkər/
noun
-
a person who works manually, a machine operator, truck driver, etc.